European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 9,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Winner Boris Becker holds the . Hard court championships trophy aloft while loser John Mcenroe buries his head in his hands at the Indianapolis sports Center. A photos Becker defeats Mcenroe Indianapolis a top seeded Boris Becker used his big serves to defeat John Mcenroe 6-4, 6-2 and capture the$415,000 . Hard courts championships tournament sunday. A sellout crowd at the Indianapolis sports Center watched Becker who holds a3-1 career Edge Over Mcenroe win their first meeting in a grand prix final. The West German ripped a forehand Winner off Mcenroe s serve to gain a Cru Cial break and a 5-4 Lead in the first then closed out the hour Long set by winning 12 of the last 14 Points. I wanted to be very hot in the begin Ning because he usually starts very Well Becker said. Mcenroe agreed. I played a Good first set. I had my chances but i did t capitalize he said. When i lost that first set i Felt like lost control of the match said Mcenroe who was playing in Only his fifth tournament of the year. Becker jumped to a 2-0 Lead in the second set before Mcenroe appearing in his first tournament final since april closed to 3-2."i think he played a very bad game in the first game of the second set. He really lost it said Becker who yielded just one Point in breaking Mcenroe. The match belonged to Becker after that. He lost just one Point in the sixth game and used consecutive aces to wrap up the match in a 33-minute second set. He was always a break behind and thatis difficult said Becker who improved his match record this year to 42-7.Becker, ranked fifth in the world won $50,575 in his first tourney since he los the Wimbledon final to Stefan Edberg. Astros trim . Lead by the associated press Houston for once Houston manager Hal Lanier was t bothered by seeing balks and wild pitches. In fact he enjoyed seeing two hous ton runs score on balks by los Angeles pitchers As the astros beat the dodgers 4-2 sunday. The Houston Victory reduced the dodgers Lead in the National league West division to 2 /2 games Over the second place astros. Houston took two of three from the dodgers in the week end series at the Astrodome and four of six in the last week. Pitchers have to understand that they have to leave no doubt in the Umpire s mind that they come to a com plete Stop Lanier said. Every pitching coach in the league has been Over that with his pitchers. I m just glad we weren t the ones doing los Angeles starter Tim Leary 11-8, walked Home Billy Hatcher in the fifth inning and a balk by reliever Brian Holton scored Pitcher Bob Knepper in the seventh. I m disappointed we gave up two runs on balks dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda said. That s what Hurt us. Certain Crews Call it More than others. He pitched Well enough to win. But the balks Hurt Knepper 12-3, beat the dodgers for Only the second time since sept. 19, 1985, going 7 a innings and yielding five hits. Danny Darwin pitched 1 la innings and Juan Agosto got the last out for his third Felt very comfortable from the Start today Knepper said. In the bullpen wanning up i Felt i had the Best sinker i be had in a Long when i used to lose to the Dodg no Roundup al Roundup Page 26 ers i was just pitching. Now i have to think. I can t do it with stuff Leary also threw two wild pitches allowing runners to reach third base prior to Houston s first two runs. Glenn Davis doubled to left leading off the astros fourth inning and advanced to third on Leary s wild Bass then gave the astros a 1-0 Lead with a grounder to second. The astros got two More runs in the fifth inning off Leary on Hatcher s double and a Trevino singled was sacrificed to second and scored on Hatcher double to right. Hatcher went to third on Leary s second wild pitch and scored on a astros got their fourth run in the seventh on Helton s balk which scored Knepper from third base. Mike Marshall made it 3-1 in the sixth with his 15th Homer of the sea son and Mike Davis had an rib single in the ninth for the dodgers. In other games no games sunday mets 6, pirates 2 Pittsburgh the new York mets Are starting to count the Way they can beat the Pittsburgh pirates. Coming into sunday s game it was pitching and Power. On sunday they found another Way the Bench. Kevin Mcvey Riols one out Pinch single in the ninth inning broke a tie and David Cone allowed five hits insight innings As the mets continued their dominance of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has lost five in a Row and12 of 16 to fall into third place in the National league East a half game be Hind Montreal and seven games be Hind the first place the score 2-2 and one out re Liever Bob Kipper 2-3, walked Dav Magadan and Kevin Elster ran for him. Cookie Wilson who homered inthe seventh lined a single to Center and Elster moved to third when Andy Van Slyke displayed the Ball. Mcreynolds then greeted relieve Jeff Robinson with a ground single the first of three consecutive re Pinch hits to score Elster. Gary car Ter made it 4-2 with a Pinch single to left. Carter is 4 for 5 with four Bis As a Pinch hitter this Dave Rucker relieved Robin son Tim Teufel hit two run Pinch double to make it 6-2. Mets Pinch hit ters Are batting .263 and have 26 manager Jim Leyland said there is no question that Bench strength has helped contribute to the mets dominance. While mets manager Davey Johnson called on Mcreynolds. Carter Teufel and Elster Ley land had rookies Tommy Gregg Tom Prince and Orestes Destrade and the slumping Mike Diaz. Let s just say i manage what i begot Leyland said. I Don t have any excuses. But i Don t have the luxury of having what they the mets won their third in a Row inthe four game series and have won eight of their last nine against the pirates including six of seven Over the last two we be showed in this series is that we have some depth we have some Talent on our Bench Teufel said. It has t clicked sometimes but this was kind of a breakout Day for us expos 11, cardinals 5 St. Louis Tim Raines and Tim see no on Page 26
