European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday August 9,1988 Hurst botox Stop tigers 3-0 by the associated press Detroit just when the Boston red sox needed it most Bruce Hurst pitched perhaps his finest game. Mike Greenwell s double in the 10thinning triggered a three run rally and Hurst pitched a six hitter As the red so beat Detroit 3-0 and avoided a sweep by the tigers in the five game series. I knew i had to pitch a great game said Hurst 12-4, who is Only 4-10 lifetime against Detroit. Left Robinson is a great Pitcher and they be been playing  Detroit leads the new York Yankee Sand the red sox by three games in the american league East. But another los would have dropped Boston five games Back and undone much of the magic generated under manager Joe Morgan who got the club off to a 19-1 Start after the All Star break. I thought the Only Way we would beat the tigers today was exactly the Way redid Morgan said. I thought we were going to have to shut them Down. Eve then Hurst might have lost 1-0 the Way Robinson was pitching. The bleeding has stopped. It Ain t that easy. The red so needed a win that s All i  Morgan had predicted the Victory the Day before a fact that was t lost on the tigers who saw his predictions in their morning papers. Can t i predict Morgan said. Aris Totle predicted did t he All i know is if you predict often enough you la eventually look like a  Hurst 12-4, struck out five an walked none in his third consecutive Vic tory since coming off the disabled Lis july 24. Hurst who matched a career High by throwing 10 innings is 6-1 instants after a Boston loss this season. That s fun. That s great baseball Al Roundup no from Page 21 Wallach each hit three run homers to Lead surging Montreal Over St. Louis the expos third straight Victory Over the cardinals. The expos have won five straight Overall and 13 of their last 16. The Bottom part of the lineup did most of the damage for the expos who have won 11 of 13 against St. Louis this season. Nelson Santovenia and Luis Riv Era combined for five hits and score three runs each and starter Bryn Smith 8-6, contributed two run scoring singles. Smith gave up seven hits and allowed two runs in sixth innings and Tim bar rett pitched three innings for his firs save. Phillies 7, cubs 4 Chicago Lance Parish hit Athree run Homer and Chris James drove in three runs with a two run Homer and double leading Philadelphia past Chi Cago. Monday night the two clubs were to play the first night game Ever at Wrigley Field before a foldout crowd. David Palmer 7-8, pitched six plus innings for the Phillies and allowed nine hits. Steve Bedrosian pitched two innings for his 21st save. Jamie Moyer 5-11, was the loser an has yet to win at Wrigley Field this sea son where he is 0-7. Giants 14, braves 4 Atlanta Bob Brenly drove in five runs to match his career High Andrick Reuschel allowed six hits in six innings As san Francisco beat Atlanta and ended a four game losing Streak. Reds 4, padres 3 Cincinnati a bases loaded Wal to to Diaz snapped a sixth inning tie and Tom Browning allowed four hits in seven innings As Cincinnati beat san Diego. Bruce Hurst. Thwarts Detroit sweep Hurst said. Sometimes people the aver age fan gets caught up More in winning and losing than in a great pitched game. Jeff and i really had it going out  Robinson 13-5, allowed five hits inline plus innings. He had won eight consecutive decisions in Tiger stadium since losing to Boston 12-3 on april 21. I pitched the Best i could that s it Robinson said. I would have liked to keep going but that s Sparky s decision. It was my game. I la never ask to come  Greenwell doubled to Lead off the 10th, Boston s first extra base hit. Greenwell went to third on Ellis Burks bunt single and Guillermo Hernandez relieved. I thought Robby had gone far enough Detroit manager Sparky Anderson said. Our bullpen has been great All year and frankly i did t think Hernandez threw that bad. That s a Good hitting club Over there. There s no shame in losing an extra inning game to the red  Todd Benzinger singled to right on a3-2 pitch through a drawn in Detroit in Field scoring Greenwell and sending Burks to third. " the count was 3-2," Benzinger said. I did t hit it hard but it found whole. We were pressing the whole game. Maybe we were too up for it. We knew we had to  Jody Reed s squeeze bunt score Burks and Rich gedman followed with an rib double. Hurst then pitched a perfect 10th. In other Al games sunday Yankees 5, twins 1 new York Rich Dotson allowed four hits in 8% innings and Ken Phelps and Claudell Washington homered to Lead new York Over Minnesota. Dotson 9-4, struck out four and walked three before Steve Shields got the final out after allowing the twins fifth hit. Kent Hrbek ended the shutout with a one out Homer in the ninth his 20th an second in two games. All have been against american league East clubs. Charlie Lea 6-6, gave up seven hits and four runs in six innings. Royals 5, Blue jays 1 Toronto Kurt Stillwell snapped tie with a sixth inning single and Floyd Bannister struck out a season High eight As Kansas City Defeated Toronto. Bannister 9-9, allowed four hits in six innings defeating Toronto for the firs time since aug. 25, 1985. Jeff Montgom Ery followed with two innings of two hit Relief and Jerry Don Gleaton allowed one hit in the ninth. Brewers 7, orioles 2 Baltimore Rob Deer homered doubled and singled twice to drive i four runs in the second four hit game of his career and Baltimore made three errors leading to four unearned runs a Milwaukee beat the orioles. Mike Birkbeck 7-5, gave up four hit sin seven innings before leaving with a Blister. He is 5-0 in six starts with 2.05earned-run average since he was recalled from the minor leagues on july 2. Odell Jones pitched the final two innings. Mariners 12, athletics 7 Oakland Calif. Jim Presley two run Homer broke an eighth inning tie and the Seattle mariners who blew a6-0 Lead hit a major league record five sacrifice flies in their win Over Oakland. Presley s 13th Home run of the season came on Eric plunk 5-2, and followed Rey Quinones fourth hit. White sox 6, Angels 3 Anaheim Calif. Carlton Fisk and Kelly Paris hit consecutive Home runs in the sixth inning to Lead chicag Oover California. Dave Lapoint 9-11, gave up six hit sin six innings striking out two and walk ing none. Bobby Thigpen pitched two innings for his 24th save. Rangers 2, indians 0 Arlington Texas Jose Guz Man 10-8, became the rangers first 10-game Winner striking out six and walk ing one As Texas Defeated Cleveland. Guzman did not allow a runner Pas second in pitching his second shutout and sixth Complete game of the season. The dodgers Tracy Woodson jumps Over a sliding Billy Hatcher of Houston at third As the astros were scoring twice in the fifth. A