European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 17,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 Viola chalks up 19th win As twins Edge tigers 2-1 sports by the associated press Detroit before Frank Viola chases by Young he wants to Chase the Oakland athletics. Viola became the first 19-game Winner in the major leagues and John Moses went 4-for-4 with a tie breaking Home run in the seventh inning monday night As the Minnesota twins beat the Detroit tigers 2-1.the Victory moved the twins eight games behind the athletics in the Ameri can league West something Viola wants to concentrate on for the time being. That by Young award does mean anything right now Viola said. Ill take it at the end of the season. The most important thing we Ever achieved was the world championship last year. We know How to do it. I m just Ndu Prou trying to give ourselves a Chance again. All the individual stuff will be great after the  Viola 19-4, gave up seven hits an lowered his american league leading earned run average to 2.36. He struck out seven and walked one in his sixth Complete  twins beat the Al East leading tigers for the sixth time in seven games this season with Viola going 3-0. Moses Solo Home run his second of the season came with two outs in the seventh inning against Walt Terrell 6-10. Moses also had three singles. In other games monday Brewers 4, orioles 1milwaukee Teddy Higuera pitched five hit Ball for eight innings an Jim Adduci delivered a two run double leading Milwaukee Over Baltimore. Higuera 9-8, struck out nine including five straight at one Point an walked none. Dan Plesac struck out two in the ninth to earn his 28th save. Royals 12, rangers 3 Kansas City to. Willie Wilson tripled and hit two doubles and George Brett had a two run Homer As Kansas City routed  Leibrandt 7-11, gave up seven i a Tholos in Ines Piu i 8us 9 " Frank viol Lowers is  Era to 2.36 Ich monday s seven hitter. Dodgers Deal slugger Guerrero to cards for Lethander Tudor St. Louis a the St. Louis cardinals tuesday traded left handed Pitcher John Tudor to the los Angeles Dodg ers for slugging outfielder first baseman Pedro Guerrero. In announcing the Trade cardinals general manager dal maxvill said Guerrero who would have become a free agent at the end of this season had agreed in principle to a three year con tract that extends through the 1991 sea son. Guerrero will join the cardinals Intima for wednesday night s game against Houston at Busch stadium maxvill said. We hate to Trade a Pitcher and Gen Gleeman like John Tudor maxvill said. He has been a Cornerstone in our pitch ing staff 9ver the past four seasons an was certainly a key part of our championship Success in 1985 and 1987." maxvill said the cardinals decided to part with a Pitcher of Tudor s Caliper because they had the Opportunity to get an everyday player with outstanding run producing  the cardinals lineup has lacked Power Ever since Jack Clark bolted As a free agent in the off season to the new York Yankees. In Pedro Guerrero we feel that we have a proven run producer maxvill said. We think that hell be a big asset to our lineup for years to  when word of the prospective Deal surfaced monday Guerrero 32, said he would be sorry to leave los Angeles. I kind of feel bad about it because of the years that i played Here Guerrero said after monday night s 1-0 Victory Over san Francisco. For a while i really Felt that i would probably end my career Here but this is Al about  the dodgers needed a Pitcher of Tudor s stature because they have left hander Fernando Valenzuela on the disabled list. John Tudor is an outstanding Pitcher and great competitor and we Are delighted to Welcome him to the dodger Ball club said general manager Fred Claire. John gives us the left handed starter we have been  Guerrero a .309 career hitter has missed 59 games this season because of a pinched nerve condition in his neck. He s hitting .298, but has Only five Hom ers and 35 runs batted in. Tudor 34, is 50-24 in 3 a seasons with the cardinals and 101-65 in his 10seasons in the major leagues. This season he is 6-5 with a league leading 2.29earned run average. He missed the first three weeks of the season with knee an shoulder problems and then the flu. He was 10-2 last season despite miss ing More than three months with a Bro Ken Bone in his right knee. In 1985, hews 21-8 and led the cardinals to the National league Pennant. Belcher Blanks giants by the associated press los Angeles maybe it just takes news of an impending Trade to Spur the los Angeles dodgers pitching staff to Victory. As word spread that los Angele was trading Power hitter Pedro Guerrero to St. Louis for Pitcher John Tudor Tim Belcher won his fifth consecutive decision an combined with Jesse Orosco for a no Roundup six hitter that gave the dodger their 13th shutout of the season and a 1-0 Victory Over the san Francisco  Stubbs Guerrero s re placement at first base hit fourth inning sacrifice Fly to drive in the dodgers Only run. He Goethe Start monday after Guerrero took himself out of the lineup. The Victory kept the dodgers2 a games in front of Houston in the National league West. Belcher pitched superbly handmade the run stand up los an Geles manager Tommy Lasorda said. And As Long As Orosco can keep getting them out hell keep going out , who earned his seventh save retired All five batters he , 9-4, is undefeated in eight starts since june 12. He gave up six hits in 7 /3 innings including three to Bob Melvin. Belche struck out three and walked one. Mike Marshall singled with on out in the fourth took third on John Shelby s single and scored on Stubbs Fly Ball to  Robinson who in his last Start pitched a one hitter against Houston for his first shutout in eight years allowed five hits be fore he was pulled for a Pinch hit Ter in the eighth. Robinson 4-3, struck out three and walked none. The giants who lost three of four games in their latest series with the dodgers fell 4 /2 games Back in the National league West. In other games monday braves 4, pirates 3pittsburgh Ken Oberk fell doubled and scored in the sixth then put Atlanta in the Lead with a two run triple in the seventh inning As the braves rallied and beat Pittsburgh. Charlie Puleo 3-3, pitched 4%scoreless innings allowing four hits and striking out five. Edol wine got the final out for his first save since aug. 21 last year also against  walk 11-9, lost his fifth consecutive Start since july 20, Al lowing six hits in 6 /3 innings As Pittsburgh fell s a games behind Idle National league East Leader new York. Astros 7, padres 3houston Gerald Young snapped a 3-3 tie in the seventh and Terry Puhl hit another two run single later in the inning. Nolan Ryan 9-10, won for the first time in four starts since july 27