European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 23,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 mariners beat Yankees 4-2 Yankees Don Mattingly frustrated by series of losses airs his complaints. Mattingly slams owner with rare verbal blast new York a new York Yan Kees Star Don Mattingly in a rare display of emotion lashed out sunday and indirectly blamed owner George Steinbrenner for the team s recent fade in the american league East. The players get no respect around Here. They give you Money that s it. Not respect. Money is not respect. There never been respect Here and it s not going to change Mattingly said after a 4-2 loss to Seattle. The Yankees who held first place from May 3 to june 19, have lost three in a Row and nine of 13. They fell six game behind division leading Detroit their biggest deficit this season. Mattingly spoke for is minutes after the game never mentioning Steinbrenner by name but making the implication Clear. He was controlled even though his sentences were laced with expletives. You can t get beaten Over the head every Day and want to play. It s hard to come to the Ballpark every Day when you re unhappy. I have to fight myself every Day to play Here Mattingly said. It just gets old. And it in t this series. It s been building for a Long time All year. It s never been As bad As it s Bee for this  i can t imagine any club being treated the Way we have this season and playing As close to first place As we have most of the season. We get constantly dogged. And players from other teams love to see that. That s Why nobody wants to play Here he said. Mattingly signed a three year contracting Spring training and guaranteed Steinbrenner whose Yankees have notion the division since 1981, that this would be their year. We re going to win the american league East. We re the Best club. There s no club out there that can beat us mat tingly said at the time Mattingly is batting .317 with 13 Hom ers and 69 runs batted in. At the All Star break Steinbrenner criticized Mattingl for not producing enough. Steinbrenner also picked at Yankees All stars Rickey Henderson and Dave Winfield. You can Call us babies you can callus complainers you can Call us anything you want but treat us with some re Spect Mattingly said sunday. I m not giving up on this year he said. We Haven t played Well that s a fact. We Haven t deserved to win Man of the games lately. But there has to be a reason there has to  you Don t have any respect for me i Don t have any respect for you and Idon t want to play Here Mattingly said. Ill have fun playing  by the associated press new York Seattle Mariner manager Jimmy Snyder realizes his pitchers would look a lot better with Little More support. If we score just a few More runs game he said we d be awfully Tough. Our staff would be talked about All Over the  starter Scott Bankhead and three re Lievers held the new York Yankees to one earned run sunday in a 4-2 Victory. A lot of people Are talking about the Yankees pitching. Since the All Star break the staff is 17-19 and allowing More than five earned runs per game. The Yankees who lost three times inthe four game series against Seattle fell six games behind Detroit in the Ameri can league East. That is new York s big Gest deficit this season. Yankees manager Lou Pinella who re placed the fired Billy Martin on june 23, had his record slip below .500 for the first time at 26-27. I Don t like it " he said. But you have to give the mariners a lot of credit. They have some Good Young  Bankhead 7-7, allowed five single Sand struck out eight in seven innings of work. He allowed Only one earned run breaking a string of 21 innings of not allowing an earned run. The Yankees scored an unearned Runin the second inning when a throwing error by third baseman Jim Presley Al Lowed Ken Phelps to score. In four a gust starts Bankhead has allowed Only four earned runs in 30% innings. Mike schooler the fourth Seattle Pitcher went the final inning for his ninth save. He retired Rickey Henderson on a groundnut with the bases loaded to end the game. You look at some of the Young arms we have Here and you see a lot of Poten tial Snyder said. We re not going to Trade these Guys. You Don t give up on arms like these you build on  Home plate Umpire and Crew chief Larry Barnett inspected Yankees starter Rick Rhoden 7-10, twice during the game. A Ball was taken out of play in the fifth inning and first base Umpire Gre Kosc put it in his pocket. Rhoden was Given a warning and Heball was sent to the american league office. Rhoden who has lost four straight decisions has been accused of scuffing in the past. I knew he was doing something said Snyder who urged the umpires to Check Rhoden. I was watching him closely from the Start of the game. He was going behind the Mound and doing something with his  Mickey Brantley and Harold Reynolds hit Lead off doubles to Start the game and Scott Bradley s rib single made it 2-0. Presley singled Home a run in the fourth and Bradley doubled and scored on a double error by second baseman Andy Velarde in the sixth for a 4-1 Lead. The Yankees got two walks to Ope the eighth but managed Only one run after consecutive Groundnuts by do Mattingly and Jack Clark. Rhoden gave up nine hits in his Sec Ond Complete game and his first since opening Day. In other Al games sunday tigers 5, White sox 0 Detroit Jack Morris struggling for most of the season threw a two hitter for his 21st career shutout As Detroit beat Chicago to Complete a sweep of the four game series. That s his Best game this year. He thre Wall the pitches he wanted to manager Sparky Anderson said after Detroit completed the sweep at Tiger stadium. Detroit extended its Lead to four games Over Bosto nand six Over new York. Morris 11-12, won for the third time Al Roundup file Seattle s Scott Bankhead strikes out 8 Yankees in four decisions. He struck out eight including the Side in the ninth inning and walked none. My mechanics got better. I was t jumping around As much. It almost be came easy. My body was in control Morris said. Morris has worked seven straight starts in which he went at least six innings and allowed three or fewer earned runs. In Only two of his 12 starts before the All Star break had he been that effective. Athletics 5, red sox 4 Boston Mark Mcgwire tied the score with his 25th Homer and Luis Polonia singled Home the tie breaking Runas Oakland rallied in the eighth inning to win at Boston. The athletics ended a three game los ing Streak in taking the finale of a three game series. Mcgwire s Lead off Homer in the eight against Bob Stanley 5-2, tied it 4-4. Car Ney Lansford got an infield hit Ron has sey sacrificed and Polonia greeted reliever Lee Smith with a Sharp single. Rick Honeycutt 3-2, got the  Eckersley went two innings for his 35th save. Twins 12, rangers 2 Minneapolis Kent Hrbek two run double sparked a six run first inning and Bert Blyleven won his 253rdgame As Minnesota beat Texas. The twins who scored just four run sin losing the first three games of these Ries at the metronome won by combining eight hits nine walks three hit batsmen four errors and two passed balls. Blue jays 8, Brewers 2 Toronto Ernie Whitt hit Athree run double and Jesse Barfield Hom ered during a seven run third inning that carried Host Toronto Over Milwaukee. Jimmy key 8-3, allowed two runs on six hits in eight innings. It was just the second time in six starts that key has survived the fifth inning. Royals 3, indians 1 Cleveland Mark Gubicza won his career High 15th game and Kansas City scored twice on balks in Cleveland. Gubicza 15-7, pitched a six hitter walked one and struck out four. He won at least 10 games in his first five season Sand was 14-10 in 1985. Angels 3, orioles 2 Baltimore Willie erase pitched seven Strong innings and Jack Howell had an rib double As Californi snapped Baltimore s three game winning Streak