European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday August 25,1988 Al from Page 17 mets whip . Again the sixth. Two runs scored on Boggs sin Gle that skipped past left fielder Thad Bosley for an error. Then Darrell Miller passed Ball enabled another run to score. In the seventh against Stu Cliburn gedman hit a three run Homer his seventh. Benzinger hit his 12th Homer in the eighth. Yankees 5, athletics 4new York Don Mattingly singled Home the winning run with one Outin the ninth inning and new York ended a four game losing Streak with Victory Over Oakland. Rafael Santana opened the ninth with a single and took second on a one out single by Claudell Washington who had four hits. Mattingly followed with his single off Greg Cadaret 4-2. Dave Righetti 5-3, who allowed Oakland to tie the game with four run sin the eighth was the Winner. The Yan Kees have won just five of their last 15games. Indians 6, Brewers 2 Milwaukee Rich Yett pitched five hit Ball for seven innings and Joe car Ter doubled twice to Lead Cleveland Over Milwaukee. Yett 8-4, walked three and struck out three. Don Gordon finished with two hit Relief. The indians got 11 hits and ended three game losing Streak. Bill Wegman 10-11, lost his fifth straight decision. He gave up nine hits in 6vj innings. Blue jays 7, White sox 2 Toronto Fred Mcgriff Hom ered and tripled As Toronto beat Chicago after the Start of the game was delayed 2hours and 13 minutes by rain. Jesse Barfield homered and got his500th career rib and Ernie Whitt also homered As Toronto dealt the White so their sixth straight loss. Royals 11, rangers 7 Arlington Texas George Brett singled walked and scored twice to spark a rally that produced eight runs with two out in the ninth inning As Kansas City shocked Texas 11-7. Rain in Baltimore Baltimore tuesday night s scheduled game Between the Seattle mar Iners and Baltimore orioles was postponed because of rain. It was rescheduled As part of a twi night doubleheader wednesday. From press dispatches los Angeles David Cone allowed one run Over 7 % innings and Wally Back Man drove in two runs tuesday night Lead ing the new York mets to a 5-1 Victory Over the los Angeles dodgers. Ramon Martinez 20, lost his firs major league decision in his third Start. Cone 13-3, yielded nine hits walked none and struck out six As the mets beat the dodgers for the second straight  Myers threw 1 /3 witless innings for his 18th save and collected his firs major league rib and extra base hit by hitting an eighth inning double. Howard Johnson opened new York three run fifth inning with a single and took second on Dave Magadan s  both runners advanced on Cone s sacrifice cookie Wilson delivered an rib single. Backman doubled Home Magadan Wilson stopping at third. Brian Holto relieved and gave up a sacrifice Fly to Keith Hernandez. In the ninth Johnson led off with a single reached second on a ground stand scored on Myers double to Center. Myers came Home on Backman s third hit of the game a single to left. Los Angeles had taken a 1-0 Lead in the second. Franklin Stubbs singled leading off and stole second. Tracy Woodson was hit by a pitch and Martinez sacrificed before Steve sax delivered an infield single. In other no games tuesday expos 2, giants 1 san Francisco Hubie Brooks singled Home Rex Hudler from third base with two out in the 13th inning to lift Montreal Over san Francisco an snap the expos nine game losing Streak and the giants six game winning Streak. Andy Mcgaffigan 5-0, threw two hit less innings of Relief for the Victory. Pirates 2, reds 0 Pittsburgh Dave Lap int won his second consecutive game since his Trade to Pittsburgh and Andy Van Slyke hit a two run Homer As the pirates ended a 25-inning scoreless Streak with a Victory Over Cincinnati. Lapoint 2-0, gave up four hits in 7 innings struck out three and walked two. Jim Gott finished with one hit Relief Fortis 24th save. Lapoint who was traded from the Chi Cago White sox on aug. 13 for reliever no Roundup David Cone. Earns 13th Victory Barry Jones has won five straight starts Overall. He has Given up one run and seven hits in 14% innings for Pittsburgh. His combined 12-11 record matches his career High for victories achieved in 1983 and 1984 with St. Louis. Van Slyke s seventh inning Homer drove in Pittsburgh s first runs since the fourth inning of a 2-1, 14-inning loss sunday to Houston. The pirates were shut out 2-0night by Danny Jackson. Rookie left hander Norm Charlton 0 2, making his second major league Start had allowed one hit until Jose Lind blooded a double Down the left Field line to Start the seventh. Van Slyke then hit a 2-1 pitch Over the right Field Wall for his22nd Homer of the season. Padres 9, Phillies 1 san Diego carmelo Martinez hit a pair of two run homers and de Whit son pitched a seven hitter for his first Complete game in More than a year Assan Diego turned Back Philadelphia. Whitson 11-8, struck out seven an walked none in his first Complete game since july 26, 1987. He gave up Chris James 16th Home run in the first inning plus allowing six singles to end a person Al four game Josing Streak against the Phillies extending Back to May 25, 1984. Martinez doubled in the second and tied the game 1-1 when he scored on Keith Moreland s single. Martinez Hom ered off starter Kevin Gross 11-10, to Cap a four run third and hit his 10thhomer of the season in a three run sixth. Gross pitched 3% innings his shortest Outing in 27 starts. He allowed seven hits and six runs raising his career earned run average at Jack Murphy stadium to 6.16 and dropping his record there to 1-3. Cardinals 7, braves 0 St. Louis Bob Forsch pitched six hitter and Tom Brunansky drove in three runs including two with a first in Ning Homer As St. Louis beat Atlanta. Forsch 8-4, struck out five walked two and allowed one runner past second base in his first Complete game since he shutout Pittsburgh on aug. 10, 1987. Forsch who has 19 career shutouts is 4-2 As starter this season with victories in four of his last five decisions. John Smoltz 1-4, pitched 1% innings and gave up six hits and four runs. Nine of the 14 batters he faced reached base. Jim Morrison normally an infielder pitched the ninth inning in his second Mound appearance this season. St. Louis which has four shutouts in it last 13 games scored three times in the first on singles by Willie Mcgee and Ozzie Smith Pedro Guerrero s rib ground Oul and Brunansky s 19th Homer. Cubs 9, astros 3 Chicago Damon Berryhill s two run Homer and Vance Law s two run sin Gle highlighted a seven run seventh inning and helped Chicago beat Houston. With the score tied 2-2, Chicago had seven hits to fuel its biggest inning of the season. Mark Grace s rib single broke the tie and Rafael Palmeiro hit a sacrifice Fly before Law s single and Berryhill s fifth Home run. Mitch Webster s run scoring single made it 9-2. Jamie Moyer 7-12, gave up 12 hits an three runs striking out seven in his third Complete game. He is 2-7 at Wrigley Field. An sports radio baseball St. Louis at Cincinnati 1 30 . Friday. Leaders change tourney into Battle for 2nd by Ben Abram staff writer Berlin the question in t so much who s on first but who is going to win the other Safe berth in the air Force worldwide tournament a Pope fab . Next month As the 1988 Safe Golf tournament goes into its final round thursday. The Continental sports conference s Ellen con nors and Ken Curvin Are leading the women s Divi Sion and the men s open category by 19 and 7strokes respectively and defending Champion Bob Rodgriguez of the Mediterranean sports conference is six strokes ahead in the men s masters 40 Andover following wednesday s third round. Despite bad putting on the front nine Connors hot a 79 for a 54-Hole total of 238 Curvin came in with a 2-Oyer-Par 72 for a 215, and Rodriguez gun Ning for his fourth straight title and his fifth in thelast six years turned in a 73 for 220. I had six greens on the front nine and had a 43,"Connors lamented. I had four three putt greens going out and i had two More coming in. Otherwise i played an excellent  Ellen played really super today said Georgi Catoe Connors nearest competitor in the women s action. Catoe who won the Csc tournament three strokes ahead of Connors and Susan Mendel fired her second straight 88 for a 257 third round total and Mendel turned in an 89 for 276. Curvin s 72 gave him a three Day score of 215, seven strokes better than the 222s on the scoreboard Safe Golf behind the names of Mark Mikus and Ron , from the Mac shot the Day s Best round a 71, and the Csc s Cornette who went into third round play two strokes behind Curvin finished with a 77. I wanted to go out there today and Widen my advantage by a couple of strokes Curvin said. I made a few mistakes but i was Able to get a couple of birdies at 16 and 17 to open up a Little Gap. I feel comfortable about tomorrow. Anything can happen in Golf but i feel pretty Good about going Back to Pope. I was stationed there for four years and i really know that  Mikus started the Day off As though he would soon be out of the tournament picture double bog eying the first Hole and bog eying the second. But he turned things around on the next Hole with a 30-foot Birdie from the front fringe. He also salvaged a Tough Paron 10. I said to myself Here i go again after i botched up the first two holes. But the Birde on 3 calmed me Down and i went on to play a pretty decent game he said. I got a Good Par on 10 that really helped my cause too. I hooked my tee shot into the Woods pitched a 7 Iron out to the Fairway chipped the next one on the Green but quite far from the pin. But Imade the putt. Then i played a Good steady final eight holes one Birdie and seven pars. These greens Are really great. At Home hell Nikon Greece we have 14 temporaries greens i could t make a Birdie All Day Rodgriguez moaned when he came up to the 18th Green. How do you stand chief someone asked Theair Force chief master sergeant who will be retiring oct. 1. Two Over he said. And the gallery laughed. That s the Rodriguez game Good steady  bogeyed the 18th to go three Over Par for the Day. Rodriguez had a Little bit of Luck going for him Little bit of bad Luck for the us s Larry Barnes. Barnes turned in a 74 for the Day with triple bogeys on 9 and 11. I had a very Good game today Barnes said. I would have been a really super one except for 9 and 11. I could have been Down around Par and a Little closer to Bob going into the final round. I did t think on 9. I should have taken an unplayable  Barnes punched his tee shot on the Par-3 9th Hole in the Bunker practically under the lip. He blasted the Ball out of the plug but it rolled Down into his own deep footprint. He blasted out again but did get on the Green. He chipped on and two putted for a six. On 11, he hooked his tee shot into the Woods chipped badly twice before finally getting on an three putting. I have to avoid those kind of things tomorrow he said. You can t give anything away when your opponent is Bob