European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday september 10,1988 Yankees top tigers 7-4 on Ward or by the associated press new York tic new York Yankees bagged the tumbling tigers thursday night but they la need to do it three More times if they want to get Back into the american league East race. Pinch Hilter Gary Ward hit a three run Homer with to nuts in the kith inning giving the Yankees a 7-4 Victory Over Detroit. It was Inq tigers 14th loss in 17 games. I think i be been so bad it s time to be Good said Ward who entered the game baiting .203 with t6 Bis in 207 at bats. Second place Octroi fell i i games behind Idle bos ton in the american league East. The Yankees who Al Roundup moved into third place by a percentage Point Over the Milwaukee Brewers arc4 a games behind the red sox. With two Puli in the 10th, Don Mattingly doubled off Mike Hon Nornan 8-5. Guillermo Hernandez relieved and intentionally walked Dave win held before Ward hit his third Home run or the season. We have to take one game at a time now War said. I know i m a goad hitter but it s been impossible due to Lack of playing Hipolilo Pena. I i got the Victory by getting the last out in the lop of the 10th, when the tigers had runners on first and third. Kay Knight s three run double off Dave High Coli tied the score 4-4 in the eighth. Malting by s run scoring groundnut gave new York the Lead in the first before Knight s rib single in the fourth. New York look a 4-1 Lead in the sixth on win Field s run scoring single and Mike Pagliarulo s two run single. Angels 4, rangers 3 Arlington Texas Waly Joyner hit a run scoring single and Brian Downing followed with Arbi double As California rallied for two runs in the eighth inning. Yank manager Lou Pink cola protests a balk to ump Drew Coble in thursday s game with Detroit. Pinilla tras ejected. Mike will 13-12, won his fourth straight and his fifth in sin decisions. He allowed six hits walked two and struck out none in eight plus innings. Bryan har vey Gol three outs for his 16lh save. Devon White singled to Start the eighth off starter Jeff Russell and stole second. Milch Williams 2-6, relieved and allowed Joyner s rib single. Downing then doubled to left Center scoring Joyner from first. Athletics 5, royals 1 Kansas City to. Curt Young pitched four hit Ball for eight innings and Oakland beat Kansas City for the first time in seven games this season. Luis Polonia hit an rib triple in a three run third inning and Jose Canseco had two hits extending his hitting Streak to ii games and giving him 11 hits in 16 Al bats. Young 9-b, lost his shutout in the eighth when Danny Tartabull hit his 21st Homer. Young struck out seven and walked none before Greg Aderet allowed two hits and Dennis eckersly Gol the final out for his major lug us leading 39th save. Bret Sabor Hagen 13-14, gave up All five runs and nine Hils in six innings. Afros nip dodgers 2-1 Agassi by the associated press los Angeles Nolan Ryan pitched a five hitter and buddy Bell singled Home the game Winner in the eighth inning As the Houston astros edged the los Angeles dodgers 2-1 thursday night. The Victory trimmed the dodgers Lead in the West division to five games Over the second place astros. Ryan 11-11, snapped a personal four game losing Streak against los Angeles. The right hander did t walk a Batter for the first time this season and struck out seven to raise his no leading strikeout total to 211. After yielding a game tying Home run to Kirk Gib son in the fourth inning Ryan retired the next 13 Butters and 17 of the lust 18. Left hander John Tudor 8-8, suffered his third de feat in five outings with the dodgers. He allowed eight hits Over seven innings including consecutive singles by Glenn Davis and Bell leading off the eighth. Davis opened the inning with a single to right and look Sec Ond on right fielder Mike Davis Fielding error. Bell then followed with his game Winner to Center Field. Tudor walked tour and struck out four including Ryan three limes. Before Tudor took the Mound in the fourth inning Home plate Umpire Jerry Crawford ordered him to remove a Gold Chain from around his neck after complaints from the astros Bench that the ornament was distracting the Houston batters. Tudor visibly upset protested for several minutes before discarding the Chain. Two waiters later sex dodger ale Trevino sent a 2-2 delivery Over the left Field Wall for Hii second Homer of the year both against los Angeles. The astros Lead lasted Only two batters however As Kirk Gibson Hil the first offering from Ryan into the right Field bullpen for a game tying Homer his 24th of the season and his first in his last 13 games. Giants 3, braves 1 san Francisco Bob Brynly s bunt on a Sui cide squeeze play brought Donell Nixon Home in the seventh inning and san Francisco nipped Atlanta Long Roundup end a six game losing Robinson 6-4, pitched his second compel a game of the season for the giants allowing Highl Nils. The loss went to braves reliever Charlie Pulco. 3-4. Will Clark hit the giants first Home run in 13 games in the fifth inning to tie the score 2-2. Reds 2, pm a i san Diego Jose Rijo making his first Start since aug. 14. Combined with two relievers on a four Hilter As Cincinnati ended a six game san Diego win Ning . 12-8, who had been on the disabled list since aug. 18 with tendinitis in his right Elbow allowed Only two hits in six innings. He struck out six. Cardinals 1, Phillies 0 St. Louis Fixle Smith walked with the basis full and two out in inc fifth inning giving St. Louis a Victory Over Philadelphia behind a combined five hit Ler by Larry Mcwilliams and two relievers. Mcwilliams 5-6, who gave up three hits struck out one and walked one in the first o i innings. Expos 5, pirates 4pittsburgh Tiro Wallach drove in three runs with three hits including the go ahead run on a eighth inning double As Montreal beat Pittsburgh. With the score lied 4-4 in the eighth Andres Galar Raga singled with one out off reliever Jeff Robinson. 9 4, and Szolc second. Wallach followed with a drive Over Mcnier fielder Andy Van Slyck s head. Mils 13, cubs 6 Chicago Howard Johnson had five of new York s season High 20 hits including a three run Homer in a five run seventh inning rally As the mets whipped Chicago. Dairy Strawberry hit his league leading 33rd Homer and a pair of singles to drive in three runs and Dwigh Gooden 17-6, won his fourth consecutive decision allowing 10 hits in seven innings sinking out five. From Page 21 after a fan shouted he s a Punk you re a Lendl who struggled in the Early rounds was nearly flawless against Rostagno. The world s top ranked player made Only 1,0 in forced errors held serve every time and Haa just one double fault. Lend Only came to the incl twice in in entire match but he won both those Points Loo. He s very Tough very fast very powerful very accurate very solid said Rostagno who at no. 52 waste lowest ranked player left in the tournament he s a Garcal Lendl said he was pleased with his intensity and concentration against the former Stanford Star it s not Hal easy o play Derrick he said. Replays a lot like Miloslav Mecir. He made unbelievable shots and missed easy Lendl who lost Only one set in each of his last three opens has already dropped three sets this year. He played a five setter in the opening round against Amos Mansdorf and a four setter against Jakob a Lackin the fourth round. Some people says it s Good to play five sets because it makes you match Tough and that s True Lendl said. On the other hand if you keep playing five sets you Are going to be lived going into the final the other semifinal pits second seeded mais i Lander against australian Darren Cahill the lowest ranked Man to reach the open semis since the computer ranking system was established in 1973. Cahill was ranked 33rd going into the tournament. Johan Krick was no. 29 when he lost 10 Bjorn Borg in the 1980 semifinals. Wilander the australian and French open Champion is trying to become the first Man since Connors in 1974 to win three grand slam tournaments in one year. In the mixed doubles final Jana Novotna of Czechoslovakia and american Jim Pugh Defeated Elizabeth Smylie of Australia and american Patrick Mcenroe 7-5,6-3
