European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 26,19b8 the stars and stripes Page 23 Yankees beat red sox 5-4 by the associated press new York this time the Boston red sox blew the grounder and the new York Yankees rallied to win in the ninth inning. Shortstop Jody Reed misplay cd Willie Randolph s bases loaded grounder with two outs in the ninth inning As the Yan Kees rallied Tor two runs and beat the red sox 5-4 saturday new York narrowed the Gap to 4 a games of Lac american league East Lead ers. On Friday Boston scored three times in the ninth fora 10-9 Victory. We should pc buried them today. We had our chances Boston manager Joe Morgan said. They might have been buried if they had lost today. We let them Oft the Hook today like they did to us Claudell Washington s run scoring double off Lee Smith 4-5, tied it in the ninth. Then with the bases loaded and two nuts Randolph hit a routine ground or at Reed. "1 thought i hit a ground Ball but it must have had a funny spin Randolph said. When i tried to plan my feet i sort of slipped. I knew i was in trouble Reed said. Those kind of balls Are Flop Ping along the ground and any Little thing can make them come the Yankees fell behind 4-3 in the lop of the ninth when Jim Rice got an rib grounder while Pinch hitting for major league batting Leader Wade Hoggs. I Don t remember it Ever happening Boggs. Baiting .362, said when asked if he had Ever been removed for a Pinch hitter. He s the manager i Don t Sec Ond guess. Left hander right hander go with the in other games saturday athletics 5, Brewers 2 Milwaukee Dave Stewart Al Lowed eight hits in eight plus innings to reach 20 victories for the second straight Al Roundup season and the athletics won their 100th game of the year one shy of the club record in Oakland. Stewart 20-12, struck out a season High ii winning for the fifth time in six starts. Dennis Ecker sly finished for his major league leading 44th save. Milwaukee trails Boston by five games with six games left. Bill Wugman 13-12, pave up eight hits and five runs in 5a innings. Mark Mcgwire hit his 30th Homer. Blue jays 1, indians Cleveland Dave Salieb. One out away from the first no hitter in inc 12 year history of the Toronto Blue jays lost it on a pad hop single by Julio fran co in inc ninth and finished with a 1-0, one hit Victory Over Cleveland. Rain in Baltimore Baltimore rain washed out saturday night s american league game Between the Detroit tigers and Balti More orioles. It will be replayed As part of a double header sunday. Royals 6, White sox 2 Chicago Danny Tartabull Frank White and Brad Well Man had run scoring singles during a four run fourth inning As Kansas City Defeated Chicago. Mariners 3, rangers 0 Arlington Texas Mark langs ton pitched a one Hitler and extended his scoreless inning Streak to a club record 26 innings As Seattle beat Texas. Twins 3, Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. Jim payer s tie breaking sacrifice Fly in the ninth inning gave m inn Sota a Victory Over California. Kent Hrbcek led off with a single and Pinch runner Mark Davidson went to third on Dan Gladden s single before Dwyer hit his game winning Fly off Mike Wilt 13-15. Brewers Catcher b j. Surgoft blocks the Plale before tagging out the a so a Weiss. Dodgers win Clinch tie in no West by the associated press san Francisco the to Angeles dodgers beat san Francisco 7-3 saturday and were rewarded with a wait. They wailed to see if Atlanta beat Cincinnati which would Clinch the dodgers first division title since 1983. But the reds won 2-1, pushing the eco Caralion to sunday Al the earliest. You want to celebrate but it s not time to Cele brate outfielder Kirk Gibson said. Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda was ready. If Cincinnati loses we re celebrating in the club House and then we re taking the team to dinner in san Francisco he said. I be managed five other division champions with the dodgers and this is truly a team where everybody contributed in one Way or Alfredo Griffin s squeeze bunt scored the go ahead run in a five run fifth inning rally for los Angeles. Trevor Wilson 0-2 held los Angeles hit less and led 2-0 before jct Hamilton and Rick Dempsey hit consecutive doubles to Start the fifth. Mike Dfvereaux walked and Pinch Hitler Mike Sharperson s run scoring single tied the score. Lary Soronsen relieved and Griffin bunted towards first scoring div Cureaux. Griffin reached with a single and Sharperson took third on a throwing error by Sec Ond baseman Chris Sprier. Steve sax followed with a run scoring groundnut and Mickey Hatcher s single made it 5-2. Run scoring singles by John Shelby and Sharperson in the eighth put the dodgers ahead 7-2. In other no games saturday Mats 14, cardinals i St. Louis Dave West won his major league debut and went 2-for-2, and Kevin mercy nods and cookie Wilson each drove in four runs As new York scored its most runs this season. No Roundup West allowed five hits in five innings striking out three and walking one. Mercy nods hit his 26lh Homer giving him a career High 97 Bis. Tim thu Fol hit his fourth Homer and Wilson his eighth. Larry Mcwilliams 6-8, fell behind 6-0 after two innings. Rick Aguilera making his first appearance following Arm surgery in july pitched two hit less innings. Redt 2, braves 1 Atlanta Danny Jackson pitched a a four hit Ter and became the first Cincinnati Pitcher to win 23 games since Jim Matoney in 1963 As Cincinnati won its sixth straight. Jackson 23-7, struck out three and walked none in his Isih Complete game and his 13th Victory in 15 decisions. Cub 2, pirates 1 Pittsburgh Vance Law snapped a tie with an eighth inning sacrifice Fly. Mark Grace led off with a double against Dave Rucker 0-2. Pinch runner Rolando rooms look third on Andre Dawson s grounder and scored when Law flick to medium Center against Cit Robinson. Rich Gossage 4-3, pitched iwo innings of one hit Relief and Frank Dipso pitched a Willess ninth for his sixth save. Expos 1, Phillies 0 Philadelphia Pascual Perez pitched a five inning no hitter against Philadelphia As Montreal won a rain shortened game. David Palmer also of he expos pitched the last rain shortened no Hitler beating St. Louis 4-0 in a five inn ing perfect game on april 21, 1984. Perez a 31-year-old right hander who has battled Back from a cocaine related suspension pitched the second no Hitler in nine Days Tom Browning of the Cincinnati reds pitched the 14th perfect game in major league history sept. 16, beating the los Angeles dodger 1-0, that was the first no hitter since Juan Nieves of the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore orioles 7-0 on april 15,1987. Perez 55-48 for his major league career has had a troubled history. He was arrested on Jan. 9. 1984, in the dominican Republic on charges of cocaine posses Sion. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspended him on april 17, 1984, but the suspension was lifted by an arbitrator 12 Days later. Perez was 15-8 for the Atlanta braves in 1983 and 14-8 in 1984 but slumped to 1-13 in 1985 and was released on april i. 1986. Padres 3, astros 0 san Diego de Whitson pitched a six hitter for his first Shuput since june 11, 1987, As san Diego beat Houston. Wilson 13-11, struck out five and walked two winning for the first Lime in four starts since sept. 3. It was his third Complete game. Left Heathcock 0-4, made his first Start after 15 Relief appearances. He replaced Nolan Ryan who aggravated his hamstring injury while warming up Joa Quin Andujar pitched iwo innings of one hit Relief in his first appearance since sept. 6. Houston has not scored in 18 innings. San Diego scored in the second when carmelo Martinez singled look second on a groundnut and scored on Marvell Wynne s single. Martinez walked in the fourth and scored on a cml Santiago s double. Martinez hit his 18th Home run in
