European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 7,19b9 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports twins get big inning rip yanks by the ass Donled press Minneapolis Wally batsman s single snapped a fifth inning lie and sparked an eight run inning capped by Brian Harper s three run Homer wednesday. Night leading the Minnesota twins past the new York Yankees 12-2.harper had three hits and drove in Fiir runs to Lead a 17-hit attack. Allan Anderson last year s Ameri can league came Tun Scrage a Roundup Champion allowed seven hits in seven innings to improve his re Cord id ii2 since june 24.in the fifth the twins sent 12batters to the plate against two pitchers who were with the san Diego padres last year starter and Hawkins and reliever Lanc Mccullers. Hawkins was signed to a i rec year free agent contract paying him s8qq, this season. Mccullers was acquired in a Trade for Jack Clark. Greg Ganc doubled with one Oul. After Dan Gladden lied out Backman acquired from the new York mils in Llic off season sin glcdfora3-2 Lead., Kirby Puckett followed with an rib double off the top of the 23-. Foot right Field Wall and. Kent h Rock singled to make it a 2. Gary Gaui singled and Randy Bush s single drove in. Hrbcek. When cell or fielder Roberto Kelly s throw to third hit Gatli in la Back and rolled into foul territory Gac Iii also scored increasing the Scadlo 3hawkins intentionally walked Gene Larkin and was relieved by Mccullers whose first Al pitch was sen Over the left Field Wall by Harp Ergo us the twins ahead 10-2. Bush added a Sci Cath i nning Homer on reliever Rich Dotson second Pilch and Tim Laudner added a run scoring single in the eighth.".-.-.   gave new York the Lead in the first Hrbcek s rib single tied it in. The see Al on Page 26 Hershiser magic fades As reds whip dodgers by his associated press Cincinnati Orel Hershiser lost his magic and record shutout Streak in his first inning of the season and late lost the game wednesday night As the Cincinnati reds beat the los Angeles dodgers 3. Harsh scr s siring stayed Al 59 innings and was stopped when Todd Benzinger hit an rib single with two outs. The run was set of by one of Hershiser s iwo throwing errors. Hershiser who did not allow a run in his final six regular season starts last year pitched seven innings and gave tin four runs Only two of them earned on seven hits. The by Young Winner and world series map struck out six and walked one. The reds lineup batting ,323 lifetime against Hershiser came out swinging. Barry Lalicin opened the Bottom or the first with a single up the Middle and advanced when Hershiser made a wild Pickoff throw. -.-. Hershiser then struck out Chris Sabo and Eric Davis before Kal Daniel walked on four pitches. Bin Zinger facing Hershiser for the first time singled sharply on a 0 Pilch and Larkin scored easily ahead of right odder Mike mar shall s throw. .-.-.,.,. " the crowd of 20,964, held Down by temperatures in the upper-10s, responded with a standing ovation for both Hershiser and Benzinger a Hometown player acquired from Boston in the off season. More than  saw Cincinnati beat inc dodgers Ai riverfront stadium on opening Day but Hershiser did not pitch because or Lite flu. A t .,.-. Hershiser working1 quickly on the Chilly night got nicked again in the third on hard singles by Davis Benzinger and Paul o Neill. A y.  -.-. Ron of scr opened the. Fourth with double and scored when Hershiser fielded a sacrifice by Pitcher Tom Browning but threw the Ball past the dugout. If Hershiser has a weakness it is his Fielding. He made six errors last season. No other los Angeles Pitcher made More than two and his career Fielding percentage is a poor .928. Hershiser retired 10 straight batters until the seventh when left fielder Kirk Gibson dropped sap s Fly Ball for a two base error and Davis hit a sacrifice Fly. No Roundup up ends her Chisca siring Ray Searage relieved harsh scr to Start the , 1 with a 3.67 came no average during Spring training had not lost in the regular season since aug. 24 against the new York acts. He had no Given up a run in a regular season game since aug. 30 against Montreal. The dodgers managed five Hils against Browning and. Three relievers. Harsh scr got two of them and with a 3 for-3 Effort in the world series Ostend Chis Streak to Jive straight hits before grounding out in Trie seventh. In other games wednesday Phillies 12, cubs 4chicago Mike Schmidt s.three-, run Homer capped a seven run fourth in Ning leading Philadelphia Over Chicago. Schmidt s Homer off reliever left Pico was his second in As Many Days and thes44lh of his career. It also was his 78th against the cubs and 50th in Angl by held. Schmidi is seventh on inc All Lime Home run list and is chasing Reggie Jack son s total of 563, cardinals 3, mels 1 new York St Louis spoiled to Bojda s first Start since he recovered from nearly severing the Middle Finger of his pitching hand and Willie. Mcgee drove in , leading inc cardinals past new York. The cardinals snapped their i a Garnoc losing Skircak in Shea stadium and right hander Jose Deleon broke a personal nine game skid against the mels. Pelion. Who led the cards with 13 victories last season allowed four hits in eight innings striking out three and walking  almost severed the tip of his Finger last sept. 21 when he lost control of hedge clippers while gardening at Home. The left hander underwent six hours of microsurgery and spent most of the Winter in rehabilitation. Pawn 4, giants 3 san Diego Jack Clark s single keyed a three run third inning As san Diego beat san  Wilson allowed six Hils and struck out eight in 6 w innings to pick up the Victory. He left in the seventh inning after giving up a two run Homer to Hobby Thompson. Mark Davis pitched the final i h innings for the save. The Victory was the first of the year for the padres after two losses. They opened the past  with five consecutive losses. Pirates 3, expos 0 Montreal Doug. Drabick pitched a two hitter and Pittsburgh too advantage of poor Fielding by Montreal to beat the  the pirates top Winner Al 15 7 last year held the expos to Hubl Brooks single in the first inning and a single by Andres Galarraga in me Sci.  walked iwo and struck oui three in route to his third career shutout As the i Rales won their first game of the season after losing to Montreal on open in Day. .-.". Braves 8, astros 4 Houston Jeff Blauser put Allan la ahead with a two run double in the fourth inning and Gerald Perry added a pair of run scoring doubles leading the braves Over Houston. Last season the braves lost id straight games at the Start of the season and the began this season with a loss to inc astros tuesday night Blauser s two run double chased starter Bob Knepper after 3vj innings and gave the braves a 4 Lead Bosio pitches Brewers to shutout of indians by the associated press Clevend Chris Bosio pitched a three Hilter and Rookie Gary Sheffield hit a Home run with two outs in the eighth inning to snap a scoreless tie As the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland indians 0 thursday. " " Bosio 0. Earned his first Victory As a starter since last May 16, striking out three and walking none. Begot u Cleveland batters to hit into Groundnuts and retired the final 16 waiters. After Snel timid homered Robin Yount tripled off inc top of the Fence in Center to Chase starter Bud Black 0 1. In other Early thursday games twins 7, Yankees 1. Minneapolis Wally Backman and Kirby hit successive triples to highlight a five run. Sixth inning and Shane rawly allowed three hits in six innings in his Minnesota debut. Both benches emptied in the ninth inning when Kent Hrbcek charged the Mound after new York reliever Dave High Clit threw a pitch High and inside Horbelt was slopped by several players and neither player was thursday s baseball ejected Yankees starter Dave Lapoint who signed As a free agent for $2.575 million for three years in december led 0 and had a perfect same through four innings until allowing Gary Gaulli s Mcadoff double in inc  then retired the next three batters before running " into trouble in inc sixth Lapoint was the Yankees second straight big Money free agent to be roughed up by the twins. Andy Haw Kins took the 12-2 loss wednesday night. Gene Larkin led off with a double and scored on Greg Ganc s double to tic the score. Dan Gladden grounded to shortstop Alvaro Espinoza who tried but failed to get Ganc at third. Expos 3, pirate 2 Montreal Otis Nixon doubled in  and  followed with a run scoring single to Cap a three run rally in the eight running thai earned Montreal past Pittsburgh. Montreal s Pascual Perez making his first Start Fol lowing a Taro month stay at a drug treatment cell or pitched seven in mugs he held the pirates to three hits and  one on Barry Bonds fourth inning Homer and another on Bobby Bon Ilia s run scoring single in the seventh. Reliever Tim Burke 0. Got inc Victory with a scoreless inning and Joe Hesketh pitched inc ninth for his first save. Dodgers 4, reds t Cincinnati Tim scary pitched a five Hitler As the world series Champion dodgers claimed i hair first Victory of the season. Los Angeles which was 3 last year at riverfront stadium avoided its first sweep Here since 1978 by taking the final game of a season opening three game series Kirk Gibson had a hand in inc dodgers first . He singled in a run in the third inning against starter Rick Mahler and got caught in a run Down in inc sixth inning allowing Alfredo Griffin to score scary 17-11 last season lost his shutout in the ninth inning when Kal Daniels led off with a walk and scored on Jeff Reed s two out double. Leary walked two and struck out seven. Matter 16 last season with Allan la allowed six hits Over seven innings in his first Start for inc reds