European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday May 12.1989 Magrane cards beat padres by the associated press St. Louis Joe Magrane pitched a two Hitler Over 8% innings and Tom Brunansky hit a two run Homer to Lead the St. Louis cardinals to a 3-1 Victory wednesday night Over the san Diego padres. Maranc s no hit bid ended in the seventh inning on a one out double to left Field by carmelo Martinez. It drove in Tony a Wynn. Who had reached on an error to tic the score Al i. Brunansky hit the first pitch from Walt Terrell. 3-4. Over the Lefi Field Wall in the Bottom of the seventh. Brunansky s fourth Homer of the season came after Milt Thompson had singled. Magrane. 3-2. Had a career High eight strikeouts and walked five. He was helped by four double plays. Re Liever Todd Worrell came on to collect his sixth save by striking out Pinch hitter Marvell Wynne after Jack Clark singled and Pinch hitter Mark Parent walked with two out in the ninth. In other games wednesday Metsall reds 4 Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin s throwing error let Keith Hernandez score new York s go ahead run and set up an error fuelled six run rally that carried the acts Over Cincinnati. Larkin s sixth error of the season on a potential inning ending double play grounder by Ron Darling snapped a 3-3 tic in the sixth and was the first of three Cincinnati errors in the inning. The acts sent 11 Bat ters to the plate to score six runs All unearned on just three hits off three Cincinnati pitchers. Third baseman Chris Sabo followed Larkin s throwing error with a Fielding error his eighth to bring in another new York run and Kevin Mcreynolds singled Home two runs with the bases loaded for a 7-3 Lead. Reliever Tim Birtsas also had an errant Pickoff throw in the inning which was capped by Hernandezesc two run single Nis second hit of the inning and his third in the game. Giants 4, cubs 3 Chicago reliever Mitch Williams walked Home Donell Nixon after will Clark singled in the tying run in the eighth inning As san Francisco rallied Montreal and Houston players Miv it up after the astros Larry Anderson hit Spike Owens with a pitch. To defeat the Chicago cubs. Williams 0-2, replaced Mike by Ciccki after de Jurak started the eighth with a single. Williams entered the game with 10 saves in 12 previous opportunities. Brett Butler neat out a bunt Between the Mound and first but Jurak was forced at third on Nixon s at tempted sacrifice. Clark s single scored Butler and sent Nixon to third. Expo 10. Astros 1 Houston Tom Foloy hit three doubles and a single to drive in three runs Bryn Smith allowed three hits in seven innings to Lead Montreal Over hous ton in a game marred by a Clearing Brawl. The game was interrupted for 15 minutes in the sixth by a Brawl. The incident began when Houston reliever Larry Andersen threw High and inside striking Spike Owen s Bat As he avoided the pitch. Owen charged the Mound and both benches joined the fray. Houston coached Oil. Owen Tim Raines and Wal lace Johnson were ejected. Jays rally to beat Langston mariners by the associated press Toronto Tom Lawless got a pitch he could handle leading off the Bot Tom of the ninth inning and he knew what to do with broke up Mark Langston s no hit bid with a Pinch hit single to Center leading off the ninth As the Toronto Blue jays rallied for three runs in the inning and beat the Seattle mariners 3-2 wednesday. He s trying to throw a fastball by me and i m trying to hit it for a base hit said Lawless whose single marked the third time this season that the Blue jays have broken up a no hit bid in the ninth inning. Unfortunately we did t have our secret weapon. Nelson Liriano up there Lawless said referring to the infielder who had broken up the other two no hit bids this year against the Blue jays in the ninth. Lawless batting for the struggling Lloyd mos by reached second on Liriano a groundnut. Pinch hitter Bob Brynly lined a double Down the left Field line driving in Lawless for Toronto s first run. Junior Felix knocked in Pinch runner Alexis Infante with a single to Center tag the score 2-2 and chasing Langston. Felix took second on the throw Home. Reliever Mike schooler retired Kelly Grubor on a grounder to third and intentionally walked Tony Fernandez. Then the slumping George Bell won the Gam with an rib Loop single to left just in front of a charging Mickey . 4-4, struck out six and walked none before unravelling. Until then the Only Toronto base runner was Felix who reached on shortstop Omar Vazquel s error in the seventh. Felix was erased on a Dou ble play grounder by Grubor. Bell s hit made a Winner of Jimmy key 3-2. Key gave up nine hits struck out two did t walk anyone and pitched out of trouble on several occasions. That was a strange game key said. Al Roundup Mark Lankston. Loses no hitter game in ninth i be seen some Odd ones Here Over the years but that has to rank up there. I was basically watching the Bottom of the ninth like any other fan to Sec if Lang Ston was going to get the no hitter. But i m not sorry for i was in a Daze but i was t upset Langston said of the Lawless hit. I was just thinking it was a 2-0 game and 1 had to try and get out of the inning. But unfortunately it did t happen. I be never been in a no Hitler in the ninth. It was a new experience for me and not a very Good the mariners went ahead 1-0 in the fifth on Henry Cotto s rib single driving in Harold Reynolds who had doubled for his third hit. Reynolds had extended his Ca reer High hitting Streak to 15 games with a in Adolf single in the first. David v ally s fourth Home run of the year gave Seattle a 2-0 Lead in the sixth. In other games wednesday tigers 3, Angels 2 Detroit Keith Moreland s rib single capped a three run rally in the ninth inning As Detroit ended califor Nia s six game winning Streak. Kirk Mccaskill leading the american league with an 0.87 earned run average shut out Detroit for eight innings on five hits. Bryan Harvey la relieved to Start the ninth and the tigers loaded the bases with one out. Matt Nokes hit a two run double that tied it Al 2 and Moreland singled 10 the warning track in left Field. Guillermo Hernandez 1-0. Pitched one inning for the Victory. Detroit stopped a three game losing Streak and won for the third time in 14 games. While sox 12, brew cars 2 Milwaukee Ron Karkovice Hil a three run Homer and Harold Bains had four hits As the Chicago White sox beat Milwaukee for their fourth consecutive Victory Over the Brewers. Chicago had a season High 16 hits off five Milwaukee pitchers. The White sox have outscored the Brewers 34-4 in their last four games. Melido Perez 2-3, allowed six hits Over 6 i innings. Teddy Higuera 0-2, made his second Start since coming off the disabled list following Back surgery allowing seven hits and five runs in 3% innings. Royals 3, indians 2 Kansas City to. Slumping Willie Wilson singled Home the tiebreak ing run in the seventh inning to Pace Kansas City past Cleveland. Bob bronc opened the seventh with walk and Pinch runner Rey Palacios and Van cd when Kurt Stillwell singled off Pitcher John Farrell s Glove. Wilson in a 3-for-31 rut and batting just .176. Singled off Farrell s leg. Rain ram rain rain forced the postponement of five games wednesday. In the american league Texas at new York Oakland at Balti More and Minnesota at Boston were All Wash outs while in the National league los Angeles at Pittsburgh and Atlanta at Phila Delphia fell by the Wayside. The Yankees said their game will be rescheduled the next time the rangers play at Yankee stadium june 16-18. Oakland and Baltimore were to make up their game thursday at 2 05 . A specific makeup Date for the Boston Minnesota game was not announced but the game will be played when Minnesota returns to Boston june 23-25. The los Angeles Pittsburgh game will be made up As part of a double header on sunday july 23.the Philadelphia Atlanta game will be made up june 30 As part of a double header
