European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. May 16.1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Brewers beat a s in ninth by the associated press Oakland. Calif. Glenn Braggs almost headed Back for the dugout after hitting a line drive in the ninth inning sunday. Instead. Braggs who homered in the second inning broke a tic in the ninth with a run scoring single As Milwaukee beat Oakland 2-1 sunday to snap a four game losing Streak. Gary Sheffield led off the ninth with a single off starter Mike Moore. 4-3. One out later Rob Deer walked. After . Sur Hoff popped out. Braggs hit a hard line that glanced off second baseman Glenn Hubbard and into Short Center Field. I knew it was right at him. I thought he had it Braggs said. The Only thing i was hoping was for the Ball to skip up on him. If it would have stayed Down then he makes the  Chuck Crim. 2-2, got the Victory in Relief and Dan i Lesac earned his sixth save. Moore pitched a five Hitler walking three and striking out seven for his first Complete game and Only the second by Oakland this season. When you get beat 2-1, i m not Happy about  said Oakland manager Tony la Russa. There s not a lot of Justice in this league. No Way should he Moore have an a next to his  with Oakland trailing 1-0 in the eighth Luis Polonia led off with a single and advanced to second on Dave Hen Derson s grounder. Bill Kruegrr replaced starter Bryan Clutterbuck and gave up a single to Dave Parker with Polonia moving to third. Crim relieved and Mcgwire hit a sacrifice Fly to right Field. Clutterbuck a late replacement for Bill Wugman who was scratched because of his 0-5 career record against the a a pitched 7 a innings and allowed four hits. Braggs Homer his seventh was a drive deep into the left Field scats on a i 0 pitch with two outs in the second. In other games sunday indians 8, tigers 3 Cleveland Tom Candiotti Al Lowed eight hits in 8/i innings and Pete Brewer shortstop Gary Sheffield is knocked off balance by Oakland s Carney Lansford while iry Inu to Complete a double play. O Brien drove in three runs with a Homer and double As Cleveland beat Detroit. The tigers have lost nine of their last 12 games and have scored an american league Low 114 runs in 34 games. White sox 8, orioles 5 Baltimore Ivan Calderon. Prod Manrique and Ron Kittle each hit two run homers leading Chicago past Balti More. Kittle was 4-for-5 with three runs scored. Each of the Chicago season High three homers came with the while sox trailing by a run As they won for the fourth Lime in five games on their current Road trip. Angels 5, Yankees 0 Anaheim Calif. Chuck Finley and Greg Minton combined on an eight hitter for California s eighth shutout of the season As the Angels beat new York. Finley 4-2, allowed seven hits in six innings. Greg minion relieved after singles by Tom Brookins and Alvaro Espinoza leading of Fth seventh and finished up for his fourth save allowing one hit. Mariners 4, red sox 3 Seattle Jim Presley snapped a sixth inning tic with a run scoring Dou ble and Rookie Omar i Hucl hit a two run triple As Seattle heat Boston. Ellis Burks had tied the score 3-3 inthe sixth inning Wilh a Solo Home run his sixth off starter Erik Hanson. Royals 3, rangers 2 Kansas City. To. Kurt still Well s single Wilh none out in the both inning scored Willie Wilson from second base to lift Kansas City past slumping Texas. It was the royals eighth Victory in their last nine Home games while inc rangers have lost eight of their last 10 games and finished their nine game Road trip 2-7. Twins 13, Blue jays i Minneapolis Frank Viola tied a career High with 11 strikeouts and Kirby Puckett equated a major league record for doubles in consecutive games w ii six As Minnesota trounced Toronto. Viola 2-5, allowed three hits and walked one in Highl innings As the twins won their fifth straight game. Viola had struck out 11 twice before in his career the last Lime on aug. 8, 1987 against  Wayne got the last three outs for the twins. Puckett who had four doubles on sat urday added two More sunday to lie a record Sci by 12 players. It was last accomplished by Hank Majeski of the Phil Adelphia athletics in 1948. Puckett has seven Hils in his last nine at bats. Hershiser Blanks Phillies on 2 hits by the associated press Philadelphia Orel Hershiser pitched a two hitter and Eddie Murray homered twice to drive in five runs As the los Angeles dodgers broke a 25-tn Ning scoreless Streak and beat the Phila Delphia Phillies 9-0 sunday. Hershiser 5-3, gave up a third inning single to Ricky Jordan and an eighth in Ning double to Steve  struck out seven and walked four As he pitched his second shutout and Complete game this season. It was the 21 St shutout of Nis career. I did t pitch Well enough to pitch a no hitter he said. I had Good stuff but not really unbelievable  i Don t know How much he makes but he s Worth it Phillies manager Nick Cyva said. I d pay him whatever he wanted to play Here Murray had Only one hit in his pre Vious 18 at bats before hitting a two run Homer in the fourth. He added a three run shot in the eighth. He now has six homers for the year. Philadelphia starter Alex Madrid 1-3, no Roundup allowed five hits and five runs in 3% innings. In other games sunday astros 5, cubs i Chicago Mike Scott pitched a four hitter for his 100th career Victor winning for the fifth time in six starts As Houston completed a three game sweep of Chicago. Scott 5-2, struck Oul six walked none and allowed an unearned run in his third Complete game this season. He has won six of his last seven decisions against the cubs. Reds 5, cardinals 2 St. Louis Danny Jackson allowed three hits in seven innings to win for the first time since opening Day As Cincinnati completed a three game sweep of St. Louis. Herm winning am had four Hils and Paul o Neill drove in three runs. Jackson 2-6, struck Oul one and walked two in winning for the first time in his last eight starts. John Franco pitched the final i v innings for his 13th save in 13 opportunities. Ken Hill. 2-2. Allowed ii hits and three runs in seven innings striking out seven and walking two. Joe Magrane pitched the ninth for St. Louis his first Relief appearance since oct. 4, 1987. Braves 5, pirates 2 Pittsburgh John Smoltz Al Lowed four hits in seven innings to win for the fifth time in six decisions As at Lama Beal Pittsburgh for its eighth win in 10 games. Smoltz 6-2, struck Oul five and walked six. Joe Soever pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Doug Drabick 1-5, lost his fifth straight Start giving up five hits and three runs in six innings. The pirates have scored Only seven runs in those five starts. Benny Disic Fano caught the ninth in Ning for hot Burgh becoming the firs left handed Catcher in the major leagues since Mike Squires caught two games Wilh the Chicago White sox in 1980. Mils 2, padres 1 new York Luis Salazar s error on Mark Carrion s grounder to shortstop with one Oul and inc bases loaded in in ninth allowed Len Dykstra to score giving new York a Victory Over san Diego. Roger Mcdowell la pitched a two hit ninth inning for the Victory. Dave Ciper 0-1, relieved Dennis Ramussen in inc eighth and look inc loss. Dairy Straw Berry who struck out in Pinch hit appearance extended his slump to 3-for-33. Expos 4, giants 3 Montreal Dennis Martinez pitched five hit Ball for eight innings and Andres Galarraga and Tim Wallach hit run scoring doubles As Montreal edged san , 3-1, struck Oul seven and walked one. Tim Burke pitched a one hit ninth for his High la  Krukow 2-1, allowed five hits and four runs in 2 a innings. Candy Maldonado hit his first two Home runs of the season for the giants who lost for the third time in nine games