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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday May 17,1989 Bell gives Gaston 1 St win by the associated press Toronto George by a knocked in three runs with a Homer and a single monday night As the Toronto Blue jays won their first game under interim manager Ciao Gaston 5-3 Over the Cleveland indians. Gaston replaced the fired Jimy Williams earlier in the Day making him the fourth Black to manage in major league history. Jimmy key 4-2, allowed six hits on walk and had one strikeout in his third Complete game of the season. I was throwing a lot of ground balls which was something different for me tonight key said. My Ball was starting to sink after i got a few innings in. When they did hit the Ball hard they hit it right at  Bell and Lloyd Moseby each hit a pair of two run homers for Toronto. Moseby ended an o-for-27 slide with his shot. I finally got the Bat on a Ball said Moseby after he broke out of the Willess Streak. It s unfortunate that Jimy Wil Liams had to take the fall for the Way we be been playing. Hopefully the next seven Days will give us a Chance to turn things  in other games monday tigers 3, while sox 2 Detroit Lou Whitaker and Chat Lemon homered and the tigers caught Daryl Boston trying to steal Home for the last out. Frank Tanana. 3-4, struck out five and walked one improving his career record to 23-13 against the White sox. After Dave Gallagher singled leading off the ninth for Chicago s fifth hit Guillermo Hernandez came on for his seventh save in As Many opportunities. But he gave up an rib single to Fred Manrique to make it 3-2. With runners on first and third the White sox tried a double steal. Catcher Matt Nokes threw to second baseman Whitaker whose re turn throw got Boston at the plate. Royals 4, twins 3 Minneapolis Willie Wilson s first Home run of the year a two run shot gave Kansas City the Victory snap Ping the twins five game winning Streak and increasing the royals Victory string to four. Wilson hit a 414-foot Homer to right Field off reliever Juan bar Coguer 1-1,after Frank White led off the seventh inning with a walk. Al Roundup Toronto s Jimmy key. Improves record to 4-2 Floyd tannins tar 4-0, allowed six hits in six innings including three Solo Home runs by Kent Hrbek Brian Harper and Greg Gagne. Rookie reliever Tom Gordon pitched two scoreless innings then Steve Farr pitched the ninth for his 10th save in As Many chances. Hrbcek suffered a mild dislocation of his left shoulder in the next inning when he Dove to his right to deflect a hard grounder. Hrbek left the game and had his shoulder reset his status is Day to Day. Athletics 12. Brewers 2 Oakland. Calif. Dave Stewart be came the first seven game Winner in the major leagues and Dave Henderson hit his seventh Homer As Oakland routed Milwaukee. Stewart 7-1. Is 9-0 lifetime against Milwaukee. In seven innings he allowed six hits with one walk and four strike outs. The a s offence produced season highs in runs 12 and hits 17 by the sixth inning. The a s struck for three runs in the third off starter Don August 2-5. Glenn Hub Bard doubled and scored on Luis Polonia s single. Henderson followed with a two run Homer to Center Field. Singles by Terry Steinbach Carney Lansford and Stan Javier loaded the bases in the fourth and brought in reliever Mark Knudson. Wall Weiss promptly singled to right to score two runs for a 5 0 Lead. Before the inning was Over the a s upped their bad to k-0 on Hender son s rib single and Dave Parker s two run double. Mike Gallego broke an o-for-18 slump with an rib triple in the fifth and scored on Polonia s second rib single for a 10-0 Lead. Javier s rib grounder and Weiss run scoring single in the sixth made it 12-0. Angels 4, Yankees 3 Anaheim Calif. Wally Joyner s sacrifice Fly in the Lith inning scored Devon White and gave California its 14th Victory in the last 17 games. White led off with an infield single against Lance Mccullers just beating Sec Ond baseman Steve sax s throw. White stole second Brian Downing walked then White stole third. Chili Davis was walked to Load the bases. Lance Parrish followed with a line drive to left. With the Outfield playing shallow White did t Challenge Rickey Henderson s Arm. Dave Righetti the Yankees fourth Pitcher came on to face Joyner who lined High Coli s first pitch to Center. Roberto Kelly s one out Home run lied the game in the ninth. Joyner s rib sin Gle in the seventh had Given California the Lead. Gaston definitely interim9 by the new York times now that Cito Gaston is 1-0 As Toronto s manager Blue jays fans might want him to stay. But will he stay general manager Pat Gillick says no. After promoting Gaston from hitting instructor to manager monday Gil lick said he s definitely interim. We be got a Short list of Guys we want to consider and Well ask for permission to talk to  that list includes Lou Pinilla Bobby Cox and Dick Williams. The scramble to Lead the Blue jays started with Jimy Williams firing. After last year s disappointing Campaign Gillick opted to rehire the 45-year-old Williams for this season and was saying As recently As a week ago that no change was planned. Our club was sort of like a ship operating with no Power Gillick said. I did t see us going one Way or another. The last couple of weeks we Haven t shown the determination to go out and win some  the clincher was the three game sweep this past weekend by the Minnesota twins who themselves had been foundering having lost 13 of their previous 17 games. Cito Gaston Duncan Breaks slump As dodgers Down mets by the associated press new York Mariano Duncan called on by manager Tommy Lasorda As a Pinch hitter snapped an o-for-19 slump with a two run single monday giving the los Angeles dodgers a 3-1 Victory Over the Newyork acts in the first meeting of inc two Leams since last year s playoffs. Tommy told me nol to try and hit the Ball out of the Park Duncan said. He said just hit a line drive and i did. I m the happiest Man in the world right  Roger Mcdowell 1-2, relieved to Start the ninth with the score tied 1-1 and walked Jeff Hamilton with one out. After a wild Pilch Dave Anderson also walked and Randy Myers relieved Mcdowell. After gelling Pinch hitter Mickey Hatcher to pop to third Myers walked Willie Randolph loading the bases. Duncan 4 for 8 As a Pinch Hitler Ihen lined a single to Ica. Myers had incr led 18 runners previously this sea son and none had scored. Those were the first runs Randy has Given up All year mets manager Darcy John son said. I think he took a Little something off the  Ray scar age 2-2, got the last out of the eighth and Jay Howell pitched the nigh for his fourth save completing a combined four Hitler Wilh starter Mike Morgan. The acts have scored Only 19 earned runs in their last 10  is going to pay when we come out of this Keith Hernandez said. We can t expect the pitchers to keep winning with two or three  in other games Phillies 3, giants 2 Philadelphia Bob Dernier s three run in Side inc Park Home run with two outs in the 12th in Ning ended Philadelphia s 20-inning scoreless Streak As the Phillies nipped san Francisco. Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell homered on Consec no Roundup padres Wynne Phillies Dernier smack winning hits. Utile pitches from Steve Bedrosian 2-2, to give the giants the Lead in the top of the inning. It was Clark s sixth Homer and his third hit of the game and Mitch Ell s major league leading 12lh Homer. Craig Lefferts 2-1. Struck out von Hayes to Start the Bottom of. The 12th. Pinch Hitler Dickie Thon and Steve Lake singled and Steve Jeltz popped out. Dernier who in the 10th threw out Clark at the plate lined into the left Field Corner and the Ball eluded Mitchell skidding along inc Fence toward Cen Ter Field As do Micro circled the bases. Reds 6, i Rales 5 Cincinnati harm Winningham s iwo run single with the bases loaded capped a three run rally with two outs in the nigh As Cincinnati downed Pittsburgh. Barry Bonds hit a two run Homer and Ray Quinones and Bobby Bonilla added Solo homers off Tom Brown ing As Pittsburgh took a 5-0 Lead. Bui the reds scored a run in the sixth and two in the eighth and then rallied to win in the  manager Pete Rose was ejected for arguing with Home plate Umpire Tom Hallion after Paul o Neill was called out on strikes to end the fourth inning. It was Rose s second ejection this season. Padres 6, expos 5 Montreal Marvel Wynne snapped an 11 thinning tic with a run scoring double and Jack Clark added an rib single As san Diego Defeated Montreal. With the score tied at 4-4, Andy Mcgaffigan walked Bip Roberts with one out and Wynne followed with his third consecutive hit driving the Ball into the right Field Comer. One out later Mcgaffigan 1-2, intentionally walked Tony Gwynn and Clark singled to Center Mark Davis 2-0, pitched 3 i innings of two hit re Lief allowing a run scoring single in the 11th to Pinch hitter Mike Aldrete. With runners on first and second Davis struck out Rex Hudler to end the game. Cubs 4, braves 0 Chicago Lloyd Mcclendon hit a three run Homer in his first Al Bat with Chicago As inc cubs snapped a five game losing Streak witha Victory Over  was acquired by Chicago last december from Cincinnati for outfielder Rolando Roomes. And was brought up monday from Iowa of the american association after Mitch Webster was placed on the disabled list Mike by Ciccki 3-1, allowed four hits struck out eight and walked three in seven innings. Derek Lillqu isl 2-3, gave up six Hils and four runs in six innings for Atlanta which lost for the third Lime in 11 games  
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