European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday. June 1,1989cubs win keep Lead in East by the associated press Atlanta Mark Grace likes the Way the Chicago cubs have slaved atop the National league East. Not one guv is carrying the team Grace said. Everybody s getting their  it was Grace s turn tuesday night when he singled in the go ahead run in the fifth inning to give the cubs a 3-2 Victory Over the at Lanta braves Chi Cago s 1 Ullh Victory in the last 14 games. All i know is they be played hard manager Don Zimmer  has done something. Everybody has con  when that kind of situation gels going on a team it s unto come to the Ballpark Grace said. Zim s gotta be pleased with our  Chicago s tie breaking run in the fifth off i cute Smith 1-7, was unearned. Doug Dascano was Safe on second baseman Jeff Treadway s Fielding error and went to second on Gary Varsho grounder to second. After sync Sand Berg walked. Grace singled to Center. The Victory went to Greg Maddux 4 5, who allowed five hits and four walks while fanning two in 7 i innings. Mitch Williams yielded two hits the rest of the Way to gain his 13th save. No Roundup the braves had their chances through out the game but stranded 10 runners. Atlanta has scored Only 34 runs in its last 17 games. The braves had gained a 2-o 11 tic in the fourth on Andres Thomas sixth Home run of the year scoring Dale Mur Phy who had singled. The cubs took a 1-0 Lead in the first when Grace singled and scored from first on Damon Berryhill s double to right. It ended Smith s string of 26 scoreless in innings pitched against the cubs. Grace drove in Chicago s other run in the third with a groundnut that scored Varsho who had singled and eventually reached third on a single by Sandburg. In other games tuesday pirates 2, reds 0 Randy Kramer got his first major league save As he preserved Pittsburgh s Victory Over Cincinnati. Doug Drabick 3-5, limited the reds to six hits for 8 a innings. Kramer relieved with two runners on base and struck out Todd bin Zinger and got Jeff Reed on a Popup. The reds have lost four consecutive Imes. Their longest Streak of the season. Hey have been shut out eight times most in the majors. Astros 8, cardinals 4 St. Louis Ken Caminiti homered and drove in a career High five runs As Houston astros beat St. Louis for their fifth straight Victory. The astros won their ninth consecutive game on the Road a team record. Caminiti s two run Homer broke a 2-All tie in the seventh inning. He hit a two run double in the second and added an rib single in the eighth. Padres 9, Phillies 3 san Diego de Whitson won his sixth consecutive decision and Jack Clark hit a two run double tuesday night As san Diego routed Philadelphia for the Phillies seventh straight  padres got a season High 14 hits in their highest scoring game of the Vear. Bip Roberts scored four times for san Diego. Whitson 8-2. Is of to the Best Start in his major league career. He went eight innings and gave up two runs on eight hits. The padres scored on a bases loaded balk in the first inning and made it 5-0 in the fifth. Clark hit a two run double car Melo Marline followed with a run scoring double and Benito Santiago hit an rib sin Gle finishing Carman. San Diego added three runs in the sixth off Randy o Neal. Whitson singled for his second hit of the game and scored on Rob erts triple. Roberto Alomar followed Wilh an rib single and Tony Ogwynn hit a run scoring double for an 8-0 Lead. Marvell Wynne singled Home a run inthe padres eighth. Von Hayes hit his eighth Home run leading off the Phillies seventh. Dicki Ethon hit a Solo Homer in the eighth and Curt Ford homered with two outs in the Philadelphia ninth. Giants 10, mds3 san Francisco Kevin Mitchell Berger tops Connors Graf Sabatini prevail Paris Ai Jimmy Connors so often the Miracle Man of Tennis battled in the Sun for almost 4 i hours but ran out of miracles wednesday and lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 to fellow american Jay Berger in the second round of the French open. But defending women s Champion Steffi Graf hardly broke into a sweat As she overwhelmed do Tina Fulco of Argentina 6-0, 6-1 in 47 minutes to charge into the third round in Pursuit of a third straight French title. The tenacious Connors the no.9 seed Trench open and possibly making his last appearance at the French open at age 36, was cheered on by a packed excited Center court Rolanco Garros crowd. He tried everything he knew to fight olt Berger and stay in the Hunt for the one grand slam event he never has won. But Berger the world s 28th-Rankcd player enjoying a season that has Reape victories Over Boris Becker and Mats i Lander wore Down the Streel fighting Connors after 4 hours 26 minutes of Energy sapping Baseline Lennis. Connors began in typical fashion ral lying from a 4-1 deficit to win five straight games and Lake the opening Sci. But once Berger had squared the match the Veteran Connors had a fight on his hands against an opponent 14 years younger. Berger broke him to take a 6-5 Lead m the third set and Connors task intensified As he fell behind. The crowd urged Connors on and he moved ahead 4-2 in the fourth set Only to drop his serve in the next game. Berger held for 4-4, then broke Connors again and served for the match. Back came Connors to level at 5-5 but again he could t hold serve and Berger broke through and served a second time for the match at 7-5. Earlier Gabriela Sabatini edging Clos and will Clark the National league s most productive hitters hit three run homers As san Francisco beat slumping new York for their fifth straight Victory. Ernest riles also hit a three run Homer in the giants 14-hit attack including seven for extra bases. The mets lost their fourth consecutive game. Mitchell who leads the majors with 15 homers and 47 runs balled in connected in the third inning off David Cone 3-4. Clark s 10th Homer of the year came off Sid Fernandez in the sixth and gave him 42 Bis while raising his league leading batting average to .368. Expos 5, dodgers 4 los Angeles Pinch Hitler Mike Aldr Etc s sacrifice Fly capped a four run rally in the ninth inning As Montreal edged los Angeles. Tim Belcher took a three hitter and a 3-1 Lead into the ninth. Singles by Tom Foley Andres Galarraga and Tim Raines loaded the bases with no outs. Jay How Ell perfect in nine previous save chances gave up Hubic Brooks run scoring sin Gle. Tim Wallach followed with a Sacri fice Fly and Mike Fitzgerald hit an rib single that finished Howell. Ald Etc batting for Spike Owen greeted Ray sea rage with a Fly Ball that scored the go ahead run. Joe Husk Elk 4-1. Got the Victory the expos ninth in their last 11 Road games. Tim Burke finished for his 1 Ith save. Twas the first Lime this season the Dodg ers had failed to hold a Lead after eight innings after winning 16 times. Or to a confrontation Wilh defending Champion Steffi Graf became the first player to reach the third round of the championships sweeping past Alexia Dachau my of France 6-3,6-1.the second seeded Argentine was not at her Peak on the Center court at Rolan Garros but still was Loo Strong for an oppo nent equipped with dangerous grounds trokss but lacking mobility and  Sabatini came off court after her i hour 12-minute Victory her half of the draw suddenly opened up As the player due to meet her in the last eight Helena Sutkova was upset in straight Sels on a Side court. The fifth seeded Czechoslovakia who reached the final of the australian open in january lost 6-1, 7-5 to Japan s Akiko Kij Imuta ranked 91st in the world. Sutkova was the fourth of the 16 women s seeds to  s Jacob Flasck no. 6 among the men who had to save four match Points in his first match had a far easier time disposing of Andres gome of Ecuador 6-4, 6-2,6-2. And american Mary Joe Fernandez the no. 15 women s seed reached the third round by fighting past compatriot Andrea Farley 6-7, 6-3, 6-1. Alberto Mancini the no. 11 seed justified his reputation As the hot Lisl player on the men s circuit with another straight sets win. This time 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 Over fellow Argentine Matin  moved up 5-2 and double set Point in the first set of her match against Dechaume but then got hit by four straight winners and lost the eighth game. She clinched the set in the next game on a forehand topspin lob and forced Dechaume into errors in the second stanza to take a 5-0  to save the match Dechaume staved off a match Point and a 6-0 White Wash but capitulated in the next game when Sabatini converted the second of two More match Points with an Ace Down the Middle. Mean looking Labrida Sabatini lashes a backhand against Alexia Dechaume