European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. August 23,1989 the stars and stripes sports Vikings slip by redskins by the associated press Minneapolis third string quarterback Rich Gannon directed an 81-Yard drive that was capped by Allen Rice s 4-Yard touchdown run with 8 12 to play monday night leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 24-13 preseason Victory Over the Washington redskins. Gannon who has completed Only nine regular season passes in his two nil seasons hit on four nil exhibitions of seven for 72 Yards and scrambled for 11 Yards on the win Ning March and appeared to be fully recovered from a knee injury that required of season surgery. The Vikings 2-0 in exhibitions won despite committing five turn overs including two interceptions of no. I quarterback Wade Wilson and two of no. 2 Tommy Kramer and being called for seven penalties. In monday s other game rams 23, cardinals 20 Anaheim Calif. Rookie Jeff Carlson who had three turn overs threw a 45-Yard touchdown pass to Willie Anderson with 20 seconds remaining monday night lifting the los Angeles rams to a23-20 exhibition Victory Over the Phoenix cardinals. The rams moved 60 Yards in six plays with no timeouts an Carlson a fourth round pick from Weber state hit Anderson behind the defense in the Middle of the Field. Ripken Bollard Lead orioles by Brewers by the associated press Baltimore milestones Are Nice but winning is nicer. The three run Homer in the firs game of the Milwaukee series probably Means More than Home run no. 200, said Cal Ripken who homered to sup port the seven hit pitching of Jeff Ballard in the Baltimore orioles 5-0 Victory Over the Brewers on monday night. Stan Jefferson also homered for the orioles who won a had to had first place confrontation for the second Day in a Row and stretched their Lead in the american league East Lead to 1 v games Over the Brewers who had won nine of their previous 10 games. Idle Toronto dropped two games Back. The Brewers had at least one runner on base in eight innings against Ballard 13-6, but Only two advanced beyond first base. Ballard did not Issue a walk or strike out a Batter in pitching his first shutout of the season and second of his career both against Milwaukee. He has fanned Only 36 in 152 innings. Yeah and i m Only 2-2 against them and my Era is probably still Over 10," Ballard  starter Jerry Russ 8-7, faced Only five batters before leaving with a sore left hamstring. Reuss strained the muscle aug. 9 in Detroit and had t pitched since. He threw 22 pitches issuing two walks and a two out rib single to Keith Moreland. Jefferson who started the game Bat Ting Only. 170, hit a Solo Home run in the fourth inning off Mark Knudson. It washes fourth Homer and ninth rib in 10 games with the orioles although he has Only 10 hits in is at bats since joining the club from the minors on aug. 9. Ripken s 17th Homer in the fifth Fol Lowed a Bloop single by Phil Bradley and an infield hit by Mike . It made Al Roundup Oil Ripken. Hits Homer no. 200 him the fourth Oriole to reach 200 homers behind Eddie Murray 333boog Powell 303 and Brooks Robinson 268 Ripken has driven in 14 runs in the last 18 games despite getting Only 13 hits in 70 at bats in that Span. Pitch and it carried enough to go  gave up a first inning single to Glenn Braggs then picked him off for the third out. Robin Yount singled to Start the second and was thrown out try ing for a double. Ballard hit Mcadoff Bat Ter Charlie o Brien in the third but he Jeff Ballard. Seven hit shutout was erased on a double play. Paul Molitor singled to open the fourth and went to third on Gus poli Dor s double but the next three batters failed to get the Ball out of the infield. The fourth inning was key Milwaukee manager Tom try Belhom said. We had a fairly Good Chance to convert the two runs and we did t get any. It does t matter if it s 1-0,5-0 or 15-0 if you Don t score you Don t  in other games monday Yankees 6, red sox 4 new York Jesse Barfield hit a see Al on Page 26 Darling mets defeat giants Walton s Streak ends As cubs lose to reds by the associated press new York Ron Darling liked the Way he pitched monday night. He was even More impressed with the Way Barry Lyons caught. Darling struck out a season High 10 batters for his fourth straight Victory As the new York acts won for the i Ith time in 14 games beating the san Francisco giants 4-1. I spotted the Ball Well but Barry took charge. It was a pleasure to pitch to him Darling said. He was giving me great location to throw to and we had Good  Darling who has struck out 12 batters on two Occa Sions pitched Svi innings and allowed seven hits. Randy Myers retired the last two giants for his 22nd save after will Clark and Kevin Mitchell led off the ninth with singles off Darling. The loss reduced the giants Lead Over Idle second place Houston to a games in the National league West. After the game giants manager Roger Craig held a Brief team meeting. I decided in the seventh inning to have a meeting Craig said. We re 20 games Over .500 and now we re play my .500. We be got to play with More intensity and fire. I can t expect Kevin and will to do it every  but Craig was impressed with Darling. Darling was pitching with his head Craig said. He had a purpose for every pitch and did t beat himself. He had great command Darling 12-9, has allowed Only five earned runs in his last 33% innings. Pat Sheridan who entered the game in the sixth inning accounted for the Only san Francisco run when he homered in the eighth. Gregg jct Ferias had three hits for the mets and How Ard Johnson and Kevin Elster added two hits and an rib each. Since moving to the Mcadoff spot jct Ferias is 8-for-22. The acts took a 1-0 Lead in the fourth off Mik Lacoss 7-8, when Johnson led off with his 34th Dou ble Darryl Strawberry singled him to third and Kevin Mcreynolds hit a sacrifice Fly. It was Mcreynolds 17th rib is his last 18 games. Elster led off the fifth with a double moved to third on jct Ferias single and scored on Juan Samuel s forc out grounder to second. Samuel stole second and scored on Johnson s single to make it 3-0. Darling just pitched better than i did Lacoss said. They got some hits when they needed  the mets chased Lacoss in the sixth when Dave Magadan led off with a walk moved to third on Lyons single and scored on Elster s double. Rookie Randy Mccamont relieved and walked Darling to Load the bases with none out but then retired the Side without allowing another run. The giants started a lineup with a career average of .219 against Darling who did not walk a Batter. In other games monday reds 6, cubs a 10 inning Chicago Rookie Jerome Walton s 30 game hitting Streak ended monday night and the Cincinnati reds scored the tic breaking run in the 10th inning on a1 throwing error by third baseman Domingo Ramos for a Victory Over  walked in the first inning and went witless in. His next four at bats grounding out to the Pitcher to Lead off the 10th.the loss was the fourth straight for Chicago whose Lead in the National league East fell to i a  two outs in the 10th, Todd Benzinger who homered earlier doubled to right. Joe Oliver grounded to third and when Ramos threw wild past first bin Zinger scored from  Charlton 6-1, pitched the ninth for the Victory. After Walton grounded out in the 10th, reliever John Franco walked Ryne Sandberg and surrendered double to Mitch Webster but Sandberg was thrown out at the plate by second baseman Ron Oester. Franco then got his 26th save when he retired mar Grace on a grounder to end the game. Calvin Schiraldi 3-6, pitched the 10th for the  reds tied the game in the eighth when Pinch see no on Page 26 an sports baseball control european time Laud radio Houston at Pittsburgh 1 to . Thursday