European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 26, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports o s gain split with yanks Toronto win cuts Gap to ? 1/2 games by the associated press new York Larry sheets hit a two run Homer and Tim Hulett had a two run single helping the Balti More orioles to a 9-2 Victory Over the new York Yan Kees and a split of thursday s twi night double header. The Yankees won the opener of the five game series 5-1 behind the six hit pitching of Chuck Cary and Dave Righetti and Don Mattingly s two Dis. Sheets hit his seventh Homer and first since june 25th, following Joe Orsulak s leaded double in the second inning off Eric plunk who was making his first Start of the season after 43 Relief appearances. Winner Dave Schmidt held the Yankees to one run and three hits in five innings. The split reduced the orioles Lead Over Toronto in the american league East to i v games. Sheets Homer put the orioles in front 2-0 and Jamie quirk and Stanley Jefferson added rib singles in the fourth and fifth innings. New York scored in the fifth but the orioles added four runs in the sixth off John Candelaria including Hulett s bases loaded single. In the opener new York ended Baltimore s four game winning Streak As Cary gave up five hits in eight innings including Hulett s fifth inning  other games thursday Blue jays 11, tigers 3 Toronto Moosic Wilson hit three singles drove in two runs scored twice and stole two bases while George Bell and Nelson Liriano homered for Toronto during the jays win. Mike Flanagan who missed two starts with an Eye injury yielded two runs and five hits in six innings. Loser Jack Morris 3-11, was tagged for eight runs and 10 hits in six innings. Angels 5, royals 0 Kansas City to. Bert Blyleven pitched a four hitter for his 10th consecutive Victory stopping California losing Streak for the seventh time this sea son and Rookie John Orton got his first three major league Bis As the Angels snapped the royals nine game winning Streak. Blyleven 14-2, pitched his seventh Complete game of the season and is unbeaten since May 20. The 10-Gnnic winning Streak equals the Best of his 19-year career and it was his 59th shutout moving him pasted Walsh and Don Sutton into eighth on the All time list. Al Roundup Yankee Steve sax scores As orioles Catcher Bob Melvln and Pitcher Kevin Hickey scramble after a wild pitch. Rangers 6, athletics 2 Arlington Texas Julio Franco went 3-for-3, including an rib single in Texas three run fifth in Ning Jeff Kuncl homered and Jack daughterly stole Home after an rib triple As Texas won. Winner Mike Juffcoat yielded two runs and six hits in 6 a innings As Texas snapped Oakland s five game winning Streak and Cut the As Lead Over California in the american league West to two games. Twins 6, White sox 4 Minneapolis John Moses reached on a Bloop double and scored on Al Newman s groundnut to break a seventh inning tic. Chicago had taken a 4-3 Lead in the top of the inning when Scott Fletcher singled went to second on a wild pitch by reliever Juan Burc Nguc and scored on Ivan Calderon s single. Brian Harper began the twins seventh with his sixth Home run making it 4-4 and chasing starter Mali do Percy in favor of Shawn Hill Gas. Moses then lofted a pop Fly that fell Between third baseman Carlos Marti Nez and diving left fielder Lance Johnson. After Greg Ganc sacrificed Newman grounded to second baseman Steve Lyons who hobbled the bal briefly and had to Settle for the out Al first. Moses singled Home an insurance run in the eighth. Indians 5, mariners 2 Cleveland Brad Komminsk had two doubles and a triple As go Ucland completed a three game series sweep and handed Seattle its eighth straight loss. Steve Davis yielded two runs one earned and five hits in five innings for his first major league win in almost four years and Doug Jones got his league leading 30th save. Jerry Browne s two run triple off Clint Zavaras keyed a Throe run fifth inning that put the indians ahead to stay. Magrane wins 17th with 3-hitter Joe Magrane. Wins sixth straight game by the associated press Atlanta the temperature at at Lanta Fulton county stadium was 96 de Grees at the Stan of thursday s game be tween the St. Louis cardinals and Atlanta braves. But Joe Magrane is hot Ter than the weather. The cardinals left hander pitched a three hitter for his sixth straight win a 4 1 Triumph that moved him into a tic with Houston s Mike Scott and Oakland s Dave Stewart for the major league Lead with 17 victories. I m known As a hot weather Pitcher but that was no  Magrane 17-7, said of the sweltering heat after winning for the 14th time in his last 16 decisions. Magrane the first Cardinal to win 17 games since John Tudor and Joaquin Andujar each won 21 in 1985, did t want to talk about his record. Personal accomplishments Are better judged at the end of the season he said. The important thing now is for us to get Back into first place and win this division. He gave a big share of the credit for no Roundup his 17th Victory to teammate Pedro Guerrero who drove in three runs two with an eighth inning Homer. Pedro s Home run really gave us a big lift Magrane said without it the game could have been tied or they could have gone ahead. It was a  Magrane struck out six and did not walk a Batter in pitching his eighth com plete game As the fourth place cardinals moved within 2 a games of the division leading Chicago cubs in the no East. Atlanta got two of its three hits in the second when Tommy Gregg singled with two outs and scored on Jody Davis double. St. Louis tied the game in the fifth off Glavine on singles by Terry Pond Luton and Jose Oquendo and Tony Pena s Dou ble play grounder. One out doubles by Ozzie Smith and Guerrero in the sixth gave the cardinals the Lead and Guerrero s 12th Homer of the season gave Magrane some insurance. In the Only other game thursday pirates 3, astros 2,14 innings Pittsburgh Gary Rcd us Dou bled and scored on Jose Lind s sacrifice Fly in the 14th inning As Pittsburgh completed a three game sweep. The loss dropped Houston four games behind san Francisco in the no West. The astros had Only four runs in 32 innings against the pirates. Rcd us doubled to Center to Start the 14th against Juan Agosto 3-5, the astros fourth Pitcher. He was sacrificed to third and scored on Lind s Fly Ball to medium left Field. 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