European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. August 30, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports nil to suspend steroid users Washington a approximately two dozen Active nil players tested positive for steroids in train ing Camp and will be suspended for a month the league said monday. The names of the players who will miss the final exhibition game and the first three regular season games were sent to their teams and were to be announced tuesday. The nil was to have released the names on Mon Day but the announcement was delayed when the play ers Union asked a Federal judge to Issue a temporary restraining order to Slop the league from implementing the suspension plan. . District judge Thomas Hogan however re fused to Grant the request saying All players had been Given ample warning that they would be disciplined for using the strength enhancing substances. He also said the Union failed to show How its members would face no Roundup Guerrero lifts cards Over reds by the associated press St. Louis Pedro Guerrero s two out two run single capped a three run eighth inning giving St. Louis a 3-2 Victory monday night Over the Cincinnati reds the cardinals 11th in their last 15 games. Guerrero drove in his 89lh and 90th runs with a hit off Rob Dibble. 7-4. After Cincinnati Rookie Scott Scudder carried a four Hitler and a 2-0 Lead into the inning. Scudder left after Denny Walling Dou bled while Pinch hitting for Cardinal Pitcher John costello 3-2. Willie my acc greeted Dibble with a single and Ozzie Smith followed with a hit to right to score Walling. Smith then stole second while Milt Thompson was striking out and he and Mcgee scored when Guerrero drove a 1-2 Pilch Over shortstop. Todd Worrell pitched the final inning for his 20lh save. Two Early base running blunders hurl St. Louis but the late rally enabled the cardinals to remain 2 i games behind the Chi Cago cubs in the National league East. Jose Oquindo doubled with one out in the fifth but was thrown out attempting to go to third on a grounder to shortstop Cit Richardson. In the sixth Mcgee led off with a single but was doubled up re treating to first on Smith s Fly to Eric Davis in Center. In other games monday mets i dodgers 0 los Angeles Frank Viola won baseball s first Ever Duel of defending by Young award winners beating Orel Hershiser and los Angeles with a three hitter for his first Complete game  National league. The loss was the fourth straight for Heshiser 14-10, for whom the dodgers have scored Only four runs in that Span the game s Only run came in on Gregg Jeff cries third inning single a group Dout and Howard Johnson s rib single. The Victory snapped a five game los ing Streak by the acts who remain in fourth place 3v games behind the Chi Cago cubs in a tight no East race. Viola 2-3, struck out five and walked none in his sixth Start since coming to the acts from the Minnesota twins. He also got his first major league hit an eighth inning single. Hershiser a unanimous Choice As the 1988 no by Young Winner allowed eight hits Over eight innings striking out irreparable harm under the league s plan announced last March 21 by commissioner Pete to Kllc. Bui by the Lime Hogan ruled the league decided it was too Etc in the Day to make the announcement and postpone it 24 hours. No l. Spokesman Joe Browne said the number of players involved fewer than two do in currently unik r ii tract. However he would not he specific. Browne said an unspecified number of other players among the 2,300 tested at training Camps had tested positive hut had already been Cut by their teams. Teams were required to get their rosters to 60 play ers by tuesday and the regular season limit of 47 by next week monday. In seeking the temporary retraining order the nil players association called the accuracy of inc testing procedures highly questionable and said that identifying and suspending a player for steroid use would stigma i a him. Hogan acknowledged that a suspension could be fatal to a marginal player and called his decision a close  Bui he said the Union s lawyers had failed to prove Hal players who might be suspended would suffer irreparable harm and added that most Legal questions relating to the nil s steroid testing program must be left loan arbitrator to decide. The players have filed a grievance challenging he steroid program and that matter is in arbitration. Before the 1987 season 1,600 players were tested for Terni is and six percent were found to he users. The same number of players was tested before the 1988 season and although final results Are not due until next month the nil said the 6 percent usage figure was what the league had found. Boston sweeps 5-game series against Detroit Pedro Guerrero. Slaps 2-run single two and walking none. His league Lead ing earned run average fell to 2.32. Padres 9, expos 4 san Diego Jack Clark hit a pair of three run homers and Andy Bencs won his second straight Start As the san Diego padres Defeated the Montreal expos 9-4 monday night for their fifth straight Victory. The winning Streak lied san Diego s longest of the season and pulled the padres within seven games of first place san Francisco in the no Wisl. The expos fell to third place three game be Hind the Chicago cubs in the East. Phillies 9, giants i san Francisco Charlie Hayes homered and drove in four runs As Phila. Delphia dealt san Francisco s Rick rus chel his worst defeat in two seasons. Re Uschel 15-6, gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 o innings his worst Outing since giving up seven runs to the los Angeles dodgers on oct. I. 1987. He lost for the first time in three starts since resuming from the disabled list. Cubs 6, astros 1 Chicago Greg Maddux pitched a six hitter and Shawon Dunston hit a two run double in Chicago s four run first As the cubs beat Houston. Braves a pirates 2 Pittsburgh Pete Smith beat Pittsburgh for the first Lime in six career decisions and Jeff Blauser hit his third Home run in three games As Atlanta Defeated the pirates. By the associated press Boston Nick Esasky hit his 26th Homer a three run shot in the first in Ning and took Over the american league rib Lead with 93 As the Huston red sox Bocai the Detroit tigers 6-.1 monday night for a five game sweep. The last Lime do Broil which has Losi nine Slraight games was swept in a five game series was july 31-aug. 3. 1975. Also at Fenway Park and thai  also the last Lime inc red sox swept a five game series. Esasky s three run Homer off Jeff Rob Inson. X-4. In the first inning enabled him to pass Ruben Sierra of the Texas Ranger who has 92 Bis. Texas did nol play monday Mike Boddicker 12-9. Shut out the tigers 9n three singles for five innings before tiring and getting Relief help in the seventh As inc red sox extended their longest winning Streak of the year to seven games. After allowing three hits and one run in inc sixth. Boddicker gave up two sin Gles to Start the seventh and was replaced by Rob Murphy who allowed a single to Load inc bases. One run scored As Gary pct is grounded into a double play be fore Murphy ended the inning by strik ing out Gary Ward. Lee Smith got the last two outs for his 19th save. Boddicker lost his shutout bid in the sixth on Dave Bergman s double and malt Nocks two out rib single. In his last 14 starts. Boddicker is 9-3, with All three losses in Boston. The red sox outscored the tigers 33 11 in the five game sweep. I n other games monday. Athletics 7, Yankees 3 new York Dave Stewart became this season s first 18-Gamc Winner an Dave Parker and Walt Weiss homered As Oakland collected 16 hits in beating beating new York to move i games ahead of Idle California in the american league West. The Yankees lost their fifth straight game and fell to 2-10 under manager Bucky Dent who held a pregame meet ing to discuss the demise. Stewart 18-8, moved ahead of Mike Scott of Houston and Joe Maranc of , Bolh with 17 victories As the top Winner in the major leagues and is a Al Roundup preaching his third straight 20 Victory sea son. Stewart gave up three runs on nine hits in 6v innings. Malt Young Oak land s fourth Pitcher in the seventh in Ning escaped a bases loaded Jam by get Ling Pinch Hitler Bob Zieren on a grounder and Dennis Ecker sly finished for his 28th save Brewers 8, Blue jays 2 Toronto Robin Yount had Ihrck hits including his i sch Homer and newcomer de Romero drove in two Runsas Milwaukee snapped a six game losing Streak by beating Toronto. The loss dropped the second place Blue jays two games behind Idle Balti More in the Al East. Tom Filer allowed two runs and four hits Over five innings to improve to 5-2. All four hits came in the fourth inning As the Brewers stopped the Blue jays six game winning Streak. Bill Kruger allow one hit Over the final four innings for his third save. Twins 5, mariners 4 Minneapolis Seattle lost its 12th straight game As Kir by Puckett Dou bled Home Dan Gladden with two outs in the i oth inning to lift Minnesota Over the mariners. The loss tied Seattle s record losing Streak set in August 1980. The Mariner last won on aug. 15, a 2-0 Victory Over Texas. The twins have won six straight. With one out in the i oth Wally Back Man singled and was forced at second on Gladden s grounder to third. Puckett then doubled up the right Center Field Gap off reliever Mike schooler 1-5, to plate the winning run. Jeff Reardon 5-3, who blew a save Opportunity in the ninth retired Seattle in order in the i oth inning for the Victory. Seattle rallied with two outs in the top of the ninth off Reardon to tie the score 4-4 As Harold Reynolds singled an scored on Greg Brincy s double.,an sports Central Eure met time mated radio baseball Houston at Chicago 2 . Thursday