European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 17.1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports cubs win stay 51/2 in front by the associated press Pittsburgh the Chicago cubs officially eliminated the Pittsburgh pirates from the National Tongue East pen Nant race Friday night and the rest of the do Ision May not he far behind. Shawon Dunston s first career grand slam capped a five run sixth inning an the cubs continued their september surge with a 7-2 decision Over the pirates for their sixth consecutive Victory. Kick Surl talc i5-ii. Became Chi Cago s third 15-game Winner As the Divi Sion leading cubs ended Pittsburgh five game winning Streak. The cubs who have 15 games remaining Lead the second place new York mels by 5 i games the acts Defeated Montreal expos 5-0 Friday. This was a big game and we be played a lot of big games but we Haven t played the biggest game yet cubs manager Don Zimmer said. We still Haven t played that one yet. It s not Over yet and a lot of crazy things can  As far As i i rates manager Jim Ley land the race has become a rout. It looks like they re going to win it. They re the Best team in the division by far right now. That s Why they re that far out in  Ley and said they had a Good bal Laluh in Spring training and the knew it their Only question Mark was whether they could hold leads an Mitch Williams has done that for  Sulci Ltd. Despite struggling Early inthe game improved to 3-i in live starts against the pirates this season As the cubs extended their longest winning Streak since a seven game run from april7 to april 16. Sulci Ltd has enjoyed playing in three Rivers stadium since pitching a two hit Ler in the cubs division title clinching Victory in 1984, this is a great place for me to Pilch he said. I guess it s the memory of what happened Here before. I struggled All  Ley and lifted a tiring Cal Heaton starting on three Days rest with the score tied la after five innings. A move thai Sutcliffe said gave us a big big  Rookie reliever Slan Belinda. Of immediately got into trouble in the sixth As Mark Grace walked and sole second. Andre Dawson reached on second baseman Jose Lind s Fielding error an Pinch hitter Dwight Smith walked Load ing the bases and bringing on reliever Bob Patterson. Pinch hitter  Sata a beat out an infield single to Short scoring Grace to break the tic. Dunston. Who has raised his average from .160 in May to .277. Then hit an 0-1 pitch into the left Field seals for his ninth Homer of the season and his 10th hit in his last 15 at bats. Shawon Dunston s As Good a player As there is in the league right now i m mar said. You be go to do some pretty Good hitting to get his average to where he is right now after that kind of Start. He s done it All by himself he s matured and  the cubs who Are a major league leading 41-32 on the Road Are 6-1 at three Rivers stadium and 9-4 against the pirates who were coming off a three game sweep in St. Louis. Sutcliffe allowed nine hits and struck out 10 in eight innings to join Greg Maddux. 17-1 land Mike by Ciccki. Lft-6. As 15-Gamewinners, the first time since 1970 the cubs have had three 15-game winners in a sea son. Williams got the last three outs. Sutcliffe allowed Mike Lavalliere Srun scoring double in the second but got Andy Van Slyke to line into a double play with runners on first and third and one out in the third. 1 in also allowed Jeff King s sacrifice Fly in the eighth. The cubs scored in the fifth on Jerome Walton s two out rib infield single and added a run in the ninth on Ryne Sandberg s ground Oul. In other games Friday  5, expos ii Montreal David Cone allowed seven hits in eight innings and Keith Hernandez hit a two run Homer As new York beat Montreal sending the expos to their fifth straight loss. New York remained 51/ games behind first place Chicago in the no East while the fading expos fell eight games off the Pace. Cone 13-7, walked two and struck out nine and Jeff Innis got the last three oils for the mets 10th shutout of the season. Innis allowed one hit. Howard Johnson had a two run single and Darryl Strawberry hit a sacrifice Fly in the mets three run fifth. Phillies 2-6, cardinals 0-7 Philadelphia Jim Lindeman see no on Page 26 no Rounder Rick Sutcliffe joins teammates Grey Maddux and Mike Zielecki As is-kimi1 winners. O s top royals jays beat tribe by tie associated press Baltimore the Baltimore orioles Defeated the Kansas City royals 5-2 Friday night in the opener of a three game series to remain 1games behind the Toron to Blue jays who beat Cleveland 5-2, in the american league East. Kansas City remained 3vi games in Back of Oakland which lost to Boston 7-2, in the Al West. Bob Milacki improved to 11-12 despite giving up 11 hit sin eight innings and allowing two runners to reach base in five of the first seven innings. Gregg Olson relieved after a Icador single in the ninth and got his 26th save. Kansas City look a 1-0 Lead in the first on to Jack son s run scoring single. It was Jackson s 17th rib inh Silasi 17 games. The orioles overcame the deficit with runs on two out hits in the third and fourth. Mike do Vermaux singled Home Bill Ripken who had doubled from second base in the third. An inning later Slan Jefferson singled Home Craig Worthington who had walked and taken second on a wild pitch by Larry Mcwilliams. Kansas cily Ihnn tied the score at 2-2 in the sixth when Bill Buckner drove in Danny Tartabull fro third with a ground Oul. In the sixth Mickey tilt Luton Drew a one out walk from Steve Crawford 3-1, and Brady Anderson run Ning for him moved to second when Randy Milligan grounded out on a hit and run play Worthington then hit an 0-2 pitch that second base Man Bill i Ecola could t handle and Anderson scored from second to give the orioles the Lead. The orioles stretched the Lead to 5-2 in the seventh on an rib grounder by Cal Ripken and a run scoring single by Milligan. Mcwilliams in his first Start for the royals after four Relief appearances pitched five innings and gave up two runs and four hits. He struck out four and walked two. In other games Friday Blue jays 5, indians 2 Toronto George Bell and  Virgil Hom ered in the first inning and Toronto slopped a three game losing Streak by defeating Cleveland. Jimmy key 12-13,  for the fifth time in six starts. He gave up two runs on six hits in 5vi innings. Tom Henoc the fourth Toronto Pitcher worked the ninth for his i7lh save. Greg Swindell 13-5. Allowed four runs on Highl hits in 4�� innings. Bell hit his 18th Home run with two outs in the first and after Fred Mcgriff Drew his 102nd walk of the season. Virgil hit his first Home run since sept. 10, 1988, for a 3-0 Lead. Virgil played for san Diego Las season and spent most of this year with Toronto s class aaa Syracuse team. The indians touched key far three hits and two runs in the fourth. Joel Skinner led off with a double and Brad Komminsk doubled him Home. Felix Fermin reached on an infield single with Komminsk holding second and Jerry Browne advanced both  Gozalez Hil a hard grounder Hal third base Man torn Lawless stopped with a dive and turned into an rib groundnut. Mcgriff look advantage of Cleveland s Over shifted infield and grounded a single to left with one out in the fifth. Virgil walked and Pat Borders Hil a run scoring single for a 4-2 Lead. Lawless walked with two outs in the sixth. Look third on Bell s Bloop single and scored on a single by Mcgriff. Red sox 7, a s 2 Boston Roger Clemens pitched eight Strong innings and Boson ended an eight game losing Streak Capitali ing on Oakland wildness to beat the athletics. Clemens 15-10. Struck out seven allowed seven hits see Al on Page 26 an snorts television pro football Minnesota at Chicago 10 . Sun Day. Radio pro Fuu fall Philadelphia at Washington 7 . Sunday Indianapolis at los Angeles rams 10 .sunday