European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 18,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Streak is Over for cubs by he associated press Pittsburgh the Chicago cubs magic number for winning the National league East is ii. The Pittsburgh pirates magic numb Cris 1990. Gary Rcd us hit a three run Homer and Mike Lavalli arc and Jose Lind had consecutive run scoring doubles to give Pittsburgh the Lead in the fourth inning As the pirates beat Chicago 8-6 to end the cubs six game winning Streak sat . Whose three run shot in the seventh made it 8-4, and  combined for two Hom ers four runs and five Bis As the pirates continued to play spoiler inthe no East. The pirates who were mathematically eliminated Friday night have won six of their last seven games against the cubs new York and St. Louis. They re in a Pennant race they re nervous and intense with every  Rcd us said of the contenders. We re relaxed and having fun. Still trying to gel on a Roll for next  in other games saturday expos 10. Mets 1 Montreal new York blew its first Chance in More than week to gain ground on National league East leading Chicago As Spike Owen equated his career High with four Bis and Pascual pc Rcv scattered four hits Over eight innings. The acts remained 5 i games behind the  expos who snapped a five game losing Streak and Trail the cubs by seven games tagged Sid Fernan do. For seven runs in 2vi innings starting with four in the first. With one out Fernandez walked Rookie Marquis Grissom and Andres Galarraga hit his 22nd Home run. Hubie Brooks was hit by a Pilch Mike Fitzgerald walked and Nelson Santovenia singled to Load the bases. After Junior Noboa see no on Page 23 Irish Down Michigan on Ismail Kickoff ids by Rick Warner Ann Arbor. Mich. A Noire Dame launched a Rockol that destroyed Michigan on  Ismail nicknamed rocket because of his Bla ing Speed returned two Kic Kolts for touchdowns in the Sec Ond half As the lop ranked fighting Irish beat no 2 Michigan 24-19 and took a major step toward defending their National , the nation s leading kick re Turner last season ran Hack the opening Kickoff of the second half 88 Yards and added a 92-Yard return with 12 46 left to give notre Dame its third straight win Over the wolverines the first Lime any school has done that in to Schembechler s 21 seasons As Michigan  s faster than the Speed of sound  said. He May be the Best i be Ever seen. We could t tackle  two runs were shocking considering that no one had returned a Kickoff for touchdown against Michigan in 32 years. The last to do it was Ron Encl of Minne Sota who had a 95-yarder on oct. 26.1957. If 1 make one person miss we usually do pretty  said Ismail a 175 Pound Sophomore flanker. It was the 25lh meeting Between Theno. I and no. 2 teams since the associated press started its poll in 1936. The top ranked team now has won 16 limes and lied  Dame s Victory on a gloomy Rainy Day extended its winning Streak to 14, the nation s longest and snapped Michi Gan s 10-Gamc unbeaten string. It was Michigan s season opener and inc second game for notre Dame which beat Virginia 36-13 in the Kickoff classic on aug. 31. Notre Dame is a better football Tea than Michigan right now Schembechler said. That May or May nol be Siruc atthe end of the  As they did in last year s 19-17 Victory the fighting Irish shut Down Michigan s vaunted running attack which features a Trio of talented backs and an offensive line Hal averages 293 pounds per  wolverines gained Only 94 Yards on 34 rushes a miserly 2.7 Yards per carry. I thought our defense played very Well notre Dame coach Lou Holt said. We did t do anything special. It was just a hard earned  notre Dame led 7-6 at Hall Lime. Hut Ismail fielded the Kickoff opening the rat Nib Ismail returns 2nd-Lmlf Kickoff for to As Rodney Culver blocks Tripp Wal bomb. Second half at his own 12. Cut right and sidestepped kicker . Carlson then raced Down the sideline for the score. Michigan s chances took another blow on the next series when senior quarterback Michael Taylor sustained a bruised Back As he was tackled by linebacker Ned Bolcar. Taylor who led the to Verinis to a 5-2 1 record before breaking his Collarbone last see Irish on Page 26 a cons chiefs dolphins win see Page 25 jays win maintain 11/2-game Lead by the associated press Toronto shortstop Luis Aguayo hobbled a grounder by Tony Fernandez with none out and the bases loaded in the ill inning saturday allowing George Bell to score the winning run As the Toronto Blue jays beat the Cleveland indians 3-2 in the sky dome. The Victory left inc Blue jays i i games in front of Baltimore. The orioles beat Kansas City 7-5. Bell led off with a double to right off Doug Jones 8 8, Fred Mcgrif was walked  before Alexis fanic advanced both runners with a sacrifice. Infante was Safe when third baseman Denny Gonzalez pulled Mark Higgins off the bag with a High throw for an error. Fernandez followed with a hard Ihrcke Hopper Hal bounced off Aguayo s  and Inlo Center Field. You be got to have these Lypp of wins when you re going Down the  Blue jays manager Cilo Gas Ion said. The Good learns usually win i desc games. Having a bullpen like ours does i  David Wells 7-4, Pilch cd two thirds of an inning Al round forthe Victory. Orioles 7, royals 5 Baltimore slumping Bob Melvin snapped an eighth inning lie with a two out two run single to lift Baltimore Over Kansas City. After the royals scored twice in the eighth to tie the score 5-5, Melvin lined a i of pitch from Sieve Farr to score Randy Milligan and Pinch runner Ste a Felcy. Red sox 5, athletics 2 Boston John Dopson and Dennis lamp combined on a six hitter and Boston capitalized on Oakland errors and the wildness of its pitchers for the second straight game to beat the Al West leading Al Lenics. Oakland beaten 7-2 Friday night when Bosto snapped an eight game losing Streak stayed 3 i games ahead of Kansas City and California As the two Sec Ond place learns Bolh loss. One Day Afler Oakland committed three errors and allowed eight walks the red sox got to of their runs saturday on errors by Jose Canseco and Mike Gall go and starter storm Davis. 17-7. Gave up five walks. Dopson 11-7, yielded five hits in six innings and lamp Pilch cd the last three innings allowing one hit and one run for his first save. White sox 2, Angels 1 Chicago Sieve Lyons hit a iwo run single in the first inning and Shawn Hill Gas won in his first snarl since May 26 As Chicago beat California. Hillegas 7-10, allowed five hits and one run in five innings striking out a season High five. Hill Gas had made 36 Relief appearances since Nis last Start. Yankees 4, mariners 1 nest York Eric plunk survived five wild in see Al on Page 23 an sports television pro football Demer Al Buffalo 3 . Tuesday. Radio pro football Demer at Buffalo 3 06 . Tuesday