European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 20,1989 the stars and stripes homers help cubs top mets by the associated press Chicago  Salazar s two run Homer capped a four am fifth inning and reliever Mitch Williams slugged a three run or his first major league hit to Cap a four run eighth monday night in leading Chicago to a 10-6 Victory Over the new York acts. The Victory moved the cubs a step closer to the National league East title. The loss was the third straight for the third place new York and All but doomed the acts title Hopes dropping them 6 i games behind the first place cubs. New York has 13 games remaining while Chicago has 12 with a five game Lead Over second place St. Louis. Williams belled his clinching Homer off new York reliever Don Aasc. Then As the fifth Chicago Pitcher he earned save no. 34 by striking out Darryl Straw Berry with the bases loaded after yielding two runs in the ninth. Sala a s Homer was his ninth and first no Roundup for the cubs who acquired him from san Diego on aug. 30. The cubs had 12 hits against four pitchers including starter Frank Viola 3-5. Chicago reliever Dean Wilkins won in his first major league decision. With the cubs trailing 3-0 entering the fifth Jerome Walton singled and sync Sandberg walked. Mark Grace singled to left scoring Walton and when second baseman Gregg Jel teries hobbled Kevin Mcreynolds throw for an error. Sand Berg also scored but Grace was thrown out trying for second. Lloyd Mcclundon walked and Sala a followed with his Homer into the left Center bleachers for a 4-3 Lead. Jct Ferias 4 for 5 with two Bis on the night opened the acts third with his ninth Homer. Two outs later. Strawberry hit his 28lh Homer but first since aug. 16. Over the right Field Wall for a 3-0 new York Lead. In other games monday night cardinals 3. Kupus 2 Montreal Jose Deleon pitched a Strong game and Milt Thompson hit a two run double for St. Louis which won for Only the fourth time in 12 games. Fourth place Montreal which has won just three of its last 11. Fell seven games off the no East Lead. Deleon. 16-11. Blanked Montreal until running into control trouble in the eighth. He allowed just two hits but walked five while striking out five in beating the expos for the fourth time in five decisions this season. Ken Daulcy and Scott Terry who earned his first save relieved after Deleon walked two batters and allowed a hit to Load the bases with none out in the eighth. A run scoring grounder by Pinch hitter Hubic Brooks and an rib single by Wallace John son gave Montreal its runs. Jose Oquindo and Tom a Brunansky walked against Bryn Smith. 10-9. With one out in the cardinals second and Tony i Cna singled to Load the bases. Deleon forced Quindo at Home on a grounder to Smith hut Thompson doubled to left. Pena hit his fourth Homer off reliever John Candelaria. To make it 3-0 in the eighth. The Homer was Peru s 17th Ca reer round tripper at olympic stadium. Pirates 6, Phillies 2 Pittsburgh Bobby Bonilla had three hits and three Bis As Pittsburg won for the eighth time in nine games. Bonilla s bases loaded single in the fifth inning scored two runs and broke a la tie. Barry Bonds walked and Jay Bell singled before Andy Van Slyck walked. . Rey nolds followed Bonilla with an rib grounder to make it 4-1. Bonilla had tripled following a Hunt single by Van Slyke in the fourth to erase 1-0 Philadelphia Lead. Bell was credited with an inside the Park Home run off Chuck Mcelroy in the seventh. Bell s sinking liner skipped Pas right fielder Dwayne Murphy and rolled to the warning track. A s win but Stewart fails to get 20th by the associated press Cleveland Dave Stewart must be wondering what it s going to take to win one More game. So is Dennis Eckersley. For he second straight Lime Ecker sly blew a Chance in the ninth inning for Stewart s 20lh victory1 of the season and i ooh of his career. And for the second straight time. Ecker sly wound up with he Victory when Dave Hender son got the winning hit for the Oakland athletics. Henderson s single in the i oth inning monday night helped the a s beat the Cleveland indians 4-2. Oakland Buffalo s Ronnie Harmon is stopped by Denver s Darren Carrin Lim left and Randy Robbins in first Quarter. Denver defense rips Bills by Barry Wilner Orchard Park.