European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes monday october 2.1989 cubs top cards in tuneup by the associated press St. Louis Doug Dascnnzo s ninth inning rib single broke a tic As the nation Al league East Champion Chicago cubs tuning up for their play olt series with the san Francisco giants beat the St. Louis cardinals 6-4 saturday at Busch stadium Joe Girardi. Hitting .500 this year against St. Louis led off the ninth with his second double of the game. Luis Sala Zar singled him to third and chased re Liever John costello. 5-4. Dascenz followed with a sin Gle off Ken Dayle to drive in the go ahead run. He shows he s got Confidence i you All the time Dascnnzo said of manager Don Zim mar. He could have had me bunt or whatever but he gave me a Chance to swing the Chicago second baseman sync Sand Berg tied the major league record with his 89th consecutive errorless game equating the Mark set by Philadelphia s Manny Trillo in 1982. Zimmer has allowed Sandburg to play Only one inning per game in each of the last three games to give him fewer chances to make an error. Jeff Pico 3-1. The fifth Chicago Pitcher got the win after the cubs blew a 4-1 Lead in the eighth inning. Los Lancaster pitched the ninth for his eighth save. In other games saturday padres 11 giants 5 san Diego Tony Corwynn had three hits four at bats to reach 200 hits in a season for the fourth time in his career and tighten the race for the National league batting title. Gwynn s three hits raised his average from .331 to .333 while san Francisco s will Clark who had one hit in four at bats remain at .334. Gwynn drove in the first of four runs in a fifth inning rally with a double against Rick Ruschel 17-8, to break a4-4 tic. Reuschel allowed eight runs including Sandy Alomar s first career Homer in tuning up for his Start thurs Day in the National league playoffs against Chicago. Phil step Hanson also hit his first Ca reer Homer for the padres who got 13 hits in support of Mark Grant. 8-2, who struck out Kevin Mitchell. Matt Wil Liams and Candy Maldonado after relieving Eric Nolle with the game tied ill 4-4 and two giants on base in the fifth. Stephenson homered in the second to draw the padres within 3-1. Alomar s Homer in the fourth a three run shot put them ahead 4-3. Astros 9, reds 2 Cincinnati Glenn Davis hit a two run Homer and Jose Cano scattered seven hits for his first major league Vic tory As Houston beat Cincinnati. Phillies 6. Epi 3 Philadelphia Bruce Ruffin Al Lowed three runs in seven innings and Dickie Thon s two run triple sparked a three run fourth As Philadelphia Defeated Montreal. The loss was the expos fourth straight and their ninth in 12 games. Ruffin.-6-10. Allowed eight hits and struck out seven. Todd Frohwirth pitched one inning and Roger Mcdowell finished for his 22nd save mets 7, pirates 2 Pittsburgh Kevin Mcreynolds bases loaded single scored the godhead run and new York scored five times in the 11 thinning to beat Pittsburgh. Randy Myers. 7-4. Got the Victory de spite allowing the pirates to tic the score 2-2 in the ninth inning. Ruin in Atlanta Atlanta after being delayed for 50 minutes saturday s scheduled doubleheader Between the los Angeles dodgers and Atlanta Hrascs was postponed because of rain. A doubleheader scheduled for sunday. Al from Page 21 inning to give Seattle a Victory Over Minnesota. Brewers 3. Red so i Boston Mark Knudson. A converted reliever allowed six hits in 8 a innings pitching the Milwaukee brew ers past Boston and Roger Clemens. Knudson. In his seventh Start of the season and 25th of his career struck out one and did t walk a Batter. All six hits Knudson allowed were singles and two of them were infield hits. No bos ton runner reached second base until the ninth when Jody Reed and Marty Barret singled with no outs and Reed advanced to third on a fielder s Choice grounder. Reliever Dan Plesac gave up an rib single to Mike Gre Anweil before getting the last two outs for his 33rd save. Clemens who finished 17-11, allowed eight hits struck out 10 and walked two in his first Home loss in seven decisions since june 21, royals 6, athletics 1 Oakland Calif. Bret Saberhagen set a club record with his 23rd Victory an clinched the american league car cd run average title As Kansas City beat Oakland. Saberhagen who won 14 of his last 15 starts May have also locked up the league s by Young award. His 23rd Vic tory1 broke the club record set in 1974 by Steve Busby who went 22-14. Allowing Only three earned runs in his last 58 innings 0.47 Era Saberhagen ended the season with a 2.16 Era Best in the majors. He struck out 193 for the season in 262% innings. Saberhagen 23-6, pitched eight innings and allowed four hits. The right hander walked two and struck out a Ca reer High 13. White sox 8, indians 2 Chicago Ivan Calderon s triple eyed a two run first inning and Carllon Fisk hit his 336th career Homer leading Chicago past Cleveland. The White so Are 37-35 since the All Star break with one game to play. The loss was the third straight for the indians. Greg Hibbard 6-7. Pitched 5 / innings and allowed seven hits for the Vic tory. Bill Long finished allowing one hit for his first save. Fisk hit a two run Homer in the eighth to make the score 7-2. The Homer moved Fisk into a lie with Ioc Adcock for 47th place on the All time list. Yankees 9, tires 2 new York Alvaro Espino a drove in three runs and Don Mattingly hit a Solo Homer As the new York Yankees clinched fifth place in the Al East by beating Detroit. New York has beaten the tigers 10 straight times at Yankee stadium their Gesl Home winning Streak against Detroit since winning 10 straight during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Andy Hawkins 15-15, scattered eight hits Over six innings allowing two runs. College football Bradley to lifts Navy Over unc from wire reports Chapel Mill. . Navy fullback James Bradley ruined Homecoming Day for North Carolina saturday scoring on an 18-Yard run with 2 34 left in the came As the mid Dies beat the tar heels 12-7, for their first win Over a division i a opponent in More than three years. It was by far the biggest win for coach Elliott Uzelac in his third year As Navy coach coming one week after the middies were embarrassed Al Home by the Citadel. 14-10. Navy won the game despite fumbling the Ball away three straight times in the fourth Quarter twice by Alton Grizzard inside North Carolina territory. Air Force 46, Colorado St. 21 fort Collins Colo. Quarterback dec Dow is rushed for 147 Yards including scoring runs of 38 and 41 Yards and led unbeaten and24lh-ranked air Force to a 45-21 rout of Western athletic conference rival Colorado state on saturday. Dowis who entered the game Ashe nation s leading rusher with a per game average of 145.5 Yards gained All but three of his Rushing Yards in the first half helping stake the fal cons to a 24-13 half time Lead. The Falcons beating Colorado state for the seventh straight Lime raised their Overall record to 5-0 and wac Mark to 4-0. Colorado slate fell to 1-3-1 and 0-1. Texas am 31, s. Mississippi 14 College station Texas Robert Wilson scored two touch Downs and no. 22 Texas am shutdown Southern Mississippi s big play offence for most of the game fora 31-14 Victor saturday night. The aggie 3-1 took a 17-0 half time Lead on Wilson s scoring runs of 8 and 5 Yards and a 34 Yard Field goal by Laynce Talbot. The aggie also struck in the third Quarter with a 2-Yard run by Darren Lewis who gained 126 Yards on 21 carries for his first 100 Yard performance of the season. Senna wins in Spain to rekindle title Hopes Brazil s Ayrton Senna leads Austria s Gerhard Berger in sunday s Spanish grand priv which was won by Senna. Jerez de la Frontera Spain a world Champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil drove a Slick race in his Mclaren Honda to win the Spanish grand prix sunday keeping alive his Hopes of retaining the for Mula one Crown. Senna completed 72 laps of the 2.62-mile Jerez Cir Cuit in i hour 47 minutes and 48.264 seconds. Austria s Gerhard Berger who trailed Senna from the Start brought his Scarlet Ferrari Home in second place 27.051 seconds behind the brazilian. Alain Prost Senna s French teammate and main rival for the world Drivers title was third 53.788 seconds behind the Winner. Following sunday s Victory Senna has 60 championship Points closing the Gap on Prost who still leads the standings with 76.the brazilian has to win both the two remaining races in Japan and Australia to out sprint Prost for the world championship Check ered Flag. Senna got a clean Start and went ahead of Burger s red racer going into the first Bend. And although the lanky austrian virtually tailgate cd the Mclaren Honda for the first 30 laps Senna never looked anything but commanding on the Way to his 20th grand prix Victory. France s Jean Alsi made an impressive showing and brought his Tyrrill Ford Home into fourth place ahead of Riccardo Patrese s Williams Renault. The Lola Lamborghini team secured its first championship Point with Frenchman Philippe Alliot s sixth place
