European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 14,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21mcgriff Powers by the associated press Toronto a Fred Mcgriff Hadnot forgotten How to hit Home runs. It Only seemed that Way. Mcgriff led the american league with 36 homers last season but did no to hit one after a sept. 4 drive at Chicago a Comiskey Park. On thursday night Mcgriff hit his first Home run in 108 at bats As the to Al Roundup Ronto Blue jays beat the Texas rangers 7-1. A it was All mechanics a Mcgriff said of his slump. A a in be heard people saying in a tired or that the pitchers have figured me out but i know and a lot of other people know that it was just bad mechanics. In be been collapsing on my Back leg and it was causing me to have a Long swing. Basically in be just shortened up my  Mcgriffe second inning Homer off Jamie Moyer tied the game 1-1. Manny Leeds rib single in the fourth gave Toronto a 2-1 Lead and the Blue jays broke the game open with four runs in the seventh. Pat Borders homered off Moyer and Kelly Gruber hit a three run Homer off Kenny Rogers Grubert a third hit of the game. A the thing we re trying to do is keep a consistency Between the hitting and pitching a Gruber said. A if we can get Good pitching even three quarters of the time we re going to score some runs. Today was a prime example of Good pitching and Good hitting working to see Al on Page 26 Rafael Santana kicks fellow Indian Mitch Webster after catching pop Fly. The Yankees beat Cleveland 6-4 in thursday s Early game. A Aba Roundup celtics keep rolling As Bird scores 40 by the associated press Boston a Larry Bird scored 21 of his 40 Points in the fourth Quarter As the Boston celtics overcame an amazing Miami comeback with one of their own and crushed the heat 139-118 thursday night. After being outscored 47-31 in the third Quarter and falling behind 9492, the celtics outscored Miami 47-24 in the final period. The 47 Points Are the most Boston has allowed and scored in one period this season. Boston matched its season High five Bird game winning Streak and Miami lost its sixth straight. But the celtics had l a. E ack from a third Quarter in which Miami shot 88 percent and turned an 80-65 deficit into a two Point Lead entering the final period. D a a Ston stayed 1 Xhu games behind Philadelphia in the race for the Atlantic division title. The celtics have Tive games left to four for the 76ers, night Minnesota 110"77 thursday with the score 97-97, Reggie Lewis gave Boston the Lead for Good with two free throws with 10 35 left. A three Point shot by Bird made the score 102-98 and launched a 32-13 Boston run in which Bird had 16 Points. That stretch included a 13-0 surge that boosted a 112-108 Edge to 125-108 with 2 43 to play. Lewis started the 13-Point spurt with two free throws. Kevin Mchale had six Points and Bird added the other five. Miami was led by Rookie guards Sherman Douglas with 37 Points and Glen Rice with 28, both career highs. Center Rony Seikaly the heats leading scorer and rebounded missed the game with a sprained ankle. For Boston Mchale had 24 Points Robert Parish 23 and Lewis 22. The celtics set a club record by making All 35 of their free throws. It was the second Best in Aba history behind Utah a 39 of 39 at Portland on dec. 7, 1982. The previous club Mark was 33 of 33 on March 18 against new Jersey. Trailing 61-47 at halftime and 8065 with 6 27 left in the third Quarter the heat outscored the celtics 29-12 the rest of the period. Behind Douglas 17 Points and four assists and Rice a 12 Points the see Aba on Page 26dascenzo helps cubs take split by the associated press Chicago a when you have Only one major league Home run you done to expect the Ball to go out. So when Doug Dascenzo hit the Ball hard he kept on running. Dascenzo hit a two run Homer and scored the go ahead run on a passed Ball thursday As the Chicago cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 for a double header split. Philadelphia won the first game 5-4 As Ricky Jordan drove in three runs. Dascenzo a Home run off Pat Combs tied the score 3-3 in the second inning of the second game. It was Dascenzo s second Home run in 218 at bats. In other games thursday pirates 6, mets 2 new York a Barry Bonds drove in three runs and threw out a runner at the plate. Bonds the subject of Trade rumours throughout the Winter had a two run single in the second inning and an rib double in the seventh. Neal Heaton pitched out of trouble in four of his five innings. He allowed one unearned run and six hits before Doug Bair relieved to Start the sixth. Padres 8, dodgers 6 san Diego a Joe Carters two run single his first hit in 15 at bats broke an eighth inning tie. The padres loaded the bases with no outs on two walks by Don Aase and an error by shortstop Alfredo Griffin and Carter and Benito Santiago hit two run singles for an 8-4  Roundup giants 13, braves 4 Atlanta a will Clark drove in three runs with a pair of hits and finished the three game series 7 for 12 with five Bis. The giants had 14 hits in their second rout of Atlanta in three games. Mike Lacoss won his first Start of the season allowing five hits and one run in five innings walking four and striking out four. Jeff Brantley pitched 3-a hit less innings for his first  Early game mets 4, expos 1 Montreal apr Barry Lyons hit a two run Homer to Cap a three run 10th-Inninp rally pushing new York past Montreal in the expose Home opener Friday. The Victory went to Rookie Julio Machado 1-0who pitched a perfect ninth inning. John Franco worked the 10th and earned his second  sports television baseball a Chicago cubs at Pittsburgh 7 . Saturday. Hockey a Stanley cup playoffs Chicago at Minnesota 2 30 . Sunday. Radio baseball a Toronto at Kansas City 8 30 . Saturday St. Louis at Philadelphia 1 . Sunday