European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes sunday april 15,1990a�?Ts crash Seattle a party the first game of the season in Seattle by the associated press Seattle a it was opening night and a sellout so baseball s consummate showman was in rare form. Rickey Henderson extended his own record with his 41st Lead Oft Home run and had four hits As the Oakland athletics pounded the Seattle mariners 15-7 Friday night e first a Drew 54,874, the first kingdom sellout in the mariners 14-year history. A it As a great Day for Seattle a except for the game a Seattle manager Jim Lefebvre said. A unfortunately we  put on a show for the  the fans still got a show a Henderson a. He homered off Scott Bankhead 0-1 on the games third pitch doubled in the third and singled in the fourth and sixth. A a nobody a perfect a Bankhead said. A i just dug a Hole and jumped in  Oakland bashed five pitchers for 21 hits including seven for extra bases. The a a scored five runs in the first three in the second one in the third three in the fourth and three in the eighth. Scott Sanderson who became a free agent after pitching for the Chicago cubs last season got the Victory in his first Start for the a a. A any time these Guys want to score five runs in the first inning for me again i la take it a Sanderson said. Among the fans in the kingdom was commissioner Fay Vincent who had promised new Seattle owner left Smulyan that he would attend if it was a sellout. A i know this is a franchise that has struggled a Vincent said of the mariners who have never had a winning season. A nobody wants to have problems with a franchise. So its terrific to see this one  Carney Lansford had three hits for Oakland and Ken Phelps drove in three runs. Alvin Davis and Jeffrey Leonard homered for the mariners. Yankees 3, rangers 0 new York a Pascual Perez made a memorable debut allowing one single in five innings and combining with Lee Guetterman and Dave Righetti on a three hitter for new York. Perez struck out five walked two and gave up Only Ruben sierras ground single Al Roundup Rickey Henderson paces Oakland with four hits including a record 41st Lead off Homer. In the second. Bobby Witt 0-1 gave up All three runs and five hits in 6 % innings. The Yankees scored the Only run they needed in the first inning on a two out error and Mel Halls Check swing double. Indians 6, White sox 2 Chicago a Candy Maldonado drove in four runs with a two run Homer and a two run double for Cleveland. John Farrell 1-0 allowed two hits in 5 a innings and reliever Steve Olin struck out seven in 3 a innings. Doug Jones got the final out for his first save and finished the combined six hitter. Maldonado hit the go ahead Home run off Bill Long in a three run sixth and doubled Home two More runs in the seventh. Blue jays 3, royals 1 Kansas City to. A Jimmy key won in his first Start since arthroscopic shoulder surgery last october and George Bell had a Homer among his three hits for Toronto. Key allowed one run and five hits in six innings struck out four and walked none Duane Ward struck out six. In three innings of one hit Relief As he got his first save. Storm Davis made his first Start for Kansas City since signing a three year $6 million contract in december and gave up eight hits and two runs in 5 % innings. Tigers 10, orioles 6 Detroit a Jack Morris struck out nine his highest total in two years and Gary Ward drove in four runs As Detroit rallied from a 4-0 deficit. Morris 1-1 gave up six runs and six hits in seven innings. The strikeouts were his most since fanning 10 against Kansas City on july 26, 1988. Joe Price 0-1the third of five Baltimore pitchers faced just one Batter and was the loser. Brewers 9, red sox 5 Boston a Billy Bates and Gary Sheffield made up for errors with consecutive doubles that scored the go ahead run in the eighth inning As Milwaukee won a 3-hour, 40-minute game. Bates made two errors As the red sox tied the score 5-5 in the seventh with two unearned runs off Chuck Crim 1-0. Bates greeted Rob Murphy 0-1 with a double to Start the eighth and scored on Sheffield a double. The Brewers added three runs in the ninth. Milwaukee a four errors led to three unearned runs Bostons three errors led to two unearned runs. Twins 7, Angels 4 Anaheim Calif. A Jim Dwyer tied the game with a two run single and Gary Gaetti hit a go ahead sacrifice Fly As Minnesota rallied for five runs in the seventh. The 1twins rallied from a 4-2 deficit helped by three errors a two by shortstop Kent Anderson a which led to four unearned runs. Mike Witt who wednesday pitched the final two innings against Seattle to Complete the no hitter that Mark Langston began lost his first decision of the season. Winner Allan Anderson 1-1 allowed eight hits and four runs in six innings. Sabo Back in the swing for Piniella a reds by the associated press Atlanta a Lou Piniella is teaching the Cincinnati reds All sorts of Good things. In his first week As manager Piniella has Cincinnati off to a 4-0 Start and has Chris Sabo hitting again. Sabo hit two Home runs in a game for the first time in his career As the reds beat the Atlanta braves 5-2 Friday night. In 1988, Sabo was the National league Rookie of the year when he hit .271 with 11 homers and 44 Bis. Last season he slumped to six homers and 29 Bis. Piniella worked with Sabo on his batting stance during Spring training and so far it has worked wonders. Sabo says the key is concentrating on his balance and weight shift a to use my whole 190  the reds third baseman says he wont be looking to hit Home runs though. �?o1 done to consider myself a Power hitter a Sabo said. A a in a no Don Mattingly. 1 can hit doubles. That a what i try to  As part of his Many duties while working for the new York Yankees Piniella was a batting coach and he likes teaching Best. Sabo said in his first two seasons he often found himself using Only the top half of his body to hit not getting anything out of his legs. A i told him this after Spring to work on the things we talked about and hell hit 15 homers by Accident a Piniella said. The reds snapped a 2-2 tie in the seventh on Barry Larking a sacrifice Fly. Cincinnati scored single runs in the first and second innings and Dale Murphy snapped an 0-for-l 1 slump with a two run Homer inn Roundup the Bottom of the second. Tom Browning pitched 6 a innings for the Victory and got help from Rob Dibble and Randy Myers who earned his second save. Cubs 2, pirates 0 Pittsburgh a Greg Maddux and Mitch Williams combined on a three hitter for Chicago. The pirates were also blanked wednesday by Frank Viola and John Franco of the new York mets. Maddux who had a 2-7 career record and 4.06 Era against Pittsburgh entering the game allowed Only two singles by Barry Bonds before Mitch Williams finished up for his third save in four games. Ryne Sandberg hit a two run Homer in the fifth. Cardinals 11, Phillies 0 Philadelphia a John Tudor who spent most of the last two seasons on the disabled list allowed three hits in six innings As St. Louis routed Philadelphia. Cardinals Rookie Catcher Todd Zeile drove in four runs hitting a two run Homer in the first off Ken Howell and a two run double in the ninth. Tudor attempting a comeback from Elbow and shoulder problems Nad not started since last july 8, when he was with los Angeles. He had not won since beating the reds at Cincinnati on sept. 18, 1988. The cardinals scored seven runs in the ninth six off reliever Roger Mcdowell. Dodgers 6, astros 1 Houston a Mike Morgan allowed six hits in 8 a innings for the Victory and los Angeles took advantage of three errors to Send wingless Houston to its fourth straight loss at the Astrodome. Morgan took a four hit shutout into the ninth but gave Way to Ray Searage with one out after allowing two hits. Mark Davidson broke up the shutout with a sacrifice Fly Eddie Murray had a two run single and Mike Scios Cia homered for the dodgers. Padres 8, giants 3. San Francisco a Jack Clark hit a game tying Home run in the eighth inning and added an rib is g in san Diego a wild five run ninth As the padres spoiled san Francisco a Home  hit a towering shot to left Field on a 3-2 p i from reliever Dan Quisenberry 0-1 with one out i the eighth to tie the score 3-3. The padres aided by two errors took the Lead in the top of the ninth. Kevin Basso error in right Field Ai Lowed two runs to score Roberto Alomar drove Quot Rin. Run with a sacrifice Fly and Clark capped the so g with a single. A for Greg Harris 1-0 pitched 1% innings m relict i the Victory. Mets 4, expos 1 Montreal a Mike Marshall in a a or slump snapped a loth inning tie witha two a n scoring single and Barry Lyons added Homer As new York ruined Montreal s Home of Howard Johnson who had three hits -j-w0 10th with a double against reliever Drew a. Outs later Marshall singled Home Johnson. H Rookie Julio Machado 1-0 pitched a be inning for his first major league Victory an Franco got the last three outs for his second say