European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 16.1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 23melvin 1 Lefferts haunts giants lifts o s by the associated press Detroit a Bob Melvin Hom ered and tied a team record by scoring four runs and Baltimore took advantage of five errors to beat Detroit. The loss prevented the tigers from reaching .500 for the first time since 1988. A Day earlier Detroit used three Al Roundup Baltimore errors to defeat the orioles i 0-6. This time in a game delayed 53 minutes by rain in the third inning the tigers were Sloppy and fell to 2-4. Elsewhere on saturday afternoon it was Boston 4, Milwaukee 3 Texas 8, new York 4, and Kansas City 3, Toronto 1. In games played late saturday White sox 9, indians 4 Chicago a Sammy Sosa led an extra base barrage with two triples and Chicago got 15 hits and romped past Cleveland. Sosa scored twice and drove in a run. Ivan Calderon and Lance Johnson each drove in two runs. Carlos Martinez also tripled and Calderon Carlton Fisk and Ron Kittle each hit doubles. Melido Perez 1-0 was the Winner in his second Start and Greg Swindell 0-1 was the loser in his first Start. Athletics 5, mariners 2 Seattle a Dave Stewart improved his three year april record to 16-0 by limiting Seattle to two hits in 6% innings and pitching Oakland Over the mariners. Stewart 2-0who is 12-0 against Seattle since joining Oakland in May 1986, yielded a Lead off Homer to Pete of Brien in the second inning but allowed Only one other runner to Advance As far As second base. Dave Henderson and Mike Gal Tego homered for the a a who have won four of their first five games. Joe Kink Todd bums Rick Honeycutt and Dennis Eckersley followed Stewart with bums yielding a run scoring single to Harold Reynolds in the eighth. Eckersley pitched the ninth for his second save. Seattle reliever Gary eave gave up Lead Oft homers to Dave Henderson in the sixth inning and Mike Gallego in the seventh. Angels 7, twins 5 Anaheim Calif. A Dante Bichette a three run Homer with two out in the Bottom of the 12th inti my following an intentional walk to Chili Davis lifted California Over Minnesota. I one Oul Johnny Ray singled off Rick Aguilera 0-1the nth Minnesota Pitcher and moved to second on Wally Joyner s grounder. When Aguilera fell behind to Davis 2-1, twins manager Tom Kelly ordered the intentional walk. Bichette spoiled the strategy by filing his second Home run of the season. By the associated press san Francisco a just when the san Francisco giants need Craig Lefferts he a pitching for the other team. Mike Pagliarulo a sacrifice Fly in the 10th inning saturday gave the san Diego padres a 5-3 Victory Over the san Francisco giants whose bullpen failed to hold a late Lead for the second straight game. Lefferts 1-0 worked two perfect innings for win. It was his first appearance at candlestick Park since he left the giants last season and signed with the padres As a free agent. Lefferts was greeted with Boos when he took Over in the Bottom of the ninth. A i kind of expected it Quot he said. Quot the fans obviously feel i kind of Lefi Here because i wanted to go but i did  the padres scored once in the eighth against Atlee Hammaker tied it in the ninth with an unearned run on Garry Templeton s two out single off Jeff Brantley and won it in the 10th on Pagliarulo a Fly and Benito Santiago a squeeze. On Friday night the padres scored the tying run in the eighth on Jack Clark s Homer off Dan Quisenberry and then won 8-3 with five runs in the ninth. The giants Are without Relief Ace Steve Bedrosian who left the team Friday after his 2-year-old son was diagnosed with leukaemia. A we All know we need Bedrosian Quot giants manager Roger Crais said. Quot but we can t have a defeatist attitude. We have to keep going. A lot of Good things happen  last year the giants were 81-3 when leading after eight innings. To be that successful again the bullpen will have to hold on. A Roger Craig has worked miracles Over the years and he a probably going to have to do it again Quot said Lenerts who had 20 saves for the giants last year. Kevin Mitchells first Home run of the season and Eric Gunderson a six impressive innings in his major league debut helped the giants take a 3-1 Lead. Tie padres pulled to 3-2 in the eighth against Atlee Hammaker on one out singles by Fred Lynn and Bip Roberts and an rib Force out by Roberto Alomar. Hammaker had retired All 16 batters he faced this season before Lynn s hit. In the ninth san Diego tied it when Joe Carter reached with one out on third baseman Matt Williams error Pinch hitter Phil Stephenson followed with a single and Templeton singled with two outs. Alomar opened the 10th with a walk off Brantley 0-1tony Gwynn doubled and Quisenberry relieved and intentionally walked Jack Clark loading the bases. After Carter flied out Pagiarulo drove in the go ahead run with a deep Fly to Center. Santiago followed with a squeeze bunt for an insurance run. No Roundup Craig Biggio scores Over . S Mike Scotia during Houston s Victory on saturday. Elsewhere on saturday afternoon it was Chicago 4, Pittsburgh i Houston 7, los Angeles 3, and Montreal 6, new York 5. In late games saturday it was Phillies 6, cardinals 2 Philadelphia a Tommy Herr and von Hayes hit Home runs As Philadelphia which had not homered in its first four games beat St. Louis. Bruce Ruffin 1-0 gave up two runs on six hits in 7lh innings. Jeff Parrett finished for his first save. Herr had three hits including a two run Homer in the seventh off Cris Carpenter that made it 5-2. Hayes hit a Solo shot shot in the eighth. Joe Maranc 0-1 allowed three runs on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out three. Rain in Atlanta Atlanta a saturday nights game Between the Cincinnati reds and the Atlanta braves was postponed by rain after three innings. The game will be made up when the reds arc in Atlanta june 12-14. Yanks beat Texas stopper Russell by the associated press new York a Rick Cerone and Steve sax hit rib singles in the eighth inning As the new Yong Yankees rallied for three runs against Texas Relief Ace Jeff Russell and beat the rangers 3-1 sunday. Charlie Hough limited the Yankees to just two singles and took a 1-0 Lead into the eighth. But after Hough issued a Lead Oft walk to Jesse Barfield Russell relieved. Russell 0-1 led the american league in save percentage last season converting 38 of 44 opportunities but blew it himself this time. He threw a wild pitch that sent Barfield to second and threw wildly to third on Roberto Kelly a bunt for an error putting runners at first and third. Cerone a Bloop single tied the score before Pinch hitter Wayne Tolleson sacrificed the runners to second and third. Sax singled Home the go ahead run and sundays Early baseball Alvaro Espinoza hit a sacrifice Fly. Eric plunk 2-0 pitched a scoreless eighth for the Victory and Dave Righetti worked the ninth for his second save. Steve Buecheler a Home run in the second inning was the Only scoring until the Yankees rallied. Hough struck out five walked two and did not allow a runner past first base. He gave up singles to sax in the third and Kelly in the fifth and then picked off Kelly. Buechele hit his second Home run of the year on a full count Pilch with one out in the second. He connected off emergency starter Greg Cadaret a replacement for Chuck Cary who was scratched just before Gam time and placed on the 21-Day disabled list with an inflamed left Elbow. In other games scheduled for Early easter sunday Brewers red sox postponed Boston a the game Between the Boston red sox and Milwaukee Brewers was postponed because of rain. The pitchers who were scheduled to Start sunday Are now scheduled to face each in mondays 11 05 . Game a Teddy Higuera 0-0 for Milwaukee and Mike Boddicker 1-0 for Boston. Phillies 4, cardinals 0 Philadelphia a Dennis Cook allowed seven hits in 8ja innings and Len Dykstra had four hits and scored three runs As Philadelphia blanked St. Louis. Cook 1-0 gave up a Lead Oft single in the ninth inning to Willie Mcgee and left with two outs when Terry Pendleton doubled sending Mcgee to third. Mcgee was the first runner to reach third against Cook in the game. Roger Mcdowell walked Ozzie Smith to Load the bases but got Pinch hitter Denny Walling on a groundnut to the Mound for his second save