European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes saturday april 21,1990no no hitter for expose Martinez by the associated press Philadelphia a Dennis Martinez knew he was going after a no hitter. So did Darren Daulton. Martinez bid to pitch baseball a second no hitter in two weeks ended when Daulton doubled with one out in the eighth inning thursday night As Montreal beat Philadelphia 5-0. Daulton hit a 2-1 pitch Over the head of Center fielder Marquis Grissom for the Phillies first hit off the 34-year-old right hander. Martinez then retired Rookie Dave Hollins on a grounder and struck out Pinch hit Ter Rob Booker. A thinking perfect game or no hitter is selfish a Martinez said. A but i knew 1 had a shot. So i thought about  on april 11, Mark Langston and Mike Witt combined on a no hitter in the american league to give California a 1-0 Victory Over Seattle. A i did no to want to get behind Daulton 3-1, so i threw a fastball i expected to sink a Martinez said. A the Ball stayed in the Middle of the plate and he crushed it. There was nothing Grissom could do about  Tommy Herr singled with one out in the ninth As Martinez finished with a two hitter for his 17th career shutout. He struck out seven and walked one. The closest Martinez came previously to a no hitter was for Baltimore on aug. 25, 1978, when he went 6% innings against Seattle before Bill Stein singled. In other National league games thursday pirates 5, cardinals 1 St. Louis a Bobby Bonillas single broke an eighth inning tie and Barry Bonds followed with a Home run As Pittsburgh rallied to beat St. Louis. Cardinals pitchers had thrown 21 consecutive scoreless innings As Joe Magrane 0-2 entered the eighth with a five hitter and a 1-0 Lead. But John can Gelosi Drew a Lead off walk advanced on a sacrifice and scored the tying run on Gary Redus triple. Bonilla followed with a single up the Middle and Bonds greeted reliever Frank Dipino with his first Home run for a 4-1 Lead. In the ninth Andy Van Slyke hit his third Home run of the  Roundup mets 4, cubs 1 new York a the real Dwight Gooden finally showed up when he rebounded from two awful starts with a Good one winning his first game since last june As new York beat Chicago. Gooden at least temporarily answered questions about the Arm problems that sidelined him most of last season. After being tagged for 10 runs on 14 hits in 7% innings in his first two games he limited Chicago to one run on four hits in seven innings. Gooden 1-2 had never lost three straight decisions and avoided it this time by picking on his favorite opponent. He improved to 19-3 against the cubs striking out seven and walking two. Howard Johnson a two run double off Mike Harkey 1-1 broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth. The mets outhit 4-3, added a run in the eighth when Darryl Strawberry walked and eventually scored on Jeff Picot a wild pitch. Dodgers 7, astros 3 los Angeles a Orel Hershiser out pitched Mike Scott and won for just the second time in 13 starts leading los Angeles Over Houston. Hubie Brooks hit a three run Homer and Kal Daniels hit a Solo Homer and drove in three runs in the dodgers third straight Victory. Hershiser 1-0who started the season with a pair of Well pitched no decisions got his 99th career Victory. He went seven innings and allowed three runs on nine hits striking out six and walking none. Scott 0-1 got tagged for seven runs on six hits and four walks in four innings. A week ago Scott and Hershiser faced each other in Houston and neither was involved in the decision. Los Angeles built a 7-1 Lead in four innings. Daniels homered in the first Brooks Homer broke a 1-1 tie in the third and Daniels two run single capped a three run fourth. Brooks hit his third Home run of the season after Daniels two out double and an intentional walk to Eddie Murray. Montreal Pitcher Dennis Martinez on his Way to shutting out the Phillies 5-0 thursday night at veterans  continues straight a pitching in april Al Roundup by the associated press Oakland Calif. A Dave Stewart kept his amazing april winning Streak going thursday night. Stewart allowed five hits and one run in seven innings As Oakland beat Seattle 5-2 for the right handers 17th straight Victory in the opening month of the season. Stewart who lost his first 11 career april decisions is 3-0 with a 1.86 named run average this season and 13-0 against Seattle since joining Oakland in 1987. He has won 17 of 18 april starts since an april 15, 1987, loss to Minnesota and the a a won his Only no decision 5-4 Over Toronto on april 24, 1989. Rickey Henderson led the a a attack by reaching base five times with two walks an rib single and a fielders Choice. He scored two runs and stole three bases. In other american league games thursday Brewers 11, rangers 0 Arlington Texas a Chris Bosio pitched a four hitter for the american leagues first Complete game of 1990 As Milwaukee took batting practice against the opposing pitchers for the third time this week. On wednesday the Brewers Defeated the rangers 11-6. At Fenway Park on monday Milwaukee routed Boston 18-0. In their last four games the Brewers have scored 42 runs. Greg Vaughn and . Surhoff each homered for the Brewers on thursday off Bobby Witt 0-2. Bosio who led the Brewers with 15 wins last season struck out five and walked one. A this was the first decent weather we be had this year and i was Able to go 103 pitches a Bosio said. �?o1 got a Good sweat going and was  Bosio 1-0 retired the first nine batters before Gay Pettis and Rafael Palm Detroit a Gary Ward eludes a tag by Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken for a double. Eiro singled in the fourth. After Julio Franco popped out Bosio grabbed Ruben sierras hard come Backer and turned it into a double play. A getting runs Early was a big Factor a Bosio said. A i also got a Little Lucky on sierras smash Back up the Middle. 1 just stuck out my Glove and there it was. The double play in the fourth inning with runners on first and second was a key  Texas manager Bobby Valentine said the game was All Bosio. A the pitched great a Valentine said. A a in a a Little embarrassed by it. We re a better offence than  Milwaukee took a 2-0 Lead in the first inning on a walk to Billy Bates sur Hofts double and Robin Younts rib single. The second run scored when Dave Parker grounded into a double play. Vaughn hit his first Homer of the sea son a 430-foot shot to Center Field to give Milwaukee a 3-0 Lead in the second. Younts Lead off triple and Parker a sacrifice Fly put the Brewers ahead 4-0 in the third inning and surhoff hit a Solo Homer in the fifth. The Brewers got three runs in the sixth inning off reliever Brian Bohanon with the help of an error by Pettis in Center Field. After singles by Rob Deer and Edgar Diaz Bates singled to Center where Pettis slipped and let the Ball Roll past him. Deer and Diaz scored with Bates taking third. Surhoff scored Bates with a sacrifice Fly. Milwaukee made it 10-0 in the seventh in reliever Ramon Manono a major league debut on an rib around out by Diaz and Charlie of Brien s run scoring single. Parker drove in the Brewers final run with a run scoring double in the eighth. Indians 1, Yankees 0 Cleveland a Tom Brookens tripled and scored on Rick Cerone a passed Ball in the sixth inning and Greg Swindell pitched 6 % scoreless innings As Cleveland won its twice delayed Home opener. The crowd announced at exactly 6,000, was the smallest Ever for an indians Home opener. Cleveland a first two scheduled Home games april 10-11 against the Yankees were postponed by rain Snow and cold temperatures. Swindell <1-1 bounced Back from a horrendous first Start in which he allowed four earned runs in two innings in a 9-4 loss at Chicago. He allowed three hits to the Yankees striking out five and walking one. Cecilio Guante pitched 1� innings and Doug Jones got the last three outs for his third save. Guante and Jones each allowed a hit. Pascual Perez 1 -1making his second Start for new York allowed four hits and one unearned run in six innings. He has not Given up an earned run in 11 innings this season. Orioles 4, tigers 2 Baltimore a Baltimore taking advantage of eight walks gave Ris tans Home opener Worth waiting for Asua Johnson scattered seven hits Over six i rings to beat Detroit. The orioles who were supposed to open at Home on april 2 before the o Erst lockout changed All that made unto lost time by using six hits and five a to take a 4-1 Lead after three innings. When a tiring Johnson 2-0 left aft the sixth inning Detroit Cut the Gap 2 in the seventh As Tony Hlll pm a off Joe Price and eventually scored on wild pitch by Jose Bautista. The tigers however did not have Ai other baserunner until Poison with two out in the ninth earned his fourth save fors before a crowd of 49,288, the took the Lead for Good m the i. The when they sent eight men to p and took a 2-0 Lead