European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and stripes Friday april 27,1990 Gruber Powers Blue jays by the associated press Toronto a baseball made simple get a big hit like Kelly Gruber again did for Toronto and win. Gruber hit his seventh Homer and drove in his 19th run both major league highs As the Blue jays beat Cleveland 53 wednesday night. A everything is falling in for me a said Gruber batting .375. A a it a a combination Al Roundup of a couple of things. In a not missing the pitches i should be hitting and in a not wasting any swings on bad  Gruber went 4 for 5, including a two run Homer and rib double. He is 8 for 11 in three games against the indians. A blown transformer caused a blackout downtown but did not interrupt the Blue jays game. There was no Power shortage at the sky dome where Gruber Glenallen Hill and Pat Borders hit Home runs. Todd Stottlemyre 2-2 got the Victory and Duane Ward pitched three innings for his third save. Rod Nichols 0-1 took the loss. Keith Hernandez hit his first american league Homer a two run shot for the indians. Brewers 1, royals 0 Milwaukee a the Brewers pitched their fifth shutout of the season. Tom Filer and two relievers combined on a five hitter and Dave Parker a first triple since 1988 set up the Only run. Filer 2-1 allowed three hits in six innings and lowered his Era to 1.29. Chuck Crim left with the bases loaded in the eighth and Dan Plesac got his first save. Bret Saberhagen 1-2 lost despite a four hitter. Angels 3, red sox 1 Boston a Kirk Mccaskill and two relievers worked in and out of trouble As California won for just the second time in seven games. Mccaskill 2-0 gave up nine hits and two walks in five innings. Bill Buckner hit Bostons 41st inside the Park Homer in 79 seasons at Fenway Park in the fourth inning when right fielder Claudell Washington fell into the stands trying to catch a Long drive and had trouble getting out. Mariners a Yankees 2 new York a Brian Holman won in his first Start since he was one out away from a perfect game and Edgar Martinez went 4 for 4 with a Home run. Holman 3-1 gave up Mel Halls rib triple in the first inning but no More runs in six innings. Mike Jackson got Yankees Alvaro Espinoza is out at second under Harold Reynolds whose mariners won. Luis Polonia to Bounce into a double play with the bases loaded to end the seventh and Mike schooler pitched the ninth for his third save. Pascual Perez 1-2who criticized his teams poor Effort during a recent 1-5 Road trip left the game in the fourth inning with muscle spasms in his shoulder. Athletics 4, orioles 3 Baltimore a Jose Canseco got four hits including a two run Homer and the go ahead single in the 12th inning. Oakland is 3-0 in extra innings after losing its first eight extra inning games last season. The orioles got just three hits including Cal Ripkens second Home run off Bob Welch. Gene Nelson 1-0 was the Winner in Relief and Dennis Eckersley got his fifth save. Tigers 6, twins 4 Minneapolis a Detroit won its first Road series since last May As Cecil fielder drove in three runs with a pair of singles. The tigers were 0-16-3 in Road Senes going 15-50 in that Span since winning a set in Chicago. Jeff Robinson 1-1 won for the first time on the Road in 12 starts including five losses since August 1988. White sox 5, rangers 4 Arlington Texas a Bobby Thigpen got even with Pete Incaviglia As Chicago ended a four game losing Streak. Thigpen got Incaviglia to ground into a double play with two on and none out in the eighth and finished for his fourth save. On tuesday night Incaviglia a two run Homer off Thigpen capped a five run rally in the Bottom of the ninth that gave the rangers a 5-4 Victory. Incaviglia homered in the fourth inning against Jack Mcdowell 1-1. Ron Kittle hit a two run Homer off Bobby Witt 0-3. Thursdays Early game indians 4, Blue jays 3 Toronto a Tom Candiotti took a no hitter into the seventh inning and Cleveland held on to beat Toronto on thursday with the help of consecutive homers by Cory Snyder and Candy Maldonado. Candiotti 3-0 struck out nine and walked three As the indians avoided a sweep in the four game series. Candiotti did no to allow a hit until George Bell blooded a Lead off single to left in the seventh. . Nips Finland for 3rd straight win Bern Switzerland apr Calgary a Paul Ranheim scored the Winner at 9 04 of the third period wednesday As the United states edged Finland 2-1 in the world hockey championships. It was the americans third straight Victory and gave them a 3-4 record and fifth place in the preliminary round. It virtually assured them of a place in next years championships in Finland. Finland which was second in the 1988 olympics but has failed to reach the medal round in the last two world championships completed the preliminary round 1-5-1 for sixth place. With 20 seconds left Finland pulled its goalie for a sixth attacker and almost got the tying goal. Christian Uuttu who plays for the Buffalo sabres hit the right goalpost behind Jon Casey from a difficult Angle with 11 seconds to go. On thursday Sweden claimed its first european championship Crown since 1962 with a 5-1 rout of Czechoslovakia. A four goal burst in the second period put the game at the Almend Arena in swedish control. The swedes who ended the preliminary round of the eight nation event with a 6-1 record won the Continental title to end a 12-year reign by the soviet Union. After Norway a 7-3 Victory wednes Day dropped West Germany to 0-7, the germans fired coach Xaver Unsinn on thursday. His assistant Erich Kuehn Hackl will be in charge of the squad for the remainder of the championships. Officially the dismissal of Unsinn 60, was termed a leave on health reasons a but Otto Wanner president of the West German hockey association said a after 13 years service you cannot just dismiss a Man. You have to consider the social  Canada 6-0 and the Only unbeaten team was to play the soviet Union 5-1, later thursday. Medal round play starts saturday. Duncan reds rip Phillies by the associated press Philadelphia a once Barry Larkin cooled off Mariano Duncan kept the Cincinnati reds red hot. Duncan took Over the National league batting Lead from his teammate wednesday night raising his average to .448 with three hits including a three run Homer and Todd Benzinger drove in three runs in the reds 12-7 Victory Over Philadelphia. Larkin hit .512 in Cincinnati a first 10 games but is 1 for 9 in the last two allowing Duncan to surge past him. A a in a just trying to make Contact a the second baseman said a and when that no Roundup happens Good things happen to you. 1 feel pretty Good at the  the reds 10-2 this season used big innings to beat the Phillies scoring three runs in the second four in the fifth and four in the eighth. Cincinnati had 16 hits tying its season High. Duncan who hit Only three homers last year hit a 1-2 pitch from Bruce Ruffin 1-2 for his third of the season. Rick Mahler 1-0 allowed four runs on five hits in five innings for the Victory his first since july 15. Padres 3, cubs 0 san Diego a san Diego handed Chicago its sixth straight loss ased Whitson pitched a seven hitter for his 10th career shutout and hit his first major league Homer. Whitson in his 14th season out dulled Chicago starter Mike Bielecki 0-2who in the seventh inning gave up Whitson a first Homer in 461 at bats. Cardinals 5, dodgers 1 los Angeles a Bryn Smith who got four runs of support in his first three starts for St. Louis pitched a seven hitter for eight innings and delivered the first two runs with a double play grounder and a bases loaded single against los Angeles. Smith struck out two and walked one and the Only run he allowed was unearned in the eighth inning. In the fifth Orel Hershiser 1-1 surrendered the first run allowed by dodger pitching in 23 innings. Pirates 7, giants 4 san Francisco a san Francisco s Home record fell to 0-7 after Andy Van Slykes two run single off Steve Bedro Sian snapped a 3-3 tie in the 12th inning. Left hander Bob Patterson 2-0 pitched the 11 thinning for the pirates who won for the sixth time in seven Road games. Sid Bream and Bobby Bonilla homered for Pittsburgh and Earnest riles Tor san Francisco. Mets 8, braves 5 new York a new York won its fourth straight rallying for five runs in the eighth against Atlanta which has lost eight straight at Shea stadium. Trailing 5-3 in the eighth the mets came Back against reliever Mike Stanton of a Kevin Mcreynolds two run single made it 5-5 before Mike Marshall s Pinch double broke the tie. Kevin Elster added a sacrifice Fly his third rib. Ron Darling 1-2 made Only his second Relief appearance in 210 a or league games and got the Victory. John franc g the last three outs for his fifth save. Expos i astros 0 Houston a Montreal and Houston combined for nine hits and a inning wild pitch by Renever Dave Smith to score Tim Raines with the Winnig Nim Steve Frey l-0  for the Victory and Tim Burice recur fifth save pitching the ninth