European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 29, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23a�?Ts run into sox Detour by the associated press Roston a the Oakland athletics finally lost on the Road but it Wasny to easy. This Burks two out two run single panned a three run ninth inning rally As son ended Oakland a eight game Road one Streak beating the athletics 7-6 Friday night. The a a helped by Home runs from Mark Mcgwire and Ron Hassey took Aal Roundup 6-4 Lead into the ninth but relievers Mike Norris and Gene Nelson 1-1 were unable to hold it. A that was a grueling game a Oakland manager Tony Larussa said. A we did a lot of things right and just enough things wrong.�?�. The a a did most of the wrong things in the Bottom of the ninth. Jody Reed began the rally with a walk and took second on a single by Mike Greenwell who also hit two Solo homers. Nelson replaced Norris and Dwight Evans forced Greenwell at second with Reed going to third. Tony Pena lined a single to right for his fourth hit scoring Reed and sending Pinch runner Randy Kutcher to second. Bill Buckner grounded to the Mound to Advance the runners and Burks followed with a soft single to Center scoring Kutcher and Pena for the Victory. Burks stepped to the plate in a 3-for-28 slump. _ a i got a Good pitch on 2-1, and it kind of jammed me a Little bit but i got just enough on it to get it Over the Guys head a Burks said. A hopefully this will get things rolling for Jeff Reardon the fourth Boston Pitcher was the Winner in his first decision with the red sox. Texas Catcher Geno Petralli tags out Kansas City a Steve Jeltz in the sixth inning Friday night. The rangers rallied for a 7-6 Victory. Brewers 9, tigers 6 Detroit a Milwaukee hit five doubles and got three Bis from Greg Brock for its eighth win in the last nine games. Detroit starter Jack Morris 2-2who is 0-6 in his last seven starts against Milwaukee was reached for seven runs on 10 hits in 5la innings. Yankees 5, Angels 4 new York a Pinch hitter Deion Sanders infield grounder scored Roberto Kelly from third base with the tiebreak ing run in the eighth inning to lift new York past California. Lee Guetterman 1-1 pitched two innings of one hit Relief for the Victory and Dave Righetti got the last three outs for his fourth save. Claudell Washington and Devon White hit Solo homers in the California seventh to tie the score 4-4. Mariners 4, orioles 3 Baltimore a Dave Valle hit a two run Homer and Erik Hanson allowed three hits in eight innings for Seattle a third straight Victory. Mike schooler earned his fourth save and 52nd of his career tying the Seattle record held by Bill Caudill. Indians 7, twins 2 Cleveland a Joey Belle Carlos Baerga and Candy Maldonado each hit two run homers leading Cleveland past Minnesota. Belles Home run off David West 1-3 put the indians ahead 2-0 in the second and Cleveland made it 6-0 in the fifth on Baergas first career Home run and Maldonado a fourth of the year. White sox 6, Blue jays 1 Chicago a Greg Hibbard allowed one run and two hits in eight innings As Chicago beat Toronto. Ivan Calderon drove in three runs for the White sox with a sacrifice Fly and two run Homer. Rangers 7, royals 6 Kansas City to. A Ruben sierras two run double off reliever Mark Davis with one out in the ninth inning rallied Texas past Kansas City which has lost five straight. Sierra hit a line drive Over the head of left fielder Pat Tabler As the rangers scored four times in the ninth off Davis 0-1. Jeff Russell 1-1 pitched 1 a innings for the Victory allowing a run in the will miss rest of �?T90 los Angeles apr Orel Hershiser one of baseball a Best pitchers since the mid-1980s, underwent extensive surgery on his right shoulder Friday and will be sidelined the rest of the season. Or. Frank Jobe who performed the surgery said the injury was More serious than previously thought but that the los Angeles dodgers Star Pitcher should be Able to return by the Start of next season. Jobe said it was determined through arthroscopic surgery that Hershiser a shoulder required reconstruction of the Anterior capsule and tightening of ligaments. Although rehabilitation will begin immediately the right hander wont be Able to throw a Ball for at least four months Jobe said. Dodgers physical therapist Pat Screnar who was present during the operation said Hershiser a first major complaint of stiffness occurred in Spring training after his first few Days of throwing. Valenzuela rescues dodgers by the associated press los Angeles a with Ace Orel Hershiser probably lost for the season Iol lowing shoulder surgery the los Angeles dodgers Are looking for help on the Mound. That a the Way it was in 1981, when an injury riddled pitching staff left Spring training. In stepped a Young mexican left hander described As being from the backside of nowhere. It happened again Friday night and Fernando Valenzuela a As he did nine years ago on opening Day a a authored a shutout. He beat the stumbling Chicago cubs 5-0 on four hits to remove some of the sting associated with the loss of fellow by Young award Winner Hershiser. A i have to throw strikes Towin a a Valenzuela said after issuing no walks for the first time in four starts. A everybody feels bad about Orel but everybody has to do a Job and i was Happy to help the team. Valenzuela 1-2 pitched his first shutout since 1987 and govern two runs in his first Complete game since sept. 7. It was the left handers 28th shutout in 291 career starts and his first since beating Pittsburgh 7-0 on july 17,1987. Valenzuela lowered his career earned run average against the cubs to 4-22, his highest Era against any National let Chicago first baseman mar Grace who brought an errorless Streak of 36nl Roundup straight games into dodger stadium made errors in three of the first four innings. The cubs lost for the seventh time in eight games. Giants 12, cardinals 3 san Francisco a Matt Williams and Kevin Bass led a 16-hit attack for Atlee Hammaker As san Francisco won its first Home game after eight losses. An earthquake registering 4.6 on the Richter scale hit during the game but there were no injuries or damage reported. Williams homered and drove in tour runs with three hits. Bass had a Homer among his three hits and three Bis. The giants won their first game at candlestick Park since beating the Chicago cubs in the 1989 National league playoffs avoiding what would have been a club record for consecutive Home losses. Hammaker 2-1who began the season in the bullpen made his second straight Strong Start in the giants jury plagued rotation. Pirates 9, padres 4 san Diego a Wally Backman had a career Best 6 for 6 and Barry Bonds homered twice and had four hits As rampaging Pittsburgh collected 19 hits. Backman had a two run double and five singles to raise his average from .281 to 395. His previous career High was five hits on april 26, 1985, with the new York mets against the pirates. Bonds had Solo Home runs in the second and the eighth innings. Neil Heaton 4-0 won his ninth straight decision relating to last year. Eric show 0-3 was charged with tour runs in 3% innings. Reds 3, expos 2 Cincinnati a Chris Sabo singled off reliever Tim Burke with the bases loaded and two out in the Bottom of the ninth giving surging Cincinnati a Victory Over Montreal. The reds Are 11-2, 3 a games ahead of the dodgers. Phillies 7, braves 1 Atlanta a carmelo Martinez hit a grand slam in the eighth inning leading Philadelphia to its fifth Victory in six Dennis Cook 3-0lifted for a Pinch hitter to Start the eighth allowed tour hits and two walks and struck out two in seven innings. Mets 1, astros 0 Houston a Frank Viola allowed Only two bunt singles before leaving with a stiff Back after five innings and Mark Carreon homered As new York won its fifviom4-0 retired 14 of the 16 batters he faced. John Franco pitched 1 Vij innings for his sixth save As the mets limited the astros losers of four of their last five games to three hits by Eric Yelding
