European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and stripes wednesday May 2,1990blue jays Brush off indians by the associated press Cleveland a when Mitch Webster singled in the first inning Toronto s Todd Stottlemyre decided the Cleveland outfielder  gel a toehold in the Batter s Box the next time up. So Stottlemyre hit Webster in the Back in the third touching off a Bench Clearing incident that has been building since a rash of hit batsmen last week in Toronto. Quot his first time up he was very comfortable at the plate Quot Stottlemyre said after the Blue jays bombed the indians 10-4 monday night. Quot we had the Lead and in a not stupid. I threw a pitch inside and it hit  Chris James who replaced Webster when the latter was ejected for charging Stottlemyre said he had seen enough. Quot we re by no Means going to be the wimps of the league a said James one of the More Active participants in the Melee. Quot we be got Pride in  the Cleveland Toronto matchup this season have featured considerable  last week Toronto pitchers hit Cleveland a Candy Maldonado twice and almost got him a third time. The indians Greg Swineh hit Toronto a Tony Fernandez with the first pitch of a game last tuesday. George Bell doubled in a four run first inning and hit one of four Toronto Home runs As the Blue jays handed the indians their first loss in eight Home games. Pat Borders had four of 19 hits for Toronto which broke a four game losing Streak. Toronto has hit 13 homers in five games against Cleveland which had won four straight games. Cleveland Rookie Kevin Barsc 0-2 did no to make it out of the first. In other games monday athletics 6, Yankees 0 new York a Bob Welch pitched a six hitter Rickey Henderson hit two Home runs and Jose Canseco and Mark Mcgwire also connected for Oakland. Welch 3-1 walked none and struck out four in Oakland a second consecutive shutout. Brewers 6, tigers i Detroit a Mark Knudson missed extending Milwaukee a major league Lead in shutouts by one out and Robin Yount and Greg Brock homered. Cecil fielder hit his seventh Homer off Knudson with two out in the ninth inning. Knudson 2-0 allowed eight hits struck out three and walked two before giving Way to Chuck Crim for the final out. Red sox ii mariners 0 Boston a Mike Boddicker 2-3 and two relievers combined on a six hitter and Tony Pena had a three run Homer among his three hits As Boston won for the fourth time in five games. Brian Holman 3-2who came missed a perfect game by one out against Oakland on april 20, was charged with six runs in 3 Xhu innings. Orioles 2, Angels i Baltimore a Brady Andersons Pinch hit single off reliever Mike Witt 0-3 in the Bottom of the 12th inning gave Baltimore Only its second Victory in seven games. Baltimore reliever Gregg Olson pitched 2% scoreless innings stretching his Streak to a Baltimore club record 39. White sox 5, rangers 4 Chicago a Lance Johnson singled with one out in the 13th inning following a two base error by Texas second baseman Julio Franco giving Chicago its fourth straight Victory. Gregg Jefferies right gestures at a pair of braves rounding the bases As an oblivious David Cone argues with Umpire Charlie Williams. Braves Cash coned a lapse by the associated press Atlanta a David Cone picked the wrong time to have a discussion with Umpire Charlie Williams Over a Call. While the Pitcher had his Back to the infield arguing with Williams Over a Safe Call at first base Atlanta scored two runs for a 4-1 Lead. The runs proved costly As the braves went on for a 7-4 Victory monday night sending the new York mets to their third straight loss. A a in a human a Cone said. A a in a emotional. I snapped. It Cost us the game. I accept the  Cone did no task for time to argue his Case when Williams called Mark Lemke Safe on what would have been a third out grounder to second baseman Gregg Jefferies. Cne 0-2 went to cover the base but Williams ruled he missed the bag. Dale Murphy and Ernie Whitt both scored during the argument with Jefferies trying to turn Cone around to Home plate to see what was happening. It was the second Victory in a Row for the braves who beat the visiting mets for the first time since july 16, snapping a six game losing Streak against new York. Atlanta is Only 4-13 for the season. Oddie Mcdowell and Jeff tread a each hit two run homers off Cone who a Lowed five hits and six runs in five innings. John Smoltz 1-2 pitched seven innings allowing six hits and four runs and Joe Boever got the last three outs for his first save. In other games monday  Stop reds Cincinnati apr von Hayes and John Kruk broke a 2-2 tie with seventh inning homers and carmelo Martinez had two rib singles As the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati reds 4-2 tuesday afternoon. Bruce Ruffin 2-2 allowed seven hits Over 6 Vij innings to give the Phillies a split of their two game series. Jeff Parrett went 1 a a innings and Roger Mcdowell pitched the ninth for his seventh save. The reds lost a Starling Pitcher to injury for the second time in three Days when Rick Mahler pulled a thigh muscle running out a third inning grounder and left the game. Danny Jackson was lost for two weeks when he bruised a forearm sunday. I reds 6, Phillies 2 Cincinnati a Paul of Neillis two run single in the first inning helped Jose Rijo Gam his first Victory since last june As Cincinnati beat Philadelphia. The reds have won 13 of their first 16 games. Rijo i -1 allowed four hits and struck out six in seven innings for his first Victory in his last seven starts. Rob Dibble pitched 1 1-3 innings for his third save Fann ing three. Rijos last Victory was june 23 Over los Angeles. Lower Back spasms limited him to just four More starts last year. Astros 4, expos 2 Montreal a Glenn Davis tied the score with his second Homer of the game and Rafael Ramirez put Houston ahead with a two run single As the astros rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to beat Montreal. The astros have won three straight. Dennis Martinez 2-1 carried a six hitter and a 2-1 Lead into the eighth when he allowed Davis 150th career Home run with two out. The astros loaded the bases on singles by Glenn Wilson and Eric Anthony and a walk to Pinch hitter Bill Doran before Ramirez a single. Larry Andersen 2-0 pitched 1 a innings for the Victory and Dave Smith got the last three outs for his seventh save. Giants 8, dodgers 4 los Angeles a John Burkett earned his first major league Victory by allowing two runs in seven innings leading san Francisco past los Angeles at dodger stadium will Clark sparked a four run fourth inning off John Wetteland 1-2 with his third Homer Kevin Mitchell hit his fourth Home run in the eighth and Matt Williams drove in three runs for the giants. Burkett whose previous major league experience was limited to three Relief appearances in the final three weeks of the 1987 season allowed seven hits struck out three and walked one in his first major league Start. Jeff Brantley pitched the final two innings allowing two runs. Roster cuts Send a Fly a Sanders Down by the associated press Dion Sanders who Isnit so insecure in his other profession is headed for baseball a minor leagues. Sanders a starting cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons who scored a touchdown the second time he touched the Ball in the nil was sent to the minors by the new York Yankees on monday. He was one of the More publicized players victimized when major league teams had to reduce their rosters from 27 to either 24 or 25. Every team was allowed to carry 27 players because of the shortened Spring training caused by the owners lockout. The 24-Man rosters have been observed by gentleman a agreement in major league baseball since 1985. But 25 is the official limit. Sanders 0-for-7 in eight games with new York this season was sent to Columbus of the class aaa International league. A a it a a step Down but ill climb Back a Sanders said. A i done to think that locker will get Dusty. And if in a not Back Here soon ill just get in shape for the other thing. A pm not disappointed. Its More an ego thing. That a the roughest  it was a rough Day for both veterans and youngsters seeking a longer stint in the majors. Among the veterans who were Cut were St. Louis Pitcher Ken Hill Minne Sota Pitcher Rich Yett Toronto Catcher Ozzie Virgil and Pitcher Paul Kilgus Chicago White sox first baseman Greg Walker and California Angels Pitcher Willie Fraser. Yett and Walker were released outright while the others were assigned to the minors. Many teams used the disabled list to help pare the roster. The mets put Center fielder Keith Miller on the do with a hamstring injury. Reds Pitcher Danny Jackson and Center fielder Eric Davis who has a sprained knee cardinals third baseman Terry Pendleton White sox outfielder Dave Gallagher Brewers Pitcher Tom Filer Yankees Pitcher Pascual Perez and expos Pitcher Rich costello were disabled