European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes Friday May 4,1990 no from Page 21 homers. Fan i assets Mather pot his first save since i �>8s. Matt Williams hit to homers for the giants and Kevin Mitchell and Pinch hitter Gary Carter one each. In other panics wednesday padres 4, cardinals 3 san Diego a Jack Clark and Bip Roberts homered in the sixth inning and Bruce Hurst earned his first Victory As san Diego broke a five game losing Streak. Hurst 1-3 allowed seven hits in seven innings struck out eight and walked one the cardinals took a 2-0 Lead with two out runs in the third and fourth innings As Jose Deleon 2-1 held the padres to just three singles Over the first five. Mets .5, reds 0 new York. A unbeaten Frank Viola pitched a six hitter and matched a career High with 1 i strikeouts As new York ended a four game losing Streak. Phillies 14, astros 4 Philadelphia a Tom Herr had four of Philadelphia s season High 20 hits and matched his career High with five Rols As the Phillies routed Houston. Dodgers 6, pirates 2 los Angeles a Willie Randolph tied a club record with three doubles among his four hits and Fernando Valenzuela pitched his second straight Complete game As los Angeles beat Pittsburgh. Randolph who had missed five straight games because of the flu doubled in the first fourth and sixth innings. He also scored three runs As the dodgers beat the National league East division leading pirates for the second straight night Valenzuela 2-2 allowed eight hits struck out four and walked three. His previous Effort produced a four hit 5-0 Victory Over the Chicago cubs. Braves 8, expos i Montreal a Andres Thomas hit the first grand slam of his career and drove in five runs and Marty Clary pitched seven Strong innings As Atlanta won its fourth straight game. Randolph Al Edmonton s Mark Messier tucks the puck under the pads of Chicago goalie de Belfour for his first goal of series. Oilers take opener Edmonton Alberta apr Steve Smith scored two goals in a playoff game for the first time in his career As the Edmonton oilers rolled to their eighth straight Victory by beating the Chicago Blackhawk 5-2 wednesday night in the opener of the Campbell conference finals. Smith who had Only seven goals during the regular season and Only five career playoff goals scored what proved to be the winning goal at 8 52 of the second period on a screened slap shot from the left Point. He added the oilers fourth goal Early in the final period when his wrist shot from the right Circle hit the Post and goaltender de Belfoure a Back before trickling into the net. Before wednesday night Smiths most famous goal was one he accidentally put into his own net in the third period of game 7 of the 1986 smythe division finals against Calgary ending the oilers two year reign As Stanley cup champions. The oilers who Haven to lost since dropping the fourth game of the smythe division semifinals against Winnipeg on april 10, Host game 2 Friday night at the North lands coliseum. Phi playoffs Edmonton had not played in eight Days since completing a four game sweep of the los Angeles Kings in the smythe finals. But the oilers looked anything but Rusty against a Chicago club that had to go seven games in each of its first two playoff series. The Blackhawk advanced to the Campbell finals with an 8-2 Victory Over St. Louis in game 7 of the Norris finals on monday night. The oilers dominated the first period out shooting Chicago 12-3 and scoring the Only goal when Mark Messier took Charlie Huddy a breakout pass at Center ice went in alone and beat Belfour at 9 32. It was his sixth goal of the playoffs and 10th in 10 career playoff games against the Blackhawk. Belfoure a counterpart Bill Ranford made his Besl Stop late in the period when he foiled Steve Larmer on a Solo break in from the Blue line. The Blackhawk found their skating legs in the second period but the oilers got the Only two goals. Mark Lamb stretched his Point scoring Streak to nine games when he scored at 3 17. From Page 21 by shitting Streak to eight games. But with one out in the seventh Maldonado sent a 1-2 pitch Over the 377-foot sign in left Center Field for his team leading fifth Home run. The indians added two runs in the eighth finishing Cerutti. In other games wednesday rangers 6, White sox 3 ch1c3go a Pinch hitter Geno Petralli s two run triple snapped a 3-3 tie and gave Texas a victors Over Chicago. The loss snapped a five game winning Streak by the White sox. Charlie Hough 2-1 gave up three runs in the first inning then held Chicago in Check the rest of the Way. He gave up 10 hits walked one and struck out two in his first Complete game of the year Chicago scored three runs in the first inning. Dan Pasqua had an rib single and Carlos Martinez a two run single. Texas got two runs in the fourth when Julio Franco and Ruben Sierra had consecutive doubles and Scott Coolbaugh ended a 1-for-18 drought with an rib single. The rangers tied the game 3-3 in the fifth on Jack Daugherty a run scoring double. Pettis stole three bases tying a club record shared by Many. It was last accomplished by Cecil Espy on april 18, 1989. Pettis now has seven stolen bases for the season. Athletics 2, Yankees 0 new York a Scott Sanderson pitched seven impressive innings and Dave Henderson homered As Oakland beat new York to Complete a three game sweep. The athletics won their fourth straight game and improved to 12-2 on the Road. The Yankees have lost their last four. Sanderson 3-1who had not pitched More than six innings in four starts this season gave up five singles struck out five and walked one. He does not have a Complete game shutout since 1986. Todd bums relieved in the eighth and Rick Honeycutt got the last two outs for his second save. Mariners 9, red sox 2 Boston a Greg Briley went 3 for 5 and drove in three runs to highlight Seattle s 16-hit attack igniting the mariners Over Boston. Pete of Brien and Edgar Martinez smashed Back to Back homers in the second inning As the mariners completed their 13-game, four City Road trip at 7-6. Seattle opens an 11-game Home stand with a makeup game thursday against California. The red sox who finished a nine game Home stand at 6-3, travel to the West coast beginning a 12-game Road trip Friday in Oakland. Erik Hanson 3-0, who turns 25 May 18, scattered six hits walked three and fanned four Over seven innings. Boston starter Greg Harris 2-1, lasted Only 3 23 innings allowing five runs and seven hits. Dwight Evans and Ellis Burks had rib doubles off Swiff in the eighth to Cut the margin to 9-2. Twins 8, tigers 2 Detroit a David West pitched a three hitter and Gary Gaetti hit a pair of three run homers As Minnesota beat Detroit extending the tigers losing Streak to four West 2-3notching first his Complete game in the majors gave up a Solo Homer to Tracy Jones in the Detroit first and a fifth inning double to Ken Williams who scored on Tony Phillips rib grounder. Jack Morris 2-3making his 400th appearance Asa Tiger gave up eight hits and seven runs in seven innings and fell to 0-5 in his last six starts against the twins. He last beat Minnesota on aug. 18, 1987. Angels 3, orioles 0 Baltimore a Bert Blyleven moved to fourth of the All time strikeout list in gaining his first Victory season As California blanked Baltimore. Blyleven struck out eight including Mickey Tettke ton in the fourth inning for the 3,575th of his career. That moved him past Don Sutton. Blyleven 1-2 finished with 3,578 and trails Only Tom Seaver Steve Carlton and Leader Nolan Ryan Blyleven allowed five hits and one walk in six rings. Mark Eichom the third California Pilaf earned his fifth save. Rain in Kansas City. Kansas City a wednesday nights game i tween the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas Rit royals was postponed by rain and will be made up part of a twi night doubleheader aug. 10. Wednesdays scheduled starting pitchers Jaime w Varro for the Brewers and Mark Gubicza for kans amp City were to pitch thursday night. A