European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pirates Page 22 a a a the stars and stripes thursday May 10,1990baseball Roundup Dawson Powers cubs Pittsburgh s Jay Bell turns the double play in spite of Bip Roberts take out slide. A by the associated press Chicago a Andre Dawson whose Solo Homer in the ninth tied the score hit a game winning two run shot in the Lith inning tuesday As the Chicago cubs out slugged the Atlanta braves 10-8. Mark Grace singled Oft Dwayne National league Henry 0-i with one out in the l Ith and Dawson followed with a drive Over the can tar Field Fence. The cubs once held a 5-0 Lead but had to scramble to get Back in the game. Dawson s Lead off Homer off Joe Boever tied it in the Bottom of the ninth. Atlanta s Jeff Treadway had scored the go ahead run in the top of the inning on Bill Long a wild pitch. Long to pitched 2 a scoreless innings Lor the Victory. Jeff Blauser who hit two homers monday night added a two run shot in the fifth for Atlanta. In other games tuesday pirates 10, padres 2 Pittsburgh a Mike Lavalliere and Andy Van Slyke Hom Rcd and Walt Terrell earned his first Victory for Pittsburgh As the pirates won for the 10th time in 12 games. Pittsburgh which lost 9 of 12 to san Diego last season is 5-0 against the padres this year. Terrell 1-1 allowed two runs in the first then benefited from four double plays Over the next five innings in improving to 3-0 lifetime against san Diego. The padres traded him to the new York Yankees last july and he later signed with Pittsburgh As a free agent. Terrell allowed eight hits struck out two and walked two Over seven innings. Bob Patterson finished up with two scoreless innings. Acts 4, giants i new York a Kevin Mcreynolds Drew a basis loaded walk from Rick Reuschl with two outs in the seventh inning to snap a tie As the new Yor royals by the associated press Arlington Texas a Gerald Perry a first career grand slam hastened Nolan Ryan a earliest exit in five years and the Kansas City royals beat the Texas rangers 10-5 tuesday for their third consecutive Victory. Ryan 4-2pitching with six Days rest got just two outs and gave up six runs. He lasted less than one inning for the ninth Lime in his career and made his shortest Start since september 1985. Ryan who had matched the fastest Start of his career with four straight victories lost his second consecutive decision. In his last Outing he gave up five runs in the first inning. Mark Gubicza 2-4 stopped his four game losing Streak. He entered the game with an 8.18 named run average but allowed Only two hits through six innings before Pinch hitter Thad Bosley a three run Homer in the seventh. In other games tuesday athletics 5, Yankees 0 Oakland Calif. A Scott Sanderson and Gene Nelson combined on a six hit acts won their fourth straight. Reuschel 2-3 started on three Days rest As scheduled starter Mike Lacoss was scratched with a recurring knee injury. He got behind 3-0 on Mcreynolds got a strike and then threw a pitch inside to Force in the go ahead run. Sid Fernandez 2-3 pitched seven innings and allowed four hits for the Victory. John Franco worked two innings for his seventh save in seven opportunities. Lacoss was later placed on the 15-Day disabled list. Expos 9, dodgers 1 Montreal a Tim Wallach hit two homers and Bill Sampen earned a Victory in his first major league Start. Sampen 1-0a last minute replacement for Dennis a Oil can Boyd allowed Only one unearned run in five innings As the expos won for the fourth time in five games. He gave up four hits struck out three and did no to walk a Batter. Boyd was unable to pitch because of numbness in the Middle Finger of his pitching hand. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury. Wallach who entered the game in a 4-for-33 slump hit both of his Home runs against dodgers starter Tim Belcher who Hadnot lost to the expos in seven previous lifetime starts. Belcher 2-3 pitched five innings allowing five runs on eight hits. Astros 3, Phillies 2,10 innings Houston a Rafael Ramirez doubled Home the winning run in the 10th inning As Houston beat Philadelphia. Dave Smith 1-2 pitched the 10th inning for the Victory. Win with diversity by Murray chass Pittsburgh not baseball especially winning baseball a like politics a makes strange bedfellows. Sid Bream and Wally Backman provide a vivid example. A Sid is the Chapel Leader Here a strict Christian a Ray Miller the Pittsburgh pirates pitching coach said. A a Wally a not the purest of Mouths. A usually a lot of bad language bothers Sid but he just looks at Wally and laughs. That a Wally. Wally a not going to change. Wally a Wally. He a a Little Guy who pops off but he plays hard and he knows How to  the pirates certainly not a preseason pick to win the National league East Are in first place and have been for the last 19 Days not because Backman blisters Breames ears with profanity. But Backman and his aggressive take no prisoners approach to the game is one of the new ingredients in the pirates mix that has them playing the kind of baseball that wins division championships. Expected to languish Well behind the new York mets the pirates who finished a Strong second in 1988 but tumbled to fifth after a rash of Early season injuries last year have supplemented their squad of Strong hitters Bobby Bonilla Bobby Bonds Andy Van Slyke with the spirit of Backman the stinginess of a no name bullpen and the creation of a pitch with a Zany name the screw knuckle change Neal Heaton proprietor. Backman a spiritual Force in the Metsy world series Success in 1986 and their division championship in 1988, joined the pirates As a free agent. A second baseman the first 13 years of his professional career he has become a i atoning third baseman for the pirates. A .353 batting average six hits in one game has helped but his new teammates manager and coaches talk More about his fiery style. Not even Bream can find anything negative about it. A a Wally a a gamer a said Bream one of the teams first basemen. A a in a not going to object to what he says. He a his own person. Sometimes it might be a Little much but in a not going to sit Here and say what he does is wrong. A i love to have him on the team because he plays he keeps the game going he keeps things  if Backman has contributed that intangible element to the pirates Early Success the pitching staff has made the other kind. In addition to Heaton the starters Are Doug Drabek John Smiley Bob walk and Walt Terrell the pirate staff s named run average entering wednesday nights game with the padres was 2.64, the Best in the major leagues. It was significantly lower than the next Best the reds 2.91. Even More interesting the pirates Relief corps has compiled a 1.66 Era which is nearly a run lower than the 2.52 of the reds vaunted bullpen. By now fans have become familiar with the reds so called Nasty boys Randy Myers Rob Dibble and Norm Charlton. The pirates corps is the unknown boys Bill Landrum Ted Power Scott Ruskin Randy Kramer Bob Patterson and Bob Kipper who has just replaced Doug Bair. Landrum who last year replaced the injured Jim Gott 34 saves in 1988 and amassed 26 saves and Power a Journeyman Pitcher with his sixth team Are the closers. Landrum has a 0.71 Era in 12-a innings Power 0.00 in 13 innings. Hammer Ryan Ranger american league Ter and Mark Mcgwire drove in two runs As Oakland beat new York for its eighth win in nine games. Sanderson 4-1 has won both his starts against new York this season and has not allowed a run in 13 a innings. White sox 4, Blue jays 1 Toronto a Ron Kittle hit two Home runs and reliever Bobby Thigpen escaped a bases loaded no out Jam in the eighth inning As Chicago ended Toronto a three game winning Streak. John Cerutti 1-5 retired the first two Chicago batters on two pitches before Ivan Calderon walked and Kittle homered. Twins 6, indians 5 Minneapolis a Gary Gaetti singled Home the tie breaking run in the seventh inning As Minnesota overcame an Early five run deficit and beat Cleveland for its sixth straight Victory. Chris James three run Homer capped Cleveland a five run first inning. The twins made it 5-5 in the fourth on Dan Gladden a two run Homer and went ahead in the seventh on Gaetti a third hit of the game. Brewers 7, tigers 5 Milwaukee a Rob Deer and Paul Molitor homered and Milwaukee beat Detroit offsetting Cecil fielders fifth Home run in three Days. Matt Nokes and Tony Phillips also homered for the tigers but they still lost for the ninth time in 10 games. Angels 6, orioles 0 Anaheim Calif. A Chuck Finley pitched a three hitter for californians first Complete game of the season to allow the Angels to end a five game losing Streak. Chili Davis Wally Joyner and Brian Downing All homered for the Angels. Each connected against Baltimore a Jeff Ballard 0-5who led american league left handers with 18 victories last season. Mariners 2, red sox 1 Seattle a Harold Reynolds doubled Home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning. Bill Swift 2-0 pitched two scoreless innings for the Victory