European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 14,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23viola Blanks . For 7th win by the associated press new York a Frank Viola pitched a four hitter to become baseball a first seven game Winner and the new York mets took advantage of Sloppy los Angeles defense to beat the dodgers 7-0 saturday for their sixth win in their last seven games. Viola is 7-0 with an 0.87 named run average in seven starts and has been scored on in Only two of the seven games. He has struck out 52 and walked six in 51 % innings. It was violas second Complete game and his second shutout. He struck out seven and walked one for his 13th career shutout. A the makes it look easy a mets manager Davey Johnson said. A i have the feeling when he takes the Mound All we need is one or two  Viola won the american league by Young award in 1988 after going 24-7 with Minnesota but was Only a combined 13-17 for the twins and mets last season. A after having the kind of Success i did in �?T88 it feels worse to fail so miserably a Viola said. A i was belter prepared mentally this year than in be Ever  in other games saturday rain scrubs Start of indy qualifying Indianapolis apr saturdays rain washed away the first Day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 for the second straight year. With the delay frustrating those who sought action observers were buzzing about Al Unser  228-Mph Lap in fridays practice. Time trials were scheduled to Start sunday at i p.m., following two hours of practice. Qualifications will be completed next saturday and sunday with the fastest 33 cars starting the May 27 race. Unser a fastest unofficial Lap Ever run at the Indianapolis motor Speedway 228.502, came late on the final full Day of practice. A that was really a great Lap by Al a said Rick Mears who set the one and four Lap qualifying records last year. A but it did come under almost perfect weather conditions. You a be awfully Lucky to get those same conditions when you go out for qualifying since most of the qualifying is usually in the heat of the  Mears a three time indy Winner was third fastest of the opening week of practice at 226.655, just behind teammate and defending Champion Emerson Fittipaldi at 227.181. Fittipaldi who had drawn the first spot in the qualifying line said a a it a possible we can run quicker but conditions will have to be exactly  Unser runner up to Fittipaldi in last years race was enjoying his celebrity status following the fast Lap. A psychologically in be never been in this position going into qualifying a Unser said. A but one thing about those speeds is that since rain was in the forecast you can figure everybody out there was pretty much showing his hand and not holding anything Back. A to be in this position right now feels pretty  Mario Andretti the 1969 indy Winner and the weeks fourth fastest Driver at 225.006, said it would be Wise to take fridays top speeds with a Grain of Salt. A obviously yesterday was a pretty exciting Day from every standpoint a he said. A was far As what to really expect its hard to evaluate because of the Tow you get on your car when you practice with other cars on the track. That can mean 2 to 3 Mph on a Lap. A i done to think anybody who has done these speeds has done it by themselves. Id like to have done 225 without help but i  a morning Long rain drenched the Speedway and kept the track closed. The rain stopped Tor several hours and Speedway workers nearly had the Oval dry but were delayed by water seeping onto the track surface. When it became apparent they could not get the track dry in time to give Drivers the guaranteed practice time prior to qualifications Otti vials announced the postponement at 4 30 nl Roundup cubs 4, reds 2 Cincinnati a Tom Browning lost his bid for a no hitter on Shawon Dunston a seventh inning single then lost the game when Doug Dascenzo hit a three run double As Chicago beat Cincinnati. Mike Bielecki 2-3 left after allowing Mariano Duncan Sladoff single in the ninth. Mitch Williams allowed Paul of Neillis two out two run Homer before he struck out Billy Hatcher to end the game and earn his seventh save. Giants 6, Phillies 2 Philadelphia a Matt Williams and will Clark hit three run homers and Scott Garrelts won his first game of the season As san Francisco beat Philadelphia. Garrelts 1-3the National leagues Era Leader in 1989, allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. His Era is now 5.60, More than three runs a game higher than last years league leading 2.28. Pirates 3, astros 1 Pittsburgh a Neal Heaton became the first Pittsburgh Pitcher in 61 years to win his first six starts As the streaking pirates Defeated Houston for their seventh Victory in eight games. Heaton 6-0. Who did no twin his sixth game last year until sept. 25. Allowed one unearned run and four hits Over seven innings. He has won 11 straight decisions since last july 28. Cardinals 4, braves 3, 10 innings St. Louis a Todd Ucile Drew a basis loaded walk off Joe Boever in the 10th inning to Force in the winning run As St. Louis edged Atlanta. Lee Smith 1-0acquired from Boston last week pitched two scoreless innings to pick up his first Victory the cardinals won two straight games for the first time since april 25-26. Padres 5, expos 2 san Diego a Bruce Hurst pitched a six hitter Lor his second Complete game of the season leading san Diego past Montreal. Hurst 2-4 had a string of 12 shutout innings Over two games until Andres Galarraga hit a two out Solo Home run m the seventh inning. Delmo dishields homered with one out in the ninth for Montreal s other run. Ripken hrs beat a a by the associated press Oakland Calif. A Cal Ripken tied the game at 2-2 with a sixth inning Home run then led off the ninth inning with another Homer As the Baltimore orioles beat Oakland 3-2 to end their eight game losing Streak against the athletics. Baltimore became the first team in six games to score More than one run against Oakland which had won five in a Row. Ripken connected on Gene Nelsons first pitch in the ninth for his sixth Home run of the season. Mark Williamson 2-1 got the Victory and Gregg Olson earned his seventh save. Nelson 1-2 was the loser. Jose Canseco a ninth Homer a two run shot gave Oakland a 2-1 Lead in the fifth. In other games saturday indians 5-1, rangers 4-2 Arlington Texas a Bobby Witt pitched a six hitter Over 836 innings for his first Victory at Arlington stadium since last july 23 As Texas won the regularly scheduled game 2-1. Earlier Felix Fermin singled to break a seventh inning tie giving the indians a 5-4 Victory in the completion of a game suspended by rain Friday night. Witt 1-4walked three struck out five and was helped by four double plays. Jeff Russell got the final out for his fifth save. Texas scored a run in the first on Pete Incaviglia a double off Bud Black 3-1 following Julio Francois two out single and a walk to Ruben Sierra. The rangers made it 2-0 in the third when Franco and Sierra hit two out doubles. Cleveland scored in the fifth when Dion James reached on a two base error by first baseman Jack Daugherty and Sandy Alomar doubled him Home. Friday nights game was hailed after the indians scored twice in the lop of the sixth for a 4-4 tic. When it resumed Alomar singled with one out in the seventh off Texas Relief Ace Jeff Russell 1-2stole second and scored on Fermino a single. White sox 6, royals 3 Chicago a Melido Perez held Kansas City to three singles Over 8j/i innings losing a shutout on three unearned runs without a hit. Carlos Martinez tripled Home two runs during a five run third and Ivan Calderon had four singles the fifth four hit game of his career. Loser Richard Dotson 0-3 gave up nine hits and five runs in 236 innings. Sammy Sosa and Lance Johnson started the Chicago third with singles and advanced on Catcher Bob Boones throwing error. Calderon singled Home the first run and after Ron Kittle grounded out Boone dropped Carlton Fisk a foul pop for his second error of the inning. Fisk then singled Johnson Home and a two run triple by Carlos Martinez made it 4-0. Twins 5, Brewers 2 Minneapolis a Gene Larkin followed Milwaukee first baseman Greg Brocks three base error in the sixth inning with a tie breaking sacrifice Fly and Rick Aguilera pitched out of an eighth inning Jam for his eighth save. Larkin also doubled Home the first of two insurance runs against Chuck Crim in the eighth following a single by Gary Gaetti and later scored on a i Roundup a Cal Ripken or. Belts two homers saturday in Oakland. Brian harpers sacrifice Fly. Kevin Tapani 4-2 beat the Brewers for the second time in six Days. The Rookie yielded 10 hits and two runs in six innings. Mark Knudson 2-1 lost for the first time in six decisions dating Back to last sept. 5. He yielded eight hits and three runs a two earned a in seven innings including Kirby Puckett a Solo Homer in the first inning. Red sox 7, Angels 1 Anaheim Calif. A a Carlos Quintana and Luis Rivera the no. 8 and 9 hitters in the Boston lineup combined for five hits and three Bis As the red sox beat California. Greg Harris 4-1 scattered four hits through seven innings. The loss was California s ninth in 10 games and saddled the Angels with an 11-20 record Matching the worst Mark at this Point in the franchises 30-year history. The botox broke a scoreless tie after California starter Bert Blyleven 1-3 had retired 11 straight batters. Dwight Evans opened the Boston fifth with n single Tony Pena followed with another single and after Ellis Burks struck out successive rib singles by Quintana and Rivera gave Boston a 2-0 Lead. Yankees 4, mariners 1 Seattle a Tim Leary pitched a six hitter. Jesse Barfield had a run scoring double and Roberto Kelly hit a two run triple in the seventh As new York beat Seattle. Leary 2-3 lost his shutout bid with two out in the ninth on Ken Griffey  sixth Home run. He was locked in a 1-0 Duel with Erik Hanson 3-2 when the Yankees broke open the game with a the acc run seventh. After Alvaro Espinoza and Steve sax singled. Kelly lined a hit to right that bounded Over Darnell Coles head and went to the Fence scoring both runners. Bryan Clark relieved Hanson and gave up an rib single to Don Mattingly. Leary acquired in an off season Trade with Cincinnati pitched his second Complete game for new York. He struck out eight and walked two. Al