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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 21,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 Gross i Brunansky has 7 Bis Sparks 2 homers in botox win expos by the associated press san Francisco a six innings of perfection by Kevin Gross was More than enough to help the Montreal expos end a four game losing Streak. Gross retired the first 18 batters he faced and contributed a run scoring double As the expos beat the san Francisco giants 7-4 on saturday. Gross 5-2 lost his bid for a perfect game when he walked Brett no Roundup Butler to Start the seventh inning. One out later will Clark broke up the no hitter with a controversial single. A when Kevin walked the Lead off Batter on four pitches it looked to me like he lost concentration a expos manager Buck Rodgers said. A you can to pitch with More Complete command then he did for six  on Gross first pitch Clark hit a roller that appeared fair and was fielded by first baseman Andres Galarraga but Umpire Greg Bonin called it foul. Clark singled cleanly to right Field on the next pitch. Gross then walked Kevin Mitchell and Kevin Bass hit a two run double. Gross who struck out six was relieved by Tim Burke who got his ninth save. A Gross had great stuff a giants manager Roger Craig said. A the had a Good Slider and a Good Cut fastball. He threw hard and he had great command of everything until the last inning he  Bob Knepper 2-2 took the loss stopping the giants four game winning Streak. Knepper is 2-0 with a 2.57 earned run average against the new York mets and 02 with a 15.18 Era against All other teams this season. In other games saturday reds 4, cardinals 0 Cincinnati a Jack Armstrong pitched a four hitter to become the major leagues second seven game Winner and Rolando Roomes hit a three run Homer As Cincinnati beat St. Louis. Armstrong 7-1 has won seven see no on Page 27 by the associated press Boston a Tom Brunansky went 5 for 5, hit two homers and drove in a career High seven runs and the Boston red sox got a season High 20 hits saturday in routing the Minnesota twins 13-1. Brunansky acquired from St. Louis for Lee Smith on May 4, also doubled in his first five hit game. The red sox roughed up Allan Anderson 2-5 and three relievers including outfielder John Moses who gave up a run on two hits in the eighth. Roger Clemens 6-2 improved to 11-1 lifetime against the twins. He allowed one run on five hits in seven innings and sent Minnesota to its second loss in seven games. Brunansky hit an rib double during a five run first inning and singled in the second. He hit a two run Homer in the fourth added an rib single in the fifth and connected for a three run Homer in the seventh. Brunansky has hit four Home runs this season three for the red sox. Every Boston starter had at least one hit. Mike Gruenwell Jody Reed and Luis Rivera each got three hits. In other games saturday athletics 9, Brewers 1 Milwaukee a Dave Stewart held Milwaukee to four hits in six shutout innings to become the american leagues first seven game Winner and Oakland scored seven runs in the fourth inning after two were out to beat the Brewers. Stewart 7-1 is 11-1 lifetime against the Brewers. He tied Frank Viola of the new York mets and Cincinnati a Jack Armstrong with seven victories. Rangers 5, orioles 3 Baltimore a Charlie Hough retired 18 of the first 19 Baltimore batters Pete Incaviglia homered and Rafael Palmeiro drove in two runs As Texas snapped a five game losing Streak. The Only baserunner against Hough 4-2 in the first six innings was Mickey Tettleton who singled with two out in the second. Hough held Baltimore to four hits in eight innings but lost his shutout bid when Tettleton hit a three run Homer in the seventh. Jeff Russell pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Baltimore starter Jay Tibbs 2-4 gave up four runs a three earned a in 4 a innings including Incaviglia a sixth Homer a Solo shot with two out in the second. Tigers 6, White sox 4 Chicago a Lou Whitaker broke an 0-for-21 slump with a two run Homer and Gary Ward drove in three runs two on a tie breaking single in the sixth inning As Detroit won its fifth straight. Winner Frank Tanana 3-2 gave up 10 Al round ism Tom Brunansky is congratulated by Tony Pena after hitting Homer in fourth inning. At hits including a pair of homers in seven innings raising his lifetime record against Chicago to 26-13. Mike he Nicman pitched two innings for his ninth save. Angels 11, Blue jays 9 Toronto a Dave Winfield Devon White Dante Bichette and Wally Joyner each homered powering the California Angels past Toronto in the fifth straight loss for the Blue jays. Toronto a losing Streak is its longest since Cito Gaston took Over As manager on May 15, 1989. The Angels 11 runs and 14 hits were season highs for the club. Winfield got three hits and drove in two runs. His Solo shot in the ninth inning was his third Home run of the season and first since being traded to the Angels by the new York Yankees. Yankees 5, royals 4 new York a Steve sax scored on Don Mattingly a double in the 11th inning sliding Home safely on a disputed play that enabled the new York Yankees to Edge the Kansas City royals. The Yankees stung when Kansas City tied the score with three runs in the ninth won it when sax led Oil with a single against Steve Farr 2-2 and Mattingly doubled with one out. Right fielder Willie Wilson threw to second baseman Terry Shumpert. Whose relay to Catcher Mike Macfarlane arrived before sax. But the runner Slid around Malar Lane Stag and was called Safe by Umpire Terry Cooney. Macfarlane protested and royals manager John Wathan charged from the dugout to argue with Cooney and had to be restrained by the other umpires. Lance Mccullers 1-0. The fifth 3 an Kees Pitcher worked three innings of one hit Relief. Indians 4, mariners 3 Cleveland a Jerry Browne doubled and scored the tie breaking run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning and Doug Jones got his major league leading 14th save As the Cleveland indians beat the Seattle mariners. Browne hit a Lea doll double that knocked out starter Matt Young 1-4. Browne went to third when second baseman Harold Reynolds displayed Mitch websters grounder for an error and with Carlos Baerga batting scored on reliever Billy Swift s wild  Page 21 to move into Contention just As he did in the Derby and took the Lead at the top of the stretch. A when the Hole opened up he went for it and the race was virtually Over at that Point a Day said. A Pat went inside. If he does no to get through he looks like a Dummy a Nafzger said. A but he got through and he looks like a Genius. In just a few strides Day looked like a Winner As summer Squall exploded in a drive to the wire which he reached in 1 53 3-5 for 13-16 Miles on a fast track. The winning time was just one fifth of a Secondi Oil the stakes record set by tanks Prospect in 1985. Date dancer also won in 1 53 3-5 in 1984. A i had Confidence in the horse and it makes you fee that the horse has Confidence in you said summer Squall s Trainer Neal Howard. Summer Squall has done everything Howard has asked of him in that he has run a big race every time out. He has however failed to win twice in nine starts finishing second on both those occasions. The Winner caused a stir Friday at Pamlico when a trickle of blood was found in a nostril As the Colt grazed after a Strong Gallop. He had bled in a workout in february and it was Uncertain he would Ever get a Chance to appear in the triple Crown. But the Colt with the help of the diuretic la six bounced Back from a respiratory breathing problem a As he had bounced Back from a fracture of his right front Cannon Bone that ended his 2-Ycar-old Campaign after five races last August. Howard and Campbell said they did no to feel it would be fair after summer squalls Campaign this year a five races 11 weeks a to try racing the Colt without la six in the Belmont. New York does not allow horses to race on any kind of medication. Nafzger said before the Preakness that he Felt he could get unbridled who also races on la six ready for one race without it. Summer Squall returned $6.80, $3 and $2.60 and boosted his career earnings to $1,330,978 with the Winner s share of $445,900 from a purse of $686,000. Unbridled owned by 92-year-old Frances a. Genter. Who stayed at Home in Minneapolis on saturday returned $3 and $2.80. Mister Frisky losing for the second straight time after winning his first 16 races was $3.40 to show. Completing the order of finish were music prospector fighting notion land Rush Kentucky a Baron de Vaux and  horizon. _ Day Wasny to surprised his Colt did no to hesitate to go through a Hole on the rail. Summer Squall has done it before but he a never had a National stage like the Preakness to show what a combination of Speed and heart he is. The Victory was vindication for Day. Who had Ridden unbridled to Victory in the Florida Derby but then decided to switch to summer Squall for the i Riple Crown races. ,. For the 36-year-old Day who has failed to win in eight tries at the Kentucky Derby the Victory was his second in four Preakness starts. He also won with tanks Prospect in 1985. Last year he finished second on easy goer  
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