European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday May 29,1990 baseball round twins trim botox Complete sweep by the associated press Minneapolis Dan Gladden led off the Bot Tom of the first inning with a Home run and Kevin Tapani blanked Boston for seven innings sunday As the Minnesota twins completed a three game sweep of the red sox with a 3-1 Victory. Gladden s Homer his fourth of the season came just after Tapani 6-3 escaped serious trouble in the top of the inning. Wade Boggs walked and Jody Reed Dou bled but Tapani struck out Mike Greenwell Tom Brunansky and Danny help. Gladden hit the second pitch from Boston Rookie Dana kicker 0-2 into the left Field stands. Gladden also scored in the third when he singled with two out stole second and came Home on a single by Al new Man. Brian Harper singled Home the twins third run in the fourth. In other games sunday White sox 2, tigers 1 Detroit Ron Kittle singled Home the tie breaking run with two out in the seventh inning follow ing an intentional walk to Carlton Fisk As Chicago beat Detroit. Loser Jack Morris 2-7 had allowed just one hit Fisk s fifth inning Homer when Robin Ventura singled to Start the seventh. Pinch runner Rodney me american league Cray stole second with one out and Dan Pasqua struck out but Fisk was walked intentionally before Kittle spoiled the strategy. Winner Melido Perez 4-4 yielded three hits in 6 a innings. Bobby Thigpen got the last four outs for his 14th save. Royals 6, Yankees 2 Kansas City to. Kevin Appier in his Sec Ond Start of the season pitched seven Strong innings and Kevin Seitzer hit a Home run and two doubles to Lead Kansas City Over new York. Appier 1-0 lasted seven innings plus three batters in the eighth and gave up two runs and seven hits. Angels 7, Brewers 3 Anaheim Calif. Johnny Ray s Solo Home run in the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and Wally Joyner added a grand slam in the seventh As California ran its winning Streak to seven games. Ray s second Homer of the season came off Bill Wegman 2-2 and was his first since his first at Bat of the season. Winner Chuck Finley 7-2 yielded seven hits in 8 a innings three of them infield singles. Mark Eichhorn got the last two outs sending the Brewers to their fifth consecutive setback. Lance Parrish also homered for California. Orioles 9, rangers 2 Arlington Texas run scoring singles by Craig Worthington and Phil Bradley in the sixth inning helped Jeff Ballard an 18-game Winner last year win for the first time this season. Ballard 1-5 yielded two runs and five hits Over six innings and the orioles swept a Road series for the first time since last june 19-21 in Seattle. Blue jays 5, mariners 1 Seattle Manny Lee Junior Felix and Pat Bor Ders homered and Toronto completed a three game series sweep of Seattle. The mariners lost their fourth consecutive game and saw their record at the kingdom drop to 8-14, the worst at Home in the american league. Brian Giles homered in the fifth his fourth of the season and third against the Blue jays to account for the mariners Only run off John Cerutti 2-5who allowed nine hits in 7 innings. Rain in Oakland Oakland Calif. Sunday s game Between the Cleveland indians and athletics was rained out. Georgia qualifies by the associated press Waterbury Conn. Georgia he came the first team to qualify for the 1990 College world series when it Defeated rut Gers 20-9 sunday in the championship game of the Mcaa Northeast regional. Jeff Cooper had four runs seven Bis and a three run Homer for the bulldogs in the championship game. In the opener Rutgers forced a second game on Ted Ciesla s sacrifice Fly in the Bottom of the ninth inning. Georgia the no. 2 seed goes to the Juan Samuel arrives at the plate to find St. Louis Rookie Catcher Todd Zeile and the Ball waiting for him. Samuel was called out. Braves Smoltz tops Phillies 6-1 by the associated press Philadelphia John Smoltz was two oils shy of Atlanta s first no hitter in 17 years when Len Dykstra doubled to right Field sunday but the braves went on to Stop Philadelphia 6-1. After Ricky Jordan struck out leading off the ninth Dykstra ripped a 1-0 pitch Down the line. One out later. Von Hayes singled to right to spoil the shutout bid. But Smoltz got Rod Booker on a ground or to Short to end the game finishing with a two hitter. Smolt entered the game having Al Lowed 49 hits and 31 runs in 46 innings for a 5.48 earned run average. The last Atlanta Pitcher to pitch a no hitter was Phil Nickroo on aug. 5, 1973, against san Diego. Atlanta s Ron Gant led off the game with a Home run on a 3-1 pitch from Terry Mulholland 3-2. In other games sunday pirates 5, giants 2 Pittsburgh Don Slaught and Barry Bonds homered in Pittsburgh s three run fifth inning and Neal Caton National league improved his record to 8-1 As the pirates beat san Francisco. Andy Van Slyke went 3 for 4 including a seventh inning Solo Homer that was Pittsburgh s fourth run. Former pirates hurler Rick Reuschel 2-6 has not beaten Pittsburgh since August 1980. Padres 8, mets 4 new York Joe Carter ended a slump with a Homer and four Bis and Phil Stephenson hit a three run triple in san Diego s six run eighth inning boost ing the padres. Carter who entered the game Only 1 for 19, also had two singles As the padres dropped Dwight Gooden to 3-4. Expos 5, reds 3 Montreal Andres Galarraga and Tim Raines homered As Montreal rallied to beat Cincinnati. The reds who blew a 3-0 Lead were attempting to sweep a four game series in Montreal for the first time since the expos entered the league in 1969. Drew Hall 3-5 pitched a scoreless 3 a innings in Relief of Montreal starter Mark Gardner. Tim Burke earned his 11th save. Dodgers 14, cardinals 7 St. Louis los Angeles routed St. Louis scoring nine runs in the first in Ning highlighted by two hits each by Stan Javier Lenny Harris and Chri Gwynn. The dodgers sent 14 batters to the plate in their biggest inning since scoring 10 runs against san Diego on sept. 12, 1977. The nine runs were the most Given up in a single inning by the cardinals since Chicago scored nine runs in the sixth on june 8, 1986. Los Angeles had 10 of its 19 hits in the first inning to win its fifth straight the longest Streak of the year. The cardinals have lost three in a Row. Cubs 11, astros 6 Chicago Ryne Sandberg had four hits including a pair of homers and drove in four runs As Chicago Defeated Houston to snap a four game losing Streak. Sandberg hit a three run Homer in the fourth inning and hit no. 9 two innings later to help make a Winner of Mike Bie Lecki 3-3. Mcaa tourney College world series in Omaha neb., with a 48-18 record. In other games sunday leu 5, Southern Cal 4 Baton Rouge la. Wes Grisham s Home run in the top of the seventh inning lifted leu Pas the trojans in the first game of the South i Region Al forcing a second meeting monday. Florida St. 11, Mississippi St. 9 Starkville. Miss. Eddie Perez s Sacri fice Fly in the top of the eighth inning broke a 9 9 tie As Florida state forced a deciding game on monday in the South ii regional. Miami 5, South Florida 2the Citadel 8, East Carolina 5 Coral Gables Fla. Atlantic regional top seed Miami 2-0 in the tournament was to play the Citadel monday. South Alabama 6, Fordham 5 Urcla 7, Wichita St. 5south Alabama 3, Georgia Southern 2 Wichita Kan. Chris Pritchett s two run double sparked a four run rally in the seventh inning and Urcla went on to eliminate defend ing National Champion Wichita state. Georgia Southern was to meet Urcla Mon Day with the Winner then playing South Ala Bama in the title game. Cal state Fumerton 5, Texas 2creighton 4, Semson 3 Texas 11, Creighton 9 Austin. Texas top seeded in the Cen trial regional Texas must beat the titans twice monday to gain the cos. Oklahoma St. 17, Arizona St. 9washington state 8, Penn 2 Arizona state 8, Washington state 6 Tempe Ariz. Brad Beanblossom had five hits three of them doubles and Jeromy Burnitz drove in five runs As Oklahoma state moved into the championship round with a rout of Arizona state. Eric Wulf hit a three run Homer As washing ton state eliminated Penn. Rain delays West i Stanford Calif. Rain postponed the Stanford san Diego slate championship round until monday