European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and stripes saturday june 23,1990gregg boosts braves in a Pinch by the associated press Atlanta a Tommy Gregg Wasny to ready to accept the heroes role. Gregg was batting Only .100 with six hits and three Bis in 60 at bats when he delivered a game winning two run Pinch hit double with two out in the Bottom of the ninth inning As Atlanta beat Cincinnati 4-3 in the Only National league game thursday. A a in a not a hero a said Gregg. A there Are simply too Many times when i was a Goat. I really needed that boost. In be been Down on myself. I expect to do it every  Gregg a game winning hit came on a l-and-2 Slider from Rob Dibble 4-2who walked Dave Justice with one out and Greg Olson with two out. A i got a slow Start on the Ball a Center fielder Billy Hatcher said of Gregg a drive that landed on the warn National league ing track in dead Center. A Gregg usually pulls so i was playing him Over More to right Center and had a Long  the hit scored Justice and Pinch runner Alexis Infante. It was Only the second Victory in nine games for the braves and the second loss in nine games for the reds. Gregg shit made a Winner of John Smoltz 4-6who held the reds to seven hits. The reds had taken a 3-2 Lead with an unearned run in the top of the ninth on Pinch hitter Ken Griffey a sacrifice Fly after a balk and passed Ball. Hal Morris opened the ninth with his third single and was forced at second on Mariano Duncan a grounder. But Smoltz walked Duncan to second and he reached third on runs a 2-0 Al from Page 21 walked loading the bases. Brookens followed with a grounder off the Glove of third baseman Tim Hulett who was unable to recover in time to throw anybody out. Baltimore manager Frank Robinson was ejected for spending too much time on the Mound with Holton while Brookens was at the plate. The orioles had runners at first and third with no one out in the top of the 10th but Joe Orsulak lined to first and Bob Melvin grounded into a double play. Jones struck out Mickey Tettleton with the bases loaded to end the ninth. Baltimore starter John Mitchell trying for his first win since 1987, gave up a run in the first and held the indians witless from the third through the seventh. With Cleveland trailing 3-1 in the eighth Cory Snyder led off with a double the fourth hit off Mitchell. After Sandy Alomar walked Webster sacrificed. Browne flied to shallow left but Baer Gas ground Rule double bounced into the stands in left tying the game and finishing Mitchell. Baerga a Rookie is 8 for 19 a .421 As a Pinch hitter a the most Pinch hits by a Cleveland player since Gomer Hodge had 16 in 1971. Randy Milligan who has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games gave the orioles a 1-0 Lead in the first with his 12th Homer. Cleveland tied it in the Bottom of the first on a single by Felix Fermin a double by Chris James and Maldonado a sacrifice Fly. The orioles took a 3-1 Lead in the sixth. Tettleton led off with his 10th Home run and singles by Cal Ripken and Hulett finished indians starter Greg Swindell who Hasni to won since april 29. Sergio Valdez threw a wild pitch that let Ripken score. Royals 14, twins 4 Minneapolis a Kevin Seitzer went 5 for 6 with a Home run and two of Kansas City a eight doubles Steve Jeltz drove in four runs and to Jackson hit a three run Homer As the royals pounded Minnesota. Minnesota lost its fourth straight game and seventh straight at Home equating its longest Home losing Streak since May 1982. The twins have lost 13 of their last 14 games Overall and Are 3-16 in june after going 21-7 in May. Tom Gordon 4-4 yielded four runs and six hits in 5% innings. Andy Mcgaffigan pitched two hit Ball Over the final 3 Xhu innings for his first save. Mark Guthrie 2-2the first of seven Minnesota pitchers was the loser giving up two runs and five hits in 12h innings. The royals who collected a season High 20 hits routed Terry Leach Juan Berenguer John Candelaria and Gary Wayne who was charged with five runs in two thirds of an inning. Jackson a ninth Homer highlighted the royals seven run seventh inning. Jeltz drove in three runs with a double and Seitzer capped the inning with an rib double. The royals who also hit a season High in runs led 5-0 after 2 Xhu innings. Seitzer led off the game with his third Home run of the year and Jeltz sri single in the second made it 2-0. In the third Gerald Perry and Seitzer had rib doubles and Rey Palacios singled a run across. Kirby Puckett doubled two runs Home As Minnesota pulled to 5-3 in the third. Dan Gladden had an rib single in the twins sixth. Angels 6, tigers 4 Anaheim Calif. A Dave Winfield and Jack Howell hit two run homers in the first two innings and Bert Blyleven won for the sixth time in his last seven decisions As California beat Detroit. Detroit a Jack Morris 6-8 had his four game winning Streak snapped. He was tagged for All six runs in 2 Xhu innings. Blyleven 7-4 gave up two runs and five hits in seven innings. Mark Eichom yielded two unearned runs in the ninth on Lloyd Moseby sri double and Mark Salas rib single after an error by third baseman Howell. Bryan Harvey got the final out for his 10th save. Wally Joyner a two out first inning single was followed by Winfields ninth Homer. In the second Devon White singled before Howell in a 3-for-29 slump hit his fourth Homer. The Angels added another run in the inning when Donnie Hills double scored Luis Polonia who singled. Singles by Chili Davis and White chased Morris with one out in the third and John Orton a single off Edwin Nunez made it 6-0. Blyleven carried a one hit shutout into the sixth inning. Mike Heath led off with an infield hit and was forced at second by de Romero who scored on Lou Whitaker a double. Cecil fielder opened the Detroit seventh with a single took second on a wild pitch went to third on Larry sheets single and scored when Moseby hit into a double play. A passed Ball by Greg Olson. Griffey then batted for Jop Oliver and flied to Center scoring Duncan. Cincinnati starter Danny Jackson yielded two and seven hits in 7 Xhu innings but failed to hold Lead. The reds took a 1-0 Lead in the second inning on singles by Morris and Duncan a walk to Oliver Anh Jackson a double play grounder. They made it 2-0 in the third. A and was forced at second by Chris third on Eric Davis single on the go Man Jim Presley and scored on a wild pitch the braves Cut the Lead to 2-1 in the third when Olson walked and scored on Lonnie Smiths double Davis preserved Cincinnati a Lead when he threw Smith out at the plate on Jeff Treadway a single to left however the braves tied it in the seventh on a single by Justice Jeff Blauser a sacrifice Jackson a wild pitch and Olson a sacrifice Fly. Vincent to hear Steinbrenner Case july 5 new York apr baseball commissioner Fay Vincent will conduct a hearing july 5 to review new York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner a dealings with Howard Spira a Bronx Man facing extortion charges. That same Day Spira 31, is to be arraigned on the charges before a . Magistrate in new York. The commissioners hearing is based on a report from Washington lawyer John Dowd a prepared at Vincent a request a which examines the circumstances surrounding a $40,000 payment from Steinbrenner to Spira in january. Spira was indicted in Tampa fla., on March 23, but the Case was moved Here after his attorney David Greenfield complained that Steinbrenner would have an unfair advantage in Florida. Steinbrenner lives in Tampa and his shipbuilding outfit is headquartered there. Spira was to have been arraigned thursday but a delay was sought because an assistant . Attorney from Tampa could not be present. The arraign ment was then rescheduled for july 5. Greenfield said Spira would plead innocent to the charges. At first Steinbrenner said he paid Spira $40,000 a out of the goodness of my  later he claimed he gave Spira the Money to Stop him from disclosing embarrassing information about former Yankees employees. 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