European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes monday june 25,1990chisox top a a Cut Lead by the associated press Oakland Calif. A Ron Karkovice snapped a sixth inning tie with a Solo Home run and the Chicago White sox spoiled the return of Jose Canseco by defeating the Oakland athletics 5-3 on saturday. The White sox made it two in a Row Over the athletics and pulled within two games of the american league West leaders. Karkovice hit an 0-1 pitch from starter Mike Moore 5-7 deep into the left Field scats to give Chicago a 4-3 Lead. It was Karkovice a second Homer of the season. Canseco activated on saturday after missing 14 games with a Back injury was hit by a pitch in his first at Bat and was fanned three times twice by Jack Mcdowell 4-4 and once by reliever Barry Jones. Canseco also popped out in the ninth. Moore a 19-game Winner last year has lost six of eight decisions Over his last nine starts with a 4.11 earned Runa Roundup average during that Span. He allowed the White sox four runs on eight hits in 5 h innings. Mcdowell gave up eight hits and three runs striking out seven and walking one As he handed Oakland its fourth loss in five games. Bobby Thigpen got the last three outs for his 23rd save. The White sox added a run in the ninth when Karkovice was hit by a pitch moved to second on a passed Ball and scored on Ozzie Guillent a double. Mark Mcgwire tied the score 3-3 in Oakland a fifth with a Solo Home run his 19th. Both teams were issued a warning by Home plate Umpire Gary Cederstrom after Moore knocked Down Guillen in the fifth inning. Besides hitting Canseco Mcdowell hit Mcgwire in the fourth. In other saturday games red sox 4, orioles 3 Boston a Dwight Evans two run Homer with two out in the 10th inning off Relief Ace Gregg Olson gave Boston a Victory Over Baltimore. Evans seventh Homer of the season and second of the game brought the red sox Back from a 3-2 deficit after Mickey Tettleton homered for the orioles in the top of the 10th. Tom Brunansky set up Evans game winning shot into the left Field screen with a two out single off Olson 3-2who failed to record a save for Only the second time in 17 opportunities this season. Rob Murphy replaced Roger Clemens at the Start of the 10th and retired Randy Mil royals Catcher Mike Macfarlane sprawls in the air As he tags out twins Junior Ortiz who tried to score on a Long Fly Ball. A Ligan before Tettleton homered Over the screen above the left Field Wall. Blue jays 8, Yankees 4 Toronto a Glenallen Hill drove in three runs with a bases loaded double and Todd Stottlemyre won his fourth consecutive Start As Toronto beat new York snapping the Yankees four game winning Streak. Stottlemyre allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings to improve to 86. John Olerud added two rib doubles for Toronto and George Bell scored three runs As the Blue jays evened their Home record at 19-19. The Yankees had a run Home on Steve sax rib single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning when Tom Henke relieved Duane Ward with one out. Henke then struck out Don Mattingly and Mel Hall for his 12th save. Twins 5, royals 1 Minneapolis a David West pitched six no hit innings for his first Victory since May 2, and Greg Gagne doubled Home two runs to Lead Minnesota Over Kansas City. West 3-5 lost his no hit bid when to Jackson singled to Lead off the seventh. Jackson came around to score on singles by Pat Tabler and Mike Macfarlane. Jack Savage making his major league debut pitched one hit Relief Over the last 12h innings for the save. Minnesota scored four runs off Mark Gubicza 4-7 in the fifth. Brewers 11, indians 1 Milwaukee a Dave Parker hit a three run double and Rob Deer added a two run Homer in a seven run second inning As Milwaukee rapped out 17 hits for Ron Robinsons first american league Victory. Robinson 1-1 scattered seven hits in eight innings. The Brewers knocked out a1 Nipper 0-1who was recalled from the minors on thursday and was making his first major league Start since 1988. All seven Milwaukee runs in the second inning scored after two were out. Mariners 8, rangers 6 Arlington Texas a Edgar Martinez hit a two run two out single in the 11th inning lifting Seattle Over Texas. Ken Griffey or. Started the rally with a one out single went to second on third baseman Scott Coolbaugh a Fielding error and advanced to third when Jeffrey Leonard was walked by the fourth Ranger Pitcher Kenny Rogers 2-3. After Pete of Brien who left 11 runners on base popped out Martinez hit a 3-2 pitch up the Middle to score Griffey and Tracy Jones. Mike Jackson 2-3 pitched two innings of no hit Relief to pick up the Victory. Mike schooler pitched a perfect 11 the for his 17th save. Tigers 9, Angels 4 Anaheim Calif. A Alan Trammell had three rib singles and every starter had at least one hit As Detroit beat California ending a nine game losing Streak at Anaheim stadium. Jeff Robinson 6-5 improved his lifetime record against the Angels to 4-0 despite allowing the 13th career two Homer game by californians Chili Davis. Robinson scattered seven hits in 5 % innings. Californians Jim Abbott 4-6 remained wingless at Home since last july 27. Abbott has gone 0-6 in 12 starts since his last Victory at Anaheim  from Page 21 minors. Tewksbury staked to an 8-2 Lead after five innings allowed five runs in six innings. Former cub Lee Smith the fifth St. Louis Pitcher worked two innings for his seventh save. Ryne Sandberg led the cubs with four hits including a pair of doubles and a three run Homer. Reds 11, dodgers 6 Cincinnati a Eric Davis homered and had two hits in Cincinnati a eight run fourth inning As the reds rallied to beat los Angeles ending the dodgers six game winning Streak. The reds sent 12 men to the plate in the fourth to overcome a 3-1 deficit against Tim Belcher 5-5who failed to retire any of the six batters he faced. Davis had a single and a two run double in the inning As the reds went ahead 9-3. Davis also had a Solo Homer in the second his eighth of the season and the 150th of his career. After hitting. 178 through june 15, he has compiled an eight game hitting Streak while going 13 for 25. Tom Browning 7-4 needed the big fourth inning to compensate for an off night. He allowed five runs and 11 hits through the first five innings to win his fourth straight decision. Mets 3, Phillies 0 new York a Dwight Gooden pitched a two hitter for his first shutout in More than two years and streaking Darryl Strawberry hit a 430-foot Home run leading new York past Philadelphia for its fifth straight Victory and its 12th win in 14 games. Gooden 6-5 won his third consecutive Start and went Over .500 for the first time this season. He struck out seven walked two and did not allow a runner past second base in his first shutout since May 21, 1988, a Span of 55 starts. It was his 20th career shutout. Strawberry extended his hitting Streak to a career High 12 games with his 15th Homer a two run shot in the sixth off Pat Combs 3-6. In those 12 games Strawberry has seven Home runs and 19 Bis and is batting .432. ,. The mets moved within 2 v2 games of first place in the no East. Pail pc 7 s Atlanta _ Jack Clark broke an 0-for-27 slump by driving in three runs with a Homer and a two run single to Lead san Diego past Atlanta spoiling the return of Bobby Cox As braves manager. Cox replaced Russ Nixon who was fired As manage on Friday. Cox previously was the braves manage from 1978 until he was fired after the 1981 season. Winner de Whitson 6-5 gave up three runs Ana nine hits in six innings. Craig Lefferts pitched two innings for his 11th save allowing four hits. Mike Pagliarulo also drove in three Nins for to padres with a Homer and two run scoring singles. Clark who entered the game hitting .194, gave to padres a 2-1 Lead in the fourth when he connect a against Atlanta starter Tom Glavine 3-5 for h s Sci tenth Home run. In the padres three run fifth Ltd added a two run single with the bases loaded and rag Liparulo singled Home a run