European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 26, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 23baseball Roundup. Houston Catcher Craig Biggio is late with the tag As giants Terry Kennedy scores in ninth inning of astros 8-2 win on sunday. Teufel slate hit saves mets a by the associated press new York a Pinch hitter Tim Teufel Wasny to a bit surprised when manager Bud Harrelson asked him to be the hero in the ninth inning. Teufel a two out two run single capped new Yorkus dramatic three run rally in the ninth As the mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 sunday for their sixth straight Victory. A i looked around the Bench and i was the Only one left a Teufel said. A i saw four pitchers and i think they wanted to hit before me. David Cone is hitting near .300.�?� it was the Metsy 13th Victory in their last 15 games and 15th in last 18. New York trails first place Pittsburgh by two games after trailing the pirates by 9 Xhon june 7. A you always Root for the Guys who done to get a Chance to play a said Harrelson who is 16-7 since taking Over for Davey Johnson. A we used  Howard Johnson and Dave Magadan opened the ninth with singles off reliever Don Carman and former met Roger Mcdowell relieved. Gregg Jefferies who drove in four runs singled past first baseman John Kruk to make it 5-4. Mcdowell 2-3 got red hot Darryl Strawberry to Fly out but walked Kevin ids to Load the bases. National league Mark Carreon struck out swinging before Teufel batting for Pitcher Jeff Innis singled to Center to give the mets a three game sweep and a 5-0 Home stand. Mcdowell booed by the fans at Shea has 13 saves in 17 opportunities but a 6.14 named run average. A when you face a right handed hitter who likes the Ball out Oyer the plate to drive you try to work inside a Mcdowell said. A but obviously it Wasny to inside enough. The fans did no to bother  Innis 1-1 worked one inning for the Victory before a sellout crowd of 47,836. Carmelo Martinez homered doubled and drove in four runs for Philadelphia. In other games sunday pirates 5, expos 3 Montreal a Stan Belinda escaped a bases loaded no out Jam in the ninth inning for his first major league save As Pittsburgh beat Montreal to end a five game losing Streak and reclaim first place in the National league East from the expos. A crowd of 41,054, the largest at olympic stadium since opening Day saw the expos pull to within 5-3 in the ninth on Tim Wallachy a two run double Oft Bill Landrum. Bob Kipper relieved and walked Larry Walker loading the bases. Belinda took Over and struck out Nelson Santovenia. He then got Junior Noboa and Tim Raines on Fly balls. Neal Heaton 10-2 tied Frank Viola for the league Lead in victories. He gave up four hits in six innings. Dennis Martinez 5-5 was the loser. Cubs 3, cardinals 2 Chicago a Pinch hitter Hector Villanueva singled Home the winning run with two outs and the bases loaded in the 10th inning lifting Chicago Over St. Louis. With two outs Ryne Sandberg who earlier hit his National league leading 21st Home run singled off Tom Nieden fuer 0-3. Mark Grace singled and reliever Ken Dayley intentionally walked Andre Dawson to Load the bases. Villanueva batting for Marvell Wynne singled to Center on an 0-2 pitch. The hit broke Chicago a three game los in Streak. Paul Assenmacher 2-1 was the Winner in Relief of Mike Harkey who pitched nine innings. Astros 8, giants 2 Houston a Bill Gullickson drove in two runs and Franklin Stubbs hit a Chison sweep Oakland by the associated press Oakland Calif. A Chicago swept a three game series from the Oakland athletics and pulled within a game of the american league West Lead winning 3-2 sunday on a loth inning Homer by Dan Pasqua. The athletics tied the score with two outs in the ninth on Dave Henderson a two run Homer off Relief Ace Bobby Thigpen 3-2. Pasqua then led off the 10th with an opposite Field Homer off Oakland starter american league Dave Stewart 9-6. It was the first extra inning run allowed this season by Oakland which fell to 5-1 in extra inning games. Barry Jones pitched the 10th inning for his first save. Chicago starter Clido Perez held the athletics to three hits Over eight innings striking out three and walking one. It was the first time since june 1988 that the athletics were swept in a three game series at Home. In other games sunday royals 11, twins 2 Minneapolis a Jim Eisenreich had a career High five hits including a two run single during Kansas City a seven run third inning and Minnesota allowed a club record 23 hits. Kansas City a 23 hits also were an american league High for the year surpassing Oakland a 21 against Seattle on april 13. Kevin Seitzer Kurt Stillwell and Bill Picota each had three of the royals club record 20 singles a including one of the seven straight they had in the third inning. Danny Tartabull homered doubled singled and drove in four runs. Kansas City had 20 hits and a seven run inning in thursdays 14-4 Victory Over the twins who arc 5-17 in june after a 21-7 May. Storm Davis 2-5 allowed six hits in six innings for his first win since april 18. Davis who signed a three year $6 million free agent contract after winning 19 games for Oakland last season was making his first Start since an injured knuckle put him on the disabled list. Loser Allan Anderson 2-10who had 33 victories the last two seasons Hasni to won since May 14. Blue jays 8, Yankees 3 Toronto a George Bell hit two Home runs giving him five in his last see Al on Page 26 Strawberry to Fly out but walked Kevin the expos pull to within 5-i in the mini 26 see Al in Page 2 Vic Reynolds to Load the bases. On Tim Wallach s two run double Oft Bui y Tiger Pitcher Mokes own offer for Gibson. A Iai  in the american league. But �?o1 have talked to Kirk and i have talked to his Ager Anaheim Calif. Apr nobody involved is talking but the mention of Kirk Gibson a possible return o Detroit has one Tiger willing to give him the shirt Iff his Back. A a in be got his uniform number and id be More than Happy to give it up a and it  Cost him a time a said Pitcher Dan Petry a teammate of Gibson s or nine years in Detroit. A Kirk and i came up together in the minor leagues. It would be wonderful for the City of Detroit and it would be Good for our  Petry was reacting to a published report in sunday s los Angeles times that Gibson has asked the los Angeles dodgers to Trade him Back to the team he helped Lead to the 1984 world series title. The paper said the tigers have offered los Angeles Pitcher Frank Tanana who worked sunday against the California Angels. Tanana a 20-year Veteran has got ten All of his 203 victories in the american league. But Tanana who is from the Detroit area is a 5-and-10 Man and would have to agree to any Deal. In Cincinnati where the dodgers were playing the reds Gibson gave Short shrift to reporters trying to question him on the possible Trade. A up Jujj not going to be forced to make a statement because somebody writes an article he said. If and what i say to people behind closed doors is my business when i choose to share it ill share it because what happens is it gets taken out of context. End of  Gibson then walked away from a group of writers to go take batting practice. Fred Claire the dodgers executive vice president for player personnel also sidestepped questions about a Trade. I have talked to Kirk and i have talked to his agent. Beyond that in a not going to get into those conversations a Claire said. Without discussing specific teams Claire said the dodgers Are looking to improve their pitching. A i have said we re looking for pitching for starting pitching so we do have that Pursuit and in a not ready to say where its going to Lead a Claire said. Manager Sparky Anderson who denied that a Deal was in the works As recently As Friday night acknowledged sunday that he was aware of Gibson a request to return to Detroit. But he was concerned about possible tampering charges he would be faced with by commenting on whether he would like to see him Back. �?o1 done to think its a question of that a Anderson said. A a in be always liked him As a person but i can t speak about whether id like him Back. They Call that tampering. I cannot talk about him at All