European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a the stars and stripes Friday june 29, 1990giants beat reds cubs Down expos by the associated press Cincinnati a Matt Williams homered and drove in four runs As the san Francisco giants beat the Cincinnati reds 8-3 wednesday to snap a four game losing Streak. The giants ended a batting stump against Tom Browning 7-5. Robby Thompson 4 for 27 in the previous seven games hit a two run triple in the fourth. Williams broke open the game with a two run single during a three run fifth and hit a two run Homer his 15th, in the ninth. The giants had totalled Only 20 runs in their previous eight games. Don Robinson pitching with just two Days of rest allowed four hits in eight innings. Robinson 3-1 allowed Only a single by Todd Ben Zinger in the fourth before the reds struck for All theirl Roundup runs in the eighth. After Jeff Reed and Barry Larkin singled Paul of Neill hit his 10th Homer reducing the giants Lead to 6-3. Robinson gave Way to Steve Bedrosian who pitched a perfect ninth. The Victory was Only san Francisco a second in nine games. The loss ended Cincinnati a four game winning Streak. In other games wednesday cubs 5, expos 3 Chicago a Ryne Sandberg batting .422 with 17 homers and 29 Bis in his last 29 games had two Home runs and a single As Chicago beat Montreal. Sandberg two hits Short of 1,500 for his career homered off Kevin Gross 8-5 in the first inning and hit another Solo shot off reliever Bill Sampen in the seventh. It was the 16th time Sandberg has homered twice in a game. His 43 homers since last years Allstar break Are the most in the majors. Jeff Pico 4-0 went 7 2h innings allowing nine hits. Steve Wilson finished for his first save. Gross left in the fifth after breaking the Middle Finger of his right hand on a bunt attempt. Montreal scored on an rib single by Tom Foley in the second a run scoring groundnut by Spike Owen in the fifth and a Solo Homer by Larry Walker in the eighth. The cubs took a 2-0 Lead in the first on Sandberg a Homer and an rib single by Andre Dawson. Pim pc Phillips Pittsburgh a Wally Backmann a two out rib double in the seventh inning scored Orlando Merced with the go ahead run As Pittsburgh handed Philadelphia its sixth straight loss. Backman drove in two runs scored another and went 2 for 4 As the pirates extended their winning Streak to four games while sweeping the series. Reliever Bob Kipper 2-1 pitched two scoreless innings with Bill Landrum working the final two for his 11 the save. Ken Howell 8-5 allowed eight hits and four runs in expose Mike Fitzgerald puts the tag on Chicago Sandre Dawson in the second inning of the cubs win wednesday. Seven innings for his second loss in a Row after six consecutive victories. Mac c Farsi Nolc St. Louis a Frank Viola became the National leagues first 11-game Winner and Darryl Strawberry extended his hitting Streak to 16 As new York beat St. Louis for its ninth straight Victory. The Victory completed a three game sweep of the cardinals Ana gave the mets their longest winning Streak since 1986, when they won 11 in a Row in april and ended up with a world championship. The mets have won 16 of their last 18 games Are 5-0 against St. Louis and 19-7 under new manager Bud Harrelson. The cardinals have lost four straight and 14 of 19. Joe Magrane 4-1018-9 last season became the Nln a first 10-game loser. Viola 11-3 pitched a four hitter in route to his fourth Complete game. Astros 9 it docs 1 Houston a hot hitting Glenn Wilson drove in three runs and Jim Deshaies pitched a Strong game to beat san Diego for the first time since 1986. Wilson with 17 Bis in his last 17 games hit a two run double in the first inning against Bruce Hurst 4-7 and added an rib single against Eric show in the eighth. Eric Yelding led off the first with a bunt single stole second and scored along with Ken Caminiti who had walked on Wilson shit to Center Field. Deshaies 4-5 allowed seven hits struck out four and walked one in 7 a innings to end an eight game losing Streak against san Diego. The Victory was Only the fourth for Houston in 12 games. Braves 4, dodgers 0 Atlanta a John Smoltz pitched a three hitter for his second shutout this season and first Victory Ever Over los Angeles. Greg Olson homered and scored twice for Atlanta. Smoltz 5-6 struck out six and walked none in his fourth Complete game and first Victory after three career losses to the dodgers. White sox sweep Angels and into first place by the associated press Anaheim Calif. A the Chicago White sox among the worst teams in baseball a year ago have vaulted into first place ahead of mighty Oakland in the american league West. White sox manager Jeff Torborg Wasny to exactly breaking out the Champagne though after Chicago won its seventh straight a 5-2 Victory Over California wednesday to Complete three game sweeps of series with the Angels and athletics. The Victory marked the first time since april 1982 that the White sox swept consecutive three game series on the Road. Their Road record is 21-10 and 23-15 at Home. A so what a Torborg said of Chicago taking the Lead in the wild West. A what is this Only june 27. We re going to do the same thing we be been doing Pardon the cliche taking it one game at a  but Torborg in his second year at the White sox Helm was grinning broadly while he spoke. Ron Kittle had three hits including two Solo homers and Sammy Sosa also Al Roundup had three hits including a Solo Homer. Eric King shut out the Angels through seven innings As he ran his record to 8-1. The Victory put Chicago four percentage Points ahead of the defending world series Champion athletics in the West race. In other games wednesday tigers 5, athletics 4 Oakland Calif. A Mike Heath led off the ninth with his second Homer of the season As Detroit broke a three game losing Streak and knocked Oakland out of first place in the Al West. Rangers 9, twins 2 Minneapolis Nolan Ryan allowed one run and six hits in seven innings to earn his 296th career Victory As Texas beat Minnesota to snap a four game losing. Brewers 5, Yankees 4 new York a Dave Parker surpassed the 2,500 career hit Mark and Rob Deer hit a two run Homer to help Milwaukee Lethander Bill Krueger beat new York. Parker an 18-year Veteran picked up no. 2,500 with a single in the second in Ning. He then singled during the Brewers two run fourth and was on base with his third single when Deer hit his 13th Homer to make it 5-1 in the sixth. Orioles 6, indians 3,10 innings Baltimore a Chris Hoiles hit his first major league Home run with two runners on base in the 10th inning to lift Baltimore past Cleveland. Red sox 9, Blue jays 5 Boston a Boston completed a three game sweep of Toronto As Mike Boddicker extended his personal winning Streak to nine games. Mariners3, royals 2 Seattle a Rookie Jeff schaefers run scoring single snapped an eighth inning tie As Seattle beat Kansas City and reliever Mark Davis. Edgar Martinez Drew a one out walk from Davis 1-4and Tracy Jones who had three hits followed with a single. Dave Valle popped out but Schaerer who had Only two previous Bis in the majors blooded a single Down the left Field line. The royals fell Back into last place in the american league West one half game behind Texas. Thursday games yanks nip Brewers by the associated press new York a Bob Geren singled Home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning thursday and the new York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2. Gary Sheffield Sladoff Home run tied it for the Brewers in the top of the ninth before the Yankees won it in their  Righetti 1-0 got the Victory despite allowing Sheffield a fourth Home run. Indians 7, orioles 4 Baltimore a Al Nipper got his first Victory since 1988 and Carlos Baerga and Cory Snyder homered for Cleveland. Snyder got three of Cleveland a 14 hits. The indians have won four of five and Baltimore has lost 12 of 15. Nipper 1-1 began the game with a 12.79 Era. He gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings