European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes Friday july 20,1990 led a a sweep indians by the associated press Oakland Calif. With Bob Welch and Dave Stewart each starting one game of the double header against Cleveland Jose Canseco figured Only one element was needed to insure Oakland s sweep wednesday. Quot already calculated it As two wins a said Canseco who did his part by going 4 for 6 with two Home runs As the athletics beat the indians 4-1 and 5-2, a a i just hoped we would Back the pitch Njg with offence because you can twin without offence Quot Canseco said. Canseco who connected twice in the second game has 26 Home runs despite missing nearly a month with lower Back pain. He trails major league Leader Cecil Lelder of Detroit by three m a Ujiie run Leader this year might have to hit 50. So anything a possible. Dennis Eckersley saved both games giving him 30 this year and five in eight Days since the All Star break. _ Oakland has won eight of its last 10. The indians have lost four of five and scored Only seven runs in 50 innings. Ozzie Canseco Jose a twin brother made his major league debut in the second game and struck out As a Pinch hitter on three pitches by Jesse Orosco. Ozzie was recalled from class a Huntsville earlier in the Day. _ a i had it happen to me about 12 times in a Row a Jose said. Quot he can to do any  Quot it was great to hear the fans cheer for me said Ozzie. Quot i Hope they keep it up. I realize i m going to be Here for Only a couple of weeks so in a going to enjoy  j now that the indians have finished a Tough four game series in Oakland Cleveland manager John Mcnamara can Start enjoying himself a Little More. Quot in a glad to see the end of those games a said Mcnamara. Quot you re in for a Tough hard Day when you go against Al Roundup Welch Stewart and Eckersley twice in one Day.�?�. Welch won his major league leading 15th game in the opener. Stewart improved to 12-7 by winning the second game. Fought id reach 15 wins this fast said Welch. Quot i had about As Good a straight off Speed pitch working today As i be had in my entire life. Ink the one main thing is our solid defense. Today i struck one Guy out but they made the plays throughout the ballgame. We be just been playing Good baseball and in be been fortunate enough a few times and in be made Good Quality pitches throughout the  15-3 gave up six hits in eight innings As he improved to 7-0 in 10 career starts against the indians. Walt Weiss went 4 for 4, scored twice and drove in a run. In other games wednesday red sox 5, twins 4 _ Boston a a Boston tied an american league record by grounding into six double plays but still beat Minnesota in a game that featured a record 10 twin  be Day after defeating the twins l0 despite grounding into a major league record two triple Pla a one double play. Jose Canseco 33 and his twin brother Ozzie get ready for game 2 wednesday. Major league record two triple plays and save it Rene double play. The 10 double plays broke the big to 11 Maer of Hla a. I major league game leading new York Over Kansas City. Reliever Eric plunk 3-2 got the Victory with Dave Righetti earning his 19tha a 4 Vav Llev Uig league Mark of nine set by Boston and California on May 1,1966. The red sox grounded into double plays m the each of the first five innings and became the sixth Al team to ground i it six double plays and the first since Milwaukee in 1984. San Francisco set the major league Mark of seven in 1969. Yankees 5, royals 3 new York a Roberto Kelly delivered a two out two run single in the eighth inning and Oscar Azocar singled doubled and homered in his second mariners 5, Blue jays 2 Seattle a Matt Young pitched his second career two hitter and Pete o been hit his first Home run since May 2 As Seattle beat Toronto despite making four errors. _ the Blue jays who were in first place in the american league East after monday night s Victory in the series opener lost their second straight game to the manners. Toronto has lost five of seven Road games since the All Star break. Brewers 3, Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. A Dave Parker hit a two run single in the first inning and Rob Deer homered in the second leading Milwaukee Over California. Winner Mark Knudson 7-4 and loser Jim Abbott 6-8 each pitched shutouts in their last starts but neither came close this time. Rangers 7, orioles 1 _ Baltimore a hot hitting Rafael Palmeiro got four hits including a Home run and Bobby Witt struck out 10 in winning his fourth straight game As Texas beat Baltimore. T Palmeiro who went 4 for 5 and drove in three runs is 14 for 29 with u Bis in his last seven games and has nine hits in his last 13at-bats. White sox 7, tigers 5 Detroit a Sammy Sosa a two run double a his second of the game a capped a three run ninth inning comeback As Chicago beat Detroit. By the associated press Houston a Mike Scott pitched a four hitter for Houston s first Complete game shutout this season and Javier Ortiz singled in the games Only run in the eighth inning As the astros beat the new York mets 1-0 wednesday night. Scott struck out four and walked none in a 1ls Tyr Complete game of the season and his first shutout since june 2,1989, the loss combined with Pittsburgh a 11-2 Victory Over san Francisco dropped the mets two games behind the pirates in the no East. Scott and Frank Viola were locked in a scoreless Duel when Todd Hundley the eighth place hitter doubled with two outs in the eighth. Manager Bud Harrelson elected to Pinch hit for Viola but Scott retired Mackey Sasser for the third out. Viola who allowed Only three hits walked two and struck out three. He was replaced by Alejando Pena 2-3who allowed a be Adolf single to Dave Rohde. A Julien Drew a walk and Eric Yelding loaded the bases when his swinging roller Down the third base line stayed fair. Pena struck out Casey Candaele but d moped single to right scoring Konde. Ken Ca Uniti lined into an inning ending double play. Viola allowed Only one earned run in 27 a inn mrs against Houston this year. In other games wednesday no Roundup Post mets pirates win pirates 11, giants 2 Pittsburgh a Jeff King drove in five runs four with a grand slam to Back Doug Drabek a pitching and hitting As Pittsburgh ended a three game losing Streak. Jose Lind and Sid Bream hit two run homers As the pirates a held to two runs and Sev a hits in the first two games of the series a had 13 hits against four pitchers. King singled in a run in the third and hit his first career slam in the eighth. Trevor Wilson 6-2 allowed six hits and five runs in Only two plus innings to take the loss. It was the giants second loss in 10 games and Only their third in 14 games. Drabek 11-4 allowed seven hits striking out four and walking one in eight innings in improving to 3-0 against the giants this season. He also had two singles and an rib. Phillies 4, braves 3 Atlanta a Ricky Jordan a two run double highlighted a three run eighth inning As Philadelphia rallied to beat Atlanta. The Phillies loaded the bases against John Smoltz 6-7 on two walks sandwiched around Tommy Here a third hit a single. John Kruks bases loaded walk made it 3-2 and Jordan doubled past third base to score the tying and winning runs. The Victory went to reliever Dennis Cook 6-2who retired seven of the eight Batter he faced. Darrel Akerfelds pitched the final two innings for his third save. Reds 8, expos 7 a Eaid of Neill singled Home the wanning run in the 11th inning As Cincinnati overcame a ninth inning grand slam by Andres Galarraga to beat Mon treat. O Neill singled to left just Over the Glove of third baseman Tim Wallach to score Barry Larkin who tripled to right with two outs off Dave Schmidt 4-1. Ahler 4t did no to allow a hits a 1/1 Manings 10 ave the reds their first three game Senes sweep of Montreal since june 1981. The Victory increased the reds Lead in the no Wes to 8 games. The Victory Cincinnati a fourth a soft i filhe reds 25 Ames ave .500 56-31 for the first time since 1976 wortdserierchtnshfr5 the Victory left Cincinnati with a 9-3 mass e11 is Matching the reds Best Mark against the expos. Cubs 4, padres 2 dreg Maddux won for time in 14 starts As Chicago completed la three game sweep of san Diego Hrala re Dion a two out rib double or a l i in in Furd inning enabling the cubs to win their fourth Strai Tjit game and Complete their second three game sweep Over san Diego this Isea in the padres have lost 16 of their last 19 games. Maddux 5-9 had not won since May it losing eight straight with five no Deci fins envious starts while compiling a 6.15 Era. Maddux allowed nine hits walked one and struck out one in seven innings. Jeff Pico finished up for his first save. Rasmussen 7-7allowed eight hits in Ravin a a sing his third straight and the fifth in his last six starts. It t6. Cardinals 1  a Hubie Brooks had Inree hits scored twice and drove in two runs As los Angeles beat St. Louis. ?r9�ks s1, and scored in the sixth llnn.n8s and added a two run in a matk Eddie Murray hit a deljon1 11 set in nos Ose Ramon Martinez 11-4 went seven innings and allowed seven hits walked two a Tnie Kou i amp hts including Willie Semi finies bringing his major-1ne  to 142. Jay Howell Jim so tie real two innings for his eighth save. Five won Fiyo of seven since the All Star break and completed  against the cardinals Loci a including 5-1 at Busch a e cardinals have lost five of nah a sconing Only i4 fans in that Span. Of a von cored three or fewer a non 50 of their 90 games