European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                / wednesday August 15,1990 the stars and stripes Page 21a�?Ts up Lead to 6 games. By the associated press Oakland Calif. A Scott Sanderson pitched a three hitter for his first shutout since 1986 and Doug Jennings hit his first Home run since april 1988 As the Oakland athletics won their fifth straight game monday night defeating the Boston red sox 4-0 in a meeting of american league division leaders. Oakland s Victory combined with Chicago a 4-3 loss to Toronto moved the a a six games ahead of the White sox in the american league West their biggest Lead of the season. Bostons Lead Over Toronto in the Al East was Cut to two games. Sanderson 12-7 was 0-2 in five starts since his last Victory on july 16. He worked out of bases loaded jams in the first two innings and faced two batters Over the minimum in the last seven  Roundup the last time Sanderson won 12 games in a season was 1982 with Montreal. He walked five and struck out seven in pitching the a s 14th shutout of the season and his first since he beat the St. Louis cardinals for the Chicago cubs on april 23, 1986. Sanderson who pitched his second Complete game of the season has 10 career shutouts. Oakland pitchers have allowed Only four runs in winning their last five games. With one out in the third Carney Lansford singled off Greg Harris 9-5 and Jennings walked Dave Henderson a single scored Lansford and Ron Hascy s two out single scored Jennings Jennings hit his first Home run in 194 at bats with one out  fourth a shot of almost 400 feet. His last Homer was on april 13, 1988, off Seattle s Edwin Nunez the a a added a run in the sixth on Willie Randolph sri single. Oakland again played without injured Outfield stars Jose Canseco who has lower Hack pain and Rickey Henderson who has a strained hamstring. Boston was without third baseman Wade Boggs and shortstop Jody Reed both of whom fouled balls off their toes sunday night. The a a have won 10.of their last 12 to move 32 games Over ,500 with baseball a Best record at 74-42, in other games monday Blue Days 4, White sox 3 Chicago a Chicago Relief Ace Bobby Thigpenn see Al on Page 26 giants Robby Thompson leaps Over reds Chris Sabo while completing double play. A by the associated pres Cincinnati a the Cincinnati reds rallied for five runs in the fourth inning monday night and relied on their bullpen to hold on for a 6-5 Victory Over the san Francisco giants that gave them reason to strut. That put their Lead Over the giants Back to a comfortable 6�?T/ games in the no West. Manager Lou Piniella had put his team on the spot with a Brash prediction. San Francisco then put them in a squeeze with a four run first inning. A what this did was give our club Sel Confidence coming Back that Way a said Joe Oliver whose two run double was the key hit in the big fourth inning. A we showed ourselves that we re capable of doing  they also made a surprising prediction by Piniella come True by stunning giants starter Trevor Wilson 8-4. Piniella had flatly predicted after a Victory sunday that the reds would win monday As Well giving them three victories in the four game series. A a we re just going to go out and beat them a Piniella predicted. A no a hum  we re just going to beat  Piniella said after the win that his statement was merely an expression of Confidence. "1 just Felt we were going to win Quot Pink Roundup Nicola said. Quot pm in the management business. As a manager 1 have to fee confident not cocky a but Craig did no to take the prediction that Vevay. Before the game he said it Wasny to smart to give an opponent More inspiration. A you say stuff like hat it comes Hack to haunt you a Craig said. A somewhere along the line you re going to be sorry you said  it came True Craig did no to Hack off. He called Piniella s statements Quot High school  a when a Guy makes statements like he made its a sign of insecurity a Craig said. The boast looked silly in the first inning when scheduled starter left hander Danny Jackson had to be replaced because he  get his shoulder Loose in the bullpen a the second time that a happened to him in four weeks Scott Scudder proceeded to give up four first inning runs including Matt Williams 22nd Homer a three run shot. A you jump out to a 4-0 Lead in the first and usually its a Long Hill to climb especially with our bullpen Quot said san Francisco a will Clark. The reds of lense made the Long climb see no on Page 26u.s. Defeats Argentina in world basketball by Jim of Connell it Buenos Alres Argentina a Kenny Anderson scored 32 Points and the United states which squandered most of a 22-Point second half Lead held off Argentina 104-100 monday night in the quarterfinal round of the world basketball championships. The game was played in packed Luna Park with the Home crowd singing dancing and cheering throughout especially when the Home team managed to get within five Points with 1 11 to play. The United states which went 3-0 in the qualifying round was to face Australia on  Quarter i Nat round play continues. The top two teams from each four team group Advance to fridays semifinals. The game looked like a Breeze after the United states ran off to an 88-66 Lead w Ith 8 17 to play alter a Doug Smith Layup. But the argentines playing before their fervent fans had other ideas. Hector Campana hit consecutive three pointers to Start an Argentine comeback that almost succeeded. It would have been the second straight Argentine Victory Over the United slates. Argentina beat the americans in a first round game of the 1986 tournament although the . Team ultimately won the title. The United states still led 96-81 with 4 13 remaining when cd Arn Apana scored consecutive baskets to Cut the Lead to 11. Anderson hit a jumper with 3 07 left but Julio Rod Ngue made a three Pointer with 2 42 to go and Campana followed. 26 seconds later with a driving Basket that made it 98-90. Alonzo mourning who finished with 15 Points scored on a three Point play with 1 42 to go. But Argentina again clawed Back. Marcelo Milanesio hitting consecutive three pointers to make it 101-96 with 1 11 left and raise the Decibel level in the 6,500-Seal Arena to ear shattering proportions. Anderson who knifed through the Argentine defense throughout the night did it one More time with 49 seconds to play scoring on a Layup and drawing a foul. When he hit the free throw the United Stales appeared finally to be Safe. But Campana made two free throws six seconds later and Anderson was tied up for a jump Ball Wilh 39 seconds to go. When Argentina got Possession the Home team had a Chance to Cut the margin to three. But Milanesio missed a three Pointer. Another . Turnover came too late allowing Cam Pana to score the final Basket in a 32-Pomi performance with Only six seconds of play. Argentina staged with the United Slans m the first see . On Page 26