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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 27, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 27,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 1&Quot w t 4. A a u it r \ St a 1-0 Toronto s Tony Fernandez argues with ump after being called out trying to steal second. By the associated press Toronto a Roger Clemens pitched so Well against the Toronto Blue jays on saturday that Dwight Evans Felt somebody owed it to the red sox acc to win the game. The Veteran slugger took it upon himself driving a pitch from David Wells Over the left Field Fence to Lead off the seventh inning and give Clemens and the red sox a 1-0 win Over Toronto. Clemens pitched a five hitter and escaped a bases loaded Jam in the ninth inning As Boston increased its Lead in the Al East to three games Over the Blue jays. A i was thinking it would be Good to hit a Home run for him the Way he was pitching Quot Evans said. Evans who missed Bostons five previous starts because of an aching Back showed no signs of rust iness As hit his 12th Home run and a pair of singles in four at bats. Clemens 19-5 won with his fourth shutout of the season and 25th of his career. He struck out six walked one and lowered his earned run average to 1.95, Best in the majors. A this game gave me the Opportunity to pick the Guys up and take the focus on them a Clemens said. A a they be been picking it up for me All  the Blue jays threatened in the ninth loading the bases with one out on an error by third baseman Wade Boggs a double by Fred Mcgriff and an intentional walk. But Clemens retired Greg Myers on a shallow Fly Ball and struck out Manny Lee. A once i got Myers i Felt pretty comfortable a Clemens said. Clemens who eol sided with Tony Fernandez while covering first base in the sixth inning said afterwards it May have been his Best Outing of the year. A against these Guys it could Well be Quot he said. A it was a Tough game for  it was Likely tougher on Wells 9-4 than anyone. He gave up just five hits before Al round leaving the game in the eighth inning after Boggs lined a Ball Oft his right wrist. In other games saturday a tigers 14, athletics 4 Detroit a. Cecil fielder hit his major league leading 40th and 41st Home runs and became the first Detroit player to Clear the left Field roof at Tiger stadium leading a rout Over Oakland. Fielder drove in five runs and increased his total to 108, most in the majors. To joined Hank or Cencig Rocky Colapilo. Norm Cash and Darrell Evans As tigers who have hit 40 Home runs in a season. Jose Canseco hit a 450-foot Home run his 35lh, and Mark Mcgwire followed with his 33rd Homer in the first inning. Terry Steinbach also connected for the athletics. Alan Trammell hit his 12ih Homer and John Shelby had his fourth for the tigers. Fielder hit a two run shot in the first inning of Dave Stewart 17-10. In the fourth he topped that with another two run drive that went Over the left Field roof. Only Harmon kill brew on aug. 3, 1962, and Frank Howard on May 18, 1968, had accomplished the feat. Canseco and Mcgwire homered olt Frank Tanana 6-7. It was the fourth time this season they have hit consecutive Home runs. Brewers 5, Yankees 3 new York a Greg Brock hit a three run Homer Oft new York Relief acc Dave Righetti with two outs in the ninth inning to Power Milwaukee past the Yankees. With the Yankees leading 2-1, Righetti 1-1 replaced Dave Lapoint to Start the ninth and gave up a on Oul single to Dave Parker and walked Robin Yount. After Rob Deer struck out Brock hit his fifth Homer. It was Only right tip a third blown save in 30 opportunities. Paul Molitor who had three hits added an rib single to Cap the Brewers see Al on Page 26extra-base bunt keys reds 6-run 9th by the associated press Pittsburgh a Hal Morris figured something Ood was about to happen for the Cincinnati reds when his bunt turned into a double a just two innings Itter the Pittsburgh pirates bunted into a double play. But not even manager Lou Piniella figured that Dorris bizarre extra base hit would trigger a six run Linin inning that broke a scoreless tie carrying the us is to a 6-1 Victory on saturday night. A you watch baseball Long enough and you see some Trange things and that was strange a Vincilla said of Dorris 40-foot double. Quot we were Bunting playing for me run in the ninth inning and we got six. That a  Norm Charlton 10-7 pitched eight shutout innings o lower his Era to 0.79 in his last five starts As the teds preserved their 6�?~/�?T-game Lead in the no West Rith their fourth Victory in five games. The reds beat ast division leading Pittsburgh for the second straight night after losing five straight to the pirates. Pittsburgh losing for the third time in 11 games Lespie eight shutout innings by starter Bob walk still ads the East by three games Oer new York a 3-2 it ser in 14 innings to los Angeles. Stan Belinda 2-4 immediately got into trouble in lie ninth after walk was lifted for a Pinch Hitler. Barry  walked and Morris trying to bunt the Miner along hit a Blooper that a diving Belinda Mildne to handle. The Ball skipped off the pitchers love into foul territory sending Larkin to third annl Roundup Morris to second. A it was. In the Palm of my Glove but when 1 hit the turf it popped out Quot Belinda said. A i should have had it. You see outfielders dive for the Ball on turf All the time and done to think anything about it but pitchers done to have to do it very  a if Stan catches it its a double play a pirates manager Jim Leyland said. A we did no to make that play but that Wasny to the game. We did no to do much with the  Eric Davis who scored All four reds runs in a 4-3 Victory on Friday night followed Morris Fluke hit with a single to right scoring Larkin Paul of Neill then hit a run scoring double and Pinch hitter Luis Quinones added an rib single making it 3-0. Morris was 2-for-4 and is hitting .387 since being called up from Nashville on june 18, but has never had to apologize for a a double before. I killed it a has Morris joked. A but ill take it. He made a Nice play to even get to it. It Wasny to a Good bunt but i still thought it was going to drop. When he started to dive 1 started cussing myself because i was sure he was going to catch  Todd Benzinger added a run scoring groundnut Bill Landrum a wild pitch scored Quinones and Billy Hatcher completed the inning with an rib single. Quot we got a break in the ninth and got six runs out of it a Piniella said. Quot Charlton pitched outstanding and i mean  Tim Layana pitched the ninth allowing Bobby Bonillas league leading 30lh Homer. Bonilla is the first pirate to hit 30 or More in a season since Jason Thompson hit 31 in 1982. Davis has scored or driven in six of the reds 10 runs in Cincinnati a two victories in the four game weekend series. Charlton 10-7 allowed four hits walked five and struck out three while lowering his Era to 1.42 in his nine starts since moving into the rotation on july 15. In his last five starts Charlton has allowed four earned run in 45�?~/j innings. Since moving out of the a Nasty boys bullpen he has become an even nastier starter. A a in a being aggressive just like i was out of the bullpen Quot he said. A teeing in the bullpen 1 Learned How to Pilch in pressure situations. It taught me a lot about  walk making his first Start since going on the disabled list aug. 10 with a strained Groin gave up four hits in eight innings striking out five and walk walk averaged five innings in his first 18 see no on Page 26 ing  sports if la vision pro football a Philadelphia at Indianapolis 2 . Tuesday. Radio baseball a new York Yankees at Baltimore 1 30 . Tuesday  
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