European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 28, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 Isom get 3rd shutout in Row by the associated press Toronto a the strategy for Greg Harris was simple sunday. Watch what Dana kicker and Roger Clemens did and try to duplicate it. Harris did even better pitching two hit Ball for 7 a innings As the Boston red sox pitched their third straight shutout for the first time in 28 years beating Toronto 1-0 and increasing their largest Lead of the season in the american league East to four games. Quot the Way those two Guys pitched 1 knew it was going to he hard to match them a Harris said. A but 1 knew of pm the Start that i had Good stuff. In the first inning i was throwing strikes and everything was feeling  the second place Blue jays won the opener of the Lour game series but kicker and Jeff Gray blanked them Friday and Clemens pitched a five hitter saturday for Bostons first 1-0 Road Victory since 1984. The three straight shutouts were the first for the red sox since August 1962, when Bill Monbouquette Gene Conley and Ike Delock did it. Toronto went witless in its last 27 at Bals with runners in scoring position extending its scoreless Streak to 27 innings. The Blue jays lost for the sixth time in seven games and do not play Boston again until the final week of the season a Ihrck game set at Fenway Park. Jody Reeds two out single in the eighth inning off Todd Stool Lemyrt drove in Tom Brunansky Brunansky Drew a Lead off walk advanced to second on a Wilda Roundup pitch with one out and scored just ahead of left fielder Glenallen Hills throw. Harris 11-5 struck out a season High eight one and retired 15 consecutive waiters in inc walked Middle for his innings. Reliever Gray pitched i innings sixth save including two in the series in other games sunday royals 8, mariners 2 Kansas City to. A to Jackson returned from the disabled list with a 450-fool Home run on his first pitch and later doubled and singled As Kansas City stopped Seattle. A Jackson hit his 20th Home run of the season in the second inning giving him four Home runs in four con so Culic at bats. He hit three straight homers at Yankee stadium on july 17< but Hurt his shoulder later in the game and was put on the disabled list the next Day. Jackson connected against Randy Johnson 12-8. Hom Cring far Over the Fence in left Center Field after a walk to Danny Tartabull. Indians 8, orioles 3 Baltimore a Brook Jacoby s two run single capped a four run fifth inning and Cleveland feasted on Baltimore pitching for a second straight Day trouncing the orioles Cleveland had 12 hits giving them 30 hits and 19 runs in two Days against Baltimore. Angels 4, White so 1 Chicago a Lance Parrish broke a seventh inning tie with his 20th Home run of the season ind Joe Grahe Goi his first major league Victory As California beat Chicago. The White sox split the four game series and remained five games behind the Oakland is who lost to Detroit. Yankees 4, Brewers 3, 11 innings. New York a Steve sax. Halting ninth because of a season Long slump singled Home the winning run with two outs in the i Ith inning to lilt new York Over Milwaukee. Tigers 7, athletics .1 Detroit a Tony Phillips and Lou Whitaker a a i hit two run homers As a Cotrott ended Boh Welches five game winning Streak with a Victory Over it Eikland. Welch 21-5the top Winner in the majors gave up six runs on seven hits in 4 -3 innings. He lost for the first time since july 28. Rangers twins 0 Arlington. Texas a Bobby Witt won his the consecutive decision with a four hitter and  Inea Viglia hit a sacrifice Fly in the ninth inning leading Texas Over Minnesota. Minnesota lost for he 10th time m h games. The twins were shut out twice in the three game series. Deal mets 2-1 loss Hartley by the associated press los Angeles a Mike Hartley is quickly becoming an important part of the los Angeles dodgers. Hanley a converted reliever making his third Start of the season stopped the new York mels for the second time in two weeks and led los Angeles to a 2-1 Victory sunday. Hartley 5-1 allowed three hits in six plus innings fanned five and walked two a at the beginning of the season i was hoping just to be a Middle reliever and contribute any Way i can a Hartley said. Quot but now in a starting and pitching in big games. It s real fun for me to be pitching in a Pennant  the dodgers remained 6v2 games behind Cincinnati which beat Pittsburgh 6-2. The mels stayed three games Back of the pirates. Hartley beat the mets 2-1 on aug. 14 m the second game of a doubleheader. In has won five consecutive decisions since losing to san Diego on june 15, "1 thought he was much better against us in new York a Darryl Strawberry said. Quot he pitched Well Early in the ballgame today and then he had a Little control problem. But he a throwing the Ball Well and moving it around a Little  Hartley has allowed two runs and seven hits in 18 innings As a starter since replacing the injured Tim Belcher in the rotation. In other games sunday reds 6, pirates 2 bus Burgh a Eric Davis and Joe ii Quot of hit two run doubles and Rick Mahler won his second straight Start a a a Nice moving into the rotation giving Sci Amati a Victory Over Pittsburgh. Mariano Duncan added a Solo Homer the reds won their third straight since a veg the opener Olathe four game series Mahler 6--5 allowed six hits in two in n 2-3 mining and Rob Dibble a a. M d 2 1-3 innings for his ninth save a King out four. A no Roundup expos 4, padres 2 Mon real Larry Walker a run Homer in the i hath expos rallied. Junior Noboa and Tim Raines opened the eighth with consecutive singles for Montreal which was held to five hits Over the first seven innings by Bruce Hurst 8-9tim Wallach flick out and Andres Galarraga struck out before Walker hit Hurst a first pitch Over the right Field Fence for his 15th Homer. Phillies 5, giants 1 san Francisco a von Hayes and John Kruk hit Home runs and Rookie Jason Grimsley won his first game of the season. Hayes put Philadelphia ahead in the third inning when he hit a three run Homer off John Burkett 11-5. Kruk made it 5-0 in the sixth with a two run Homer off Francisco Oliveras his fourth Homer of the season. Grimsley 1-0making his fourth Start of the season and seventh major league Start held san Francisco to six hits in seven innings As he won for the second time in five major league decisions. Braves 4, a us 3 Atlanta a Greg Olson doubled Home the winning run in the ninth inning and John Smoltz pitched a six hitter As Atlanta sent Chicago to its fourth loss in five game. With Atlanta trailing 3-2, Ron Gant hit a Lead off Home run off Bill Long the outfielders 24th Home run of the season. Pinch Hilter Francisco Cabrera singled with one out off Mitch Williams 1-7 and Olson blooded a double to right with two outs. Smoltz 11-9 pitched his sixth Complete game striking out eight. He blew a 2-1 Lead in the ninth when he gave up a two out two run double to Shawon Dunston astros 4, cardinals 2 Houston a Danny Darwin won his ninth consecutive decision to tie Dwight Gooden of the new York mets for the longest winning Streak in the no this year and Bill Doran scored the go ahead run on a double steal. Darwin 10-1 has not lost since june 2 Al san Francisco. He gave up eight hits struck out six and walked three in his third Complete game of the season. A Ken fill 4-2 allowed just three hits is it a the and three runs in six innings but he behind in the sixth. Fell pirates Day Vejl slides under reds shortstop Barry Larriu at second base