European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 10, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 23stieb Blanks Chison sets club record by the associated press Toronto a Dave Stieb in his first Start since pitching Toronto a first no hitter won his team record 18th game As the Blue jays beat the Chicago White sox 3-0 saturday. Kelly Gruber hit two Solo homers and scored All three of Toronto a runs As the jays won their third straight game. The Blue jays stayed 5 Xhu games behind Boston in the East. The White sox fell 8 i games behind Oakland in the Al West their biggest deficit of the season. A it was just another win a Stieb said. A a it Means baseball Roundup american league nothing its another win. Nineteen is on my mind  Stieb 18-5 gave up six hits struck out three and walked two in eight innings improving to 20-4 lifetime against the White sox. He won 17 games in each of the last four seasons. Jimmy key and Doyle Alexander also had won 17 for the Blue jays. Stieb pitched his first career no hitter last sunday in Cleveland. On saturday Phil Bradley led off the game with a single ending any Hope of a repeat. Tom Henke pitched the ninth for his 28th save. Gruber hit his 25th Home run in the first inning against Rookie Alex Fernandez 2-3and connected again in the eighth. In other games saturday red sox 10, mariners 2 Boston a Mike Greenwell and Mike Marshall each collected three of Bostons 14 hits and the red sox routed Seattle for their 12th Victory in 15 games. Tom Bolton 9-2 pitched a seven hitter struck out five and walked two. Rich Delucia making his major league debut shut out the red sox on four hits through 5 % innings but left after Greenwell a single in the sixth. Scott Medvin 0-1 walked Tom Brunansky and Marshall and Danny Heep hit rib singles that tied it at 2. Luis Rivera batting .220, followed with a two run double. Athletics 5, Yankees 2 new York a Oakland beat new York for the 11th straight time this season As Rickey Henderson hit two Home runs in the last two innings. Scott Sanderson 15-9 and 3-0 against the Yankees this season gave up two runs and three hits in seven innings. Dennis Eckersley the fourth a a Pitcher worked 1 % innings for his 42nd save in 44 opportunities. Henderson tied the score 2-2 when he led off the eighth inning with his 25th Home run off Mike Witt 3-8. Twins 6, indians 1 Minneapolis a Scott Erickson pitched a seven hitter for his first Complete game and Nelson Liriano reached base four times to Lead Minnesota Over Cleveland. Liriano tripled singled walked twice drove in a run and scored twice for Minnesota. Seattle Catcher David Valle comes Down on the leg of Mike Greenwell but the Boston baserunner scores in the sixth. A Brewers 5, tigers 2 Milwaukee a . Surhoff hit a three run Homer and Jim Gantner singled three times to support the nine hit pitching of Jaime Navarro 7-5who has won his last four starts. He went 8% innings before newly acquired Julio Machado retired Milt Cuyler on a come Backer with two runners on base for his first Al save. Orioles 5, Angels 4 Baltimore a Cal Ripken hit a game winning bases loaded sacrifice Fly in the ninth inning to lift Baltimore Over California. Rangers 2, royals 1 Arlington Texas a Rafael Palmeiro doubled Home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning lifting Texas Over Kansas City. Julio Franco singled with one out off royals starter Kevin Appier 11-6his third hit and the third for the rangers. Israel Sanchez relieved and yielded Palmeiro a double. Kenny Rogers 7-5 was credited with the win after he blew a save in Relief of Nolan Ryan who blanked the royals until the eighth in his quest for Victory no. 303. Despite suffering a split lip that required six stitches when he was struck by to Jackson a one Hopper in the second inning Ryan allowed Only three hits and struck out  mends Metsy problems with 5-hitter by the associated press Philadelphia a Dwight Gooden showed once again saturday night Why he a the Metsy Ace. Gooden pitched a five hitter As new York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-2 and ended its longest losing Streak of the season at five games. A a it a Nice to get some runs a Gooden said. A we Haven to had Many  Kevin Mcreynolds and Charlie g Brien drove in three runs each As the mets remained 3 /2 games behind the National league East leading Pittsburgh pirates who beat Montreal 6-1. New York had scored three runs on just 20 hits in the losing Streak. The mets matched that run total in the fourth in eng when they overcame a 2-0 deficit. Gooden 16-6 struck out 10 and walked two to win his fifth consecutive National league decision. The mets ended a six game losing Streak against left handers getting three hits and three runs in 3% innings off Bruce Ruffin 6-13. In other games saturday pirates 6, expos 1 Pittsburgh a Doug Drabek became Pittsburgh a first 19-game Winner in 11 seasons and Andy Van Slyke hit a two run Homer. Drabek 19-5 won for the 11th time in 12 decisions allowing seven hits in 7% innings. Bob Patterson finished up As the pirates won for the seventh time in eight games. Giants 2, astros 1,10 innings san Francisco a Matt Williams hit his second Home run of the game a two out shot in the 10th inning that lifted san Francisco Over Houston. Williams has 29 Home runs and leads the National league with 107 Bis. He a also batting .285 a this after hitting .198 in parts of three previous seasons. Williams who also homered in the fourth inning connected on a 2-0 pitch from Brian Meyer 0-2. Steve Bedrosian 7-8 pitched the 10th for the Victory. Kelly Downs gave up just three hits in nine innings. Cubs 5, cardinals 4 Chicago a Mark graces tie breaking Home run with two outs in the seventh inning after Ryne Sandberg homered to tie the game in the fifth led Chicago Over St. Louis. Graces eighth Home run came off reliever Ken Dayley 4-3. Rookie Dave Pavlas 1-0 got the Victory after relieving Rick Sutcliffe in the sixth. Paul Assenmacher notched his eighth save. Reds 8, dodgers 4 los Angeles a Eric Davis doubled three times As Cincinnati increased its no West Lead to 6 a games. Tom Browning 13-7 wasted a 3-0 Lead but settled Down and retired 13 of the last 15 batters he faced. Browning allowed four runs and four hits in six plus innings and Randy Myers pitched 22h innings for his 28th save in 33 opportunities. Fernando Valenzuela 12-12 was knocked out after three innings his shortest Outing since May 4, 1989. Braves 11, padres 5 san Diego a a throwing error by san Diego Rookie Paul Faries set up a five run eighth inning As Atlanta rallied for its eighth Victory in nine games. Jeff Parrett 5-9 pitched 1 % innings for the Victory