European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 17,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23dodgers, mets move closer by the associated press things Are getting interesting in the National league. The los Angeles dodgers needing a Nippo in Cincinnati for a realistic shot in he last 2 i weeks beat the reds for the cond straight time saturday night to lose to within 4 i games m the West. In the East Pittsburgh lost to Montreal for the 12th time in 17 games this season and its Lead Over new York was sliced to one half game. Dodgers 3, reds 0 Cincinnati a Ramon Martinez ditched a six hitter for his 18th Victory and Juan Samuel hit a two run Homer to help beat the slumping reds. Its the closest the dodgers have been to the West leaders since May 5, when they trailed Cincinnati by four games. The reds have lost six of their last nine games. The reds Are bidding to become the first team since the 1984 Detroit tigers to Lead from Start to finish. Any combination of reds victories and dodgers losses totalling 14 will give Cincinnati the the title. Martinez 18-6 pitched his third shutout and league leading 10th Complete game to raise his record against West teams to 11-0 this season. He struck out seven and walked one. Expos 4, pirates 3 Montreal a Spike Owen capped Montreal a three run seventh inning rally with a two run single to help Send Pittsburgh to its fourth straight loss. The expos were held to one run on four hits Over seven innings by starter Zane Smith 10-8. They trailed 3-1, before rallying when Tim Wallachy a one out grounder got by third baseman Jeff King for an error. Marquis Grissom and Otis Nixon followed with infield singles to Load the bases before Junior Noboa scored Wal Lach with a sacrifice Fly. After Nixon stole second Owen who was playing in his 1,000th major league game delivered both runners with a single. Mets 4, Phillies 2 new York a Pat Tabler baseball a Best bases loaded hitter did it again delivering a two run single in the third in Ning that helped new York beat Philadelphia. Tabler who entered the game when Icem Mcreynolds was ejected in the second inning for arguing a called third strike gave the mets a 2-1 Lead when he singled with the bases loaded in the third off Terry Mulholland 8-9. Tabler improved to 40-for-80 lifetime with the bases loaded. Frank Viola 19-9 allowed five hits walked three and struck out nine in eight plus innings As he tied Pittsburgh a Doug Drabek for the no Lead in victories. Dale Murphy led off the ninth with his 23rd Homer and John Franco finished for his 33rd save. Cubs 6, cardinals 2 St. Louis a Ryne Sandberg hit his 35th and 36th homers of the season to regain the league Lead and drove in four runs As Chicago beat St. Louis. Sandberg also had an rib single in the seventh inning when Chicago scored three runs to Chase Jose Deleon 7-17. Deleon is wingless in his last 12 starts and has Only one win in his last 16. Padres 5, braves 3,11 innings Atlanta a Fred Lynn a run scoring Pinch single in the 11th inning broke a tie and lifted san Diego Over Atlanta. Benito Santiago led off the 11th with a single off loser Jeff Parrett 5-10the fourth braves Pitcher. Mike Pagliarulo sacrificed and Santiago went to third on a single by Joey Cora chasing Parrett. Lynn then singled off Tony Castillo to Send Santiago Home with the go ahead run. After Bip Roberts was intentionally walked Garry Templeton a grounder scored Cora. Craig Lefferts 7-4 picked up the Victory despite failing to get his 24th save. Eric show got the last three outs for his first save of the season and first since 1982. Astros 3, giants 2,10 innings Houston a Ken Caminiti a bases loaded single with two outs in the 10th-inning off Steve Bedrosian gave Houston a Victory Over san Francisco. It was a costly loss for the giants who remained 6v2 games Back of first place Cincinnati in the National league West. Pirates Jose Lind sails Over Tim Raines at second base and completes a double play. A jays rally again Trail botox by 2 by the associated press Toronto a after coming from behind to win in their last at Bat Only once in 61 tries this season the Toronto Blue jays Are starting to make a habit of it. For the second game in a Row the Blue jays scored three runs in the Bottom of the ninth this time on Kelly Grubert a three run Homer to defeat the Baltimore orioles 4-3 on saturday. A the comeback jays Are Back a Gruber said. A when i first came up this team was known for late inning rallies. We kind of forgot what its like to do it this season. But the feeling is coming  the two come from be Hind wins Are keeping the Blue jays close to the tast leading Boston red sox. Coti pled with the red sox 7-4 loss at Chicago saturday night the Blue jays Victory moved them within two games of Boston. Gruber sent a 2-0 fastball from Curt Schilling Kelly Gruber ti-2 Over the Fence in leu for his 27th Home run of the season making a Winner of Willie Blair 3-5. Blair who needed Only one pitch to get the win on Friday got in twice As much work saturday getting Pinch hitter Sam Horn to ground his second offering to second with two runners on and two outs in the top a the ninth. Actually was thinking Between innings that it would be kind of Nice to have that happen again a Nair said. A but i done to expect it to happen too  i Roundup its really just a Case of being in the right place at the right  the Blue jays entered the Bottom of the ninth with Only one run and five hits off Pete Hamisch. But Moo Kie Wilson led off by lining a single to Center and Tony Fernandez drilled a single to right sending Wilson to third. Third base Umpire John Shulock ruled Wilson Safe on a close play at third. Orioles manager Frank Robinson came out to argue. A if we used the kind of language that he used we re out of the game a Robinson said. A if we kept up with that Type of language wed be out two or three  the Ripken Brothers Cal and Bill hit Solo homers in the fifth. Calms Homer was his 214th As a shortstop breaking Mem Stephens league record. Bill Ripken hit David Wells first pitch of the fifth inning for his third Home run for forge a 1-1 tie. Two outs later Cal Ripken hit the first pitch by Wells for his 18th Homer. It marked the 15th time that Brothers have homered in the same game. Graig and Jim Nettles were the last to accomplish that on sept. 14, 1974. It was Only the fifth time Brothers have homered in the same inning. Hank and Tommy Aaron were the last to do so in 1962. In other games saturday athletics 4, twins 1 Oakland Calif. A Bob Welch allowed two hits and an unearned run in eight innings for his major league leading 24th Victory and Oakland scored All its runs in the seventh inning to beat Minnesota. Welch 24-6 is the third Pitcher in Oakland history to w in 24 games and the first since Catfish Hunter won a franchise record 25 in 1974. Vida Blue won 24 games in 1971. Welch is 35-8 lifetime at the Oakland coliseum including 11-0 since a May 5 loss to Boston. He struck out three and walked one before Dennis Eckersley pitched the ninth for his 43rd save in 45 opportunities. It was his 137th with the athletics one More than the previous team record held by Rollie fingers. White sox 7, red sox 4 Chicago a Carlton Fisk and Lance Johnson drove in two runs apiece As Chicago beat Boston for the third straight time. Record breaking reliever Bobby Thigpen notched his 50th save by pitching the ninth. Tigers 4, Yankees 3 Detroit a Milt Cuyler tripled in two runs and scored another in the fourth inning As Detroit Defeated new York. Indians 14, royals 6 Kansas City to. A Turner Ward hit his first major league Homer a three run shot and had a bases loaded triple for six Bis As Cleveland beat Kansas City for its fourth straight win. Rangers 6, Brewers 3 Arlington Texas a Julio Franco and Jack Daugherty drove in two runs apiece As Texas won its third straight Over Milwaukee. Mariners 7, Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. A Harold Reynolds collected three hits and scored four runs and Erik Hanson gained his 15th Victory with a six hitter As Seattle stopped a four game losing Streak with a win Over California