European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21blue jays take top spot by the associated press Toronto a the surging Toronto Blue jays moved into first place in the american league East on wednesday night Matching their longest winning Streak of the season at six by beating the new York Yankees 7-6 while Boston was losing to Baltimore. The Blue jays who trailed Boston by 6 i games on sept 4, began the Day tied with the red sox who lost 8-4. Toronto which Hadnot been in first place alone since july 30won Tiree 8ames against new York for its first Home series sweep against the Yankees. Rob Ducey hit an rib double and later scored on Luis Sojos grounder for a 2-0 Toronto Lead in the first. In the fourth inning Ducey doubled again Greg Myers walked soil hit an rib single and then Junior Felix hit his 13th Home run of the season to put Toronto ahead 6-0. Hensley Muelens homered for new York in the top of the fifth but the Blue jays made it 7-1 in the Bottom of the inning As Kelly Gruber doubled and scored on George Belles single. Meulens hit an rib double and Jim Leyritz Fol Al on an baseball saturday. Television and radio a Boston at new York Yankees 1 30 . Lowed with a three run Homer in the Yankees sixth to make it 7-5 before Roberto Kelly singled Home a run in the new York seventh. The Yankees came close to tying it in the eighth but Pinch runner Jim Walewander was thrown out at the plate when he tried to score from first on Matt Nokes High bouncing double to left Field with two outs. Jimmy key 11-7 allowed four runs on six hits in 5 % innings. Tom Henke pitched the ninth for his 30th save As Toronto won for the 11th time in its last 13 games. In other games wednesday orioles 8, red sox 4 Baltimore a the slumping Boston red sox dropped out of first place for the first time since july 30 As Sam Horn hit a three run Homer that led Baltimore. Bostons sixth loss in seven games coupled with Toronto a 7-6 Victory Over the new York Yankees gave the Blue jays a one game Lead in the american league East. Each team has 12 games left including three against each other in Boston. The red sox led Toronto by 6 a games on sept. 4, but have lost 12 of 17 games. The Blue jays have won their last six Matching their longest winning Streak of the season. With the score tied at 2, Steve Finley opened the Baltimore fifth with a single. Cal Ripken Drew a one out walk before Horn hit a 1-2 pitch from Greg Harris 13-8 into the front Row of the right Field bleachers. Horn was ejected in the eighth inning for arguing a called third strike. Mike Greenwell hit his 12th Home run in the sixth for the red sox but the orioles made it 7-3 in the Bottom of the inning. Chris Hoiles doubled and scored when third baseman Wade Boggs threw wildly to third see Al on Page 26 bucs win As Bonds joins 30-30 club Drabek gets 20th Victory by the associated press Chicago a one of Barry Bonds dreams has come True. When Bonds entered the majors he wanted to be in the world series and to collect 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in one season a a feat his father Bobby accomplished five times. Bonds hit his 30th and 31st homers and Doug Drabek became the National leagues first 20-game Winner As then Roundup Pittsburgh pirates ended a six game losing Streak by beating the Chicago cubs 8-7 wednesday. The Victory increased the pirates Lead to one game Over second place new York in the National league East. The mets were rained out. A the Bobby told me if you can hit .300, then you re capable or hitting 30 homers a Bonds said. A but you have to hit .300 first and not try to hit a Bunch of homers All the  Bonds first Homer a Solo shot came with two out in the fifth. He hit his second leading off the seventh. It was the ninth time that he has hit two homers in a game in his career. Bonds became the first pirates player and the eighth player in no history to have 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in a season. He stole his 49th base in the third inning. A my father said a lets do it a a Barry said. A a a lets go for the .300 Mark this year and if you hit 10 Home runs less go for .300 and then we can go for both of  Bobby and Barry Bonds Are the first rather and son combination to join the 30-30 club. It also marked the first time that two Pittsburgh players have hit 30 homers in one season. Bobby Bonilla also has 31 Tor the season. The pirates had 17 hits a four by Mike Lavalliere a off six cubs pitchers. Drabek 20-6 allowed seven hits and have runs while striking out six in Ullh innings. He is Pittsburgh s first 20-game Winner since John Candelaria posted a 20-5 record in 1977. Pittsburgh a Barry Bonds slugs his 31st Home run of the season wednesday in the pirates 8-7 win Over the Chicago cubs. Apr a in a 12-2 since the All Star break and i told myself right off the Bat a Start throwing your breaking Ball throw them for strikes build up your Confidence and take it from there a a Drabek said. The pirates chased cubs starter Rick Sutcliffe 0-2 with a four run first. It was the fifth straight game that Sutcliffe failed to win since returning from arthroscopic surgery. He lasted two thirds of an inning allowing five hits. Andy Van Slyke and Bonilla had rib singles Sid Bream hit a sacrifice Fly and Lavalliere sri single finished Sutcliffe. The cubs nicked Drabek for a run in the fourth on Mark graces single a double by Andre Dawson and Derrick May a ground out. The pirates scored again in the fifth after Bonds Homer on singles by Bream Lavalliere and Jose Lind and once in the eighth on Van Slykes ground out. The cubs scored six times in the eighth knocking out Drabek. Ryne Sandberg singled in the first two runs following a walk to Damon Berryhill and a double by Pinch hitter Gary Varsho. A single by Grace finished Drabek. Reliever Ted Power was greeted by Dawson sri infield single and May a three run Homer his first in the major leagues. Bob Patterson got the last out in the eighth and pitched a scoreless ninth for his fifth save. Pittsburgh manager Jim Leyland said he had butterflies in both the eighth and ninth innings until Bob Patterson got the final out with the tying run on second. A anyone who does no to think a manager gets nervous just does no to know baseball a Leyland said. Throughout the six game losing Streak though Leyland said a i never got on my players because they be been giving me 100 percent and i feel confident we re going to win this thing. We Haven to panicked yet and we done to intend to  in other games wednesday rain in new York new York a wednesday nights game Between the Montreal expos and the new York mets was rained out before it got started and both teams dropped one half game farther Back in the National league East. The first place Pittsburgh pirates held off the Chicago cubs 8-7 in an afternoon game and the rainout left the mets one ame behind the pirates and the expos Ive games out. The expos and mets were to make up the game As part of a double header thursday. Sid Fernandez 9-13 and Frank Viola 19-9 were scheduled to itch for the mets against rookies Chris Rabholz 5-0 and Brian Barnes 0-0. P1 n showers started wednesday afternoon and got harder throughout the evening. The game was called off at 8 45 . After a 70-minute delay. Astros 5, reds 2 Houston a Cincinnati lost for the fourth time in six games As Houston a Mark Portugal gave up just two runs in 7% innings. See no on Page 26