European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Red sox tie Toronto loses to Cleveland by the associated press new York a for a team in trouble the Boston red sox got just what they wanted a and needed. The red sox won for Only the third time in 11 games Friday night beating the new York Yankees 3-0 on a combined three hitter by Dana Kiecker and Larry Andersen and Home runs by Ellis Burks and Mike Greenwell. A it was our night As it turned out a manager Joe Morgan said. The red sox got Good news from Toronto where the Blue jays lost to Cleveland 2-1 in 13 innings and fell into a Al Roundup first place tie with Boston in the american league East. The Yankees lost their seventh straight and were shut out for the 14th time. Kiecker a Rookie was 0-3 with an 8.56 Era in his previous three starts. With Mike Boddicker and Roger Clemens scheduled to pitch the next two games he knew it was important to get the red sox off to a Good Start at Yankee stadium. He did. Kiecker 7-9 gave up two singles in seven innings struck out two and walked one. He retired 10 straight batters before Andersen relieved to Start the eighth. A Down the stretch if we re going to win this in a going to have to have a few Quality starts a Kiecker said. A obviously tonight helped me but i think it helped the team More. Now we have the right Guys pitching the next two  even though Burks and Greenwell drove in All the runs with homers Yankees manager stump Merrill Felt Wade Boggs got the big hit. A a a map indians Tom Brookens dives for errant throw from Catcher Sandy Alomar As Blue jays Kelly Gruber slides into second with a steal. The game was scoreless with one out in the sixth when Boggs sliced a drive that Rookie left fielder Hensley meulens dived for and missed. The Ball rolled to the Wall for a triple and Burks followed with his 20th Home run equating his career High against Chuck Cary 5-11. The triple was Boggs first hit in 12 at bats in Yankee stadium this season. Burks Homer snapped a 3-for-24 slump. Burks was just 9 for 27 in driving Home runners from third base with less than two outs this season. A the Ball should have been caught a Merrill said. A a it a Tough to say because it hurts. But the kid is learning to play the Outfield and he a learning at a level when you a like to have him know. A year from now he catches that  Cary who sustained a concussion in his previous Start against Detroit last sept. 17 when he collided with first baseman Steve Balboni is 1-7 in 14 starts since the Allstar break. Greenwell hit his 13th Home run with two out in the eighth As Boston beat the Yankees for the ninth time in 11 games. In other games Friday indians 2, Blue jays 1,13 innings Toronto a Sandy Alomary a eighth Home run of the season a Solo shot leading off the top of the 13th inning gave Cleveland a Victory Over Toronto. The loss snapped the Blue jays six game winning Streak and dropped them Back into a first place tie with Boston. With 11 games remaining the Blue jays and red sox have 82-69 records. However Toronto has Only two More Homo games on its schedule. John Farrell making his first Start since june 24, was the first of five Cleveland pitchers. He yielded Only two hits in five see Al on Page 22smith hurls bucs to 3v2-game Lead by the associated press Pittsburgh a the Pittsburgh pirates magic number is nine but Barry Bonds says its really 41. That a Pitcher Zane Smiths number. Smith pitched a five hitter to improve to 5-1 with Pittsburgh and Sid Bream broke a scoreless tie with a one out double in the seventh inning leading the division leading pirates past St. Louis 1-0 Friday night. The pirates trying for their first National league East title since 1979, creased their Lead Over slumping second place new York to 3v4 games. The mets lost to Chicago 4-3 earlier Friday. _. Bonds became the second 30-50 player by stealing his 50th base As the pirates won their third straight since ending a season High six game losing Streak. Cincinnati s Eric Davis was the first 30-50 Man when he slugged 37 homers and stole 50 bases in 1987. Smith has been nearly unbeatable a and at times nearly uni table a since being traded by Montreal on aug. 8. He has a 1.33 Era in eight pirates starts and has allowed just three runs in 40 innings a an 0.68 Era a in his last five starts. A just look at the statistics Man. That shows Young Roundup what he a meant to us a Bonds said. A a he a been the biggest part of the club since we got him. We needed another left hander to go with John Smiley and its worked out  a i keep asking him if he a bought a House yet a Pittsburgh manager Jim Leyland said of Smith who can become a free agent this Winter. A we knew we were getting a Good Pitcher but i done to know How you can say we knew we were going to get this. He a pitched outstanding just great. He throws strikes works fast and keeps the defense in the  Smith who was 6-8 with Montreal has Only one regret. A i just wish id been Here All year to see what i might have done a he said. A a in a really getting caught up in this Pennant race fever. In a catching  Bonds who has 32 homers and 50 stolen bases singled to Center to Start the seventh against Jose Deleon who had allowed two hits in six innings. Bream then doubled into right Center scoring Bonds standing up a and moved to third on Mike Lavalliere a Fly Ball. Jose Lind was intentionally walked but Deleon walked Smith to Load the bases and bring on reliever Frank Dipino who struck out Pinch hitter Jeff King and Jay Bell. Deleon 7-18who has won once in his last 19 starts lost his sixth in a Row and seventh in eight decisions by giving up four hits and one run in 6v5 innings. He is one ass away from Matching his career High of 19, set in a 219 season for Pittsburgh in 1985. Smith 11-8 struck out 10, the most by a pirate this season. A combined 1-13 for Atlanta and Montreal last season he Hasni to yielded an earned run in three of his last five starts including a one hit 1-0 Victory Over new York on sept. 5. He had been 0-2 with a 6.00 Era in two previous starts against St. Louis. Bonds walked with two outs in the fourth then ran on the first pitch for his 50th stolen base. His previous career High was 36 stolen bases As a Rookie in 1986. In other games Friday cubs 4, mets 3 Chicago a Ryne Sandberg a sacrifice Fly scored see no on Page 22preview of week three in nil a Page 19