European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 19, 1991 wins top ers for from wire reports new York a the Pittsburgh penguins moved into the Nhes Patrick division Lead sunday knocking the rangers out of first place a a spot they a held for 147 Days a with a a 4-2 Victory in new York. Kevin Stevens find Mario Lemieux scored two goals each to extend the penguins unbeaten Streak to seven not 6-0-1 arid the rangers losing Streak to seven. The penguins have 81 Points with seven games to play and the rangers 80 Points with six to go Pittsburgh goalie Tom Barrasso stopped 24 of 26 shots to get his 25th Victory tying a club record As the penguins the no la a no 3 Power play team put the rangers away with Power play goals by Stevens and Lemieux in the second period. In other nil games sunday Blackhawk 6, blues 4 Chicago a Wayne Presley and Greg Gilbert scored 2 06. Apart to break a third period tic As Chicago completed a Home and Home sweep for the first time in six years beating St. Louis in a Brawl filled game. Presley assisted on Chris Chelios first period Power play goal and Mike Peluso a second period score. He then banged the puck past Pat Jablonski from almost behind the net 5 07 into the final period. Some 158 penalty minutes assessed against Chicago set a. Blackhawk record surpassing 150 minutes set against Detroit in 1988. Sabres 6, whalers 1 Buffalo . A Rookie Darrin Shannon scored twice and Dale i Lawer Chuk added a goal and four assists As Buffalo snapped a 12-game Home wingless Streak by beating Hartford. ,. Bruins 3, flyers 1 Philadelphia a Reggie Lomelin turned away 23 of 24 shots As Boston beat the Philadelphia flyers in he 36-year-old goalkeeper is unbeaten in his last three blues David Bruce shoots As Blackhawk goalie de Balfour stretches for a save. Chicago sed Wilson 24 watches. Games and has just two losses in his last nine starts. Philadelphia has managed just one win in its last nine games and has lost five of its last six. Oilers 4, canadians 2 Montreal a Esa Tikkanen had a goal and two assists As Edmonton finally solved Andre Racicot Montreal a Rookie goaltender. Racicot had held Edmonton to one goal in two wins earlier this season. North stars 4, Maple Leafs 3 Bloomington Minn. A Mike Modano a goal 5 22 into the third period broke a tic enabling the surging Minnesota North stars to Edge Toronto and Clinch a playoff spot in the Norris division. A Brian Bellows became the second player in North stars history to record six 30-goal seasons. A canucks 5, Kings 4, of Vancouver British Columbia a Geoff Courtnell rifled Home a 40-foot snapshot at 1 15 of overtime to give. Vancouver a Victory Over los Angeles. Los Angeles sent the game into overtime when Veteran defend scan Larry Robinson scored at 18 56 of the third period. Leyland tells fans to Stop booing Bonds by the associated press manager Jim Leyland has a message for Pittsburgh fans who Are booing Barry. Bonds Stop Quot maybe pm sticking my nose in someone Cisco a business but fair is fair a Ley land said after sunday s 7-0 loss to St. Louis. Quot i. Think its gone on Long enough. And i Don t see anything positive coming out of booing Barry . The outfielder s unpopularity soared when lie Ami Leyland argued lot ully Dur my a March 4 workout. Quot pm Mil trying to be a Pioneer or a Martyr Quot Leyland said. A i just stood up to the situation. It did t matter who it a was.�?�. A in other baseball news a. A. Seattle outfielder Ken Gritley or. Limited thus far to two at bats this Spring will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging test to Dele nine the extent of. The Back injury he incurred in a March 3 tray lie Accident. He is expected to miss Ai least the next seven games. A. A Kansas Cuy Pitcher Mark Gubicza made his first exhibition appearance allowing two hits and one run in one inning As the royals beat the new York mets 43 at port St. I Ucie Fla. Gubicza who had rotator Duff surgery last August pitched in a Quot a Quot game last week. Royals starter Mike Boddicker allowed two runs and live hits to new York in his fourth game this Spring a Al West Palm Beach Fla Mark Gardner pitched in Montreal a Quot by game his first Start since a slightly Lorn muscle in his right shoulder was surgically repaired in november. Quot he threw some fastballs with pop a Spring training 40 to 50 percent of them had Good pop Quot expose manager Buck Rodgers said. A fall wed seen when he was working on the sidelines was 10 percent so this was a big improvement.�?�, a Roger Clemens Only complaint after his third exhibition Start was that he a throwing too Many pitches Down the middie. Quot my control is there but my worst habit is throwing the Ball around the middie of the plate a Clemens said after allowing seven hits and two runs in five innings in Boston s 4-0�?~loss to Cincinnati. In other exhibition games sunday dodgers is 6, Brewers is 1 it Monterrey Mexico Fernando Vemi Guclu allowed two hits in five innings my added a run scoring single As he. Pitched in his native country for the first time in nine years. A a. A a a the game watched by about 27,000 fans Here was originally filled As a matchup Between Valenzuela and Milwaukee s Ted Higuera a pair of mexican left handers. But Higuera is1 sidelined because doctors say he has a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder. allowed one run struck out four and walked none John Wetteland and Zakary Shinall finished the combined three hitter for the 9, dodgers is 5 Vero Beach Fla. Karl Rhodes drove in three runs and Ramon Martinez was hit hard again giving up five runs in four innings. Houston had 17 hits including a triple and seven doubles As the astros improved their Spring record to 7-1.brewers is 6, indians 2 Chandler Ariz Paul Molitor snapped a tic with a run scoring single and Robin Yount added a two run single in Milwaukee a four run. Seventh inning. Outfielder Dante Bichette acquired last week from California for Dave Parker went 3 for 3. He also threw out a runner at the plate in the ninth. Cardinals 7 pirates 0 Bradenton Fla. Felix Jose hit a three run Homer and Ken Hill Cris Carpenter Scott Terry and Juan Agosto combined on a four hitter. Jeff King of the pirates 11 for 27 this Spring extended his Hittiii Streak to eight is 6, rangers is 4 port Charlotte Fla. Jarvis Brown s seventh inning sacrifice Fly off Jeff Russell drove in the run that gave Minnesota a five run Lead. Tigers 3, rangers is 1 a Lakeland Fla. A Frank Tanana became the first Detroit go five innings As the tigers snapped a five game losing Streak twins is 13, Phillies 4 Clearwater Fla. A Pedro Munoz drove in three runs and Greg Gagne and Shane Mack had four hits. Jack Morris retired the first nine Phillies for his first Spring Victory. A Yankees 7, White sox 6 Sarasota Fla. A Steve Balboni hit a basis loaded sacrifice Fly in the 11th inning As new York rallied from a five run deficit to win for the fifth time in six games Chicago tied the score in the ninth on Frank Thomas Home run off Rich 2, braves 0 West Palm Beach Fla. Ivan Calderon hit a two run Homer in the fourth inning and Bill Sampen Kent Bottomfield Bill Long and Scott Ruskin combined on a three hitter. Orioles 3, Blue jays 2 Dunedin Fla. A Ernie Whitt in the Baltimore Camp As a non roster player hit a two run Homer off his former teammates. A a athletics 2, giants 1 Scottsdale Ariz Willie Wilson drove in the go ahead run with a sacrifice Fly in the ninth inning for Oakland which has beaten the giants in 18 of the last. 20 games Between the two Bay area rivals including a four game sweep in the 1989 world series. Angels 9, cubs 6 Mesa Ariz a Dave Parker had two hits scored twice and drove in a run in his first game with California and teammate Dave Winfield hit his second Home run. George Bell had four hits for Chicago including a two run Homer in the 2, padres 1. Tempe Ariz. A Edgar Martinez broke a seventh inning tie with a run scoring sin a Gle. A a
