European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jack Mcdowell delivers Comiskey Parks first pitch to Detroit a Tony Phillips. The pitch was a Ball and from there Chicago lost 16-0. Tigers turn sox Pale in Comiskey opener by the associated press Chicago a rive end of the Oakland. A a seven game winning Streak was about the Only positive thing that happened to the Chicago White sox All Day Rob Deer hit a pair of. Two run homers and Cecil bidder and Tony Phillips each hit three run homers to Lead a 19-hit attack As the while sox opened their $135 million Ballpark thursday by losing Avo to the Detroit tigers. Quot Quot the White sox won their first six games before losing in new York on wednesday and they were geared to put on a show before a crowd of 42,191 at the new Comiskey Park. Hut it was the tigers who stole the Thunder by erupting for six runs in the third inning and 10 More in the fourth inning when they sent 15 batters to plate. Frank Tanana la pitched his first shutout since aug. 16, 1989, and improved his record to 27-14 against the White sox. A. Quot everybody will remember the first two touchdowns scored on opening Day at the new Park Quot White sox manager Amer Carr league Jeff to Borg said Quot it was one of those Days. Thank god it was Only one loss. We  Stop it Quot before the White sox 6-2 dropped their Home opener tour other teams were shut out the first time they played in their current Parks. Two of them lost the augur ral game to the California Angels who beat Milwaukee 12-0 at county stadium in 1970 and Seattle 7-0 at the kingdom in 1977. Angels 7, athletics 1 Anaheim Calif. A it Wasny to opening Day in Anaheim hut California did win for the first time at Home after losing three straight games to Oakland Gary Gaetti snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with his first Homer of the season and Rookie Scott Lewis gave up five hits and one run in seven innings. "1 knew i was going to pitch against Oakland a Lewis said Quot and for the past couple of Days i thought about pitching against Jose Canseco and Mark me Gwire and Dave Henderson and went through All that hype stuff. And then i said a hey in a in  leagues  it kind of changed my Outlook and it reflected on the Way i went at it tonight a red sox 1, royals 0. Boston or a pair old two time american league. By Young award winners hooked up and an unearned run was the Only difference. A a Roger Clemens increased his shutout Streak to 23 innings As Boston beat Kansas City and Bret Saberhagen. A it was the Type of game where you Hope for a break and we got it Quot Clemens 3-0 said after improving his lifetime record Over Kansas City to 11-2. Saberhagen 1-2 said a you go in against Clemens and you expect to have a great ballgame and that a exactly what happened. You can to make mistakes in a Ballpark like this with that kind of  Brewers 4, orioles 3,11 innings Milwaukee a Robin Yount hit his see Al on Page 22 Allf stars and stripes april 20,1991 Page 28 stars Rise again in St. Louis by Ken Rappoport a hockey writer it Home ice Means anything in the nil playoffs the Minnesota North stars Haven t noticed. For the second straight series the a North stars Don t have the chime ice advantage a but they do have the Lead. A it s Only a Small Ray of Light but we re Happy to get the win Quot coach Bob Gainey. Said after  stars continued their Stanley cup playoffs upset run in the playoffs with a 2-1 Victory Over the St. Louis blues in the opener of the Norris division finals thursday night. V-./. A v. By getting the jump in St. Louis the surprising North stars Are trying to duplicate then stunning first round upset of the Chicago Blackhawk who finished the regular season with the a file a Best record. The North stars finished w Ith 68 Points t 38 behind Chicago and 37 behind second place St. Louis. 1 he smythe division opener was truer to form As division Champion los Angeles beat Edmonton 4-3 in overtime. Norris division North stars 2, blues 1 St. Louis Dave Gagner got the North stars 16th Power play goal of the playotes and Shane Churla also scored while the Minnesota defense did the rest. The North stars for checking frustrated the blues All night and goaltender Jon Casey who made 31 saves was there to Stop St. Louis Best scoring chances. Quot if we did no to get great goal ending from Casey i done to think wed have made much Pluy Olf magic Quot North stars defens Eman Curt Giles said. A. Casey shut out the blues the first two periods before Rich Sutter scored on his own rebound at 4 35 of the third. _ the blues were 5-1-2 against the North stars during the regular season but have see cup on Page 22 Sutcliffe lifts cubs to 6th straight win inside sports we aft a Raleigh Durham skydiving a Page 25 Utah a Stockton sets assist record a Page 26 Vii corps 21st Talcom retain leagues a Page 26 Ismail to be no. 1 pick but by whom a Page 27 by the associated press Pittsburgh Rick Sutcliffe has never Felt this Way before at the Start of a season. Doug Drabek and Barry Bonds Hope they never do again. Std Lite waited More than 18 months for a Victory Sciore getting one thursday night working six innings As the Chicago cubs Defeated the Pittsburgh pirates 3-2 for their sixth straight Victory. But the waiting still Isnit Over for dra Bek the 1990 National league by Young. Award Winner and Bonds the no most valuable player. They re both 0 for 1991. Quot in a real excited to be Back. It s been a Long time since there a been a a we beside my name a said Sutcliffe who had t won National league since oct. 1, 1989. Quot i was excited to be pitching again excited to be Back excited about not knowing Bluit was going to . A a Sutcliffe the 1984 by Young award Winner pitched in Only five games last season after requiring surgery on his right shoulder. The cubs pitched him o7ily twice during the exhibition season then left him behind in their extended Spring training Camp in Mesa Ariz. A pitching in Spring training Isnit the same As trying to get Andy Van Slyke Bobby Bonilla and Barry Bonds  Sutcliffe said. A Sutcliffe fell behind 2-0 on Bonillas two out two run single in the third before retiring the final 10 hitters he faced Heath Slocumb got six in a Row and Paul Assenmacher three straight in the ninth Tor his first save As the last 19 pirates went Down in order. Drabek led 2-0 into the sixth but the cubs tied it As Ryne Sandberg ended a 0-for-19 slump with a single Mark Grace tripled and George Bell singled. In the seventh Damon Berryhill u asked moved up on Jose Vizcaino a single and Gary Scott a sacrifice and score on Doug Dascenzo a grounder. Drabek is 0-3 with a 6.21 Era after see no on Page 2�