European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a the stars and stripes tuesday april 23, 1991 pirates stun cubs with 6 11th runs in by the associated press Pittsburgh no matter How much Andre Dawson tries to save the Chicago cubs there s still no Relief. A a a a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a. A Dawson hit his second grand slam in three games sunday and again the cubs wasted it. This time Pittsburgh rallied for six runs in the Bottom of the 11th inning to stun the cubs 13-12. Chicago led 7-2 in the eighth but the bullpen blew it. Even after Dawson s slam in the top of the 11th made it 12-7, that Wasny to enough. A this was a strange game a Dawson said. A when you re ahead five runs and they be got one Chance to win the game you re thinking you be won the on Friday night Dawson a Pinch hit grand slam in the ninth inning tied the score but Pittsburgh bounced National league Back to win. On sunday Don Slaughte a two run double off Mike Bielecki capped the pirates six run rally. A a in be never seen a team come Back twice like that a Slaught said. A it would have been hard to do that against a batting practice Pitcher. It was cubs relievers Paul Assenmacher Dave Smith Chuck Mcelroy Heath chef Slocumb and Bielecki combined to pitch five innings. They gave up 11 runs on 11 hits and six walks. A Dawson hit an rib single Early As the cubs built a 72 Lead. Pittsburgh scored four times in the eighth two on Bobby Bonilla s 100th major league Homer. Bonilla became the 18th switch hitter to hit 100 Home runs. In the ninth the pirates made it 7-7 on former cub Gary Varsho a two out Pinch double off Smith. A a they be got to be asking How Many runs you have to put on the Board to win. How big a Lead do you need a Varsh said. A a. A a the cubs wept ahead in the 11th on Doug Dascenzo sri single off Bob Patterson 1-0. Dawson followed with his third Home run of the season and sixth career slam. -. A a a. But Slocumb walked the first two batters in the Pittsburgh 11th and Orlando Merced singled. Jay Bell hit a two run double off Bielecki 2-1andy Van Slykes sacrifice Fly made it 12-10 and Bonilla walked. Barry Bonds who was in a l-for-26 slump and had already struck out four times singled to pull the pirates a run behind. With one out and the bases loaded Slaught doubled to deep Center. In other sunday games dodgers 6, padres 0 san Diego a Darryl Strawberry Home red for the first time with the dodgers and Ramon Martinez pitched a five hitter and had a two run single As los Angeles blanked san Diego. Strawberry a Solo shot in the seventh inning off Rich Rodriguez came in his 12th game and 40th at Bat since signing a five year $20.25 million contract. The Homer ended the longest season opening drought of his Strawberry a career a he went 10 games and 38 at bats in 1986. Martinez 2-1 struck out nine and walked two in his White sox St Louis Ray Lankford plows into Philadelphia a Darren Daulton knocking the Ball Loose to score the winning run. Sixth career shutout and first of the season. He had three last year in going 20-6. Martinez singled on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the second against Andy Benes 0-2. Mike Scioscia hit a two run triple in the ninth. Giants 1, astros 0 san Francisco a Rookie Steve Decker homered with two outs in tie ninth inning to lift san Francisco Over Houston. The giants completed a three game sweep and posted consecutive shutouts for the first time since August 1989. Mike Lacoss held Houston to four hits in eight innings. Dave Righetti 2-0 pitched the ninth. Decker who also homered saturday hit his fourth Home run of the season. He connected off Curt Schilling 0-1 after the giants were blanked by Pete Harnisch. Cardinals 7, Phillies 6,10 innings a. A a a a a a. St. Louis a Ray Lankford scored St. Louis1 winning run from second base on a groundnut in the 10th inning when he bowled Over Catcher Darren Dau Tori and knocked the Ball Loose. The cardinals who trailed 5-0 Early tied it in the ninth on Gerald. Perry sri triple. Philadelphia lost for the seventh time in eight games. Lankford Drew a one out walk from Mitch Williams 02 in the 10th and stole second. After an intentional walk. Perry grounded into a Force out at second base. Lankford did not break stride and the former Junior cob lege running Back lowered his. Shoulder and barrelled into Daulton. A Lee Smith 1-0the sixth St. Louis Pitcher worked the 10th inning to pick up the Victory. Mets 9, expos 5 Montreal a Kevin Elster homered and drove in four runs As new York beat Montreal for the fifth time in seven games. Vince Coleman got three hits and Gregg Jefferies drove in two runs for the mets. David Cone 2-0 pitched six innings and Rookie Pete Schourek finished for his first major league save. Dennis a Oil can Boyd 02 retired the first 11 batters. Coleman tripled Home the go ahead run during a three run seventh that gave the mets a 4-2 Lead. Elster hit a three run Homer in the eighth and added an rib single in the ninth. It Dave Martinez went 4tor4, and Delino Deshields got three hits for Montreal braves 3, reds 2 Atlanta a Charlie Leibrandt pitched Atlanta past Jose Rijo and Cincinnati. Leibrandt 1-1 gave up six hits in eight innings. Kent Mercker worked the ninth for his first save. A a. A. Rijo 0-1 allowed three hits in six innings. Deion Sanders led off the first inning with a triple and scored on Jeff t read ways sacrifice Fly and Greg Olson hit an rib single in the fourth for a 2-1 Lead. Olson doubled and Rafael Belliard singled in the seventh against Scott Scudder. Mariano Duncan hit an rib single in the reds eighth. A s Jinx on by the associated press Chicago the Chicago White sox were willing to try just about anything to win their first game at the new Comiskey Park. Detroit beat the White sox 16-0 in the Comiskey opener and won the Seco game of the series 2-1 in extra it took the sox 15 innings just to score a run in their $135 million Ballpark. Jack Mcdowell the loser on thursday even burned his uniform and buried it to cast off the evil spirits that May favor the old Comiskey. And on sunday the White sox switched to Black uniform tops instead of their new White ones. Whatever the reasons the White sox finally won a game at the new Comiskey Park when Lance Johnson sri single capped a two run two out rally in the ninth inning. A hopefully this will get the Monkey off the teams Back a Johnson said. A for american league a couple of Days everything went wrong.�?�. Chicago snapped its three game losing Streak and ended Detroit a four game winning Streak. The White sox won their first six games a All on. The Road. Detroit Ted 4-3 with two outs in the ninth when Ozzie Guillen singled off Paul Gibson 2-1 and scored when right fielder Rob Deer dropped Scott Fletcher a Fly Ball for an error. Fletcher wound up on second and scored on Johnson shit. A Gibson Hung a curve Ball right Down the Middle of the plate a said Johnson a career .270 hitter who came in batting .222. A a in a sure he was trying to get it outside. It feels Good to get that first rib. Maybe this will get me on in other games played sunday mariners 7, a a 2 Seattle a the mariners completed a three game sweep of Oakland As Ken Griffey or. Sparked a five run eighth inning with a sacrifice Fly at the mariners who have won six straight after losing their first six swept the a a for just the third time in club history. The previous two were also at the kingdom on april 9-11,1985, and july 27-29,1984. The a a have dropped four straight games on the Road for the first time since june 17-28, 1989, when they lost five straight Road contests. Winner Randy Johnson 2-1 pitched three hit Ball for eight innings and Mike Jackson worked the ninth. Rookie Dana Allison 1-1 took the 11, Blue jays 8,10 innings Milwaukee a Robin Younts three run Homer with one out in the 10th inning lifted Milwaukee Over Toronto after the Blue jays blew a five run Lead in the eighth. With one out Bill Spiers and Darryl a Hamilton walked and Yount hit Frank wills 3-1 pitch Over the left Field Wall for his third Homer of the season including two in extra innings. Chuck Crim 1-0 pitched the top of the 10th and struck out two for the 4, Angels 3 Anaheim Calif a right fielder Max Venables error allowed Kent Hrbek to score the tie breaking run in the eighth inning As Minnesota beat California to snap its seven game losing Streak. Chili Davis led off with a single against Mark Eichhorn 0-1 and was forced on Hrbek a grounder. Hrbek stole second when Catcher John Orton mishandled a pitch out and Junior Ortiz followed with a single Hrbek continued Home when the Ball bounced off Venable s Glove. Scott Erickson 1-2 gave up three runs and seven hits in 7v5 innings for the Victory
