European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 24,1991seattle Streak hits 7 by the associated press the american league West has flipped upside Down. The Oakland athletics have a five game losing Streak and the Seattle mariners have a seven game winning Streak. While Oakland lost to Minnesota 3-2 in the metronome Seattle rallied for three \ a a american league runs in the eighth inning to beat the California Angels 4-3. A a we be shown an ability to Bounce Back a Pitcher Brian Holman said a i done to think getting behind is going to bother anyone too much. We just keep plugging  Seattle which lost its first six games of the season has rebounded from that Start for the second longest winning Streak in club history. Only an eight game Streak from june 20-29, 1985, is longer. With Seattle trailing 2-1, Tracy Jones singled Home the tying run and scored on Edgar Martinez a double. Pete of Brien s rib Groin Odout gave the manners a to run Lead which they needed when Wally Joyner homered in the eighth off Brian Holman 2-1. A Holman allowed six hits and four walks in 7-Vi innings before Mike Jackson retired All four men he faced for his first  \ a i Felt like i struggled a Holman said. A but when you can go out there without your Best stuff and the defense picks you up you just sigh  Harold Reynolds led. Off the eighth with an infield single off Jim Abbott 03. Reynolds took second on Henry cot to a infield grounder stole third and scored on Jones single. Mark Eichhorn relieved and Martinez looped a double Down the left Field line. In other games monday twins 3, athletics 2 Minneapolis Oakland lost its fifth consecutive game for the first time in Bostons Tony Pena watches Bat and Ball Bounce away monday after Toronto a Moosic Wilson was hit with a Danny Darwin pitch. Three seasons As Greg Gagne hit a go ahead single in the eighth inning for Minnesota the a a three time Al champions had t lost  since june 5-9, .1988. Quot a / a Quot �./. Joe Klink 0-1the second Oakland Pitcher walked Pinch hitter Scott Leius with two outs in the eighth at the metronome. Chuck Knoblauch singled him to second and Gagne singled to right. Leius dive across Home plate just beat Jose Canseco a throw. V Steve Bedrosian 1-0 got his first Al Victory by getting two outs in the eighth inning Quot a  sox 8, orioles 7 Chicago a Frank Thomas hit the first Home run for the White sox in the new Comiskey Park As Chicago beat Ben Mcdonald. A /. A v. Mcdonald made his first appearance after opening the season on the disabled list with a strained muscle in his right Elbow. He allowed six runs and six hits in 4 2-3 innings As the orioles lost for the fourth time in five games. Mcdonald walked four and struck out three. Alex Fernandez 2-1 struggled through seven innings giving up six runs and seven hits. Bobby Thigpen got three outs for his fifth save. A a red sox 6, Blue jays 4 Boston a Tom Brunansky and Wade Boggs hit two run homers and Ellis Burks added a Solo Home run As Boston won its fifth straight. Red sox starter Danny Darwin left after the first Batter of the fourth inning because of irritation and tendinitis behind his right shoulder. A \ Dennis lamp 1-1 pitched one inning for the Victory. Joe Hesketh Jeff Gray and Jeff Reardon finished with Reardon getting his fourth save of the season and the winning Streak. David Wells 1-1 was the loser for the visiting Blue jays. Indians 10, royals 4 Cleveland a Rookie Charles Nagy 1-1 was perfect until Jim Eisenreich led off the seventh with a line drive double that landed just inside the foul line in right Field. After Eisenreich shit Kansas City loaded the bases on an error and a walk and Danny Tartabull a sacrifice Fly ended Nagy a string of 19% scoreless innings. Kirk Gibson followed with a three run Homer his fourth. Kevin Appier 1-2 gave up six runs and 11 hits in 3 a innings for the  10, Yankees 5 new York a Cecil fielder Bloop cd a two run double to break a ninth inning tie at Yankee stadium and Rob Deer added a three run Homer As Detroit won for the fifth time in six games. I Detroit overcame a five run deficit on homers by Mickey Tettleton and Travis Fryman before breaking a 5-5 tie in the ninth against relievers Greg Cadaret 0-3 and Steve Farr. Jerry Don Gleaton 1-0 struck out Hensley meulens with the bases loaded to end the  get Nasty with reds in 9th by the associated press Houston just when the Houston astros were on the verge of being shut out for the third consecutive game Luis Gonzalez and Karl Rhodes hit run scoring singles in the ninth inning monday night for a 2-1 Victory Over the Cincinnati reds. After a Nasty boys Norm Charlton and Randy Myers extended the astros shutout Streak to 31 innings Ken Cami Niti singled Pinch hitter Mark Davidson walked and Gonzalez singled to score Pinch runner Mark Mclemore with the tying run. A a when you keep swinging at pitches in the dirt they la keep throwing them until you Lay off a said Gonzalez who entered in a 2-for-22 slide. A the gave me a fastball and i went Down and got  Myers 0-1 walked Casey Candaele on four pitches before Rhodes drove a single to right Field scoring Davidson. A if you Start to think about How you re not hitting then you really get in trouble a said Rhodes who came in with a 1-for-14 slump. Dwayne Henry 1-0 pitched 2?5 innings of one hit Relief for the Victory helping the astros snap a three game losing Streak. In other games monday cardinals 3, cubs 2 St. Louis Felix Jose hit a two run Homer off Dave Smith with one out in ninth inning to lift St. Louis Over Chicago sending the cubs to their fourth consecutive loss. Ray Lankford lined out. To open the ninth but Dave Smith 0-2 walked Pedro Guerrero on five pitches. Jose followed with his second Home run of the season giving Smith his third blown save in seven opportunities. Juan Agosto 1-0the third St. Louis Pitcher pitched a perfect ninth to finish a four hitter. Jamie Moyer 0-3pitching against his former team for the National league first time allowed three hits in six innings walked four and struck out two. Mike Perez followed by allowing one hit in two innings. Padres 7, giants 5 san Francisco Robby Thompson hit for the Cycle but it Wasny to enough monday night As Tony Gwynn went 4 for 4 to Lead san Diego which snapped the giants three game winning Streak and improved its Road record to 4-0. With the score tied 4-4 in the seventh Benito Santiago and be raid Clark hit consecutive run scoring singles with to o outs. Pat Clements 1-0 was the Winner and Craig. Lefferts pitched the ninth inning for his fourth save. San Diego starter Greg Harris left after one pitch complaining his right Elbow was tight. Quot Trevor Wilson 0-2 gave up two runs and two hits with three walks. A. Thompson tripled in the first homered in the third singled in the sixth and doubled in the ninth and became the seventh giants player Ever to hit for the Cycle following Don Mueller 1954jim Ray Hart 1970dave Kingman 1972jeff Leonard 1985candy Maldonado 1987 and Chris Speier 1988. Thompson saw the feat As an indication that his hard work in adapting to the Lead off spot May be paying off. A a in be been taking extra batting practice to help myself in be been struggling so it was a Good feeling. The loss took a Little bit of the excitement  Thompson looked at hitting or the Cycle in terms of his bigger task a trying to fit into the role he a been Given. A. A not Only did i hit for the Cycle but 1 did go out and have four hits and feel pretty Good at the plate a Thompson said. A that s a step in the right direction. Thompson downplayed his in Lead off like .299 on base percent age last season. A a we be got some big hoppers in the lineup a he said. A so we really done to need that Pesky Guy leading  braves 7, dodgers 1 los Angeles a Steve Avery remained unbeaten against the dodgers and Francisco Cabrera a first two hits of the season drove in runs As Atlanta kept los Angeles wingless at Home. After giving up Eddie Murray a second Homer on a 3-0 pitch to Lead off the second inning Avery 2-1 retired 14 in a Row until Brett butlers scratch single with two out in the sixth. Avery left the game after the inning with a Blister on his Index Finger. The dodgers finished with four hits. The dodgers Start is their worst at Home since 1970, when they were 0-5. Bob Ojeda 1-2 allowed four runs and eight hits in 4r i innings