European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday april 26, 1991 Gibson s dramatic or helps royals nip tribe by the associated press Cleveland a Vintage Kirk Gibson struck again wednesday night his two out two strike two run ninth inning Homer tying the game for the Kansas City royals who then got two runs in the 10th to beat the Cleveland indians 4-2. This time it was at Cleveland stadium in april. But it was reminiscent of Dodg or stadium in october 1988 it was Gibson a dramatic a Pinch hit Homer in the Bottom of the ninth inning that won game 1 of the 1988 world series and started underdog los Angeles on its fic game upset of the Oakland athletics. A a those or kinds of situations i like a he said Cafici hitting a Home run for the fourth straight game a a career Best. A when the opposing fans be standing cheering with two strikes i like that. I want to be  a Gibson signed by the royals As a free agent during the Winter hit the game tying Homer off one of Kansas Ciyi a least favorite pitchers Doug Jones who entered the game with a career 1-0 record 14 saves and an Era of 0.67 against the  retired the first two batters he faced but Gibson hit a 1-2 Chan cup Over the Fence in right for his sixth Homer. The winning rally in the 10th was almost Anticlimactic. Russ Morman led off with a single was sacrificed to second and scored on Gary Thurman a single fora 3-2 Lead. Thurman later scored on Terry Shum Perth a sacrifice Fly. Jeff Montgomery 1-0 got the Victory after escaping jams in the eighth and ninth. A v y a a a a a Gibson a heroics spoiled a magnificent Effort by Cleveland starter Greg Swindell who allowed three hits and struck out 12 in eight  league in other games wednesday Angels 9, mariners 5 Anaheim Calif. A California ended the Seattle winning Streak at record tying eight thwarting the mariners bid to break the franchise Mark set in 1985. The Angels ended a less noteworthy Streak of their own a they had lost three straight two to the mariners a in breaking out of a team hitting slump. Gary Gaetti led the Way with a Homer and three singles As the Angels pounded out 13 hits and the nine runs. Chuck Finley 4-0 was tagged for four runs and four hits in six innings but two of the runs were unearned. He struck out six and walked three. Brian Harvey went the last two innings for the Angels allowing one run to earn his fourth  Dilucia 1-2 gave up four runs and seven hits in five plus innings for the mariners. Luis Polonia singled doubled tripled and drove in three runs for the Angels and Donnie Hill hit a two run triple in a four run eighth for the Angels. A we had a Hack of a Streak a mariners manager Jim Lefebvre said before the defeat. A the Way we came Back from 0-6 to win eight straight was just what the doctor  twins 7, athletics 4 Minneapolis Chuck Knoblauch a bases loaded triple in the sixth inning gave Jack Morris his first Victory with Minnesota. The twins rally at the metronome dealt Dave Stewart his second straight april loss. A a a Morris 1-3 gave up six hits and four runs in the sixth but lasted 7 innings before Rick Aguilera finished for his fourth save. The former Detroit Ace got his 199th career Victory and had six strikeouts to become the 40th Pitcher in major league history to Register 2,000 career strikeouts. Padres suffer 1st Road loss Stewart 1-2  protect a 4-1 Lead As the twins batted around in the sixth. They got five runs on six hits including Knoblauch a key three Bagger. Starting in 1987, Stewart had won 20 straight decisions in april before losing to Seattle last  jays 6, red sox 1 Boston a Toronto snapped Bostons six game winning Streak As Dave Stieb scattered six hits in six innings and Joe Carter had three hits for the second straight game. Stieb 2-2 allowed just one unearned run struck out three and walked two before Mike Timlin and Duane Ward finished. Carter who had three hits in tuesdays 3-0 loss had three singles and scored twice. Loser Matt Young 0-1 allowed Only four hits but walked five and was Hurt by two passed balls by Catcher John  5, White sox 1 Chicago a Jeff Ballard pitched eight shutout innings and Joe Orsulak hit a two run double As Baltimore beat Chicago. Ballard 2-1 struck out four and walked none As he matched his Victory total Foi All of last season. He had a four hit shutout through eight innings but was relieved by Gregg Olson after Ron Karkovice and Ozzie Guillen started the ninth with singles. Olson allowed Robin Ventura a two out rib single before retiring Carlton Fisk to end the game. Orsulak doubled in two runs in the third off Charlie Hough 0-1. Glenn Davis added a Solo Homer in the  8, Brewers 2 Milwaukee a Kevin Brown allowed four hits in eight innings and Steve Bue Chele hit a tic breaking Home run to Start a four run fifth inning As Texas downed Milwaukee. Buechele snapped a personal Lfor-14 twins Jack Morris acknowledges ovation a. After 2,000th strikeout slump with a one out Homer off Mark Knudson 1-1breaking a 1-1 tie. Jeff Huson followed with a single moved to third on Gary Pettiss double and scored on Jack Daugherty a sacrifice Fly. Geno Petrallia a triple scored Pettis and Rafael Palmeiro sri double made it 5-1. Jim Gantner a run scoring double in the third put the Brewers ahead but Brown 2-1 retired the next 13 hitters before Greg Vaughn led of with a Homer in the eighth. I. Lip from wire reports. So a John Burkett i hitter and Terry Kennedy scored the go ahead run on a wild pitch As the san Francisco giants beat san Diego Ipp by v san Francisco John Burkett pitched a six or a1 i. 6-1 wednesday for the padres first Road toss in six i m of Ollir Unno 1. A. A Road games this year. Matt Williams drove in three runs with a pair of singles and a sacrifice Fly in the seventh when san Francisco scored three runs. Will Clark had a run scoring National league double in the inning and Greg Litton a fielders Choice drove in another run. It was Only san Francisco a second win in so games with san Diego this season Burkett 2-1 struck out six and walked two in his first Complete game of the year. Padres starter de Whitson 1-2 allowed four runs and seven hits in 6v5 innings. With the score tied 1-1 in the fifth Kennedy doubled took third on Jose Uribes groundnut and scored when Whitson a pitch to Mike Felder went past a lunging Benito Santiago. Williams hit an rib single in the sixth for a 3-1 Lead. Williams two out single in the first put the giants ahead 1-0, but the padres tied the game in the fourth on Mike Aldrete sri groundnut. In other games wednesday cubs 1, cardinals 0 St. Louis a Andre Dawson hit his 350th Home run to boost Chicago Over St. Louis. Jose Deleon who has a history of hard Luck defeats gave up Only two other hits besides Dawson a Home run leading off the second inning. Mike Bielecki limited the cardinals to two hits for seven innings. Paul Assenmacher picked up the save pirates 2, expos 1 Montreal a Doug Drabek who had lost three gained his first Victory of the year. Drabek gave up an unearned run in 7 innings As the pirates won their fifth in a Row Dennis Martinez 2-2 gave up eight hits and the expos lost their fourth in a Row. Mets 7, Phillies 3 Philadelphia a Kevin m Creynolds broke out of a one-for-27 slump to hit a three run Home run As the mets handed the Phillies their ninth loss in the last 10 games. Rookie Peter Schourek gave up Only one hit in three innings of Relief to win his first game. Near second. Dodgers 8, braves 4 los Angeles a the dodgers recorded their fret Home v, of the season. The win came in test of Ira we Tlle dodgers to avoid Matching the. 1906 Brooklyn team for the worst Start in team filhe dodgers picked on a series of braves Nyht ers starting with staff Ace John Smoltz karst it it grand slam and drove in a career Mph ii 6 5 a Samuel was 3 for 4 i h p a is a Nso Juan Strawberry had two hits hustled via f in Darryl a motown Hases and Teringo Ivsan 24 a Quot u d a solid innings scat