European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes wednesday May 8, 1991two unknowns Pace pirates by the associated press Pittsburgh a Doug Drabek and Barry Bonds Haven to been heard from much this season but two relatively unknown players a Vicente Palacios and Orlando Merced a Are keeping the Pittsburgh pirates in first place. Palacios gave up one run in seven plus innings Eric Davis Homer and Bobby Bonilla drove in two runs As the pirates Defeated the Cincinnati reds 3-1 monday night. Merced was 3 for 4 and scored a run and Jay Bel Hom Rcd As the defending National league division champions played in Pittsburgh for the first time since last seasons playoffs. They split a two game series in Cincinnati last week. Palacios 2-0a major reason the East leading pirates have withstood dra Bekus 1-5 Start survived seven walks and a pair of bases loaded jams to one hit the reds for seven innings. He left after Davis broke up his shutout bid with a Solo Homer and Hal Morris singled to Start the eighth. Just two years ago Palacios career was in doubt following his second shoulder operation in As Many seasons. He pitched Only 56 innings in the minors in 1988 an father son Bat Seattle past yanks by the associated press Seattle Ken Griffey or.  think of offering any advice to his son Ken jr., about hitting right now. Griffey or. Had three hits including a double and his 41-year-old father hit his 152nd career Home run As the Seattle mariners beat the new York Yankees 42 monday night. A the Way he shitting the Ball i just Tell him to keep hitting it the same Way a Griffey or. Said. A when you re hitting the american league Ball like he is now things  Griffey or. Had his second straight three hit game to raise his batting average to .337. Griffey sr., batting in the cleanup spot for the first time this season gave the mariners a 3-0 Lead with his first Homer of the season off Tim Leary 2-2 in the sixth inning. It was Griffey �?Ts first career Homer against the Yankees. The Only major league team he Hasni to hit a Home run against is Cleveland which is Here tuesday and wednesday nights. A a it a a big thrill any time my dad gets a hit a said Griffey or. A but its a big thrill just to be out there on the Field with him and to see him  the Griffey helped Erik  3-1 get the Victory although the right hander struggled in the eighth inning and needed Relief fro a Rob Murphy and Bill Swift. Hanson gave up six hits and two runs in Ivi innings striking out nine and walking one. Hanson an 18-game Winner last sea son said he still does no to feel he a where he wants to be. He threw 127 pitches and said he was fighting a Chest cold and a sore Elbow. A a in be been inconsistent this year just like 1 was at the Start of last season a he said. A one night 1 struggle and another night i do  the mariners beat the Yankees for the third straight game and handed new York its seventh loss in eight games. They won their four game series from new York 3-1. A a it a discouraging to lose three National league 10 innings in 1989. A a in be lifted weights and my shoulder is stronger and the key to me is my Confidence is Back a said Palacios who leads the. Pirates with a 1.52 Era. A the pirates arc giving me the Ball and telling me they believe in me and i said a of in a going to go out there and do the Best i  a v. A a. A. A a a Palacios was trying for his second shutout in three games. He pitched a four hitter in an 8-0 Victory april 25 Over Montreal his first major league Complete game.  a a a a a a. A a a a a he a showed some poise but having Good stuff gives you poise a said pirates manager Jim Leyland. A a he a Sharp and he knows what a going on out  Bob Patterson worked two thirds of an inning and Bill Landrum finished for his fourth save. Palacios got into trouble in the first by walking Barry Larkin and intentionally walking Morris around Davis double but retired Paul of Neill on a pop up and Luis Quinones on a Fly to right. Trailing 1-0, Cincinnati again loaded the bases in the fourth on consecutive walks to Davis Morris and of Neill but Quinones popped up and Mariano Duncan grounded out. Second baseman Jose Lind contributed several standout defensive plays. He ranged into medium Range Center Field to run Down Bill Dorans looping liner and turned a double play in the sixth by spearing  line drive. Merced doubled to Start the first for his fifth extra base hit in four games and scored on Bonillas one out single off Jose Rijo 1-2 Bell led off the sixth with his second Homer a drive into the left Field seats. Merced who started the season at Buffalo is hitting .350 and has reached base in nine of his last 14 plate appearances. Bonilla made it 3-0 in the seventh off reliever Randy Myers with his second run scoring single. In other games monday night expos 10, giants 4 Montreal Delino Deshields Marquis Grissom and Tim Wallach each hit Home runs in the fourth inning powering Montreal past san Francisco. Kevin Mitchell hit two homers for the giants giving him a major league leading 10 for the season. Don Robinson 0-1 was roughed up for seven runs and eight hits in three plus innings in his first Start of the season. The expos scored five runs in the third inning sparked by starter Dennis. Martinez Sladoff double. Martinez 4-2 gave up four runs and 12 hits in seven innings. Cubs 4, astros 3. Houston a Dave Smith got a save in his first game Back at the Astrodome and George Bell hit a two run Homer in Chicago a four run fourth inning As the cubs beat Houston. Smith who signed As a free agent with the cubs pitched 11 seasons in Houston and is the astros All time save Leader with 199. He received a polite ovation while taking the Mound in the ninth inning and retired the Side in order for his sixth save striking out one. Greg Maddux improved to 4-1, allowing three runs and four hits in seven inning before Paul Assenmacher relieved. Orioles Craig Worthington avoids tag by Angels Catcher Lance Parrish As he scores on ninth inning sacrifice Fly monday. Straight a Don Mattingly of the Yankees said. A a it a been like our season. You play them close and you come up just  Hanson took a four hit shutout into the eighth inning when the Yankees scored two runs on Mattingly a sacrifice Fly and Pinch hitter Hensley ecu Lens rib single. The mariners scored in the first inning when Harold Reynolds walked went to third on Griffey �?Ts single and then came Home on Leary a wild pitch. It was Leary a sixth wild pitch of the season. In the second the mariners made it 20 when Omar Vazquel tripled and scored on slow footed Matt Sinatro a infield single. Seattle made it 4-0 in the seventh when Vazquel singled moved to second on Sinatro a infield out to third on Greg Bri Leys deep Fly to left and scored on Reynolds  mondays Only other game orioles 7, Angels 0 Anaheim Calif. A Jose Mesa backed by four Home runs pitched a seven hitter for his first major league Complete game As Baltimore blanked Quot California. The struggling orioles who held a closed door meeting before the game hit three homers off Rookie Scott Lewis 1-2. Cal Ripken built Baltimore a Lead to 5-0 with his sixth Homer on a 3-2 pitch from reliever Floyd Bannister with two outs in the fifth. Ripkens Homer was the first allowed by the Angel bullpen in 25 innings and Only a the second in the last 53 a innings. Ripken who also had a sacrifice Fly in a to run ninth had two hits and finished the so Ries 7-for-18 to equal his hit total last Sec son against the Angels in 45 at bats. Mesa 3-3 became the first Baltimore Pitcher to go the distance this season. H struck out two and walked none in his 18t major league Start. The right hander escaped a base loaded Jam in the fifth when Luis Soj lined out hard to left Field. Craig Worthington followed a Leado walk to Chris Hoiles in the third inning with his second Homer. Mike Devereax added his fourth Homer two batters late for a 3-0 Lead. Batting ninth led off the tilth against Lewis with his second Home and Devereaux chased the right hand with a single