European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday May 11,1991wells sink Chison by the associated press Toronto a after losing three of his first four starts David Wells wanted to wipe the slate clean. He did it with a. Change in mechanics and a razor. A i needed to do something to change the Way i was going so i shaved off my Mustache Quot Wells said thursday night after allowing three hits in eight scoreless innings As the Toronto Blue  the Chicago White sox 2-0. Weds 2r0sincc taking the razor to his upper lip for the first time in eight years struck out a season High eight and walked one to even his record at 3-3. Quot it was Tough to shave it off Quot he said. A but with the Way in a throwing now its a Good thing my wife likes  Wells without a Complete game in 33 career starts wanted to finish up but figures hell get his Chance before the season ends. A a. A a Quot you a he crazy not to want to go the distance the Way i was throwing tonight a Wells said. A a Buttito jays manager. Cito Gaston told me its a Long season and i have to respect  the change in mechanics resold fed in a Nasty bite to his  \ a Galen twins coach Galen Cisco worked on it with me and its really got a Hite to it Quot Wells said. Quot feel confident enough with the curve that i m not afraid to use it in any situation a a american league on radio Detroit at Minnesota 2 . Sunday. Gastons decision to pull Wells was made that much easier by the Way Duane Ward has taken to the stopper s role Ward pitched a Iva ninth for his ninth save in 10 opportunities. A i like the idea of throwing one inning every Day or every second Day. Being a closer is what Relief pitching is All about a said Ward Given the assignment while Tom Henke recovers from an injured Groin. While Wells and Ward were baffling the batters Joe Carter took care of the offence. He hit his fourth Home run of the year a Solo shot to left in the Bottom of the first then singled Home Roberto Alomar in the sixth. Take away Carter and Chicago a Melido Perez had things pretty much his Way through 6vi innings. He allowed six hits struck out a season High i i and walked two. In other thursday game red sox 8, rangers 4 Boston a Mike Greenwell singled doubled and tripled with two Bis during Bostons eight run comeback thursday night carrying the red sox to an 8-4 Triumph Over the Texas rangers. Boston which trailed 4-0 in the third in Ning Drew within 4-3, then broke the game open with a five run seventh inning keyed by  a bases loaded double. Dennis lamp improved to 2-1. Giving up two hits in a innings. He struck out two and walked one. A a Quot a a a a Mike Jeffcoat. 11, took the loss for Texas walking the Only Batter he faced Wade Boggs who scored the winning run. Down 4-3, Boston scored the five runs Iri the seventh off three pitchers. Luis Rivera led off with a double off Rookie Scott.  Jeffcoat relieved and walked Wade Boggs. Rivera scored on Jody Reeds double to left tying the score 4-4. After Ellis Burks walked to Load the bases Jack Clark Drew a. Walk from Rich gos Sage scoring Boggs. With John Barfield pitching Greenwell ripped a double Down the right Field line scoring Reed and Burks. Clark scored the innings final run on a sacrifice Fly by Tom Brunansky. Texas opened the scoring in the second inning. Ruben Sierra led off with a single and went to second after Julio Franco walked. Juan Gonzalez smacked an 0-1 pitch Over the left Field Wall for his third Home run of the season. The rangers went up 4-0 in the third when Franco ripped a 2-2 Pilch into the Center Field bleachers for his third Homer of the season. Boston Drew within 42 with two runs in. The fourth Greenwell hit a one out triple to Center and scored one out later when Carlos Quintana singled off Scott Chiam Parino a Glove. On the play Quintana advanced to second As Franco tried to throw him out on the Ricochet Quintana scored on Tony Pena s single up the Middle. Clark ended an 0-for-22 Droit get by going 2 for 4. A a a a a a a tigers 3, twins 0 Minneapolis with Power on your Side who needs High percentage slugging not the Detroit tigers. Batting under .240 going into thursday nights 3-0 Victory Over the Minnesota twins the tigers once again showed that thundering Home runs a this time by Cecil fielder and Mickey Tettleton a Are their ticket to winning. _ the tigers cheeked into the metronome with a league High 26 homers and a major league High 135 runs they chalked up another pair of Home runs against Kevin Tapuni 2-2who allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings and struck out six. Fielder who led the majors with 51 homers last year hit his fourth Home run of the season a a 432-foot shot a with one out in the fourth after Alan Trammell walked. It was his first Homer since april 28 against Toronto. Tettleton hit his fourth Home run of the season in the seventh off  tunes up with minor comeback. By Wendy e. Lane. The associated press. Bakersfield Calif. A Orel Hershiser does no to know when hell be Hack in the majors hut now he knows its going to happen the uncertainty he has weathered since his shoulder injury last year All but evaporated after his first rehabilitation Outing. V it lusted Only five innings a 44 pitches a and came with class a Bakersfield but to the los Angeles dodgers right hander it was a major Miracle. A a it a a very Radical thing to get Cut on and have major reconstruction of your shoulder and have a career threatening injury and suddenly a year later you re pitching Quot he said. A a lot of water goes under the Bridge and a lot of hard work and a lot of sweat and a lot of time goes in  after months of therapy dozens of simulated games and Many questions about the Success of the surgery Hershiser put his new shoulder to the test before 4,048 fans wednesday night at cozy Sant Lynn Park. Hershiser the Rev 32 strikes and 12 balls in five shutout innings against the Reno Silver sox allowing two hits striking out two and walking none. The dodgers staked him to an 8-0 Lead when he left and went on to win pm. The Start was the first in a 30-Day rehabilitation stint for the 32-year-old Pitcher who underwent surgery last april 27. Afterwards Hershiser fairly bubbled Over with optimism finally allowing himself to believe his comeback would be successful. His shoulder Felt Fine he said and he had Good command of his sinker and cur Mcball. A the Ball is sinking the Way it used to and the curve Ball is breaking the Way i used to a the 1988 National league by Young award w inner  two out in the fourth and the count 2-2,. Hershiser got Reno a Dodd Johnson to. Swing at a sore cur Mcball the first one he threw. A i was really impressed because the first curve a 11 i threw in a game situation i threw perfectly in the dirt and got the Guy out a he said a it  have gone any better Quot a a a. A. A a / a a.  a excitement was obvious As he gushed Praise for or. Frank Jobe the surgeon who rebuilt the Anterior capsule and Labrum of his right shoulder and Pat Screnar the dodgers physical therapist who has been an almost constant companion since the surgery. A without either one i done to make it Back a Hershiser said. A and god has overseen All of this Quot Screnar has performed the hands on oversight of hrs Hisert a rehab monitoring his Progress and helping decide when the  needed testing and when it needed resting. A Pat and i Are really the Only two people who know How much work went into this and How much crying and pain and scar tissue we had to go through a Hershiser said. Even though he declared the Start a Success on the Field the True test will come Over the next four Days As Hershiser and Screnar evaluate How the  held up. A the Only thing we re working on is getting mentally and physically prepared to pitch innings a Hershiser said noting he needs to be Able to go six or seven innings and throw about 90 pitches before he can return to the dodgers rotation. He said he does no to know when or where his next Start will be. A v a a. A a. The Bakersfield fans Many of whom had camped out hours before the game gave Hershiser plenty of support chanting a Morel Orel when he was behind in the count. A a. Quot. /. A. V a. -. A an estimated 2,000 to 3,0 h were turned away from the Gate team officials said. J an. The attention took some getting used to for Hershiser initially but after the game he stayed and signed autographs for about 30 fans. Dodgers Orel Hershiser works out in minors. Hous i on apr Mike Scott a recuperation Iron tendinitis in Bis throwing shoulder has taken a turn Lor the worse. The Houston astros said wednesday they will  at least another month. The 1986 National league cd Young award Winner will Stop throwing and halt All rehabilitation work to wait for his right rotator cuff to heal. A the just Wasny to progressing the Way we wanted him  astros general manager Bill Wood said. A a it a a deliberate process and we did t want to cause it to. Get  a it s Back to Square one Quot said Scott who underwent surgery in the shoulder in december. A a in be never done anything like this but what we were doing a was t working. We just have to try something  Scott 36, a has not pitched since april 13, when he gave up six hits and five runs in three innings against the san Francisco giants. Scott 0-2 with a 12.86 Era in two starts was placed on the disabled list april 14. Scott began throwing lightly during a recent Hom Estand then working the shoulder harder during the astros recent trip to Chicago. It was then that his  began to feel worse and the astros went Back to consult with team  Bryan. A we tried resting it. We tried Light throwing and throwing a Little harder Quot Scott told the Houston chronicle a aft was getting worse instead of better. It was  Wood. Said the a astros would t bring Scott Back until he is. Fully recuperated. But the team said More surgery is out of the question. Quot a a a i done to know what will Hap pen Down the line but it Isnit something we re thinking about Lor the 1991. Season a Wood said Quot it he had More surgery it would just be too Long before he could pitch  astros manager Art Howe said Scott probably w i 11 remain with the club through the current Home stand and then go to his Home in California. The plan is for Scott to rejoin the team on its next West coast trip