European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes sunday May 12,1991 Yankee win Breaks skid against a s a by the associated press1 new York a the new York Yankees knew they could beat Oakland. At least that a what they kept saying while the athletics kept winning and winning. A the Yankees needed someone to step in and Stop Oakland and someone finally did. Don Mattingly in a season to n g stump and unhappy about it and Kevin Maas homered on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning As new York ended a 16-game losing Streak against the athletics winning 5-3 Friday night. A 1 a i was especially excited about doing it against Oakland after what happened last year a Mattingly said. Quot in be been disappointed in die Way in be played and the Way we be  t a not since Dale Mohorcic beat Dave Stewart on sept ? 8, 1989, had the Yankees Defeated Oakland. The athletics won 12 times last year becoming the Only team american league Ever to sweep a season series from new York and took the first two meetings this season in Oakland. A. The major Laguc record for consecutive victories by one club Over another is 23, set by Baltimore in 1969-70 against Kansas City. 1a Mattingly singled Home a run Early Iti the game then put the Yankees ahead in the seventh with a two out a two run Homer. Mattingly began the game with Only one Homer and six Rols this season. After Rickey Henderson a Speed set up a run that put Oakland ahead 3-2 in the seventh the Yankees rallied against Bob Welch and Joe Klink. Alvaro Espinoza led off with a single and Roberto Kelly reached on a Force play. Klink _l-2 relieved and retired Steve sax on a grounder before Mattingly lined his Home run just inside the right Field foul pole. Maas a left handed hitter followed with his sixth Homer of the season. A Chuck Cary pitched the first six innings for1 the Yankees giving up Terry Steinbach a two run Homer in the v sixth that tied it. John Habyan 1-1 got the Victory despite giving up Oakland a go ahead run. Steve Farr got two outs for his second save the Only two by Yankee  allowed five hits in 6 a innings but walked six. Royals 2, Brewers 1 Milwaukee a Bret Saberhagen won his 100th career game with a seven hitter. Saberhagen 3-3 walked none and struck put seven. He has a career record of 100-73 in eight seasons a ,. The loss was Milwaukee a third straight by a 2-1 score. Brewers starter Chris Bosio become their latest Pitcher injured when he Hurt his Back trying to Field Nelson Lina not a bunt in the fourth when Kansas City scored both runs. Milwaukee has four pitchers on the disabled list White sox 5, Blue jays is 12 innings Toronto a Roberto Alomar Toronto so second Bascunan became the 85th player to hit Home runs from both sides of the plate. Both of the shots tied the game a a Walt Weiss lunges to Snag Terry Steinbach a throw As Yankees Roberto Kelly slides safely into second Friday. First in the ninth then in the 11th. 1 but it still Wasny to enough As Sammy Sosa a two run Homer in the 12th gave Chicago the Victory. A Quot i never thought id do that in my life a , hardly a Power hitter a he had 22 Homen before this year and tour in 1991. Carlton Fisk reached on his fourth single of the game for Chicago before Sosa a Homer to deep left off Willie Fraser. The White sox were  away from Victory when Alomar hit a two out Homer off right hander Bobby Thigpen in the ninth  Rel single by Scott Fletcher pushed Chicago ahead 3-2 in the top of the lakh. But Alomar tied it again with a one out Homer off lefty Scott Radinsky. A Frank Thomas hit a two run Homer in the first for the White  3, orioles 1 Seattle a the mariners won their sixth straight game despite losing starting Pitcher Scott Bankhead with a tight shoulder. The mariners said Bankhead a removal was a precaution and that he would not miss his next scheduled Start. Rich Dilucia Russ Swan and Mike Jackson pitched seven Strong innings in  5, tigers 2 Minneapolis a Mike Pagliarulo had three hits and two Rols As the twins snapped Detroit s four game winning Streak. Travis Fryman hit a two run Homer for Detroit. A a Angels 12, indians 2 Cleveland. A Wally Joyner hit his third career grand slam had three hits and five Rols to Lead California past  a grand slam with two outs in the seventh inning finished Eric King 3-3. Joyner also had an rib single in the ninth _ Mark Langston 4-2 allowed four hits in seven plus innings for the Angels. Dave Winfield drove in three runs giving him 1,537 in his career tying with Joe Dimaggio Lor 25th on the All time list. ,. A red sox 5, rangers 3 Boston a Jody Reed and Mike Greenwell hit two run singles to boost Boston Over Texas. Matt Young allowed two runs and eight hits striking out eight without issuing a walk in seven plus innings. Jeff Gray and Jeff Reardon finished with Reardon getting his ninth Savo. _ _ Texas starter Bobby Witt allowed seven hits1 and walked seven in five  again draw Blanks against Black by the associated press san Francisco Bud Black pitched a four hitter for his second consecutive shutout in leading the san Francisco giants past Dwight Gooden and the new York mets 7-0 Friday night a Black 3-3 also had two hits off Good men 3-3 As he produced his first career rib and first two hit game. It was the second time in  that Black shut out the mets. Lie threw a five hitter for a 2-0 win at new York last sunday snapping a season High five game losing Streak for the giants. Sundays game also was Blacks first career appearance against the mets. Expos 6, padres 4 san Diego a Larry Walker hit his second two run. Homer of the game in the 10th inning to give Montreal the Victory after the expos blew a one run Lead in the ninth. Walker who set a career High with two homers and four Rojs in a game connected off padre reliever Wes Gardner 0national league 1 following a cad off single by Tim Wal Laclav the two homers increased walkers total to three this season. The win the expose fourth in a Row went to reliever Tim Burke 3-1 Burke allowed san Diego to tic the game in the ninth but blanked them in the 10th,dodgers 3, Phillies 1 los Angeles a Bob Ojeda checked Philadelphia on five hits through seven innings and Eddie Murray hit a Tieh racking two run Homer in the seventh for los an a gels. Quot Quot a _ Ojeda 2-3 struck out two and walked two for the Victory. John Candelaria halted a Philadelphia uprising in the ninth after Jay Howell gave up two singles with one  7, astros 5 _ Houston a Pedro Guerrero a two run loth inning single lifted St. Louis Over Houston. Juan Agosto 2-0 was the Winner with one scoreless inning of Relief. Lee Smith pitched the 1 old to record his 10th save. Curt chilling 0-2 was the loser going 1�?Ta innings and giving up two runs on five hits. A the cardinals stole seven bases a sin a Gle game major league High for 1991. With the score tied at 2, St. Louis scored three seventh inning runs on rib singles by Ozzie so it h a rid. G u c Are to a n d an rib double by Felix Jose Houston tied the score at 5 in the seventh on an rib single by Craig Biggio and a two run single by Luis  6, reds s Chicago a Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe doubled in two runs Ryne Sandberg had a two run Homer and Chicago withstood Hal Morris five Rols for Cincinnati. Morris had a three run Homer in the first inning a sacrifice Fly in the sixth and a run scoring single in the eighth. Shawon Dunston had a Solo Homer off Tom Browning 4-2 in the sixth to put the cubs ahead 6-4.sutcliffe 2-3 snapped a three game losing Streak while running his career record Over Cincinnati to is. He gave up four hits in six innings for his 100th. Vic Triy in the league. _ pirates 5, braves 2 Pittsburgh Rookie Orlando Merced continued his hot hitting with a tie breaking Home run and John Smiley became the leagues second five game Winner leading Pittsburgh Over Atlanta. Smiley 5-1who won his first four starts allowed five hits a run  five and walked two Over seven innings in joining Ramon Martinez of los Angeles As a five game Winner. Stan Belinda worked the final two innings giving up a Pinch hit Homer to sex pirate Sid Bream in the ninth before finishing for his fourth save Merced who was 2 for 5, broke a tic at 1 in the fifth inning with his third Homer in five games. Merced is 9 for 18 with three homers five Rols and six runs scored during a five game hitting Streak