European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22the stars and stripes thursday May 23,1991 swats 2 homers by the associated Pressa Houston a Darryl Strawberry was bound to break Loose someday. But boy it sure took awhile. Strawberry emerged from a season Long Power slump tuesday night hitting a pair of two Ruh homers at the As Dottie and leading the los Angeles Over Houston 7-3,. A it s a Good sign to show things Are going to fall into place a Strawberry said. Strawberry began the game batting .216 with Only. Two Home runs and 11 Bis. He struck out three times but when he hit the Ball it went a Long Way a even though he Hasni to been hitting like he should he s a Good Guy to have on the team a dodgers manager Tom Lasorda said. A Darryl hit some Rridon shots. They were  Strawberry homered in the sixth inning against Jim Corsi 0-3 for a 2-1 Lead. It was the left handed Strawberry s first Home run off a right handed Pitcher since last sept. 13 against Doug Drabek. Mike Scioscia led off the seventh with a Home run against Corsi and Strawberry and Eddie Murray hit consecutive homers off Dwayne Henry later in the inning. T the dodgers had not hit four Home runs in a game since july 3, also against Houston. Strawberry was supposed to add some pop but had been mostly popping up and striking out. Bob Ojeda 3-3 pitched six innings for the Victory. In other tuesday games mets 8, cubs 6 new York a Chicago had three managers during the Day and none of them won. Don Zimmer was fired in the afternoon interim manager Joe Altobilli was ejected during the game and coach Chuck Cottier finished up. Dwight Gooden 5-3 improved to 23-3 lifetime against the cubs despite giving up six runs on nine hits in 6a innings John Franco got his eighth save retiring George National league Bell on a grounder with runners on second and third. Quot a Gooden is 13rl  at Shea stadium and has won 11 straight Overall versus the cubs. Rick Sutcliffe 2-4 allowed six runs and left in the second  5, cardinals 3 Pittsburgh a Barry Bonds hit Home runs in his first two at Bals a the first extra base hits at Home this season for last years  Smiley 6-1 overcame three unearned runs set up by his throwing error. He was 9-10 last year and did no to get his sixth Victory until aug 17. Bill Landrum got four outs for his sixth save. Bonds hit a Solo Home run off Jamie Moyer 0-5 in the second inning and connected for a two run shot in the third. A a expos 3, Phillies 0 Montreal a Dennis Martinez pitched a five hitter and lowered his Era to a league leading 1.73 As Montreal won its fourth straight game. Martinez 6-3 Strucko three and walked three in his second shutout of the season and 20th of his career.  grims 1 by 1-5 gave up five hits in seven innings1 Martinez doubled and scored in the fifth for a 2-0  3, giants 2 Cincinnati a Eric Davis broke out of a j-for-20 slump with a two run Homer for Cincinnati. The giants lost their fourth in a Row. They re 14 games under .500 for the first time since 1985. Davis homered in the fourth off Bud Black 4-4 for a 3-0 Lead. Robby Thompson homered off Tom Browning 5-3 in the sixth.�?T. Rob Dibble pitched the ninth for his 11th save in 11 tries. The giants loaded the bases with two outs but  manager Joe Altobelli argues his Point. Dibble retired Terry Kennedy on a  4, padres 1 Atlanta Pron Gant hit a three run Homer in the Bottom of the ninth inning As Atlanta won despite getting Only four hits. Lonnie Smith and Mark Lemke Drew one out walks from Steve Rosenberg 0-1 before Gant hit his sixth Home run of the season. Kent Mercker 2-2 pitched one inning As the braves stopped san Diego a three game winning Streak. Mike Heath homered for Atlanta a first run. Of streaking Buechele carries hot rangers w 1 by the associated press Minneapolis a Steve Buechele is enjoying his hot Streak. So arc the Texas  Buechele homered for the third straight game Puc Day night As the rangers won their eighth in a Row by beating the Minnesota twins 6-5, the rangers winning Streak matched Seattle Sas the longest in the majors this season and tied a team record accomplished four times previously. Buc Chelcy a Homer his sixth of the year was a two run shot with two outs in the fourth inning that erased a 3-1 deficit. Buechele also had a key single during a two run eighth inning at the metro Doc. Buechele a career .237 hitter who has never hit More than 18 homers in a season is batting ,292. Texas has scored 67 runs during its winning Streak and Buechele said the rangers feel there a no deficit that can to be made up a Buecheler a Homer helped Texas starter Bobby Witt win for the first time since april 18, Witt 2-3 allowed just three hits before leaving with one out Quot in the r seventh Witt gave up a two run Homer to Kirby Puckett in the third but then pitched avs witless innings allowing Only three walks in beating Minnesota for the ninth time in 11 career decisions. Minnesota took the Lead in the fifth off Kevin Tapani on Julio Francois rib single and added two More runs in the top of the eighth on. A sacrifice Fly and an error in other games red sox 10, Brewers 6 Bosto Boston spotted the Brewers a 5-0 Lead then rallied behind Tom Brunansky and Mike Greenwell. Brunansky capped a six run third innings american league with a three run Homer off Jim Hunter 01. Arc Enwell a 4-for-4 performance included a two run single in the fourth As Boston set season highs for runs and hits 14. A Joe Hesketh 2-0 allowed one run in four plus innings of Relief. Dante Bichette hit a the acc run Homer and Greg Brock had a Solo shot for the Brewers Blue jays 11, athletics 7 Oakland a Oakland a pitching problems continued As the Blue jays broke of c n a  Rel ass hide is a m e w i t h s in runs in the fourth and held on. Greg Myers three run double highlighted the big inning off Kirk Dresson Dorter 3-3 As Oakland a pitching staff allowed the opposition to hit double figures for the sixth Lime this season a one More than All last year a Jim Ackerl a allowed Only one earned run Jose Canseco a first Homer this month in five innings. Mike Timlin worked the last three innings for his second save. Angels 4, White sox 2 Anaheim Calif a Dave Parker who Hadnot homered since opening Day hit a three run shot off Chicago Relief Ace Bobby Thigpen in the Bottom of the eighth As the Angels won their fourth in a Row. Parker mired in a 2-for-24 slump hit a 3-0 pitch Over the Fence in left a cuter after the Angels started the inning with two hits off Scott Radinsky 2-2. They managed Only three hits and one run in seven innings off Alex Fernandez. Jim Abbott 4-4 won his fourth in a Row allowing two runs and eight hits in eight innings. Brian Harvey worked the ninth for his l Ltd save in As Many chances. A a or grabs Quot How Flora Dave Valle z tags out Kansas City s Gary Thurman trying to steal in the third  5, tigers .4 Detroit a Tim huletts two run Homer in the top of the ninth ended the orioles three game losing Streak. Billy Ripken singled off Paul Gibson to Start the ninth. After Brady Anderson struck out Hulett hit an 0-2 pitch into the left Field scats. Royals 4, mariners 3 Kansas City to. Warren Cro Marties Pinch hit rib single in the eighth inning gave Kansas City its Victory Over the manners the mariners who had won seven of eight and Are off to their Best Start Ever led 3-2 when Terry Shumpert hit a one out double Olf Bill Krueger i-2. Brian Marjie followed with an rib single and took second on the throw Home. A Mike Jackson relieved and Cromartie Pinch hitting for Gary Thurman singled Home the winning run As the royals won Tor Only the seventh time in their last�?~22 games. Indians 5, Yankees 2 Cleveland a Greg Swindell finally got some runs to Back up his solid pitching As Cleveland beat the Yankees for the second straight night. Swindell 2-5 scattered eight hits and allowed Only one earned run to lower his Era to 2.39. Albert Belle had three hits including two doubles and scored twice As Cleveland won for just the fifth time in 18 Home games