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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes Friday june 7,1991 tonight Anaheim Calif. A r Fernando Valenzuela a debut for the California Angels will be accompanied by great hoopla a and questions about his ability to win games. Valenzuela released by the los Angeles dodgers March 28 after a mediocre 1990 season and an even worse Spring training is scheduled to Start for the Angels Friday night against the Detroit tigers. The announcement earlier this week that Valenzuela would pitch already has had an Impact for the Angels. Ticket sales for the game have skyrocketed. That a despite the fact that the los Angeles lakers entertain the Chicago bulls in game 3 of the Aba finals in Inglewood about 40 Miles away also Friday night. The Angels whose Home attendance has dipped about 10 percent this season figure to Benefit again when Valenzuela gets his second Start. That will probably come wednesday when California plays a rare weekday afternoon game normally a terrible draw against Milwaukee. White Valenzuela a Impact at the Gate promises to be significant a his impaction the Angels won Dost record remains to be seen. Angels manager Doug Rader said that even if Valenzuela loses As Many games As he wins it will be a big plus for the team. A if our fifth starter can be a ,500 Pitcher and put together some innings then we re going to have a Good year. , f it not even sure he will stay no. 5,�?T�?T Rader said. Valenzuela was a .500 Pitcher with los Angeles in 1990, going 1313. S lefty Wells sinks a n Kees a a a i n by the associated press new York a David Wells won his seventh consecutive decision against the Yankees allowing four hits in eight innings As the Toronto Blue jays beat new York 4-1 wednesday night. A the Victory increased the Plue jays Lead in the american league East to v/2 games ahead of the Boston red sox which dropped a 7-2 decision to the California Angels. Wells 7-4 allowed two hits in the first inning then retired 17 consecutive batters before Jesse Barfield a double in the seventh. The lefty gave up a run in the eighth when Roberto Kelly reached on an error by third baseman Rene Gonzales and scored on Steve saxes two out double. Tom Henke pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save in As Many opportunities As the Yankees lost for Only the fourth time in 13games. A Jeff Johnson 0,-1 allowed nine hits and four runs two earned in his major league debut. In other games wednesday night indians 2, White sox 1 Cleveland a Rookie Mark Lewis led off the eighth inning with a Pinch hit double ending an 0-for-15 slump and scored the tic breaking run on Mike huffs two out single As Cleveland beat Chicago for its fifth Yin in six games Shawn la Illgas 1-0 got the win with two witless innings in Relief of Eric King who allowed one run and six hits struck out none and walked twin seven innings. Both pitchers were acquired from Chicago for Cory Snyder in an off season Trade. Lewis led off the eighth with his double off Rookie Ramon Garcia 0-1 and later scored on huffs Bloop hit off Donn pall. Tigers 7, mariners 1 Detroit a Cecil fielders tiebreak ing three run Homer keyed a five run third inning As Detroit snapped a seven game losing Streak by beating Seattle. The tigers broke a 1-1 tie when Rich Delucia 5-3 opened the third by walking Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell. Fielder then drove his 11th Homer into the scats in american league tigers win Detroit a Cecil fielder had three hits including a two run Homer and scored twice As the Detroit tigers held on to defeat the Seattle mariners 5-4 thursday. Bill Gullickson 6-3 allowed seven hits striking out two and walking two in eight innings. Scott Bankhead 2-4 took the loss allowing five runs on six hits in sv3 innings. Toronto a David Wells. 7 straight Over Yankees left Center to make it 4-1. Travis Fryman and Tony Phillips added rib singles off reliever Pat Rice. Twins 4, orioles 3 Minneapolis a Rookie Lenny Webster hit a two run Home run his second in As Many games since being recalled from the minors and Kevin Tapani snapped a personal six game losing Streak As Minnesota beat Baltimore for its fifth straight win. A a a. A a \ Webster a Catcher playing his second game since being recalled  aaa Portland on saturday hit the two run Homer off loser Jose Mesa 4-6.royals 3, rangers 2 Kansas City to. George Brett a tic breaking rib double in the eighth helped Kansas City Send Texas to its sixth loss in seven games. Kirk Gibson Drew a one out walk from Kevin Brown 45 and Brett batting just ,209, then hit a line drive Over the head of left fielder Kevin Reimer. Brett went to third on an infield out and scored on Mike Macfarlance a single. That run proved to be the difference when Jeff Montgomery a two out bases loaded wild pitch scored Julio Franco. Angels 7, red sox 2 Anaheim Calif a Lance Parrish and Dave Parker ended Home run droughts with two run shots As California beat Boston for its fourth straight win. Dave Winfield added a two run double in the fifth inning moving him past Willie Mccovey into 22nd place on the All time rib list with 1,556. D. Athletics 6, Brewers 4 Oakland Calif. A Dave Henderson hit his major league leading 13th Home run a three run blast and Dave Stewart 4-2 continued his Mastery Over Milwaukee despite control problems. Henderson gave Oakland a 3-1 Lead in the first inning with his two out Homer off Chris Mosid 4-6. Stewart 11-3 lifetime against the Brewers allowed just two hits in 5�?Ta  beat giants on King s blast by the associated press  Jeff Kings three run Homer triggered a five run first inning and Bob walk won for the third time in Pittsburgh s last five games As the rampaging pirates beat the san Francisco giants 7-3 wednesday night Jose Lind had a two run single in the second As the pirates won for the 10th Lime in la games to improve their major league leading record to 33-16. San Francisco ended a three game winning Streak which tied a season High of consecutive victories. The giants Kelly Downs 2-4 continued to struggle lasting Only two thirds of an inning. Downs lost for the fourth Lime in five decisions and has allowed 16 runs in is  innings in his last four starts. Walk 3-01 allowed two earned runs two hits struck out two and walked two in six innings. Walk beat Philadelphia on Friday As of starter and on sunday in Relief. When he pitched two thirds of an inning to bail out an Oser worked bullpen. He failed to get a decision in Pittsburgh a first 44 games. Dodgers 2, cardinals 0 St. Louis a Ramon Martinez pitched a four hitter and it Lomp Ridden Brett Butler had the key hut Tor los Angee it. Butler. Mired m a 2-Tor-23 shoe tripled to Lead Oft the came against in a Smith National league 4-4 and scored on a double play grounder by Chris Gwynn. Juan Samuel added a Lead off Home run in the fourth his sixth. It was the eighth career shutout and third of the season for Martinez 9-2who w on his ninth game a Day after Chuck Finley of California and Tom Glavic of Atlanta got theirs. It also ended the cardinals three game winning Streak. Martinez struck Quot a out four and walked three in his fourth Complete game. He raised his career record in june to 6-0 with a 1.27 Era and dropped his Era for the season to 2.39. He a also 3-0 with Only one earned run in 25 innings a 0.36 Era in three career starts at Busch stadium. Rookie Lead off hitter Bernard Gilkey had three of the cardinals hits ending a 7-for-47 slump. A padres 3, cubs 0 Chicago a Tony Fernandez hit a v rare Home run and Dennis Rasmussen i a Juelch Mike Bieleeki with a seven hit tar As san Diego beat Chicago for its sixth straight Victory and longest winning Streak since 1l\s9. The padres have not allowed an earned run in the last 2b innings while Rasmussen 2-0 a who got his fourth career shutout and first since june 2o, the Date of his last came a has not allowed a Tun in comp 19 innings. A. Fernandez a first inning Homer his second of the year was his 42nd in 4,156 at bats. Benito Santiago and Tony Gwynn also had Bis. Bielucki 7-3 was 3-0 in his last six games with a 1.06 Era. He gave up five hits and two runs in seven innings retiring 12 straight after Fernandez s  11, mets 10 Cincinnati Paul of Neill drove in three runs with a pair of doubles As Cincinnati rocked staggering Dwight Gooden for seven runs in five innings and then Hung on to give Tom Browning 7-4 his 100th career Victory. Kevin Mcreynolds who had four hits had his fourth Homer in the eighth. Then Hubic Brooks who had four Bis hit a two run Homer off Don Carman before Rob  the last six outs for his National lag us leading 14th  8, astros 2 Houston Delino Deshields had four straight hits a including a two run Homer a and four Bis and Dennis Martinez pitched a Strong game As Montreal beat woeful  Deshields who started the two game series with 10 hits in his previous 52 at bats was 6 for s As Montreal swept to make Tom Runnells 2-0 since real Nim the fired Buck Rodgers As in an age r. Deshields hit a two run Homer in tuesday nights 4-1 Victory. Houston lost its sixth game in a Row the longest slide in the National league. Mori trial had lost five straight entering the series a a a a a a. A. Martinez 7-4 allowed eight hits struck out seven and walked two in 8% innings to beat Jimmy Jones 4-3 Phillies 12, braves 11 Atlanta a Rookie first baseman Brian Hunters second error in two innings allowed Philadelphia a Dickie Thon to score from first base in the. 12th As the Phillies beat Atlanta. The braves tied the game at 10-10 in the 11th when Hunter hit his first major league Home run a two run shot off Dar Rel Akerfelds 2-1 after Lonnie Smith had walked. Thon opened the 12th with a single off Jeff Parrott 0-2 and scored when Hunter tossed Rod bookers sacrifice bunt High Over the head of second baseman Jeff Blauser who was covering first. \ Mickey Morandini who had three hits and three Bis As the Phillies broke a four game losing Streak then  Booker. Jose Dejesus pitched the Bottom Quot of the 12th for his first career save allowing an rib single by Terry Pendleton. The game took 4 hours 45 minutes  
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