European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes sunday june 9, 1991 american league new Yorkus Steve sax slides Home with the winning run beating the tag applied by Texas Catcher Mike Stanley. Tigers spoil Valenzuela s return _ a a a Quot a "11x by the associated press Anaheim a Calif. A a Fernando Valenzuela was supposed to be the Star in his return to the major leagues but Frank Tanana stoic the show with a four hitter As the Detroit tigers beat the Cali forma Angels 5-0 Friday night. Valenzuela was with a different team some 35 Miles from his old Home a Dodge r s stadium. 13ut 49,v77 fans Many of whom drove the. A Fernando mania craze of the 1980s, flocked to Anaheim stadium to see him make his return. The 30-year-old left hander signed a one year contract with the Angels on May 20 after being released by los Angeles during Spring training. In three minor league starts before joining the Angels Valenzuela did not give up an earned run in 17 innings. Valenzuela gave up five runs four earned on nine hits while striking out five and walking none in five plus innings Friday night. Wingless in his last four starts Tanana 3-5 was perfect through four innings in his second Complete game and second shutout. The Victory was the 1,000th for Sparky Anderson As Detroit manager. In other games Friday Yankees 5, rangers 4 new a Cark a Don Mattingly a run scoring single with two out in the ninth in Ning gave surging new York the Victory. The Yankees have won 10 of their last 14 games including five in their final at Bat. The rangers Quot have lost five consecutive games and eight of nine after winning 14 in a Row for baseball a Best run this season. Red sox 3, athletics 1 Oakland Calif. Greg a cards pitched Well and Jody Reed had a two run single As Boston ended its five game losing Streak. Harris 2-5 returned from a three week bullpen demotion for his first Victory since april 20. He allowed four hits in six innings a. Including Dave Henderson s major Laguc Reading i4th Homer in the first walked four and struck out three. Twins 2, indians 0 Minneapolis Allan Anderson pitched a Strong game and Chili Pavis homered As the Minnesota got its season left hander Fernando Valenzuela makes his Mound debut As an Angel. High sixth straight Victory. Hough gave up All six Kansas City hits Anderson 3-4 allowed Only two hits in struck out three and walked none. Radins right innings walking three and striking by got his first save striking out two. Out one As the four games Oyer Kevin Appier 3-7 gave up five hits .500 29-25 for the first time this Stofik ing out a season High eight arid Rick Aguilera pitched a perfect ninth for walking two for his third Complete game in his 14th last four outings. A a orioles 6, Blue jays 4 Baltimore a Leo Gomez reached base four times scored drove in a run As Baltimore took advantage of eight walks to beat sagging Toronto. Gomez playing his second grime since being recalled from class aaa Rochester walked three times arid added an rib single to help the orioles defeat the Blue jays for the second straight night. He had Seattle the mariners got Only the game winning hit thursday. Four singles but Henry Cotta scored twice White sox 2, royals 0 on Groundnuts by Tracy Jones As Seattle Kansas City to. A Charlie Hough handed Milwaukee its filth straight defeat and Scott Radinsky combined on a six hitter and Tim Raines scored twice for Chi Raines Drew a Lead off walk in the fourth Robin Ventura popped out and Frank Thomas fanned before Dan Pasqua lined a run scoring double to Center. Raines singled with two out in the eighth stole second and scored on Ventura a third a hit. A. A v a. Mariners 2, Brewers 1 Cago. -.�����. Quota a Quot a 1 a. Hough 3-2going for just his second shutout in five years was replaced by Radinsky with two out in the eighth inning. The mariners got a combined three hitter from Bill Krueger Bill Swift and Mike Jackson who got his seventh save by retiring the final seven batters. Krueger 2-2 went 6 6. Innings giving up three hits striking out six and walking two. By the associated press Pittsburgh a the defense never rests for the Pittsburgh pirates. Catcher Don Slaught threw out two runners hooked up with Center fielder Andy Van Slyke on a play that Cut Down the potential tying run and Van Slyke made a game saving catch in the ninth inning As Pittsburgh beat the san Diego padre s 1-0 on Friday night.= Doug Drabek 4-7 and three relievers were touched for 13 hits one Short of the major league record for most hits Al National league Lowed in a shutout. The Chicago cubs allowed 14 in beating the new York giants 7-0 in 1913 and Washington gave up 14 to Cleveland in a 9-0 Victory in 1928. A a in a going to add it up someday but this defense probably saves More runs than any in baseball a Van Slyke said. 1. Done to think anybody does it better than us. For them to get 13 hits and not score. That a victimized by the Pittsburgh defense was san Diego starter Bruce Hurst 6-3who gave up seven hits while walking two and striking out two. The Only run of the. Game scored in the second when Barry Bonds walked moved up on furs to a wild pitch and scored on Slaughte a single Drabek allowed 10 hits in seven in a rings and san Diego got thrice More before Bill Landrum recorded his 10th save in As Many tries. In Friday. ,. Phillies 5, reds 4 c1nc1nnati Philadelphia a a Tommy Greene 5-0 struggled through his worst Outing of the season giving up 10 hits and four runs in seven innings but still had allowed two runs and .10 hits in four previous starts one of which was a no hitter May 23 at Montreal. Expos 11, braves 2 Atlanta a Marquis Grissom an Ata Lanta native put on a show for the .116 friends and family members for whom he bought tickets. He had a career High five hits three steals and three Bis Tor the expos who got a Strong Tkv innings rpm starter Dennis Boyd 3-6.giants 5, cardinals 2 St. Louis Don Robinson 3-4 allowed seven hits in eight innings and Matt Williams hit a two run Homer As the giants won their fifth in six games. _ a two out two run single in the sixth by Kevin Bass broke a 2-2 tie and pinned the defeat on Omar Olivares 0-1. The cardinals have Only two runs and 15 hits Over the last three games ill losses. Mets 6, astros 3 Houston the mets shut out on five hits for 816 innings by Jim Deshaies struck for six runs in the ninth to overcome a 2-0 deficit. Kevin Mcreynolds rib double off Curt Schilling 2-4 ended the shutout . Mets converted four subsequent walks a wild pitch an infield ground Rand one single into a 6-2 Lead. A Doug Simons 2-2 pitched the eighth. For the win. A. A dodgers 3, cubs 2 Chicago a Lenny Harris doubled m a run in the second tripled a run Home in the sixth and scored the deciding run on a displayed squeeze. Shawn Boskie 2-5 saw Harris break. Or the plate on a suicide squeeze but the Pia it was muffed when no one covered tar. Base and the pitchers throw went up t it
