European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a a. A. A a a a Page 26 a the stars and stripes saturday june 15, 1991twins win ties club record from wire reports Minneapolis Chili Davis Hom Rcd twice and Scott Erickson won his 10th straight decision thursday night helping the Minnesota twins tie a club record with their 12th straight win with a 10-3 Victory Over the new York Yankees. The win was the twins 15th in their last 16 games including sweeps of the Yankees Cleveland and Baltimore on their 10-Gamc Home stand. Davis hit a Solo Homb run in the third inning and added a two run shot in the eighth to increase his Home run total to american league 14j one behind. American league Leader Dave Henderson of  Hrbek stroked a run scoring double in the first inning and duplicated the feat in the fourth. Kirby Puckett and Lenny Webster also drove Home two runs each to Pace the twins 11-hit attack. Erickson 10-2, Hasni to lost since going 0-2 to Start the season. He gave up nine hits in seven innings allowing two runs no walks and striking out five. His 10 wins tied him with californians Chuck Finley and Toronto a Jimmy key for the Al Lead. Erickson s 10 straight wins tied a club record. Bert Blyleven won 10 in a Row Over the 1971 and 1972 seasons and Ray Corbin did it in 1973-74. Erickson a league leading Era Rose slightly from 1.53 to 1.60. I Terry Leach pitched the final two innings for the twins. Steve sax had three hits for the Yankees who lost their third consecutive game for the first time since May 15-18. A a .7.- a Quot 7 the twins jumped on starter Mike Witt 0-1, and reliever Chuck Cary for four runs in the first inning. Dan Gladden led off with a single and stole second. Chuck Knoblauch walked and witty a wild pitch moved the runners up. Puckett hit into a Force out that scored Gladden and Hrbek followed with a Long rib double. Witt was removed from the game complaining of a sore right Elbow. The right hander who missed the first 47 games of the season with a sore Elbow was making Only his second Start of the year. In other games thursday Blue jays 1, indians 0 Cleveland a Jimmy key pitched Chicago second baseman Joey Cora flips to second in an Effort to double up a Texas runner after making a diving catch thursday. His second two hitter of the season and the second in a Row by Toronto As the Blue jays blanked Cleveland. Key 10-2 retired the final 20 batters and moved into a tie for the american. League Lead in wins. He struck out five and walked Norte in his second Complete game both shutouts. Charles Nagy 2-7 was victimized by the indians weak hitting and Sloppy defense yielding seven hits and one unearned run in his second Complete game. The Blue jays scored in the third when Roberto Alomar singled and took second when Nagy hit Kelly Gruber. Joe Carter then hit an apparent double play grounder but second baseman Mark Lewis relayed wildly to first letting Alomar  6, orioles 4 Baltimore Kirk Gibson a ninth inning Homer helped Kansas City beat Baltimore and made him the 13th player in history to hit 200 homers and steal ,200 bases. After Brian Mcrae beat out an infield single off Paul Kilgus 0-2gibson hit his eighth Homer of the season to break a 4-4 tie and give Kansas City its first three game sweep of the orioles since August 1988. 7, Baltimore which fought Back from a 4-0 deficit has lost five straight and eight of 10. Kilgus has Given up 10 earned runs in his last two innings. Mark Davis 3-1 pitched the eighth and Jeff Montgomery finished for his 13th save the second in two nights. Mariners 6, tigers 5 Seattle a Alvin Davis hit his 100th career Homer in the kingdom a two run shot in the eighth inning that helped the Seattle mariners rally past the Detroit tigers 6-5. 1 the mariners trailed 5-3 when Ken Griffey or. Led off the eighth with a double against Paul Gibson 2-3. Pete of Brien hit an rib single and Davis followed with his sixth Home run of the season and his 154th lifetime. Bill Swift 1-1 pitched 1 i innings for the Victory. Mike Jackson worked the ninth inning for his ninth  8, White sox 4 Arlington Texas a Julio Franco hit a three run Homer and Ruben Sierra added a two run shot leading the Texas rangers past the Chicago White sox 8-4. Franco went 3 for 4 As Texas won its third straight game. The rangers took advantage of three Chicago errors to score five unearned runs. 7 Gerald Alexander 4-1 gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings. It was his second straight Start after beginning the season with 14 Relief appearances. Kenny Rogers pitched four innings for his first save. .7 7 7 -7. A a Greg Hibbard 4-5 was the loser. Relievers help dodgers by the associated press Pittsburgh Lenny Harris reaching As a hit batsman when Edra piano changed his Call scored the winning run 011 Alfredo Griffin a ninth inning single As the los Angeles dodgers beat the pirates 3-2 thursday. The dodger bullpen produced three scoreless innings in Relief of Tim Belcher with Jay Howell working the ninth for his 11th save. Randy Tomlin 3-3who did no to survive the first inning in his previous Start pitched a Complete game allowing seven hits. 1 Stan Javier whose two run double tied the game in the sixth singled to Start the ninth. Rapuano ruled the pitch to Harris struck the Bat then reversed himself leading to the ejection of Pittsburgh manager Jim Leyland. Tomlin threw out Javier at third on Mike Scioscia a bunt but Griffin singled to make a Winner of Jim Gott 1-1. He pitched a scoreless eighth As the National league division leaders split their Fain shortened two game series. Gary Varsho had an rib single it the second and the pirates also scored when shortstop Griffin erred on a grounder by Barry Bonds in the fifth. In other games thursday. Cardinals 12, padres 1 san Diego Ozzie Smith tied a Ca National league reer High with four Bis As St. Louis made the most of errors by each san Diego starting infielder. Thalf the Cardinal runs were unearned. Bob Tewksbury 5-2 allowed seven hits Over seven innings striking out five and walking one in addition to getting two hits and an rib. Atlee Hammaker 0-1 did no to get much help. The padres committed four errors in the first five innings leading to four unearned runs among the seven that Ham Raker allowed in 4% innings. Fred Mcgriff committed a throwing error 011 Smith s rib grounder in the cardinals four run seventh. It was the padres fifth error a season High. Third baseman Scott Coolbaugh shortstop Tony Fernandez and second baseman Bip Roberts also committed errors As did Catcher Benito Santiago. 1. A i cubs 4, giants 3 Chicago a Chicago s Andre Dawson caught Mike Kingery a one out Fly to right then threw out Tony Perezchica at the plate to end the game. Left hander Paul Assenmacher called on in Relief of Mike Bielecki 8-4 with one out got his fifth save. Phillies 5, astros 4 Houston Philadelphia scoring All its runs without Benefit of a hit took advantage of four Houston errors and two bases loaded walks. The Phillies managed Only two hits off starter Darryl Kile f-2 and three Overall but made the most of four errors seven walks a balk and a wild pitch. The Phillies scored twice in the first thanks to three errors two by second baseman cases Candaele. Philadelphia went ahead for1 Good in the third using four walks an error and a sacrifice Fly to score three runs. The Phillies who snapped a four game losing Streak were hardly perfect themselves committing three errors in the first tour innings. The seven errors were the second highest total  game this season. Braves 3, mets 2 new York a Pete Smith combined with Juan Berenguer on a four hitter to win for the first time in a year and Sid Bream had a decisive two run Homer for Atlanta. Smith 1-00-4 in seven previous starts against new York and decision less in his first four starts this season allowed to o runs in the first inning. He permitted Only two hits Over the next five before giving Way to Berenguer who pitched three witless innings for his eighth save. A a 1. A Smiths last Victory was against los / Giles june 5, 1990. Smith who under i arthroscopic surgery sept. 24, struck it three and walked two. A. New Yorkus Wally Whitehurst 3-3 Lowed three runs on five hits a a include Bream s fourth inning he Mere in be innings Whitehurst struck out out five a walked two As the mets lost for the fou time in five games. Reds 3, expos 2 Montreal a Pitcher Chris Hamond to helping himself with an rib s Gle broke a personal five game los Streak and Glenn Braggs got the Winn hit for Cincinnati. Hammond 4-5 allowed Only two hits six innings one of them Mike fitzgeral two run Homer that tied the game in fourth. Hammond whose single gave Cine Nati a Lead had six starts without a Vicic the left hander struck out two and Wall Ive while winning for the first time Sii april 8. National league Leader Rob Dib worked the final innings to get his 1 save Tor the reds whose manager Lou Mella was ejected in the first for arguing w second base Umpire Bob Davidson. Braggs drove in the winning run Agai Arian Ann is a single in the sever Arnes 0-3 allowed nine hits in 6v3 rings. Montreal managed Only five hits