European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars  tuesday june 25, 1991 pirates by the associated press los Angeles a if the Pittsburgh pirates end up facing the los Angeles dodgers in the National league playoffs they Are going to have to find a Way to beat Tim Belcher. The right handers 1.89 career earned fun average against the pirates is his lowest against any no team. His lifetime record Quot against them is 7-1, including sundays 2-0 Victory on a combined six hitter with Tim grows it gave the dodgers baseball a Best record at 42-26. \ a the had everything working for him a said Gary Garter who caught Belcher for the first time this season. A a in a glad we were jelling together. He did no to shake me National league off. He was in real Good command with his fastball and split Finger and we were mixing a curve and Slider in every now and  a Belcher 7-4 has surrendered Only one run against the pirates in 14 innings this season and has won his last four decisions against them. Three of Belcher s nine career starts  have resulted in shutouts a it was what we expected a pirates manager Jim Leyland said after his team left seven runners in scoring position. Quot their pitching staff is real stingy with. Runs. The one thing they weren to supposed to do was catch the Ball but they caught everything we  the dodgers May be Only seventh in the league in defense but they have been the second Best Fielding team in the no since May 8, they made 33 errors in their first 25 games and started the season 1213. But since then they have just 18 errors in their last 43 games and Are 30-13 Over that Span. A we made some errors Early in the season that Cost us some ballgames but our defense is adequate a Center fielder Brett Butler said. A we done to have to have a Good defense because of our pitching and  the pirates still Lead St. Louis by 4v games in the no East while the dodgers maintained their six game Cushion Over Cincinnati in the West. Zane Smith 7-6 suffered the loss the ninth in a Row by. Pirate left handers in a Piniella airs out his after Fielding a bunt pirate Joe Redfield fires to first too late to catch Brett Butler. Span of 11 starts. He allowed seven hits Over four innings including Belchers rib single. He was removed for Bonilla in the fifth inning with the tying runs on base but Bonilla popped out. In other late games sunday giants 2, cubs 1 san Francisco Chicago lost its ninth consecutive game As Pinch hitter Mike felders squeeze bunt capped san Francisco a two run ninth inning rally. The cubs losing Streak is the longest in the majors this season and the teams Long est since a club record 13-game slide from june 12-25,1985. Reds 8,expos 4 Cincinnati Pinch hitter Bill Doran hit a bases loaded triple in a five run seventh inning As Cincinnati beat  the score tied 3-3, Bill Sampen 5 2 hit Chris Sabo on the wrist with a pitch forcing Home the go ahead run. Doran followed with a triple Over the head of charging right fielder Dave Martinez. Hal Morris hit an rib double off Jeff Fassero. Five reds pitchers combined on a five hitter but walked 10. Randy Myers 4-5 was the Winner. Padres 3, cardinals 2. St. Louis a Ozzie Smiths first error since last sept. 20 helped allow the winning run to score. Bip Roberts opened the san Diego eighth with a grounder to shortstop and Smith threw wide of first base for his first error in 69 games. Roberts took second when Juan Agosto 5-2 walked Tony Fernandez advanced to third on Tony Gwynn a groundnut and scored when Jerald Clark beat out a grounder and avoided what would have an inning ending double play Bruce Hurst 8-4 went the distance. Cincinnati apr Cincinnati reds manager Lou Piniella lost patience sunday with his players suggesting in an profanity filled tirade that they Stop worrying about themselves and Start thinking More about the team. Piniella erupted during a group interview with reporters following an 8-4 vie tory Over Montreal that left Cincinnati six games behind los Angeles in the National league West. It marked the end of a  for the reds who lost starting pitchers Norm Chariton and Jose Rijo to injury. Piniella was in a Light hearted mood immediately after the game but a question about reliever Randy Myers changed that. Myers said this weekend that he does no to think the reds will keep him As a s setup Man for Rob. Dibble now the no. 1 closer and he predicted hell be traded Back to the new York mets. Myers got the Victory sunday by pitching out of a sixth inning threat. A for a Guy that traded himself to the mets two Days ago he did a Good Job a Piniella said. Moments later Piniella was Yelling. A you can talk about trades and a in a going Here or  first of All you done to even know if the organization you want to go to wants you a Piniella said. A so lets quit with All this shenanigans and just play baseball. _ a a in a tired of hearing it i really am. In a sick and tired of it. This Guy wants to go this place and this Guy wants that place. Done to take the paycheck and go on Home. You done to want the paycheck go Home and do what you want to do and you la see you miss the game of baseball and you miss the  it was the second time this season Piniella has lashed out at his players. The defending world series champions have languished around .500 the entire season Ana several players have complained about their limited roles. A a you be got a team Here. You be got a world championship team Here a Piniella said. A and everybody a worried about a this and that and the other. Worry about the team. Worry about he team that pays your salary. Just play baseball to the Best of your ability and nobody a got any  tigers checkmate Angels in 10 innings by the associated press Detroit a Sparky Andersons Eves almost sparkle when he talks about this kind of game his version of baseball heaven. The Detroit manager made a a tilth inning pitching change to outman Euver California manag. Or Doug Rader As the tigers beat tie Angels 4-3 sunday night. Quot a the Challenge in this game is to get what you want a Anderson said. A a 1 hat does to mean you la win every time. But in the last six outs you must never let them get what they want. As Long As Quot Quot you dictate the matchup you want you be got a Chance. A in the 10th inning after the Angels had gone ahead 3-2, Rader brought Jack Howell in to Pinch hit Tor Ron i Ingley and Anderson countered by relieving Mike Henneman with Paul Gibson. Quot Howell can get a base hit Quot Anderson said a a lies a done it against us Many times. But lie must do it against the Pitcher i w ant in  with runners on second and third Gibson got  pop up to shortstop and got Luis pm Lonia on a grounder to first. The tigers then won it with two runs in Quot Quot the Bottom of the 10th, but not without Many More moves by the two managers. John Shelby started the tigers 10th with a single Ott Scott Bailes. Hailes struck out Lloyd Moseby and Anderson sent Alan Trammell to Pinch hit Tor Catcher Andy Allanson. That forced Rader to bring on Jeff Robinson and Anderson promptly called Trammell Back and sent up Dae Bergman instead. Bergman delivered a Pinch single Ott Roginson and Milt Cuvier ran for  league Tony Phillips singled to right to drive in Shelby with the tying run. Floyd Bannister relieved Robinson and walked i of Whitaker to Load the bases. Joe Gralie the seventh Angels Pitcher relieved Bannister and gave up Rob Deere a single to left through a drawn in infield to score Cuvier with the winning run. Rader s biggest mistake in Hindsight May have come in the seventh when he lifted starter Jim Abbott. The tigers  touch Abbott for-6�?Ta innings then got three successive singles to score a run and Rader gae him the Hook. A a the no hitter and tie shutout were no longer in effect Quot. Rader said. Quot a was time Tor the others to do their jobs. In Fortu Natick. T Hev did t do theirs As Well As Jimmy  in other late games sunday White sox 6, rangers 5. Chicago a Pinch hitter Warren Newson singled Home the tying run and scored the game Winner on a wild pitch As Chicago helped by a Fly Ball lost in the Sun rallied for three runs in the 10th inning and beat.  11-9, royals 8-8 Kansas City to. Joe Orsulak singled Home Cal rip Ken in the 12th inning of the Nightcap to give Baltimore a 9-8 Ictor and a sweep of Kansas City. Baltimore tied the opener at 8 on c Hris Hoiles grand slam in the ninth and won it in the 10th on a Solo Homer by Tim Hulett and a two run shot by Brady Anderson a a a. I tire 13th, Ripken who went 6 for 11 in the doubleheader to., raise his average to .350, Drew a Lead off walk from storm Davis 2-6. Ripken went to second on a single by Randy Milligan who was 4 for 4 after entering the game in the seventh As a Pinch hitter. A Orsulak a single scored Ripken and made a Winner of Gregg Olson 1-3who failed to protect an .8-3 Baltimore Lead in by ninth. Paul Kilgus got the last three outs for his first  5, mariners 2 Milwaukee Teddy he Guyra stopped Seattle on one hit for six innings and Greg Vaughn hit a two run Homer As Milwaukee beat the mariners. Higuera 3-2 won his third straight game allowing Only a first inning bunt single to Edgar Martinez. Dan Plesac pitched the ninth for his fourth save