European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26. B the stars . Tuesday june 25, t991 by the associated press los Angeles a if the Pittsburgh pirates Ems up facing the los Angeles dodgers in the National league playoffs they arc going to have to find a Way to beat Tim Belcher. ,. The right handers 1.89 career earned run average against  pirates is his lowest against any no team. His lifetime record Quot against them is 7-1, including sunday s 2-0 Victory on a combined six hitter with Tim Crews it gave the dodgers baseball s Best record at 42-26. T /  bad everything working for him a said Gary Carter 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 then.11 a. A a 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 Belchers nine career starts against Pittsburgh have resulted in shutouts. A. A a it was what we expected a pirates manager Jim Leyland said after his team left seven runners in scoring position. A a their pitching staff is real stingy with urns. The one thing they weren to supposed to do was catch the Ball but they caught every thing 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 12 a 13. But since then they have just is errors in their last 43 games and Are 30-1.3. Over that Span. A. A _ a we made sonic 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 . Hie pirates still Lead is. Louis by -4vi. Games in the no East while  a 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 after Fielding a bunt pirate Joe red Field fires to first too late to catch Brett Butler. Span of 11 starts. He allowed seven hits Over four innings including Belcher s 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 a Chicago lost its ninth consecutive game As a 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-Gamc slide from june 12-25, 1985. A reds 8, expos 4 Cincinnati Pinch hitter Bill.  a Hasps loaded triple in a five run seventh inning As Cincinnati beat Montreal. A / with the score tied 3-3,. Bill Sampen 5 2 hit Chris Sabo on the wrist with a pitch forcing Home the , 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. A. 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. A Roberts took second when Juan Agosto 5-2 walked Tony Fernandez advanced to third on Tony Gwynn a groundnut anti scored when. Pc talc Tai k beat out a grounder and avoided what would have an inning ending double play. A. 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 shop Wor. Trying 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 Tough week for the reds who lost starting pitchers Norm Charlton 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 As 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 a Iniel said a a a. V a a. Moments later Piniella was Yelling. Quot 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. Quot 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  a. 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 and 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 s worried about this and that and the other. Worry about the team. Worry about the team that pays your salary. Just play baseball to the Best of your ability and nobody a got any complaints a a a a. Checkmate Angels in 10 innings by the associated press det Roit a Sparky Ander songs Eves almost sparkle when he talks about this Kirin of Gaine ,. His version of baseball heaven. A t Lic Detroit manager made a a a loth inning pitching change to. Outman Euver California mating. Or Doug Rader As the tigers ,. Beat the Angels 4-3 sunday Nighta a it he Challenge in this game is to get what you want a Anderson said. Quot that does no 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 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 for Ron Tingley and v Anderson countered by relieving Mike Hen be Man with Paul Gib. Son. A a. A a a a a Quot Howell can get a base bit a Anderson said a a he a done it against us Many times but be must do it against the Pitcher i want in  a we Ith runners on second and. Third Gibson got Howell to pop up to shortstop and got Luis Polonia on a grounder to first. The tigers then won it with two runs in the Bottom of the 10th, but not without Many More moves. By the two managers. A. A j v John Shelby started the to i gets 10thwith a single off Scott Bailes. Bailes struck out Lloyd. Mosev and. Anderson sent Alan  to Pinch hit for Catcher Andy Allanson. That forced Rader to. Bring on Jeff Robinson and Anderson promptly called t Rammell Back and sent up Dave Bergman instead. Bergman delivered a Pinch single off Roginson and  ran for Bergman. American league Tony Phillips singled to right to drive in Shelby with the tying run. A Toyd Bannister relieved Robinson and walked Lou who. Taker to Load the bases Joe Grahe the seventh Angels Pitcher relieved Bannister and gave up Rob Deere a single to left through a drawn in infield to score Cuyler with the. Winning run. A a _ raders biggest mistake in Hindsight May have come in the. Seventh when he lifted starter Jim Abbott the tigers  touch Abbott for a. Innings then got three successive singles to score a run and Rader gave him the  aa., a the  and the shutout were no longer in effect. Rader said. A twas tire for the others to do their jobs ,-.-Fhev did no to 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. Texas. A a. Orioles 11-9, royals 8-8. Kansas City to. Joe or Suzik singled Home Cal rip Ken in the a 12th a inning of the Nightcap to give Baltimore a 9-8 Victory and a. Sweep of Kansas City. A. Baltimore tied the opener at 8 on Chris. A Joiles. Grand slam in. The ninth and. Won it in the 10th on a Solo Homer by Tim Hulett a and. A two run shot  Anderson a a. A in the 12th, Ripken who vent 6 for 11. In the doubleheader to raise his average to .350, Drew a Mcadoff 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 a. Orsulak a single scored Ripken and made a Winner of Gregg Olson 1-3who failed to protect an 8-3 Baltimore leadim4he ninth. Paul Kilgus got the last three outs for his first  5, mariners 2 Milwaukee Teddy Higuera 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