European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes sunday july 28, 1991langsto by the associated press new York a Mark Langston gained his 14th Victory with the help of Wally Joyner a two run Homer and rib single Friday night As the California Angels beat the new York Yankees 5-1. Langston 14-4 gave up seven hits including Hensley meulens Homer in the seventh before needing last out Relief american league help from Bryan Harvey. Harvey finished for his 24th save. Langston tied Minnesota a Scott Erickson for most wins in the american league. California took a 2-0 Lead in the third on Luis Polonia a sacrifice Fly and Joyner sri single off Scott Sanderson 106who lost his third straight decision. Polonia singled with two out in the fifth and Joyner followed with his 12th Homer Over the Center Field Fence to make it 4-0. Joyner walked and scored in the eighth on Gary Gaetti sri grounder off reliever Lee Guetterman for the Angels final run. Langston who struck out six and walked four escaped a threat in the seventh after meulens led off with his Homer. Bob Geren and Alvaro Espinoza both singled but Langston got Bernie Williams to ground into an inning ending Force out. The Start of the game was delayed More than an hour by rain. The Victory was Only californians fifth in 18 games while the Yankees have lost four of their last five. In other games Friday Blue jays 6, royals 5 Toronto a third baseman Kevin Seitzer a error with the bases loaded in the 11th helped Toronto beat Kansas City in front of 50,326, the largest crowd in Blue Jay history. Devon White started the inning with his third hit of the game a line single to right. Roberto Alomar sacrificed White to second and loser Tom Gordon 5-9 walked Joe Carter intentionally and John Olerud unintentionally to Load the bases for Kelly Gruber. Seitzer a late inning replacement at third handle Grubert a run scoring grounder As White crossed with the winning run. Duane Ward 3-3 allowed two hits and struck out six Over three innings of 3, rangers 2 Arlington Texas a Scott Livingstone playing in his first pro game in his Home town singled Home the winning run in the 10th off Jeff Russell to give de Hurst by the associated press san Diego a met killer Bruce Hurst allowed four hits and struck out 10, a season High in eight innings and Darrin Jackson hit a two run Homer As the san Diego padres beat new York 8-2 Friday night to extend new Yorkus losing Streak to four games. Hurst 12-5 has won his last five decisions against the acts and is 5-1 lifetime against new York. Hurst who walked two won for the fifth time in his last six decisions. Craig Lefferts pitched the ninth allowing one hit. Hurst is ahead of his 1988 Pace when he posted a career Best 18 wins while with the Boston red sox. He did no to get his 12th win that season until aug 7. Sid Fernandez took the loss. In other games Friday night giants 3, Phillies 2 san Francisco Kelly Downs and four relievers combined on a four hitter As san Francisco Worf its sixth straight game by beating Philadelphia. Yankee shortstop Alvaro Espinoza catches California s Luis Polonia trying to steal. Troit a Victory Over error plagued Texas. Tony Phillips led off the 10th with a sinking liner to Center that Gary Pettis dropped for a two base error on the second pitch to Livingstone Catcher Ivan Rodriguez fired a Pickoff throw but the Ball went into Center Field before shortstop Mario Diaz could get to the bag and Phillips advanced to third on Rodriguez a second error of the game. Livingstone slapped a 1-1 pitch to left to score the run and make a Winner of Mike Henneman 8-2the fifth Detroit Pitcher. Russell 3-3 took the loss. Travis Fryman 14th Victory Rich Delucia 9-6 got the win despite allowing four runs and five hits in five innings. Bill Swift pitched three scoreless innings and Mike schooler pitched a witless ninth for his first save after missing the first half of the season with strained right Trice. Loser Denis Boucher 1-7 failed to get through the third inning yielding six runs and eight hits in two plus 6, Brewers 3 Minneapolis Dan Quot Gladden a three run double in the eighth inning lifted Minnesota Over Milwaukee handing the Brewers their fifth straight loss. The twins built their winning rally with a Lead off single by Mike Pagliarulo a sacrifice and a throwing error by reliever Darren Holmes and another sacrifice by a1 Newman who was Safe at first to Load the bases. Gladden then followed with the double to make a Winner of twins starter Kevin Tapani 7-7. Minnesota also had a third sacrifice in the inning to tie an american league record held by three other teams. Tapani allowed five hits Over eight innings before giving Way in the ninth to Rick Aguilera who posted his league leading 26th save. Holmes 1-2 gave up three hits and three runs in two thirds of an inning after relieving Chris Bosio in the 12, orioles 9 Baltimore a Oakland blew a six run Lead then got the tie breaking run in the ninth inning on Mark Mcgwire a grounder to turn Back Baltimore. Terry Steinbach had three Bis and the last of his four hits helped set up the winning run. After Harold Baines Drew a one out walk Steinbach singled Pinch run Ner Scott Hemond to third. Gregg Olson replaced Mark Williamson 3-4 and forced Mcgwire to hit a grounder to the Mound. But Olson threw wildly to second allowing Hemond to score and Mike Gallego followed with a two run single. Joe Klink 7-2 pitched the eighth inning and Steve Chitren worked the ninth for his fourth save. _ Dwight Evans hit a Pinch hit grand slam in a six run seventh in which the orioles rallied from a 9-3 deficit. It was the second straight game in which Oakland blew a late Lead. On thursday Cleveland used a four run eighth to notch an 8-7 in Boston Boston a Friday nights scheduled game Between the Chicago White sox and Boston red sox was postponed by rain and was to be made up As part of a Day night double header on saturday. Whose error gave Texas a 2-1 Lead in the Bottom of the eighth hit a Solo Homer with two out in the ninth off Texas starter Kevin Brown to tie the 7, indians 4 Cleveland a Alonzo Powell hit a two run Homer in the second inning and Seattle scored four runs on five straight hits in the third As mariners beat Cleveland. The win was Seattle a 11th in 15 games since the All Star break. The mariners Are 9-1 against the indians this league san Francisco a winning Streak matched its season High. The Phillies lost for the fifth straight game. Downs 6-4who moved from the bullpen into disabled Don Robinsons rotation spot allowed two runs and four hits in 516 innings in his first Start since june 5. He walked two and struck out four. Sex giant Terry Mulholland 9-10 went 616 innings allowing 11 hits and three runs in losing for the first time in three decisions this season to his former 8, astros 1 Houston a Bobby Bonilla drove in four runs with a Homer and a double As Pittsburgh beat Houston for its 12th Victory in 15 games. It May have been a costly win for Pittsburgh however As starter Bob walk had to leave the game in the second inning when he strained his right Hari string while scoring a run. Houston has dropped six straight games mets again 8-2 to equal its longest losing Streak of the season and 11 of its last 13. Neal Heaton 2-1 was the Winner in Relief of walk Heaton pitched 436 innings giving up one run on three hits and Bill Landrum finished. Pittsburgh took a 3-0 Lead in the second inning off Darryl Kile 3-6 cubs 6, braves 2 Chicago a Steve Avery allowed five hits Over 816 innings for his third straight win As Atlanta Defeated Chicago for its 10th Victory in 14 games since the All Star break. Avery 11-5 has allowed just nine hits Over his last three starts All victories. He struck out four and walked four before Andre Dawson a two run Homer in the ninth inning his 16th. The braves scored three runs in the second against Frank Castillo 3-1who lost for the first time in the major leagues. The braves scored an unearned run in the first. In the second Terry Pendleton a sacrifice Fly and Lonnie Smiths two run single made it 4-0. Atlanta a Brian Hunter hit his sixth Homer in the 5, reds 1 St. Louis a Bob Tewksbury pitched an eight hitter As St. Louis beat Cincinnati sending the reds to their 14th loss in their last 16 games. T1e defeat dropped the defending world series champs two games below .500, equating the teams Jow Point of the season. Cincinnati was last two games under .500 on april 15, at 2-4, Todd Zeile had three hits and two Bis including a double and a triple and Ozzie Smith had two hits and scored once for St. Louis. The cardinals have won eight out of 10 games since dropping four straight to Atlanta following the All Star break. Tewksbury who was wingless in his previous five starts improved to 7-6, while Chris Hammond 7-7 took the loss
