European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday August 3, 1991yankees Over twins by the associated press new York when Matt Nokes hit 32 homers As a Rookie in 1987, they said it was the Ball. This year Nokes Bat is getting All the credit. Nokes homered twice giving him 20 for the season and threw out Dan Gladden twice thursday As the new York Yankees beat the Minnesota twins 8-3. A i have Confidence in everything in american league doing now a Nokes said a this Isnit just a hot Streak. In be been above .280 most of the  new York ended a four game losing Streak and finished its Home stand 3-7. The twins lost for Only the fourth time in 14 games. A we All had a bad Day a twins manager Tom Kelly said. A we All messed up. We should have stayed at the hotel and phoned it in a Nokes hit a two run Homer to Cap a three run first inning off Paul Abbott 3-land hit a Solo Homer on a 3-2 pitch from Mark Guthrie leading off the fifth for an 8-1 Lead. It was the fourth two Homer game for Nokes since july 3, and his 20 homers Are the most by a Yankees Catcher since Thurman Munson hit 20 in 1973. In 1987, most baseball people thought the Ball was juiced up As just about everyone was hitting Home runs. Nokes total for the Detroit tigers fell to 16 the following year and nine in 1989. He was traded to the Yankees on june 4, 1990, for Clay Parker and Lance Mccullers. A you look Back at that Deal now and its pretty Good Quot Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly said. A a it a amazing. He a really been that Way almost All  Greg Cadaret 4-4making his third Start of the season gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings in his longest Outing. Lee Guetterman finished giving up Shane Macks 12th Home run in the ninth. New York scored three runs in the second on Only one hit to Chase Abbott making Only his third Start. Bernie Williams had an rib single Don Mattingly a sacrifice Fly and another run scored on Guthrie a throwing error. A the runs in the second were unearned. Minnesota had four hits in the third off Cadaret but scored Only one run on Gladden sri single making it 6-1. Nokes then threw out Gladden attempting to steal second and Chuck Knoblauch and Kirby Puckett followed with singles before Cadaret got out of the Jam. �?o1 put the steal sign on instead of the hit and run a Kelly said. A i messed up but 1 done to think that a Why we  one of the criticisms of Nokes in Detroit was that he had problems throwing runners out. Alvaro Espinoza eludes Brian harpers tag in Yankees 8-3 win thursday. A my whole throwing motion was wrong a Nokes said. �?o1 had to work on it and i did. I really needed lots of  in other games Blue jays 7, indians 5 Toronto a John Olerud drove in three runs including a go ahead sacrifice Fly in the seventh to Lead Toronto Over Cleveland. With the score tied at 5, Devon White and Roberto Alomar hit consecutive singles off Jeff Shaw 0-4shortstop Carlos Baerga missed Joe Carters grounder for an error loading the bases and Olerud flied to the Fence off Jesse Orosco. Kelly Gruber followed with a sacrifice Fly off Shawn Hillegas. Duane Ward 4-3 pitched two innings of one hit Relief and Tom Henke got three consecutive outs to remain perfect in 22 save  5, Angels 3 Detroit a Cecil fielder hit his major league leading 30th Home run giving him three homers in two games to Lead Detroit past California. Fielder who homered twice wednesday night hit an rib single in the first inning and homered in the fifth off Floyd Bannister. Fielder attempting to become the first player in 63 years to have consecutive 50-Homer seasons is on Pace to hit 48. Mark Leiter 3-2 won As a starter for the first time since july 31, 1990, allowing three runs and nine hits in 7% innings. He struck out six and walked none and Mike Henneman finished with one hit Relief for his 16th  6, Brewers 5 Milwaukee a George Brett led off the ,11th with his seventh Home run of the season and fourth hit of the game. With the score tied at 4, Brett homered off Darren Holmes 1-3. The royals then loaded the bases on singles by Todd Ben Zinger and Bill Pecota and a Fielding error by first baseman Franklin Stubbs. Brent Mayne followed with a run scoring groundnut. Tom Gordon 7-9 allowed four hits in three innings and Jeff Montgomery got three outs for his 21st  4, red sox 2 Boston a Dave Henderson blooded a two run single in the ninth inning lifting Oakland Over Boston. With their sixth Victory in seven starts and ninth in the last 11, the a a moved a Back to within four games of first place Minnesota in the american league West. The twins play this weekend in Oakland. Joe Klink 8-2the third Oakland Pitcher won despite giving up the tying run in the eighth. Dennis Eckersley pitched a perfect ninth for his 28th save in 33 opportunities. After Boston tied the score at 2 on an rib single by Carlos Quintana the athletics jumped on Dennis lamp 3-2 in the  sox 13, rangers 2 Chicago a Frank Thomas drove in three runs and Chicago won its eighth straight game routing Bobby Witt and Texas. Chicago a longest winning Streak in two years moved the White sox to within two games of first place Minnesota in the american league West. Texas has lost three in a Row allowing 34 runs in those defeats. Rookie Ramon Garcia 3-3 won his third game in his last four starts. He gave up seven hits in seven innings and stayed unbeaten since june 26. Witt 3-4making his first appearance since going on the disabled list on May 27 with a rotator cuff problem was tagged for eight Runyon five hits in 316 innings. He walked four batters three of whom scored and the Texas defense Hurt him with three errors that led to three unearned  drop reeling pirates 6-3 by the associated press St. Louis a red hot Jose Oquendo went 3 for 3 with three Bis As the St. Louis cardinals sent the National league East leading Pittsburgh pirates to their sixth straight loss 6-3 thursday. All six losses have come on the Road for the pirates who remain the major leagues Best Road team with a 31-20 record. The pirates last lost six straight Between sept. 12-18, 1990. The loss Cut the pirates Lead to five games Over Idle new York and b a games Over the third place cardinals. Pittsburgh and St. Louis will meet in seven of the next 10 games. Oquendo whose average was near .200 most of the first half of the season is 15 Tor 27 .553 during an eight game hitting Streak and is now batting .253. It was the first three rib game since june 23, 1990, for the cardinals eighth place Hitler an National league gave him 14 Bis on the season. Oquendo a two run single capped a four run fifth inning rally against Randy Tomlin 6-4. He added an rib single in the seventh against Bob Patterson. Felix Jose hit a run scoring single and Bernard Gilkey had an rib double in the fifth As the cardinals batted around. Todd Zeile singled Home a run in the eighth with his third hit of the game. Omar Olivares 4-3 worked 5w innings and gave up two runs on seven hits Scott Terry got the cardinals out of sixth inning trouble when he got Jose Lind to hit into an inning ending double play with two men on and Lee Smith worked the ninth for his league leading 28th save. Tomlin lasted 4 6 innings and gave up four runs on nine hits. Entering the game he had allowed Only one run in his last 25 innings including consecutive shutouts july 15 and july 21. Tomlin has lost Only eight games in his Brief career and four of them have come against the cardinals. He a 0-4 with a 4,08 Era against St. Louis. Orlando Merced and Mike Lavalliere had consecutive rib singles in the sixth for the pirates. Pittsburgh added a run in the eighth when Bobby Bonilla tripled and scored on Barry Bonds  4, expos 1 Montreal a Wes Chamberlain hit his third three run Homer in two games and Terry Mulholland pitched a three hitter leading Philadelphia past Montreal. Mark Gardner 5-8who pitched nine no hit innings before losing in the 10th to los Angeles in his last Start gave up a Ludoff single to Lenny Dykstra on his second pitch. Gardner went six innings and gave up All four runs on seven hits. Chamberlain keyed a four run fourth ii Ning with his fifth Homer of the season. H hit a pair of three run homers against or Diego on wednesday. Mulholland 10-10 struck out seven a walked one in his third Complete game h did not give up a hit after the second i Ning As the Phillies won their third in Row. The expos look a 1-0 Lead in the first when Marquis Grissom led off with a triple and scored on Delino Deshields single. Gardner walked Darren Daulton to Start the fourth Dave Hollins singled and John Kruk hit an rib single off the Cen Ler Field Fence. After Hollins was thrown out at the plate on Dale Murphy a grounder Chamberlain hit a 2-2 pitch into the left Field seats