European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes wednesday August 7, 1991brett Milestone keys . Win by the associated press Kansas City to. George Brett knew he was close to breaking the 1,000 Mark in career extra base hits last week while on the Road. _ one thought played in his mind in Cleveland As he hovered at 999 royals stadium. On monday night at Home a his thoughts turned Only to winning As he slapped two doubles that led the Kansas City royals Over the Boston red sox 5-3. A i was aware of having 999, and i said i d like to get six or seven base hits but no extra base hits because id like to get it in Kansas City a Brett said. Brett who went 3 for 3, doubled in the sixth for extra base hit no. 1,000. He later scored As Kansas City took a 2-1 Lead. A it was a big thrill but at the same time we were in a dogfight for the game and my main objective was to get in scoring position a he said. Then after Boston came Back for a 3-2 Edge Brett doubled again in the eighth igniting a three run rally. A Brett swung at a Ball and got a hit. That a always Nice when a Guy hits a Ball out of the strike zone a Boston manager Joe Morgan said ruefully. George Bret american league Brian Mcrae scored from first base on the play when left fielder Mike Green Well mishandled the Ball tying it at 3. One out later Bill Pecota was walked intentionally and Gary Thurman a single to deep Short scored Pinch runner Kevin Seitzer. David Howard a double drove in Pecota. Jeff Montgomery 2-4 got the Victory after blowing a Chance for his 23rd save. Tony Fossas 1-2 took the toss. Brett 38, is 19th in All time extra base hits behind Honus Wagner a 1,004. He has 2,789 lifetime hits 585 of them doubles. Brett doubled in the sixth inning off Kevin Morton and later scored on second baseman Jody Reeds throwing error for a 2-1 Edge. In the top of the eighth Greenwell and Pinch hitter Wade Boggs who has been Day to Day since a Groin pull aug. 1, hit rib singles. But defensive mistakes followed. A you Ever seen an uglier mess a asked Morgan. A we made about eight mental mistakes today. It was awful  the royals took a 1-0 Lead in the second when Pecota led off with a double and scored on Howard a grounder. In other games monday night twins 7, Angels 4 Anaheim Calif. A Brian Harper and Randy Bush hit two run doubles during a five run first inning leading Kevin Tapani and the Minnesota twins past the plummeting California Angels. The Angels lost their sixth straight game and have dropped 20 of the last 28. Tapani 9-7 won his fourth straight Start. He gave up eight hits struck out six and walked none in 8% innings. Tapani has not walked a Batter during his winning Streak covering 29% innings. Dave Winfield hit his 399th career Home run tying a1 Kaline for 23rd place on the All time list. He tied Rogers Hornsby for 20th place on the Bis list with 1,578. Gary Gaetti also homered for the Angels. Joe Grahe 1-2 did not retire any of the twins first six batters. In his Only other Start he failed to retire any of the seven batters he saw at Milwaukee on june 18.Yankees 7, tigers 5 Detroit Mel Hall homered and drove in five runs leading the new York Yankees past the Detroit tigers. Hall went 4-for-4 and tied his career High for Bis. Don Mattingly also homered for the Yankees. Cecil fielder hit his major league leading 32nd Home run for Detroit. Dave Bergman Lou Whitaker and Tony Phillips each connected for the tigers. Scott Sanderson 11-7 struck out a career High 12 in six innings allowing four runs on As Many hits. Lee Guetterman got three outs for his sixth save. Walt Terrell 7-10 gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks in 4%  6, orioles 5 s Baltimore a Robin Yount doubled Home the tie breaking run in the ninth inning spoiling Baltimore a comeback and sending the Milwaukee Brewers Over the orioles. The Brewers blew a 5-0 Lead then won it in the ninth when Darryl Hamilton singled off Mark Williamson 3-5 and Yount doubled. It was Milwaukee a second straight Victory after losing Iolj 12. Baltimore pulled even in the eighth against Doug Henry 2-0. Edwin Nunez pitched the ninth for his fourth save and first since May 3,indians 9, rangers 0 Arlington Texas a Mark Whiten hit two Home runs in a game for the first time in his career and Eric King pitched a two hitter giving the Cleveland indians a Victory Over the Texas rangers. The indians the lowest scoring team in the majors got 19 hits. They won for just the fourth time in 14 games. King 5-6 struck out seven and walked one in his fifth lifetime shutout and first since june 22,1990. It was Kings Best Low hit game surpassing a three hit shutout against Seattle on april 22, 1989. Whiten obtained june 27 from Toronto hit a 418-foot Homer Over the Center Field Wall to open a three run second inning against Kevin Brown 7-9and homered again in the fourth. Sports on an Central european time television baseball a teams to be announced 1 30 . Thursday. It radio baseball a Pittsburgh at new York 1 30 . Thursday.dodgers7 woes on Road mount As Cincy wins by the associated press. Cincinnati a the los Angeles dodgers Are losing their grip on the no West race because they can twin on the Road. The new York mets May be falling out of the Eastern division race because they can twin anywhere. The dodgers Road woes continued monday night when their Best Pitcher 14-game Winner Ramon Martinez  hold a 3-0 Lead. Glenn Braggs first of two homers started a six run third inning and the Cincinnat National league to reds beat los Angeles 10-6, the dodgers fourth straight loss and 14th in their last 16 Road games. The dodgers Lead Over second place Atlanta has dropped from six games to 2v since july 28. Quot its not a Good time to go through what we re going through Quot dodger outfielder Darryl Strawberry said. A you get through it pick yourself up and still believe until you get that win. When we get that win Well be on the right  Strawberry a former teammates in new York arc Hunting for that elusive win too. After a 2-7 West coast trip the mets had hoped that a return to Shea stadium would help them catch the slumping Pittsburgh pirates in the no East race. Instead they Lake a six game losing Streak into tonight s Home game with Pittsburgh after Chicago completed its first tour game sweep at Shea stadium in 26 years with a 7-2 Victory. The reds who overcame a the acc run deficit and beat san Francisco in the ninth inning on sunday made up a 3-0 deficit by battering Martinez 14-6 for six runs in the third inning monday. Glen Braggs started the inning with a Homer. One out later the reds Strung together six straight hits capped by Paul of Neill s two run double for a 6-3 Lead. Braggs later hit a two run Homer As the third place reds moved within 5% games of the dodgers despite winning for Only the eighth Lime in 25 games. Jose Rijo 8-2 needed the big Cushion to survive an off night. He won his seventh straight decision despite allowing six runs in six plus innings Rob Dibble pitched the last two innings for his 24th save in 25 chances 1 padres Jerald Clark looks on As astros Craig Biggio Falls after being tagged out at first base in the fourth inning. . Also lost two infielders with injuries. Shortstop Alfredo Griffin broke his right cheekbone in a collision at second base with reds shortstop Barry Larkin and second baseman Juan Samuel left with a hamstring  7, mets 2 new York a the mets who have been unable to pick up ground despite Pittsburgh a recent eight game losing Streak were blasted again by the cubs who reached .500 Tor the first time since june 16 and Haven t Given up Hope of catching the pirates either. Quot we re headed in the right direction a said manager Jim Essian who took Over for Don Zimmer in May the last time the cubs 52-52 visited new York. Quot it was a Long Tough climb and the next thing we have to do is pass  that team could be the third place mets who fell 61/ games behind Pittsburgh and Lead the cubs by Only three games. Since winning 10 in a Row to Start july the mets Are 6-15 and reeling. The cubs have won 10 of 14 an outscored the mets 28-9 in the sweep. Luis Salazar drove in three runs two with a first inning single off Pete Schourek 2-2. Frank Castillo 4-2 Over came a shaky Start to pitch a  2, padres 1 Houston a baseball a hottest team the last place astros made it eight straight wins As Craig Biggio a 12tl inning rib single shot Down san Diego. R Rafael Ramirez and Steve Finley singled with two of in the 12th Oil Larry Andersen 3-3 before Biggio a sir g e to left gave Houston its fourth straight one run Wii All in the astros last at Bat. Dwayne Henry 3-0 got the astros starter Pete Harnisch allowed three hits an struck out a career High 12 in seven innings but a Diego tied the game off Curt Schilling in the ninth o Thomas Howard sri single