European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday August 13, 1991 a a a. A braves padres move up on debut wins by rookies by the associated press Armando Reynoso and Ricky Bones have already had an Impact on the race in the National league West. Who Are Armando Reynoso and Ricky Bones the Houston astros and Cincinnati reds found out on sunday. Neither Reynoso nor Bones pitched quite As Well As Baltimore a Wilson Alvarez but they weren to too bad in their major league debuts. Reynoso pitched two hit shutout Ball for six innings As Atlanta beat Houston 3-i. The win moved Atlanta 1v2 games behind los Angeles As san Francisco completed a three game sweep with a 4-3 Victory Over the dodgers. A the was exactly what our scouting reports said a said Atlanta manager Bobby Cox of Reynoso who does not speak English. A sneaky Quick a lot of off Speed stuff and throws strikes. Hell Start again on Friday against san  san Diego got a great Effort out of Bones who pitched two hit Ball for seven innings As the padres beat Cincinnati 130. A a it a like a dream come True for me being Here being around big leagues being around a Nice group and a Nice team like this a Bones said. A and then to go out and pitch that Way against Cincinnati that makes me pretty  the defending world Champion reds stayed Ivi off the Pace and Are Only in the running because the dodgers have been losing. A a it a hard to comprehend the situation but when you see it you believe it a said Cincinnati right hander Jose Rijo who was a 1-0 loser saturday to the padres. A i see a losing team 1 see a team giving up with two months to go. Look at the game w National league today. If you said wed play like that id have said a no  i would have called you a  the win Over the dodgers pulled the giants to .500 for the first time since they were 6-6 on april 21, and six games behind los Angeles the closest san Francisco has been to first place since they were 5 Viz games Back on May 11. A the sweep by the giants puts them right Back in the race a dodger starter Orel Hershiser. A you have to take your hat off to them because Early in the season they did no to even look close. They be put some winning streaks together and they Are Back in  meanwhile in the East Pittsburgh opened up a six game Lead with a 6-4 Victory Over St. Louis. It was also Philadelphia 5, Montreal 4 and Chicago 3, new York 2 in 14 innings. Giants 4, dodgers 3 san Francisco san Francisco completed its sweep of los Angeles As Darren Lewis run scoring infield single off Kevin Gross 6-9 in the seventh inning snapped a tie. Will Clark hit a two run Homer for the giants who won All three games of the series by one run. Kelly Downs 9-4 was the Winner in Relief. Braves 3, astros 1 Atlanta a Ron Gant Keith Mitchell and Terry Pendleton each hit Home runs off Darryl Kile 5-7 As Atlanta com lated its Home stand 10-4. The astros ave lost five straight games. Reynoso 1 0recalled from triple a Richmond where he was 10-6, allowed two singles walked three and struck out four k Over six innings. Marvin Freeman pitched two innings and Mike Stanton finished for his third save giving up Mike Simms rib singly in the ninth. Padres 13reds 0 san Diego a Bip Roberts went 4 for 4, including two of san Diego a club record five Home runs As the padres routed Cincinnati. Darrin Jackson Tony Fernandez and Thomas Howard added homers. Roberts who entered the game with one Homer this season had two in one game for the first time in his career with a pair of Solo shots off starter Kip Gross 4-4 Bones 1-0 allowed two hits to carmelo Martinez but never allowed a runner to reach scoring position in his first appearance since joining the padres from their triple a affiliate m Las vegas. Cubs 3, mets 2,14 innings Chicago a George Bell led off the 14th inning with his 21st Home run of the year lifting Chicago Over new York. It was the seventh straight win for the cubs Over the mets in 10 Days Matching Chicago a longest Streak Over new York in july and August of 1984. Belles game winning blow came on a 1-0 pitch from Pete Schourek 2-3the Metsy fifth Pitcher. Schourek had worked out of a game threatening situation in the 12th inning when the cubs failed to score with a Man on second base and one out. Shaun Bostic 4-8the cubs fifth Pitcher was the Winner. The mets took an Early 2-0 Lead on sacrifice flies by Daryl Boston and Gregg Jefferies. The cubs tied it in the fourth on Shawon Dunston sri triple and Joe Girardio a run scoring groundnut. Not his Day dodger Ace Orel Hershiser appears to hide under his Cap after giving up three san Francisco runs in the first inning of today. The giants won 4-3. No hitter earns Alvarez stint in Media fishbowl White sox Rookie Wilson Alvarez baffles Baltimore on sunday. By David Ginsburg Baltimore a in less than 24 hours Wilson Alvarez went from the transaction wire to the Hall of Fame. Now what after throwing a no hitter against the Baltimore orioles in a 7-0 Victory sunday the Chicago White sox left hander now faces a More formidable task coming up a suitable encore. That a what outfielder Lance Johnson was thinking amid the glow brought on by Champagne camera lights and laughter in the Chicago dressing room. Johnson whose eighth inning diving catch preserved the no hitter took in the scene and smiled. A the might As Well quit now Quot he said. A you can to do any better than that Quot Alvarez will Likely make his next Start this weekend in new York and the attention he receives until that time could prove to be a huge distraction. As Alvarez and the White sox celebrated the no hitter across the Way in the Oriole clubhouse Mike Mussina was quietly getting dressed. Had Alvarez asked Mussina might have been Able to Tell him something about the danger of making an unexpected splash As Rookie. Exactly one week earlier Mussina made his major league debut a memorable event holding Chicago to four hits and one run in 7% innings. Then came four Days of interviews up to six a Day. In his follow up Effort Mussina was rocked by the White sox giving up 11 hits and five runs in just 3�?T/i innings. Who can Tell what Fate awaits Alvarez against the Yankees regardless he will not have to go another two years Between starts. As unlikely Success stories go few could top his. In his Only other major league appearance a More than two years earlier a Alvarez did no to retire anyone. The numbers were ugly a five batters two homers three earned runs. On sunday lie faced 32 batters. Set Down 27 of them 17 on popups or Fly outs. Hours after his arrival from double a Birmingham was announced in a press release that consisted of four concise paragraphs Alvarez gave everyone plenty to write about. No longer can his name be quickly followed by the word who that name is now on a list of no hit aces in Coopers town that includes Sandy Kou Fux Nolan Ryan it Al. Alvarez threw 12 no hitters while growing up in Venezuela. On sunday was merely trying to erase the memory of his first major league Start with the Texas rangers. After waiting two years he Wasny to about to blow it. A a in be been working All year on my pitches a he said. A How to use my fastball inside and outside breaking Ball change up the whole Day 1 threw a lot of fastballs  it worked. The orioles just  get around on the pitch which looked a whole lot faster from 60 feet 6 inches than it did from the on deck Circle. A a he a got better stuff than you think when you get up there a Baltimore a Dwight Evans said. A from the Side he did no to look like he was throwing that hard. He a quicker than you  once he got the first out Alvarez had already surpassed his previous Effort. Then he got another strike out and from that Point on he Only had to worry about the orioles a not him sell. _ a i feel real nervous before the first inning a he said. A after i struck out the first two hitters everything Felt