European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday August 14,1991phillies win 13th straight by the associated press Philadelphia a Lenny Dykstra got the big hit As the Philadelphia Phillies tied the franchise record with their 13th straight win. To Dykstra though the stars of the Streak have been the pitchers. A a we re playing Good but the big reason is the pitching a said Dykstra who lined a two out rib single in the Bottom s it Quot National league of the seventh that gave the Phillies a 2-1 ass Victory Over the Montreal expos on monday night. A the reason the hit meant something is that Terry Mulholland pitched so Well a Dykstra said. The 1977. Phillies set the franchise Mark by winning 13 straight games in in August on the Way to their second straight no East title. This years team can break the record by winning in Pittsburgh on tuesday night. Mulholland 11-10 allowed Only six hits struck out four and walked two in out dueling Dennis Martinez 11-7who pitched a five hitter. The loss was the fourth in a Row and 14th in 16 games for Montreal. Philadelphia has won 12 straight at Home four Short of the team record of 16, also set in 1977 when the Phillies won the no East. In other games monday dodgers 3, Rede 2 los Angeles a Juan Samuel singled Home the winning run off Rob Dibble with two outs in the Bottom of the ninth As los Angeles beat slumping Cincinnati. The reds tied the game in the top of the ninth against Roger Mcdowell 4-6 on Bill Dorans sacrifice Fly. But with two outs and runners on second and third Samuel grounded a single through the Middle off Dibble 1-2 to hand the reds their 23rd loss in 32 games. Reds starter Randy Myers a converted reliever left in the second inning with soreness in his left  3, mels 2 Chicago a Pinch hitter Doug Das 3 41 Metsy Catcher Charlie of Brien tags out cubs George Bell As he tries to score from second on a single in the fourth inning monday a Cento broke an 0-for-32 Streak with a single in the 10th inning and scored the game winning run on Jerome Walton a Rinch single giving Chicago a Victory Over few York and another four game sweep of the mets. The fourth place cubs who swept a four game series in new York last weekend for the first time since 1965, moved a game Over .500 at 56-55. They now Trail the mets by one game. Mets starter Dwight Gooden gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings. Dascenzo led off the 10th with a single off reliever Tim Burke 4-7 and moved to second on Chico walkers sacrifice. Jeff Innis relieved Doug Simons and Walton grounded a single up the Middle to make a Winner of Les Lancaster 8-6 pirates 4, cardinals 3 Pittsburgh a Barry Bonds second two run Homer of the game a one out shot in the 11th off bullpen Ace Lee Smith rallied Pittsburgh to its third straight Victory Over St Louis. The pirates who had lost 11 of 13 after a Friday night loss to St. Louis won the final three games of the series to stretch their no East Lead Over the second place cardinals to seven games. Reserve infielder Geronimo penal a Solo Homer in the top of the 11th off Bob Patterson 2-1 gave St. Louis a 3-2 Lead. But Bonds followed Bobby Bonillas one out single off Smith 6-3 with his 20th Homer of the season a shot into the right Field seats. Gerald Perry sri single in the eighth had tied the game after Bonds first Homer in the  2, giants 1 san Francisco a Atlanta ended san Francisco a 13-game winning Streak at candlestick Park As Charlie Leibrandt out dulled Bud Black and Brian Hunters two run single provided the offence. Leibrandt 10-11 allowed five hits walked two and struck out five in seven innings in his second straight Strong Outing against the giants As he ended a four game losing Streak. Mike Stanton pitched the eighth and Juan Berenguer worked the ninth for his 17th save As the braves won their fourth straight and snapped the giants five game winning Streak. Hunters single to left on an 0-2 pitch with the bases loaded off Black 9-10 in the fourth inning gave Leibrandt Al the support he needed. The giants Only run came in the second on Kirt Manwaring a ground Rule  6, astros 5 san Diego Fred Mcgriff led off the seventh with his second Homer of the game As san Diego handed Houston its sixth straight loss. Mcgriff hit the first pitch from reliever Mike Capel 1-3 Over the Center Field Fence for his 22nd Home run of the season breaking a tie after the astros had scored Fyee times in the top of the inning to pull even iat 5-5. Mcgriffe tie breaking Homer gave Jose Melendez 6-3 the Victory. Craig Lefferts the padres third Pitcher got the last out for his 18th  s Homer lift s twins Over Angels by the associated press Minneapolis a Kent Hrbek robbed of a Home run in the third inning snapped an eighth inning tie with a Long Home run Homer monday night lifting the Minnesota twins to a 4-3 Victory Over the California Angels Hrbek a 13th Homer and second in two games enabled Jack Morris 14-9 to win for the first time in four decisions since july 23. The twins Are 21-9 since the All Star break and have been in first place in the american league West for exactly one month. The last place Angels lost for the 11th time in 12 games and dropped 14 games behind. Morris who had been 0-3 against California this season gave up seven hits and struck out seven in 834 innings. Rick Aguilera finished for his 31st save. Chris Beasley 0-1the third Angels Pitcher got the first two outs in the eighth before Hrbek sent his 3-1 pitch 442 feet into the right Field upper deck. Five innings earlier Center fielder Shawn Abner went Over the right Center Field Fence to Glove Hrbek a drive. After throwing away his 76-game errorless Streak in the top of the filth Greg Gagne followed Scott Leius double with a two run Homer in the Bottom of the inning to make it 2-All, a american league a went up 3-2 in the seventh on Abner a pie off right fielder Shane Macks Glove and single. The twins tied it in their seventh on Agness string was the second longest for a shortstop in league history and third longest Ever. Only Baltimore a Cal Ripken 95 in 1990 and the mets Kevin Elster 88 in 1989 had longer perfect stretches. Gagney a first error since May 1 came when he gloved Luis Sojos infield hit and threw wide of first Allowin Sojo to reach second. But Sojo was stranded am Gagne came right Back with his seventh Homer of the season and first since july 15. California went up 3-2 in the seventh on Abner a two out triple off Sojos rib _ Kirby Puckett sri grounder to second. Dave Parker a two run single put the Angels ahead in the first inning. In other games monday night orioles 5, White sox 4 Baltimore a Leo Gomez hit a Solo Home run in the 11th inning and Baltimore ended Chicago a seven game winning Streak. A Day after Rookie Wilson Alvarez held the orioles hit less Baltimore bounced Back to end its five game losing Streak. Chris Hoiles hit a Solo Homer off White sox Relief Ace Bobby Thigpen with one out in the ninth tying the score at 4. Hoiles seventh Homer snapped a string of 3234 consecutive scoreless innings by Chicago a bullpen and also gave Thigpen his seventh blown save in 33 chances. With one out in the 11th, Gomez broke an 0-for-14 slump with his seventh Home run connecting against Donn pall 5-2. Gregg Olson 2-4 got the last two outs in the 11th.brewers 14, rangers 7 c Yungton Texas a Darryl Hamilton and by a surhoff each drove in three runs As Milwaukee raced to 10-run Lead then held off Texas. Or Ewers routed Bobby Witt in taking a 10-0 Leat Witt 3-5 allowed six runs on six hits in 114 innings in the third shortest appearance of his big league career. Fijn Vas enough or Brewers starter Jamie Navarr 10-9who won despite allowing seven runs on eight hit in 614 innings. Doug Henry pitched 234 innings for i second  6, athletics 3 Seattle a Jay Buhner homered twice and drove ii four runs As the Seattle mariners broke the Oak Lam athletics six game winning Streak. ,a a so a he Mer the second inning off Bol Welch 10-7after Harold Reynolds put the Mariner ahead 2-1 in the sixth with an rib single Buhner hit two run shot his 23rd, in the seventh. Buhner now has seven Home runs in his last 11 games and three homers in two games. It was the second time ii Nis career that he has hit two Home runs both this sea son. Rich Delucia 10-7 held Oakland witless until Terr Meinbach s Solo Home run his sixth with one out in Thi tilth inning. Mike Gallego hit a two run Homer with of out in the eighth