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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, August 16, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes August 16,1991 b Page 28 tour course takes aim braves Lonnie Smith confronts first base Umpire de Rapuano after being ejected for arguing a Safe Call in the second inning. Powers . Win san Francisco a Kevin Mitchell had Power to spare. Mitchell was fooled by a first inning pitch from Steve Avery but reached out and one handed the bait Over the left Field Fence for a two run Homer that triggered the san Francisco giants 8-3 Victory Over the Atlanta braves on wednesday. A not too Many Guys can do that a said will Clark who had three hits and two rib while scoring twice both times on hits by Mitchell. A Kevin is so Strong. Sometimes hell one hand it and it wont go anywhere. Other times it la go 20 feet Over the Fence. That Ball just jumped off his Bat. He got every bit of it even though he got  Mitchell said he had to reach for the i-0 pitch a it was outside and i just swung with one hand a said Mitchell. The giants won for the 18th time in 24 games. San Francisco also avoided being swept in the three game series by the braves who saw their five game winning Streak halted other no games on Page 26 and fell l a games behind los Angeles in the no West. The dodgers beat Cincinnati 4-1 wednesday night. San Francisco remained in third place seven games behind los Angeles. Prior to losing the first two games in the series to Atlanta the giants set a club record with 13 straight wins at candlestick Park. Trevor Wilson 8-9 went seven innings allowing two runs on seven hits. He struck out six and did not walk a Batter in winning his fourth straight decision Jeff Brantley pitched the eighth and gave up a Solo Homer to Jeff Blauser his ninth. Dave Righetti worked the ninth. Avery did no to get out of the third inning. He gave up seven hits and three runs in two plus innings. It was the first loss for Avery 13-6 since june 22 and snapped his six game win Streak. Avery gave up a two out double to Clark in the first inning and Mitchell followed with his 23rd Homer. Clark tripled to Lead off the third and Mitchell singled up the Middle to drive in his third run and Chase Avery 0-3 lifetime against the giants. Ron Gant hit Wilson a first pitch to him for a Homer in the fourth. Terry Pendleton aboard on a fielders Choice also scored on Gantus no Reading 27th Homer of the season As the braves closed to 3-2, Clark drove in two runs in the Bottom of the fourth with his second triple of the game. Willie Mcgee who had walked and Darren Lewis aboard on a fielders Choice both scored on the hit which just missed being a Homer. It bit near the top of the Center Field Fence but bounced Back into play. The giants added three More runs in the seventh on Lewis rib single and Mcgee a two run  outfielder Lonnie Smith was ejected by first base Umpire de Rapuano in the second inning for arguing a Safe Call after Kirt Manwaring a Bloop double. Castle Rock Colo. A when lightning strikes As it surely will at this weeks International tournament Castle Pines Golf club Hopes to strike Back. Tournament officials have installed High tech conductors aimed at shielding golfers and spectators from the deadly darts out of the sky. Besides the sophisticated electronic devices evacuation routes also will be prominently displayed at this years event. A we Hope and Pray we have no problems with lightning a tournament founder Jack Vickers said wednesday. A i think we be done All we can Short of the Man upstairs taking care of  tragedy has struck the pea tour twice this season a with one Spectator killed and five injured when lightning hit a tree at the . Open in Chaska minn., and another Spectator killed by lightning in a parking lot at last weekends pea championship in Carmel ind. Castle Pines officials were aware they had a lightning problem. The front Range of Colorado ranks no. 2 in the country in the number of lightning strikes per year just behind the St. Petersburg Tampa fla., area. In the first five years a see lightning on Page 27inside sports . Gains in Battle for Gold a Page 22 Tampa signs Mcrae to fat pact a Page 22 Snead was the original John Daty a Page 25 Becker Mayotte Post wins a Page 27seattle s Johnson loses no hit bid in 9th Seattle apr Randy Johnson tried to see the Bright Side after losing his no hit bid in the ninth inning. A it just Wasny to meant to lie a he said after Seattle beat the Oakland athletics 4-0 wednesday night on his one hitter. A it just did no to come out the Way 1 wanted it. But a lot of other pitchers have lost their no hitters in the ninth  Johnson a no hit attempt was broken up by Mike Gallegos single Over the head of third baseman Edgar Martinez with no outs in the ninth. It was the ninth one hitter in the major leagues this season. A the hit a fastball a mariners Catcher Dave Valle said. A i done to even think it was a strike. It was up and  a Johnson who no hit Detroit on june 2, 1990, faced the minimum 24 batters through eight innings allowing one walk. He led off the ninth with his second walk toothed Al games on Page 26 Rookie Scott Brosius and Gallego followed with a line single to left Field. A the pitch 1 hit might have been a Ball a Gallego said �?o1 was looking for a fastball and was Able to get Good Wood on it. �?o1 think Randy Johnson will remember my name if that Means anything a said the 5-foot, 8-Inch Gallego who is 14 inches Shorter than Johnson the tallest player in major league history. Gallego praised Johnson for striking out Willie Wilson and Jose Canseco with the bases loaded to end the game. Johnson struck out Brook Jacoby after Gallegos hit and then walked Rickey Henderson loading the bases. Johnson 11-8 matched his career High with 12 strikeouts giving him a major league leading 174. He walked three raising his majors leading total to 114. The 27-year-old left hander was trying Tothrow the seventh no hitter of the season and the second within four Days. Wilson Alvarez of the Chicago White sox did it at Baltimore on sunday in just his second major league Start. There have been 15 no hitters already in the 1990s there were just 15 in the 1980s. Johnson lost his bid for a perfect game when he walked Brosius on four pitches leading off the sixth. With Mike Bordick up Johnson threw to first base As Brosius broke for second. The Ball got past Pete of Brien and rolled toward Seattle a bullpen. Of Brien retrieved the Ball As Brosius rounded third and threw to Valle who tagged out the sliding Brosius on a close play. Brusius was Given a stolen base and of Brien an error. Ken Griffey or. Gave Johnson a 2-0 Lead in the fourth when he hit his 16th Homer of the season off Rookie Joe Slusarski 3-5 following a single by Harold Reynolds  
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