European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 c the stars and stripes Friday september 6,1991expos Knock braves out of first by the associated press Montreal a the Atlanta braves lost for the fourth time in five games and dropped out of first place in the National league West thanks to Marquis Grissom. Grissom snapped a seventh inning tie with a two run single to lift Montreal Over the braves. Los Angeles regained sole Possession of first with annl wednesday 8-3 Victory Over St. Louis and leads the braves by one game. The expos who had rallied with three runs in the sixth inning scored twice in the Bottom of the seventh after the braves tied it in the top of the inning. A you have to put everything into perspective and if we do that we see we be been the Best team in the league since the All Star break a first baseman Sid Bream said. A this is definitely a Lull but every team goes through that during a season. We just have to avoid getting too Down and go Back to what we were doing to Spike Owen and Ivan Calderon led off the expo seventh with consecutive singles off Jim Clancy 1-4. After Tim Wallach walked to Load the bases Mike Stanton relieved and got Larry Walker to Fly out before Grissom a single. Mel Rojas 2-3 pitched two thirds of an inning for the win and Barry Jones finished. In other games wednesday dodgers 8, cardinals 3 los Angeles a the dodgers who had fallen two Ames behind Atlanta last week after leading the no Vest for most of the season regained sole Possession by beating St. Louis. Eddie Murray tied the score 3-3 with a Pinch hit three run Homer in the seventh inning and Mike Sharp Gai a it Pittsburgh a Orlando Merced scores in the ninth inning wednesday As giants Catcher Steve Decker misses the tag. Erson sri single triggered a five run eighth. Los Angeles which last led the division on aug. 26 and had been tied with the braves for first place for the past three Days moved a game ahead of Atlanta with the Victory. Roger Mcdowell 6-8, 3-2 with the dodgers pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Victory. Jim Gott 8y giants 3 san Francisco a John Smiley won his 17th game and Steve Buechele and Andy Van Slyke homered As Pittsburgh beat san Francisco for a three game sweep. Smiley 17-8 held the giants to two runs and seven hits in 6vi innings and won his fourth consecutive decision As the pirates won for the eighth time in nine games. Roger Mason finished for his second save. Smiley joined Tom Glavine of the braves As the Nln a Only 17-game winners. He struck out two without a walk and even drove in the pirates fourth run with a fourth inning infield single. Bud Black dropped to 10-14.reds 5, Phillies 1 Philadelphia a Randy Myers pitched four hit Ball and struck out a career High eight in eight innings to Lead Cincinnati Over Philadelphia. Myers 6-12who was a reliever until this season was making Only his eighth career Start. He was in trouble Only once before Darren Daulton a Home run in the eighth inning spoiled the shutout. Rob Dibble pitched a perfect ninth. Paul of Neill singled in two runs in the first inning off Tommy Greene 9-7 astros 8, mets 3 new York a Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio Hom ered As Houston beat new York despite two Home runs by no Leader Howard Johnson. Jim Deshaies 5-12 allowed both of Johnson a homers but was still Able to improve his career record to 5-0 against the mets in new York. Johnson who has moved to right Field has five homers in his last five games to give him 31 for the season. Bagwell hit a three run Homer in the first inning off David Cone 12-11 padres 5, cubs 1 san Diego a Darrin Jackson went 3 for 3 and scored twice and Dennis Rasmussen and Mike Maddux combined on a six hitter As san Diego beat Chicago. Chicago starter Danny Jackson 1-5 pitched 5v5 innings giving up up three runs and four hits. The loss gave Jackson an 0-3 record in eight starts since winning his Only game on june 14, a 7-3 Victory Over the padres. Jackson Powers Chison Chicago apr to Jackson drove in three runs with his first two major league hits since his return from a crippling hip injury and the White sox scored 10 runs in the fourth inning for an 11-2 Victory Over the royals on thursday. Charlie Hough 8-8 was the beneficiary of Chicago a 13-hit,Al thursday eight walk offence. The knuckle Buller gave up seven hits in eight innings. In his third Start As Chicago a designated hitter Jackson went 2 for 4 and is 2 for 12 since his return to the majors monday. The White sox scored All 10 of their fourth inning runs with two outs. The inning was Chicago a biggest since the White sox scored 11 runs in one inning on oct. 3, 1987 against the a a. Jays whip o a up Lead to 3 by the associated press Toronto a in a game of Good pitches Todd Stottlemyre and Duane Ward threw More than Bob Milacki. Joe Carter hit his 30th Home run and Stottlemyre allowed four hits in seven innings wednesday night As the Blue jays beat the orioles 3-1 and took a three game Lead Over Idle Detroit in the Al East. Stottlemyre 13-6 struck out one and walked two As he won for the eighth time in 12 decisions. Ward got six straight outs for his 18th save in 20 chances completing Toronto a eighth Victory in 11 games. A a in be been struggling the last couple of starts a Stottlemyre said. A i was maxing a lot of bad pitches. I think in be gotten Back to where i was in the beginning of the Milacki 8-8 pitched a six hitter for his second Complete game As the orioles lost for the eighth time in their last 12. Milacki struck out a career High 10 and walked one. The game was played in just 2 hours 1 minute. Carter homered in the first inning and Candy Maldonado led off the second with his ninth Homer. A i thought the Chan cup to Carter was a Good pitch a said Milacki. A i done to know How he hit it that far because it was on his Carter connected with two outs sending a drive to left Field. John Olerud made it 3-0 in the sixth with a double that scored Carter who had wednesday Baltimore scored in the seventh when Dwight Evans doubled with two outs and Rookie Chito Martinez hit an rib single. In other games wednesday red sox 2, Angels 0 Boston a Joe Hesketh shut out California for 5vi innings Jeff Reardon earned his team record 34th save. Hesketh 10-3 is 8-3 since being converted from a reliever into a starter. He gave up six hits and struck out six before California loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth on a two out double by Wally Joyner and two walks. Greg Harris relieved and retired Lance Parrish on a routine Fly to end the inning preserving a 1-0 Lead. Reardon pitched the ninth and broke a tie with Bob Stanley who had 33 saves in 1983, for the Boston record. Kirk Mccaskill 10-18leading the majors in losses blanked the red sox until Wade Boggs hit his eighth Home run with one out in the sox 4, royals 1 Chicago a Alex Fernandez pitched two hit Ball for seven plus innings and stopped his four game losing Streak leading the White sox Over Kansas City. Fernandez 7-12 gave up a single to Danny Tartabull in the first inning and a Home run to Pinch hitter Kurt Stillwell leading off the eighth. Bobby Thigpen worked the ninth for his 28th save in 35 chances. Mike Boddicker 11-10 gave up four runs on six hits in six 2, athletics 0 Milwaukee a Bill Wegman stopped Oakland on four hits for eight innings and struck out a career High 10 As the Brewers beat the a a. Wegman 11-6 won his career High fifth straight game a Streak that includes a 7-0 Victory Over the a son aug. 24 in Oakland. He walked two and struck out Jose Canseco three 8, twins 4 Minneapolis a Albert Belle drove in a career High five runs with a Homer and double and the twins lost a game off their Al West Lead by letting the majors worst team Cleveland rally to win. Minnesota which had a three game winning Streak snapped still leads the division by eight games. The indians broke a three game losing 3, rangers 2 Arlington Texas a the Yankees ended their 15-game losing Streak at Arlington stadium beating the rangers As Steve sax went 4 for 5 with a Home run and two doubles. Texas had not lost at Home to new York since May 4, 1989. The rangers winning Streak was their longest Home winning Streak in history Over one team. Greg Cadaret 7-5 won in Relief of starter Scott Sanderson who left after five innings because of a Groin pull aggravated while covering first base. Steve Farr gave up Pinch hitter Mike Stanley sri single before getting his 18th save. Brian Boha non 3-2 took the loss
