European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 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 As Marquis Gussom snapped a seventh inning tie with a two run single to lift the Montreal expos Over the braves. Los Angeles regained sole Possession of first with a National league 8-3 Victory Over St. Louis and Lead 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 expos 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 games behind Atlanta last week after leading the no West 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 Erson sri single triggered a five run eighth. Los Angeles which Nast 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. The braves lost 8-4 at Montreal. Roger Mcdowell 6-8,3-2 with the dodgers pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Victory. Jim Gott finished. Pirates 8, 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 6 2-3 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 Pittsburgh a Orlando Merced scores in the ninth inning wednesday As giants Catcher Steve Decker misses the tag. 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 5f 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 Deshayes 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 Nim 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 5 1-3 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 jays whip orioles 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. Stotelmyre 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 making 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 change up 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. A at the end of my career maybe 30 Home runs will mean something to me a Carter said. A but 30 Home runs is something i will Hope to continue to do and now my Only concern is winning John Olerud made it 3-0 in the sixth with a double that scored Carter who had singled. Baltimore scored in the seventh when Dwight Evans doubled with two outs and Rookie Chito Martinez hit an rib single. A have we scored a run against Stottlemyre Allar a orioles manager John Oates asked. A the does i american league to us. Number one he a Tough on right handed hitters and we re a predominantly right handed team. He has control of All his in other games wednesday red sox 2, Angels 0 Boston a Joe Hesketh shut out the Angels for 5 2-3 innings Jeff Reardon earned his team record 34th save and Wade Boggs homered for the red sox. 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 linked the red sox until Boggs nit his eighth hot Home run year a blanked 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 the royals. Chicago won for just the seventh time in 24 games. To Jackson lined out As a Pinch hitter making him 0-for-8, All against Kansas City since returning to the majors. 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 sue 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 times. Doug Henry pitched the ninth for his sixth. V Greg Vaughn hit his 23rd Home run connected off a�in8 3-2. It was Vaughn a sixth Homer and 20th rib of the season against the 8, twins 4 Minneapolis a Albert Belle drove in a career nigh five runs with a Homer and double and the twins lost a game off their Al West Lead by letting the majors worst team the indians 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 Streak. After surrendering Kent Hrbek a three run first inning Homer Willie Blair 2-2 settled Down and allowed Only one Man past first base in eight innings. He allowed eight hits struck out one and walked one. S Gas got his seventh save. Shawn Hille David West 4-4whose inconsistency is hurting Hii chances of remaining the twins fourth starter Down that stretch lasted Only 21-3 3, rangers 2 Egton 7exas the Yankees ended their 15 ,osin8 Streak at Arlington stadium beating that rangers As Steve sax went 4 for 5 with a Home run an it two doubles. I qty a Rula i it not of at Home to new York since May 4 a a ran8ers winning Streak was their Longes Home winning Streak in history Over one team. A ?,arf1 c7�?T5 on. A Relief of starter Scott Sand 2 later innings because of a Groin Pul inf re cd Verng first base. Steve Farr gave i a Jap hitter Mike Stanley sri single before getting i 18th save. Ban Bohanon 3-2 took the loss
