European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes tuesday september 17, 1991braves boost Lead to iv2 by the associated press Atlanta a any notions that the Atlanta braves might have been Pennant pretenders in the no West were wiped out sunday during a 9-1 rout of the los Angeles dodgers. Sid Bream drove in five runs four on a first inning grand slam and Steve Avery pitched a four hitter As Atlanta stretched its Lead to 1 i games Over los Angeles heading into the final three weeks of the season. After fridays 5-2 loss to the dodgers some suggested the Young braves might be feeling the pressure against the Steve Avery Battle tested dodgers. But Atlanta overcame an Early deficit on saturday to beat los Angeles 3-2, in 11 innings. Atlanta has won nine of its last 10 games. The braves have three More with the dodgers this weekend in los Angeles. Despite losing the last two the dodgers returned Home with a 7-4 Road trip to play their final 18 games on the West coast 13 of those at Nome the others at san Francisco and san  league the braves have 19 games remaining and were to Start a seven game West coast Road trip monday night in san Francisco. Avery 16-8 allowed a Lead off single to Brett Butler in the first inning before retiring the next 15 batters a Streak that ended when David Justice dropped Jose offer Many a Fly Ball in right Field for an error. Stan Javier spoiled averys shutout bid with an rib single in the ninth. Avery improved to 4-Lj lifetime against the dodgers striking out six. In other games sunday Phillies 8, pirates 3 Philadelphia a Tommy Greene pitched five hit Ball Over 7% innings and struck out nine As Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh to snap a four game losing Streak. Greene who also had two hits gave up three runs and walked two in improving to 11-7. Mitch Williams pitched a innings for his 27th save. With the score 3-3 in the sixth Charlie Hayes led off with a double off Randy Tomlin 86 and went to third on Steve lakes single. Hayes was out at the plate on a fielders Choice but Greene singled to Load the bases. Kim Batiste then grounded into a Force play As Lake scored the go ahead  7, mets 2 St. Louis a Rookie Ray Lankford hit for the Cycle and Rheal Cormier threw a Complete game in 93-degree heat to Lead St. Louis Over new York. Lankford also stole a base and scored four runs becoming the first Cardinal to hit the for the Cycle since Willie Mcgee on june 23, 1984, at Chicago. He doubled stole third and scored in the first singled and scored in the third tripled and scored in the fifth and homered to Straightaway Center off Wally Whitehurst in the seventh a shot measured at 412 feet. Pete Schourek who pitched a one hitter on tuesday against Montreal gave up six runs on nine hits in 4yi  10, astros 0 Cincinnati a Jose Rijo pitched seven shutout innings for his sixth straight win and Mariano Duncan led a four Homer attack As Cincinnati pounded Houston. Rijo 14-4 extended his Mastery of the astros by scattering six hits and striking out seven. The right hander has an 8-1 career Mark against Houston. Rookie Chris Gardner fell to 0-2.expos 6, cubs 5 Chicago a Pinch hitter Mike Fitzgerald Drew a bases loaded walk from Bob Scanlan in the 10th inning As Montreal claimed its 13th Victory in 16 games. Loser Paul Assenmacher 7-6 gave up a one out single to Tom Foley and one out later Foley stole second. Assenmacher walked Marquis Grissom on a 3-2 pitch and loaded the bases when he hit Dave Martinez on the right wrist. Fitzgerald hitting .189, batted for Winner Mel Rojas 3-3 and walked on a 3-2 pitch. Rojas the fifth Montreal Pitcher worked 1% innings. Jeff Fassero struck out the Side in Bottom of the 10th for his eighth save stranding Shawon Dunston on third base with one  7, padres 2 san Francisco John Burkett allowed one run in eight innings and Willie Mcgee went 4 for 4 and drove in two runs leading san Francisco Over san Diego enabling the giants to Salvage the finale of the three game series. Burkett 10-10 allowed six hits walked one and struck out eight and broke a personal five game losing Streak. Dave Rig Hetti worked the ninth. Steve Decker highlighted a four run first inning with a bases loaded triple and Matt Williams had two rib for the giants who won for just the third time in 14 games. Dennis Rasmussen 6-12, worked six innings for san Diego and allowed six runs and nine  hurls red sox past Yankees by the associated press new York a this time Roger Clemens got thrown at but not thrown out. Clemens survived an Odd Brush Back Battle in the sixth inning sunday night and pitched the red sox to their ninth Victory in 10 games a 5-4 win Over the new York Yankees that pulled Boston to 3 / games of Al East leading Toronto. A a it a just Purl of pitching a Clemens said. Quot i was tired a new York led 4-3 when Matt Nokes american league who hit an rib single in his previous at Bat was hit beneath the right shoulder with a fastball from Clemens. Nokes caught the Ball under his armpit and with a Grimace snapped the Ball Back at the red sox Ace. Clemens caught the throw easily and the two players began exchanging words. Players in both dugouts and bullpen emptied but there were no punches As the umpires kept the sides apart. �?�1 know he was intentionally throwing at me a said Nokes who twice in the last three years has hit critical homers off Clemens once with the Detroit tigers and once earlier this season with the Yankees. Clemens 16-8 gave up four runs and eight hits in seven innings. He struck out six walked none and improved to 8-1 lifetime at Yankee stadium. In other games sunday athletics 10, Blue jays 5 Toronto a Jose Canseco hit a grand slam and a two run Homer tying his career High with six Bis and leading Oakland Over Toronto. Canseco a 41 Home runs put him one behind Detroit Scecil fielder for the najor league Lead. Canseco started his Power show Early putting Oakland ahead 2-0 in the first inning with a shot off Todd Stottlemyre 138. Then he hit his second slam of the season and third of his career in the ninth off Jim Acker. Canseco hit three homers with 10 Bis in the three game series. A the sky dome is definitely my favorite place to hit a he  5, tigers 3 Milwaukee Cecil fielder put Detroit ahead with his major league leading 42nd Home run but Bill Wegman and Mil royals George Pedre trying to stretch a triple reaches for Home plate after being tagged out by mariners Catcher Chris Howard. Waukee bounced Back to beat Detroit. A Day after fielder hit a 520-foot Home run that was believed to be the first Ball to Clear county stadium he connected again in the second inning for a 420-foot drive. Detroit stayed 51/ games behind Al East leading Toronto which lost to the Oakland athletics. Wegman 12-7 gave up nine hits in Svi innings and is 6-2 lifetime against the tigers. Doug Henry relieved with two on and gave up Travis Frymann sri single before closing for his seventh  4, indians 3 Baltimore a Cal Ripken hit a tie breaking Saeri Liee try in the eighth inning and Sam Horn hit his fifth Homer in eight games to Lead Baltimore past Cleveland. Mark Williamson 4-5 pitched in innings and Gregg Olson worked the ninth for his 28th save. The Victory concluded Baltimore a first winning Home stand 6-4 of the  14, royals 7 Kansas City to. Alvin Davis homered and drove in four runs and Tracy Jones also drove in four As Seattle pounded Kansas City. Davis was 4 Tor 4, including a two run Homer. He got his first three hits off Mike Boddicker against whom he is a .408 career  4, twins 2 Arlington Texas a Ruben Sierra extended his hitting Streak to 16 games with a Tieh racking double in the fifth inning sending Texas past Minnesota. Sierra added an rib single in the seventh inning As Texas won three times in the four game series against the Al West leading twins. Quot Guzman 12-5 gave up two runs both in the first inning on four hits in six innings. Jeff Russell got one out for his 28th  sox 9, Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. A Craig Grebeck stroked his first major league grand slam in the third inning and Charlie Hough scattered seven hits Over seven innings to carry Chicago past California. Tim Raines and Carlton Fisk each added two run homers in the eighth inning Oft reliever Cliff  sports Crit Rel european tint a a television baseball a Baltimore at Boston 1 30 . Wednesday