European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes thursday september 19,1991bonds leads bucs to 9-2 win Over cubs by the associated press Pittsburgh a despite contract hassles in Spring training a slow Start and a recent slump Barry Bonds is a 100-Rbi Man. And just maybe has another map season. Bonds homered and became the eighth Pittsburgh player to have consecutive 100-Rbi seasons As the pirates beat the Chicago cubs 9-2 tuesday night reducing their magic number for clinching the no East to eight. Bonds infield single in the fifth produced his National league 100th rib making him the first pirate to reach that level in consecutive seasons since Willie Stargell in 1972-73. Bonds had 114 Bis last season when he was the map. He also hit a Solo Homer his 23rd, off Bob Scanlan in the eighth. The left fielder got a standing ovation when he reached first base after the single from the 18,152 fans. A you wish there was a microphone there so you could thank the people and thank your teammates a Bonds said. Bonds has been especially frustrated lately because most teams Are choosing to pitch around him. That s one reason the pirates were willing to sacrifice two pitching prospects to get Steve Buechele from Texas. Buechele bats behind Bonds and understands the strategy. A a in a pitch around Barry Bonds too no matter who was hitting next a said Buechele who added a double a two run triple and a sacrifice Fly. Bonds has walked a career High 96 times and has 25 intentional walks two Short of Roberto clementes 1968 team record. Doug Drabek 14-13 ended a personal two game losing Streak and took a shutout into the eighth inning. He is 12-6 since starting the season 2-7. Bob Patterson got the last three outs. Orlando Merced opened the third with a single and scored when Jay Bell doubled to end a o-for-18 Streak. Bonds intentionally walked and Buechele tripled to right Oft starter Mike Bielecki 13-10. Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the fourth against Danny Jackson on two walks and a single by Andy Van Slyck. Bonds single scored the first run and Buechele hit a sacrifice Fly. The cubs appeared to be out of the inning when Drabek grounded into a routine Force out but shortstop Jose Vizcaino missed tagging second for an error Heathcliff Slocumb walked Don Laughl with the bases loaded in the sixth. Cubs right fielder Andre Dawson served his one game suspension for throwing bats and making incidental Contact with an Umpire on july 23 against Cincinnati. In other games tuesday night Phillies 4, cardinals 2 Philadelphia a Cliff Brantley pitched seven Strong innings for his first major league Victory As Philadelphia Defeated St. Louis. Brantley 1-1making Only his second big league pirates Jose Lind leaps for relay to first tuesday. Start allowed two runs six hits struck out two and walked two. Mitch Williams pitched two innings for his 28th save. The Phillies rallied for three runs in the sixth off Ken Hill 9-10 expos 5-2, mets 4-3 new York a a gathering of 4,355 showed up to see the expos and new York mets split a doubleheader in a series moved from Montreal because of structural damage at olympic stadium. Rookie Bret Barberie recalled from Indianapolis last month had a double two singles and drove in three runs As Montreal won the opener 5-4, the mets came Back for a 3-2 Victory in the Nightcap As Howard Johnson hit his no leading 35th Homer. The teams were originally scheduled for single games at Montreal sept. 16-17, but a 55-ton contrite Block fell outside olympic stadium last  3, padres 0 san Diego a Pete Harnisch gave up four hits in six innings As Houston beat san Diego. Harnisch 10-9 had five strikeouts and two walks before Curt Schilling relieved to Start the seventh Bob Mallicoat got the first two outs of the eighth inning and Xavier Hernandez retired the last four batters for his first major league save. Houston scored three runs in the first off Bruce Hurst 15-8 Nixon s ban angers fans confuses brass by de Shearer Atlanta apr Otis Nixon a drug suspension left the Atlanta braves Bottom to top season upside Down tuesday with the front office appearing confused and fans feeling angry and betrayed. General manager John Schuerholz first said the club Hadnot been told that Nixon had tested positive for cocaine in july when commissioner Fay Vincent decided against any disciplinary action. Then Vincent said the team really did know and Schuerholz recanted to say he meant Only he did no to but others  your organization was made aware of it a Schuerholz said in a Telephone Call from his hotel in san Francisco where the braves tried to cling to their one Hal game Lead Over the los Angeles dodgers and failed. A others in the organization were. A my marching orders arc anything having to do with drug policy we Are to be noncommittal Quot shierholz said. A because of the policy i can to comment on those matters. I done to want to deny what the commissioner  team president Stan Kaston however  even go that far. A i cannot confirm it Quot Kasten said. A we Are not allowed to talk about it. In a not going to discuss it. In a not going to talk about it. We can to talk about it. There is a confidentiality  the 60-Day suspension announced by the commissioners office monday came As the braves were beginning a seven Day Road trip on the West coast. Nixon the Lead off hitter and leading base stealer in the majors this season had been one of the spark plugs in the Pennant drive that had Atlanta in a love fest with the braves a cellar team the last three years trying to make an unprecedented leap from worst to first. Reaction from fans ranged from disbelief to anger. About 95 percent of a 3-hour radio talk show tuesday morning was devoted to the Nixon situation and one columnist in the Atlanta journals tuesday editions called Nixon a a Jerk Quot who should be banned from baseball. Nixon was informed of the suspension by Schuerholz in san Francisco monday morning. The braves outfielder arrived in Atlanta late monday night where a car met his plane on the Tarmac and whisked him away while members of the news Media waited inside the terminal. Nixon Wasny to available on tuesday and the braves either did no to know where he was or weren to saying. A report in the Atlanta Constitution had Nixon playing Pool at a downtown sports bar with his Fiancee his former braves teammate and Falcons cornerback Deion Sanders and Falcons wide receiver Andre Rison. A a in la have some things to say today a Nixon told the newspaper. A i done to want to talk to just one person. I want to handle it All at  Schuerholz said the braves were aware that Nixon had problems in the past because there was an aftercare provision in the contract Atlanta obtained from the Montreal expos in a Trade just before the 1991 season but until Vincent went Public later tuesday Schuerholz insisted the braves knew nothing of renewed problems earlier this season. A because of the confidentiality nature of this program we Are not aware of anything a Schuerholz said. A a that a the most important element for this program to be successful is the confidentiality of  sox Cut Blue jays Lead to 2v2 games by the associated press Boston a Jack Clarks wind blown Home run broke a sixth inning lie and Jeff Reardon protected the Lead for his 40th save As the Boston red sox beat the Baltimore orioles. But Boston May have lost Mike Green Well who is hitting .303 with a team leading 83 Bis for the season. He tripped Over first base in the third inning and sustained possible torn cartilage in his right knee. The red sox won for the 11th time in 14 games. Boston moved to 21, games of Al East leading Toronto which lost 5-4 in 11 innings at Seattle. Glenn Davis hit a two run Homer in the first inning and Leo Gomez connected in the second putting Baltimore ahead 3-0. But Rookie Kevin Morton 63 settled Down and left alter the sixth with the score tied at 3.american league Clark hit the first pitch from Jose Mesa 5-11 in the Bottom of the sixth to right for his 23rd Home run. Reardon joined Dennis Eckersley As the Only relievers with three seasons of 40 saves. In other games tuesday night White sox 1, athletics 0 Chicago a to Jackson hit his first Home run of the season a seventh inning shot that broke up a pitching Duel Between Greg Hibbard and Ron Darling and sent Chicago Over Oakland. Jackson a first Home run since last sept. 30 with Kansas City sailed into the enter Field bleachers 417 feet away. The Homer came in his 37th at Bat for the White sox. Darling 3-4 had allowed just one hit a first inning single by Robin Ventura be fore Jackson connected for Chicago s Only other hit. Darling struck out nine and walked three in seven plus innings. Hibbard 10-10 gave up three hits in 7i  3, tigers 1 Cleveland a Doug Jones struck out a career High 13 batters keeping his record As a starter perfect As the Cleveland indians beat the Detroit tigers. The tigers Are wingless in five games at Cleveland stadium this season. Quot Jones 3-7 is 2-0 with a 1.62 Era in two starts since he was recalled from triple a Colorado  4, twins 1 Minneapolis a Bret Saberhagen won for the first time since his no hitter Quot on aug. 26, out pitching Jack Morris and leading the Kansas City royals past the Minnesota twins. The Al West leading twins have lost five of seven. Saberhagen 11-8 had lost two straight starts since holding Chicago witless. He held Minnesota to five hits in 7 is  7, rangers 2 Arlington Texas a Scott Lewis shut out Texas before tiring in the eighth inning As California beat Texas. Wally Joyner doubled twice singled and drove in three runs. The Angels led 7-0 alter four  2, Yankees 0 new York Chris Bosio 12-10 pitched a two hitter and George Canale homered Halfway up the third deck leading Milwaukee Over new York