European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes sunday september 22, 1991bosox win behind Clemens by the associated press Boston a with the pressure on the red sox knew they could count on Roger Clemens. A a Roger sat the top of his game rising to the occasion a Jody Reed said Friday night after Clemens shut Down new York on three hits for his 29th career shutout. The two time by Young award Winner led Boston to a 2-0 Victory Over the Yankees. A a Ftp a just like in be pitched All year a said Clemens who won his fifth consecutive decision and gave Boston its 13th Victory in 16 games. Reed homered and hit an rib double for the red sox who pulled to within la american league games behind Al East leading Toronto. The Blue jays dropped a 6-5 decision in an 1 a inning game at Oakland. Clemens 17-8 struck out seven and walked two in his fourth shutout of the year. He kept alive his Hopes for a fourth 20-Victory season in six years with his 11th Complete game in 32 starts. A a there a Only been a few games when i Haven to pitched Well and in be been a Little Sloppy a said Clemens who lowered his Era to 2.43. Scott Sanderson 15-10 lost to Boston for the first time in seven career outings. He was 5-0, including three victories this year with a 1.76 Era against the red sox. Sanderson gave up six hits walked none and struck out two in seven innings. The red sox went ahead 1-0 in the third. With two outs Luis Rivera beat out a slow grounder to the right of the Mound for a single and scored when Reed lined his 40th double of the season to right Center. Reed batting in the Mcadoff spot with Wade Boggs still nursing an ailing right shoulder began the sixth with his fifth Home run. He hit a 3-1 pitch off the left Field foul pole just 315 feet Down the line. Clemens retired the first seven batters before he encountered his Only Jam in the third inning. Kevin Maas muscled a 2-2 pitch for a one out single and took third when Alvaro Espinoza lined the next pitch for a single. After Steve sax fouled out Espinoza stole second and Bernie Williams walked on a full count loading the bases. Clemens escaped by getting Don Mattingly on a routine Fly to Center. In other games Friday athletics 6, Blue jays 5 Oakland Calif. A Pinch hitter Ernest riles hitting .204, singled with two outs in the 11th inning to give Oakland a Victory Over Toronto. Rickey Henderson led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second red sox Ace Roger Clemens delivers in route to three hit shutout of yanks by Dave Henderson. With two outs Harold Baines was walked intentionally to bring up riles who had been witless in his previous 17 Pinch hitting appearances. Riles batting for Brook Jacoby then lashed a Sharp single to right off Duane Ward 7-6 and Henderson beat a weak throw Home by Joe Carter. Dennis eckersly 5-3 got the Victory pitching the 11th inning and striking out the Side. It was the fourth straight extra inning game for the Blue jays one Short of Detroit a major league record of five set in 1908. Devon White put Toronto ahead 1-0 on the third pitch of the game with his 16th Homer off Oakland starter Bob Welch. Oakland a Jose Canseco who earlier in the week had asked to be traded because of what he said has been excessive abuse from a a fans got More cheers than Boos when he came to Bat in the first inning. He responded with a two run Homer his 42nd, off Toronto starter Todd Stottlemyre for a 2-1 Oakland Lead. Henderson had walked ahead of the Homer. The Home run equated Canseco a career High and tied him with Detroit Scecil fielder for the Al Lead. He has 113 Bis second to fielders 126orioles 2, indians 1 Cleveland a Bob Milacki 10-8 allowed five hits in eight plus innings and Dave Segui and Chris Hoiles drove in runs for the orioles. Gregg Olson gave up an rib single to Mike Aldrete before getting his 29th save. Dave Otto 1-7 yielded one run and five hits in his first career Complete game. He is 0-5 in his last seven  3, mariners 0 Seattle a Mike Boddicker pitched a two hitter for she innings and Brian Mcrae doubled in two runs in the third inning for a Kansas City Victory Over Seattle. Boddicker 12-12 out dulled Rookie Rich Delucia 12-11who lost despite allowing Only four hits in eight  6, rangers 4 Minneapolis a Kirby Puckett a two run two out single off Rich Gossage snapped an eighth inning tie and lifted Minnesota Over Texas. The Al West leading twins won for just the third time in their last nine games. Third place Texas which needed to sweep this three game series to have any realistic Chance at All fell 10 games  sox 3, Angels 2 Chicago a Lance Johnson a two out rib single in the 11th inning lifted Chicago Over California. Pinch hitter Warren Newson singled with two outs off Mark Eichhorn 3-3bringing in reliever Scott Bailes. Sammy Sosa Pinch running for Newson was caught off first but made second safely when first baseman Lee Stevens throw to the base was wide. Johnson followed with a High chopper to first which he beat out for a single while Sosa raced Home from second just ahead of Pitcher Bailess throw to first. Johnson shit scored Pinch runner Sosa and made a Winner of Melido Perez 8-5who pitched vhf innings of scoreless Relief striking out three. To Jackson hit a two run Homer with two outs in the ninth to tie the game at 2-2. Brewers 8, tigers 5 Detroit a Bill Spiers hit two homers one a grand slam As Milwaukee beat Detroit. It was Spierss first two Homer game and his second career grand slam. His five Bis also represented a career High. Dan Plesac 2-7 won his first game since aug. 10, allowing two runs in five innings and three Brewers relievers held off the tigers at the end. Doug Henry pitched the ninth for his ninth save. Mark Leiter 8-5 lost his third straight decision after a six game winning  3-2 Victory eliminates reds by the associated press hous1 on a the world series Champion Cincinnati reds were officially eliminated from the no West race Friday night losing to the Houston astros 3-2. Jose Rijo the map in Cincinnati a Victory Over Oakland last october was the loser. Not since the new York Yankees won in 1977-78 has a world series Winner been Able to repeat. The reds who were in first place every Day last season were in first this year As late As May 5. But a 10-game losing Streak around the All Star break sent them sliding and they never recovered. In other games Friday mets 1, cardinals 0 new York a David Cone bidding for the first no hitter in new York mets history wound up with a one hitter a allowing an eighth inning double by Felix National league Jose a in a Victory Over the St. Louis. Cone 13-13 struck out 11 and walked Only one in his first shutout of the season. Jose spoiled coned a bid when he led off the eighth with a clean drive to left Center Field that bounced Over the Fence. The mets who played their 4,782nd game in their 30th season and the san Diego padres Are the Only teams in the majors that have not recorded no hitters. Coned a Effort came 22 years to the Day after Pittsburgh a Bob Moose pitched a no hitter against the mets. Coned a second career one hitter was the 20th one hitter in team history and third this season. Rheal Cormier 3-4 gave up six hits and the Only run he allowed was  8, pirates 3 Pittsburgh Charlie haves had four of Philadelphia s 15 hits and the Phil lies took advantage of two errors to beat Pittsburgh preventing the pirates from further reducing their magic number for clinching the no East. The pirates number was Cut to three earlier in the evening when second place St. Louis lost to new York. Hayes matched his career High for hits As the Phillies won their fourth consecutive game. Tommy Greene 12-7 beat Pittsburgh for the second time in six Days. He gave up five hits struck out three and walked three in winning his third straight  10, giants 5 san Diego a Fred Mcgriff homered twice drove in five runs and reached the 100 rib Mark for the first time in his career leading san Diego by san Francisco. Mcgriff whose previous Best was 92 Bis with Toronto in 1989, went 3-for-4 he hit a three run Homer in the first inning and a two run shot in the fifth. Darrin Jackson slugged his 19th Homer and drove in three runs and Tony Fernandez got three hits and scored three times As the padres ended san Francisco a five game winning Streak. Robby Thompson hit a three run Homer his 19th, and Willie Mcgee drove in two runs for the giants. John costello 1-0 pitched 2scoreless innings for the Victory and Jeremy Hernandez worked three innings for his first major league save. John Burkett 10-11 lasted three innings allowing six runs on seven , cubs postponed Montreal a Friday nights game Between the Montreal expos and Chicago cubs was postponed because of safety concerns at olympic stadium. The three game weekend series was moved to Chicago for a single game on saturday and a doubleheader on sunday