European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes tuesday september 24, 1991 Syracuse rises in a poll by Rick Warner a football writer Syracuse soared into the top 10 while Florida and Nebraska took a plunge in sunday s associated press College football poll. The orangemen 3-0 moved up eight spots into a loth place tie with Penn state after upsetting a up polls on Page 24 Florida 38-21 saturday. The loss dropped the Cia tors 2-1 from fifth to 14th. Nebraska 2-1 fell seven spots to 16th after losing to Washington 36-21. Its the Cor huskers 160th straight appearance in the a poll tying the record set by Michigan 1968-80. Florida state Miami and Michigan retained the top three spots after taking the weekend off. The seminoles 3-0who play Michigan next saturday in Ann Arbor received 48 of 60 first place votes and 1,486 Points from a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasters. Miami 2-0 was second with eight first place votes and 1,412 Points and Michigan 2-0 was third with one first place ballot and 1,375 Points. Washington 2-0 remained fourth getting three first place votes and 1,365 Points. Tennessee 3-0 Rose one notch to fifth after edging Mississippi state 26-24. Oklahoma 2-0 went from seventh to sixth following a 55-21 Victory Over Utah state and Clemson 2-0 climbed from eighth to seventh after beating Temple. Notre Dame 2-1which routed Michigan state 49-10, jumped three places to no. 8. Rounding out the top 10 Are Iowa 2-0which did not play and Penn slate 3-1which Rose two spots after defeating Brigham Young 33-7. Martinez7 pitching or lift dodgers past braves by the associated press los Angeles a in their last regu Lar season meeting the los Angeles dodgers finally found their stroke against the Atlanta braves. Even Ramon Martinez got into the act. The right handers pitching and hitting helped the dodgers extend their no West Lead Over Atlanta to 1 a games with a 3-0 Victory Over the braves on sunday. The game at dodger stadium Drew a crowd of 49,105. Martinez 17-11who had allowed 10 earned runs in his last 5w innings held the braves to two hits in seven innings. He Hadnot won since sept. 1 against Chicago. Steve Wilson pitched one inning and Roger Mcdowell got the last three outs to finish the combined three hitter for his eighth save. At the plate Martinez went 2 for 3, including a Home run against Atlanta Ace Tom Glavine 19-11. Martinez who got two Days extra rest because of a bruised right bicep hit the first Homer of his career in the fourth inning to give the dodgers a 3-0 Lead. After a 3-0 loss in the series opener the dodgers came Back to regain the Lead with a 2-1 win saturday night on Juan Samuel s ninth inning triple. The braves took two of three from los Angeles in the previous weekends series at Atlanta including a 9-1 sunday Victory in which Martinez allowed seven runs. The dodgers who got Only five runs in their previous four games against the braves scored three runs off a shaky Glavine. He lasted just four innings his shortest Outing since going a innings against Cincinnati on april 19. Glavine allowed eight hits struck out two and walked two. The dodgers got to Glavine Early scoring two runs in the first inning. With one out Darryl Strawberry drove in Mike Sharperson with a triple that bounced just inside the right Field line. Until then Strawberry had gone 1 for 14 in tour games against the braves. Eddie Murray followed with an rib single and Kal Daniels hit into a double play to end the inning. Martinez dramatic drive Over the National league up dodgers sunday hero in 3-0 win Over braves a right hander Ramon Martinez. Fence at right Center came on a 2-0 pitch from Glavine. The 23-year-old Pitcher grinned broadly As he rounded the bases and doffed his helmet to the crowd As he headed into the dugout. In other games sunday padres 6, giants 3 san Diego a Darrin Jackson tied the score with a Home run in the seventh and Tim Teufel hit a two run Homer later in the inning As san Diego beat san Francisco to Complete a three game sweep. Astros 4, reds 1 Houston a Rafael Ramirez run scoring Pinch single sparked a three run seventh inning off Tom Browning i4-i2 As Houston beat Cincinnati. Xavier Hernandez 2-6 was the Winner going 116 innings and giving up one hit. Mark Portugal a member of the Starling rotation All season got the last three outs for his first save. Expos 6-5, cubs 2-3 Chicago a Montreal swept a doubleheader winning 6-2 in the opener and 5-3 in the Nightcap in a pair of games moved to Wrigley Field because of structural damage at olympic stadium. In the opener Mark Gardner pitched four hit Ball for 816 innings. In the second game Dave Martinez led the Way with two homers against his former team. Cardinals 2, mets 1 new York Ken Hill and Lee Smith combined on a two hitter As St. Louis beat new York but it Wasny to enough to stave off elimination in the no East Tor the cardinals. Felix Jose snapped a scoreless tie with a Home run in the seventh. Hill 10-10 retired All the mets he faced except Darryl Boston who walked in the first inning and stole second doubled with two out in the sixth for the first hit off Hill and Hom Rcd in the ninth. In Between the first inning walk and the sixth inning double Hill retired 17 straight mets and finished with four strikeouts and one walk. Jose a Homer his seventh came on a 2-1 pitch from Anthony Young 2-2who was perfect through the first four  nip a s to pull iv2 ahead by the associated press Oakland Calif. A Boston had already slipped up but the Toronto Blue jays still had to accomplish something something rare for them these Days a win. A a we a lost what four out of five games five out of six the biggest thing we had to do was get Over that Hill and win a game ourselves a said Pat Borders who hit a two run Homer that helped the Blue jays to a 3-2 Victory Over the Oakland athletics on sunday night. A a Bostons a losing might have helped a Little bit but we still had to get the Job done Pat Borders  the Blue jays opened a 11 a game Lead Over the red sox by snapping a two it ame losing Streak. Juan Guzman Al owed two hits in eight innings and won his eighth consecutive decision. The red sox lost to the new York Yankees 7-5 in 10 innings earlier in the american league Day after blowing a 5-4 Lead with two outs in the ninth. Toronto was to Start a three game series in California on monday night while the red sox faced a three game series at Baltimore. The Blue jays who had five hits trailed 1-0 in the fifth when Candy Maldonado singled and Borders hit a two out 1-0 pitch from Ron Darling 3-5 a dozen rows into the bleachers Down the left Field line his fourth Homer this season. Toronto got another run in the seventh when Darling walked Pinch hitter Ranee Mulliniks on four pitches with the bases loaded and two outs. That was enough for Guzman 8-2who has not lost since june 15. The Rookie right hander allowed two unearned runs struck out seven and walking four. David Wells finished for his first save since april 24, 1990. Oakland took a 1-0 Lead in the third when Guzman walked Mark Mcgwire and Mike Gull go Mike Bordick sacrificed and Guzman threw a 1-0 Pilch High that deflected off Borders Glove and rolled to the Backstop for a run scoring passed Ball. In other games sunday Yankees 7, red sox 5,10 innings Boston a Roberto Kelly hit a game tying Home run off Jeff Reardon with two outs in the ninth and Crnic Williams hit a two run double off Dan Petty in the both As new York rallied to beat Boston. It was the first loss in five games for the red sox and their fourth in 19 games. Kelly hit his 17th Home run of the season on a two out 1-2 pitch. Matt Young 3-7 walked Alvaro Espinoza and Kevin Maas with one out in the Lolli and hit Matt Nokes with a pitch loading the bases. Petry relieved and Williams doubled Down the right Field line Steve Farr 5-4 got the Victory in  9, tigers 5 Detroit a George Canale drove in three runs two 011 his second Home run of the season As Milwaukee sent Detroit to its sixth consecutive loss. . Surhoff had four hits for i lie Brewers who swept the three game  9, rangers 4 Minneapolis a Jack Morris 17-12 reached the 17-Victory Mark for the seventh time in his career allowing live hits in seven innings As Minnesota became the first Al team to win 90 games this season. Texas made four errors that led to five unearned runs including three by Rookie third baseman Dean  2, orioles 1 Cleveland a Carlos Baergas rib double capped a two run ninth inning for Cleveland which won for the fourth time in five games. Baltimore has lost four of  4, White sex 2 Chicago the White sox dropped eight games behind division leading Minnesota with 12 to play As Lance Parrish hit a two run Homer in the sixth  2, mariners 1 Seattle Bret Saberhagen 12-8 pitched a three hitter struck out a season High 11 and walked one in his sixth career three hitter and his seventh Complete game this  sports Central european time television baseball a Boston at Baltimore 1 30 . Wednesday