European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blue jays beat Angels twins lose Clinch try Steve sax Flics Over Milwaukee s . Surhoff to finish a Yankee double play wednesday. A by the associated press Anaheim Calif. Toronto increased its Al East Lead to 21h games wednesday beating the California Angels 7-2. John Olerud hit a three run Homer that capped a six run rally in the fifth inning. The Blue jays began the Day with a Al wednesday two game Lead in the Al East Over the Boston red sox who were rained out of a twi night doubleheader at Baltimore. Boston s doubleheader was rescheduled for thursday an off Day for the Blue jays. Mark Langston 17-8 failed to hold a 2-1 Lead and was rocked for seven runs and eight hits in five innings. Roberto Alomar hit a two run double for a 3-2 Lead Joe Carter followed with an rib single and Olerud connected for hit his 17th Home run. Jimmy key 16-11 allowed six hits in seven innings struck out two and walked one. In other games wednesday White sox 6, twins 1 Minneapolis Scott Fletcher drove in two runs with double and sacrifice Fly leading an Early onslaught from the Bottom of Chicago a order As the White sox kept Minnesota from clinching a tie for the Al West. Things still look Bleak for the White sox who Trail the twins by eight games with 10 to play. Minnesota a magic number remains three. Rangers 7, mariners 1 Seattle a Nolan Ryan 12-6 gave up one run and three hits in eight innings for his 314th Victory and tied Gaylord Perry for 13th on the career list four be the stars and stripes ports september 27,1991 b Page 28 Hind Phil Niekro. Athletics 8, royals 4 Oakland Calif. A on the afternoon after Oakland was eliminated from the Al West race Rickey Henderson and Mike Gallego homered and Bob Welch 12-12 allowed five hits in 6% innings ending his four game losing Streak. Dennis Eckersley picked up his 42nd save in his 50th Opportunity of the season. Indians 6, tigers 4 Detroit a Doug Jones remained a perfect As a starting Pitcher helping Cleve and beat Detroit. Jones 4-7the indians career saves Leader was making his third major league Start. He gave up 10 hits walking one and striking out five in seven plus innings. Yankees 8, Brewers 6,11 innings Milwaukee Roberto Kelly hit a three run Homer in the 11th inning to lift new York Over Milwaukee. The Brewers tied the score with two runs in the Bottom of the ninth including Greg Vaughn a 25th  Downs o a red sox 2 Back Baltimore a Roger Clemens threw a seven hitter for a rare Victory against Baltimore and Phil Plantier and Jack Clark homered As the Boston red sox beat the orioles 2-1 thursday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. Clemens 18-8who struck out 10 to up his major league leading total to 227, walked none to help the second place red sox move two games behind the Idle Toronto Blue jays in the Al East. Boston has won 15 of 20al thursday games and 32 of 44. The red sox Are one behind in the loss column. Clemens 6-0 with a 1.33 Era Over his last seven starts had not beaten the orioles since aug. 11, 1989. He was 1-3 with a 3.97 Era in his last six games against them but out dulled Dave Johnson and three orioles relievers in route to his 12th Complete game of the season and 77th of his career. Johnson 4-7 retired the first two Boston batters before Plantier and Clark hit consecutive drives that landed deep in the left Field stands. It was planner s eighth Homer of the year and third in four games while Clarks 26th Home run was his fourth in seven  stumble braves split pair by the associated press san Diego the san Diego padres might have a say in the National league West race after All no matter How Small it might be. Andy Bencs won his 10th straight decision Fred Mcgriff hit his 30th Home run and the padres finally won against a contender routing the error prone los Angeles dodgers 8-2 on wednesday night. The loss Cut los Angeles Lead in the no West to iv2 games Over Atlanta which split a doubleheader against Cincinnati. The padres had lost their last four games against the dodgers including tuesday night and also lost their last four against the braves. But Mcgriffe Homer Benesz pitching and three infield errors that led to three unearned runs Cost the dodgers and Bob  wednesday braves 2-9, reds 1-10 Atlanta a the Atlanta braves wound up a wild Day that included Deion Sanders return and two arrests by splitting two 10-inning games with Cincinnati. The braves who began the Day two games behind no West leading los Angeles won the doubleheader opener 2-1 on Ron Gantus double but lost the second one 10-9 when their two run rally in the final inning fell Short Atlanta a Day started when rookies Brian Hunter and Keith Mitchell were arrested on Drunken driving charges in separate Early morning incidents. They both returned to the team in time to play in the first game. Sanders also came Back Rushing to the Rescue on a helicopter that took him from Atlanta Falcons practice to the Ballpark. He got into both games As a Pinch runner in the ninth inning stealing a base in the opener and getting forced out in the second game. See separate Story on Page 26. Giants 2, astros 1 Houston a John Burkett pitched six Strong innings and the san Francisco giants beat Houston ensuring the astros first losing Home record since 1975.phillies 5, cubs 4 Chicago a John Kruk drove in five runs with a pair of homers including his third career grand slam As Philadelphia edged Chicago with the wind blowing out at Wrigley  7, cardinals 2 St. Louis a Rookie Brian Barnes scattered 10 hits in his first Complete game leading Montreal Over St.  in new York new York a rain washed out the game at Shea stadium Between the new York mets and Pittsburgh  sports College football results schedules a Page 22 no.1 Fla. St picked Over Michigan a Page 25 Ruddock Bowe to fight in Canada a Page 26 expos might Leava Montreal a Page 27