European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 9, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 21hershiser beats giants again baseball Apelle dodgers Orel Hershiser expands his lifetime record against san Francisco to 16-6. Los Angeles a Orel Hershiser pitched seven innings of three hit Ball in is season debut and Darryl Strawberry lit a two run Homer As the los Angeles dodgers shut out the san Francisco giants 3-0 tuesday night. Hershiser matched his longest Outing of 1991, his first year Back from a career threatening shoulder injury. The right hander now 16-6 lifetime against san Francisco held the giants to a pair of singles by Mike Felder and one by Kirt Manwaring. Felders Lead off hit in the eighth knocked out Hershiser who struck out two and walked three. Steve Wilson came on to retire will Clark on a Fly Ball before Roger Mcdowell got the last five outs for his first save striking out three in the ninth As the dodgers atoned for mondays season opening 8-1 rout. A year ago at this time Hershiser was in his 13th month of rehabilitation from reconstructive surgery to repair the Anterior capsule in his right shoulder and tighten the ligaments. The 1988 by Young Winner returned to the starting rotation last May 29 and was 7-2 with a 3.46 Era in 21 starts. Strawberry followed Kal Daniels two out double in the fourth with his 281st career Homer. It came in his sixth at Bat of the season last year his first with the dodgers Strawberry went 59 at bats at dodger stadium before hitting his first Homer. A fifth inning Lead off walk to Mike Scioscia and Brett butlers two out triple into the right Field Corner gave the dodgers their final run against Downs who allowed five hits and a walk Over five innings with four strikeouts. The defeat ended an eight game winning Streak for Downs who started for the first time since beating Philadelphia last july 26 and had made 45 of his previous 46 appearances in Relief. Strawberry nearly Cost the dodgers the shutout and possibly the Lead in the fifth when he displayed a Fly Ball to right Field by Darren Lewis with one out and Man Waring on second. But Manwaring retreating to the bag got Only As far As third on the error. Hershiser then retired Felder and Williams on Fly balls to Strawberry around an intentional walk to National league Clark. In other games tuesday braves 2, astros 0 Houston a Tom Glavine pitched a two hitter and sparked a tie breaking rally with single As the Atlanta braves started the defense of their National league championship with a Victory Over the Houston astros tuesday night. Glavine the 1991 by Young award Winner entered the game 0-8 lifetime in 12 career starts against the astros. He struck out nine and walked two. With the score 0-0 in the eighth inning Glavine singled off loser Pete Hamison and moved to third base on Deion Sanders double. Terry Pendleton a sacrifice Fly to right Field scored the game winning run. A cardinals 9, mets 2 St. Louis a Milt Thompson had a career High five Bis and the cardinals rocked Bret Saberhagen a 1985 world series hero against St. Louis for seven runs in the first two innings. The Victory was costly for St. Louis however. Cleanup hitter Andres Galarraga cracked a Bone in his right wrist when he was hit by a Saberhagen pitch in the fourth and will be sidelined for five or six weeks the team said. Second baseman Jose Oquendo suffered a dislocated shoulder in mondays opener and also will miss five or six weeks. Reds 4, padres 2 Cincinnati Bill Doran ended a slump that Cost him his starting Job by hitting a Solo Homer and a bases loaded single on his first two swings of the season leading Cincinnati Over san Diego. Reds manager Lou Piniella benched Doran on opening Day because the second baseman hit just .197 in Spring training. Doran got into the game when Chris Sabo sprained his right ankle sliding into first base in the second inning. Doran proved Piniella wrong in his first two at bats. He led off the fourth with a Homer off Greg Harris 0-1pulling an 0-1 pitch Over the Wall in right to tie the score at 2.yanks trip by the associated press new York a Roger Clemens began his bid for a fourth by Young award with a loss tuesday when the new York Yankees rewarded their biggest crowd since 1980 with big hits to beat the Boston red sox and their Ace 4-3. Roberto Kelly drove in three runs free Al agent Danny Tartabull drove in the other and Don Mattingly singled three times to rally the Yankees past Clemens. Clemens coming off a season in which he again was voted the alas Best Pitcher pitched the whole Way popping Catcher Tony penal a Mitt most of the afternoon. But he walked the first Batter he faced this year costing him a run and later was unable to hold a 2-1 Lead. Kelly a two run double and Tartabull sri single came during a sixth inning comeback giving Buck Snow alter a Victory in his Maior league debut. Boston manager Butch Hobson meanwhile lost his first game. In other american league games tuesday White sox 10, Angels 4 Anaheim Calif. A Chicago expected to be a Strong contender for the Al West title opened with a Victory Ambos of 4-3 Tim Raines drove in three runs and scored three. Mark Langston was tagged for seven runs and 10 nits in three plus innings As he dropped to 0-4 in season openers. Jack Mcdowell pitched sue innings for Chicago giving up two run homers to von Hayes and Bobby Rose. Hayes Homer was on the first pitch to him As an Angel his first Home run in 336 at bats since sept. 8, 1990. Rangers 4, mariners 0 Seattle a Kevin Brown pitched a four hitter and Dean Palmer and Juan Gonzalez homered As Texas beat Seattle for its second straight Victory. Brown struck out seven and walked four in his first Complete game in 39 starts since july 23,1990. Palmer hit his second Homer in two nights in the fourth off Erik Hanson. Gonzalez homered in the sixth off Hanson for a four run Lead. Texas scored an unearned run in the first when Al Newman singled took third when first baseman Tino Martinez displayed Rafael Palmeiro a grounder for an error and scored on a single by Gonzalez. The rangers made it 2 0 in the second when Jeff Huson singled advanced to second on an infield out stole third and scored on Al Newman a double his first rib for Texas. Dykstra injured again by Ralph Bernstein Philadelphia a Lenny Dykstra a 1992 season May have been derailed in the first inning of the opener. The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder suffered a fracture of the left forearm just above the wrist when he was hit by a Greg Maddux pitch in tuesdays opening loss to the Chicago cubs. How Long will he be out a at this Point i really can to predict Lenny a future a or. Phillip Marone the Phillies team physician said tuesday night. Marone said he would examine Dykstra wednesday nights game. A a in la have an idea at that Point regarding the severity of the injury a Marone said. A a there a just not much More i can say right  but Marone dropped a clue. He said it was the same Bone von Hayes broke last year when the former Phillies outfielder was hit by a pitch. Hayes missed almost half of the season. But Marone said Dykstra a fracture was in a different position. A it caught me flush a Dykstra said before leaving to get a Rayed at a nearby Hospital. A i must be  Dykstra missed 61 games last season after crashing his sports car into a tree May 6 in suburban Radnor township. He suffered injuries that included a broken Collarbone. He returned to action july 15, then re broke the Collarbone aug. 26 in Cincinnati when he crashed into the Wall trying to catch a Ball. He missed the final 38 games of the season. If Dykstra is out for a substantial period the Phillies season May have Lown up in manager Jim Fregosi a face almost before it started. Dykstra is the spark that ignites the club s offence. He is considered one of the Best Lead off batters in baseball. An idea of Dykstra a value to the Phillies is evident in their record with and without him last season. They were 36-27 with him in the lineup and 42-57 without him. A a it a a slight fracture if there is such a thing Fregosi said. A i talked to Lenny and he said he did not want to be put on the disabled list. Well see How it  Fregosi said the forearm was swollen and packed in ice with a Small Brace attached