European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes saturday april 11, 1992dykstra s bad Luck continues Philadelphia a after one year of debilitating injuries a broken Arm on the first Day of the season is almost More than Lenny Dykstra can take. 1 a this was a Freak thing bad Luck Quot Dykstra said thursday. A a in be been in kind of a fog. Its almost harder to Deal with this than last year. In be played baseball All my life and All of a sudden this kind of  last year Dykstra sustained a broken Collarbone when he drove his sports car into a tree. When he finally returned 61 games later he led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 25-13 record but again broke the Collarbone running into the Outfield Wall in Cincinnati and missed 38 More games. This year he sustained a fracture on his left forearm when he was hit by a pitch from Chicago a Greg Maddux in tuesdays season opener. Dykstra said he a scheduled to play the last game of a series in Chicago april 23. A the positive thing is that ill be Back in april a he said. A so it does no to sound As  a but Dykstra May be Reading Loo much into team physician Phillip Maronez swords. The doctor carefully said Dykstra will be out a a approximately 15 Days and the team a a Hopes he can return then. Despite the injury Dykstra played the full nine innings of the Phillies opening Day loss. A it was playable but it kept getting worse with the swelling a Dykstra said. Marone said he agreed to dyes trans desire to continue although the doctor suspected a fracture. He said he Felt Dykstra  do any further damage. Dykstra praised Rookie Ruben Amaro who stepped in for the injured Center fielder wednesday night and hit his first major league Home run and two doubles drove in three runs and scored three in an 11-3 Phillies win. A we got Guys capable of stepping in until i get Back. Amaro stepped in and did a Good Job Quot Dykstra said. A a he a capable of playing Good baseball. The Bottom line is to win. He helped us. That a what a team is. Guys Are supposed to step in and pick you  padres knuckle under to Candiotti s pitching by the associated press san Diego a knuckle Baller Tom Candiotti won his National league debut and Brett Butler led off the game with a Home run As the los Angeles dodgers beat san Diego 6-3 thursday night in the padres Home opener. Candiotti signed As a free agent from Toronto gave up three runs on six hits in 7w innings. He struck out seven and walked two. Jim Gott went l a innings for his first save. Butler got four of the dodgers 14 hits. Eric Karros and Mike Scioscia also Hom ered for los Angeles. Craig Lefferts meanwhile had an absolute disaster in his first Start in nine seasons. Lefferts 0-1 fell behind 3-0 after throwing 10 pitches As Butler hit his first Homer of the season and Karros hit a two run shot his first in the majors. Karros playing just a few Miles from where he went to High school homered in his first at Bat of the season and the 15th of his big league career. Lefferts allowed four runs on 23 pitches in just one third of an inning with two walks and no strikeouts. Candiotti May be in a new league but he ran into an old Nemesis. Fred Mcgriff who hit .381 against Candiotti when they both were in the Al slugged his third Home run in four games a Lead off shot into the Center Field seats in the second inning. In other games thursday expos 8, pirates 3 Pittsburgh a Darrin Fletcher had his first major league three hit game and drove in the go ahead runs with a sixth inning double leading Montreal past Pittsburgh. Fletcher singled in his first two at bats before breaking a 1-1 tic with a two run double off Bob walk 0-1. Montreal a Victory prevented a three no thursday Brett Butler. ,. Four hits in dodgers win game sweep by Pittsburgh. The pirates 2-0 Start was their Best since they won their first five games in 1983. Chris Nabholz 1-0 worked the first five innings for the Victory allowing three hits and one unearned run while pitching out of a fifth inning  7, cubs 1 Philadelphia a Dale Murphy hit his 397th career Homer and drove in three runs As Philadelphia ruined Mike morgans debut for Chicago. Dave Hollins hit his second Home run of the season and Wes Chamberlain doubled twice and drove in a run for Philly. Danny Cox 1-0 pitched six innings for the Victory. He allowed one run on four hits striking out three and walking  11, braves 4 Atlanta a will Clark had a Homer among his four hits and drove in four runs As san Francisco solved Steve Avery and spoiled Atlanta a Home opener beating the National league champions. Matt Williams hit a three run Homer and Darren Lewis got three hits and scored four times for the giants. Avery 0-1 gave up three runs Only one of them earned on seven hits in 41/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three Ron Gant and Jeff Blauser each hit Solo Home runs off reliever Gil Heredia 1-0 astros 6, reds 5,13 innings Houston a Casey Candaele singled Home the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning and Houston after rallying for four runs in the ninth inning beat Cincinnati. The astros became the last National league team to win this season. Greg Swindell making his no debut held Houston to five hits through eight innings and left with a 5-1 Lead. He struck out seven and walked none. Ken Cain Initia a three run Homer on Norm Charlton a first pitch keyed a four run burst in the ninth that sent the game into extra innings. Caminiti opened the 13th with a single on the first pitch from Scott Ruskin 0-1 and was sacrificed to second by Chris Jones. After Eddie Taubensee walked and Rafael Ramirez fouled out Candaele poked a single to shallow Center Field and Caminiti beat Reggie Sanders throw Home. Expos trash Gooden s return by the associated press new York a everything was Fine for Dwight Gooden in his return to Shea stadium except the final score. The capacity crowd cheered when goodens name was announced in the starting lineup and he went on to pitch seven Strong innings. But Ken Hill pitched a Little better and the Montreal expos beat new York 4-0 Friday in the Metsy Home opener. It was goodens first Start at Shea stadium since aug. 22, goodens life also was complicated by a rape investigation during Spring train no Friday ing. Prosecutors said thursday that no charges would be filed but Gooden still was concerned about crowd reaction. He got cheers at the Start cheers when he batted in the third inning and cheers when he left with two outs in the seventh. He wound up allowing two runs and three hits in 6ti innings. Hill meanwhile was masterful in his Montreal debut the right hander acquired from St. Louis for first baseman Andres Galarraga pitched a four hitter for his second career shutout struck out three and walked two in improving to 5-1 against the mets. In another Early game Friday cardinals 2, cubs 1,11 innings Chicago a Rex Hudler and Ray Lankford hit consecutive doubles in the 11th inning As St. Louis spoiled the Chicago a Home opener. Hudler doubled with one out and scored on Lankford a double off Paul Assenmacher 0-1. Cris Carpenter 1-0the third St. Louis Pitcher got three outs for the Victory and Lee Smith pitched the 11th for his first  play Viola for series sweep by the associated press new York Frank violas debut for the Boston red sox Wasny to Sweet. Viola breezing into the sixth inning with a two hit shutout gave up an rib double to Robert Kelly and a two run double to Danny Tartabull As the new York Yankees beat the Boston red sox 3-2 thursday night for a two game sweep. Viola a 31-year-old left hander allowed three runs and five hits in 5v innings struck out five and walked one. In other games thursday Blue jays 3, tigers 1 Detroit a Juan Guzman matched his career High with 10 strikeouts and Dave Winfield hit his first Home run for Toronto leading the Blue jays Over de Al thursday troit for a three game sweep. Guzman 10-3 last season allowed three hits in seven innings and walked four. Tim Henke pitched a one hit eighth and Duane Ward pitched a perfect ninth for his second  3, Brewers 1 Milwaukee a Minnesota a Pedro Munoz starting in place of beaded Shane Mack hit a tie breaking two out single in the eighth inning. Luis Quinones singled to Start the eighth off Jaime Navarro 0-1. Kirby Puckett grounded out and Chili Davis followed with a single. After Randy Bush fouled out Munoz singled to left Center for a 2-1  5, royals 2 Oakland Calif. A Ron Darling who lost his final seven decisions last season pitched Well As Oakland Defeated Kansas City to sleep their season opening three game  sox 7, Angels 6 Anaheim Calif. A George Bell had three hits including his first Homer for the White sox and Kirk Mccaskill survived a shaky return to Anaheim stadium As Chicago swept bumbling  9, mariners 1 Seattle a if there is a Way to Stop Texas Seattle certainly did no to discover it in a four game Blowout that ruined the Start of their season. The rangers led by Ruben Sierra Dean Palmer and Rookie Monty Fariss beat the mariners badly again. Texas had 50 hits in the series and scored 38 runs. Sierra had a three run Homer Fariss a Homer and three Bis and Palmer had three hits although none left the Park. A Homer would have matched Willie Mays 1971 record of four in the first four  2, indians 0 Baltimore Ben Mcdonald made it three shutouts in As Many games at Oriole Park beating Cleveland in a new stadium that appears to be a pitchers Delight