European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                O Neill Homer a lifts Cincinnati by Atlanta 5-4 by the associated press Cincinnati a Marvin Freeman thinks he made a big mistake with the game on the line. Paul of Neill Isnit so sure. Of Neill led off the Bottom of the ninth inning with a Homer off Freeman on tuesday night giving the Cincinnati reds a 5-4 Victory Over the Atlanta braves. He pulled a 2-1 change up from Freeman 0-11 about 30 feet inside the right Field foul screen for his second Homer and Only his second rib of the season. A i was second guessing myself More than anything a Freeman said. A i had a pretty Good Slider. I thought i should have stayed with  instead he gave of Neill a change up Over the inside of the plate a his Power spot. But of Neill did no to see anything _ wrong with Freeman a strategy. A the can to second guess himself a of Neill said. A if i pop it up its a Good pitch for him. Who knows a the Homer gave Cincinnati its third straight win. Of Neill came into the game when Glenn Braggs was ejected for arguing a called third strike in the fourth inning. The reds also got three Bis from the most unlikely source a Rookie infielder Freddie Benavides. He hit a two run Homer a his first in the majors a and drove in a run with a suicide squeeze bunt in the seventh. Scott Bankhead 1-0 pitched one perfect inning in Relief of Greg Swindell to get the win. Atlanta a Deion Sanders extended his hitting Streak to eight games and manufactured a run in the third. He singled stole second and third and came Home on Joe Oliver a passed Ball. Brian Hunter hit a Solo Homer in the fourth for a 2-0 Lead. In other games tuesday padres 4, giants 0 san Francisco a Andy Benes pitched three hit Ball for 7v5 innings and Gary Sheffield hit a two run Homer As san Diego Defeated san Francisco in the giants Home opener. Benes 2-0 has allowed one run and nine hits in 14 a innings in his two 1992 starts. The right hander struck out six and walked  3, expos 1 Montreal Pinch hitter Rex Hudler a Solo Homer in the eighth inning broke a tie As St. Louis beat Montrea the stars and stripes april 16,1992 Page 24 snapping the expose five game winning Streak. Rookie Donovan Osborne who had to leave his first Start with an ankle injury on april 9, gave up six hits and struck out three in the seven innings before Hudler Pinch hit for  3, cubs 2 Pittsburgh a Chicago the Only team in the majors without an error entering the game committed four in the first six innings. Walk 1-1 improved to 12-3 lifetime against Chicago by allowing three hits Over seven innings and Tom Prince drove in two runs following errors As the pirates won despite managing Only three hits off starter Danny Jackson 0-2 mets 8, Phillies 5 new York a the mets won their first Home game of the season As Dave Gallagher a two run double snapped a seventh inning tie. The mets lost their first four games at Shea stadium their worst Start at Home since 1962. After blowing a 4-0 Lead the mets scored three runs in the seventh inning to snap a 5-5 tie. Gallagher had the key hit off loser Cliff Brantley 0-1 and Eddie Murray added an rib double. John Franco 1-0who pitched 136 innings of witless Relief was the  6, astros 2 Houston a Eric Davis hit a Long three run Homer and knuckle Baller Tom Candiotti pitched a six hitter As los Angeles beat Houston. Candiotti 2-0 won his second no game in As Many starts walking three and striking out seven. Davis third Homer As a dodger was a 420-foot shot into the fourth seating level of the Astrodome. Scottie Pippen of the bulls has the Ball stripped by Mike Sanders of the  Jordan bulls humbled by Cavaliers Richfield Ohio a the Chicago bulls playing without Michael Jordan for the third time in six years suffered their worst loss of the season tuesday night As the Cleveland Cavaliers beat them 115-100 behind Brad Daugherty a 21 Points. Jordan stayed in Chicago because of tendinitis in his left knee but was expected Back for fridays game at Atlanta. Jordan also missed a game feb. 5 because of a suspension for bumping a referee but he had sat out Only one other game in the previous five years. The loss stopped Chicago a four game winning Streak. Cleveland which beat the bulls in Chicago once this season had not beaten them at Richfield since 1989. The Cavaliers never trailed taking control with a 21-6 run in the second Quarter that gave them a 56-36 Lead. They led by 17 at halftime and maintained at least a 15-Point Lead the rest of the Way. Daugherty made seven of nine shots from the Field and grabbed nine rebounds. Mike Sanders scored 16, John Williams 15 and Larry Nance and Terrell Brandon 14 each for Cleveland. Scottie Pippen had 24 Points 10 rebounds and seven assists for the  reportedly tests positive for drugs Al Segundo Calif. A los Angeles raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich who is nearing the end of a drug diversion program was tested positive by the nil for a banned substance esp reported on tuesday. Esp said Marinovich refused to be interviewed but denied the report through his agent Tom Condon. Esp citing sources within the nil said the league conducted test which came Back positive was taken shortly after the raiders lost to the Kansas City chiefs 10-6 in an acc wild card playoff game last dec. 28. The Cable network said it was not known what drug was involved. Condon was unavailable for immediate comment and there was no immediate comment made by anybody connected with the raiders. A team spokeswoman said those who might comment were out of town and unavailable. Marinovich 22, was arrested on Jan. 20, 199 i on charges of cocaine and marijuana Possession in Newport Beach Calif. Earlier that month he was suspended indefinitely from the University of Southern California football team for missing a meeting and failing to Register for classes. He later passed up his final two years of College eligibility for the nil draft and was taken by the raiders As the 24th selection of the first round last april. Harbor court municipal judge us april tha session charges would be dismissed Sanne Shaw said last april that drug pos against Marinovich if he successfully completed the program. Shaw appeared satisfied with Marinovich a Progress during review of a status report last oct. 24, a clerk said. Another hearing is scheduled for april 23. Meanwhile a May 6 trial Date has been set in Torrance for Marinovich who is accused of violating a Misdemeanour noise ordinance during a party at his Home in nearby Manhattan Beach last halloween. Ben Abrams prep pickings a pages 21 royals use weird rally for first win a Page 22 German isme Aguer now . Citizen a Page 22 red wings win behind 3 Yzerman goals a Page 23