European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes Friday april 17, 1992 reds pull Home sweep on braves Friday april 17, 1992 by the associated press Cincinnati a Chris Hammond scattered four hits in eight innings As the Cincinnati reds beat Atlanta 3-1 wednesday for their first three game sweep of the braves at riverfront stadium since 1978. Bip Roberts singled twice drove in two runs and scored the other off Charlie Leibrandt 1-1. Hammond 2-0 lasted eight innings for the first time in 20 major league starts. Deion Sanders opened the game with a Home run and had an eighth inning triple his fifth of the season. In other games wednesday astros 5, dodgers 4 Houston a Rookie Scott Servais singled Home the tie breaking run in the sixth inning As Houston took two of three games from los Angeles. With the score 4-4, Ken Caminiti led off the sixth with a walk off starter Bob Ojeda 0-2. Casey can Daele sacrificed Caminiti to second and Servais followed with a Bloop single to right  4, expos 2 Montreal a Bob Tewksbury pitched six Strong National league innings and St. Louis scored four unearned runs to beat Montreal. Former Cardinal Ken Hill was the loser. Gerald Perry Pinch hit for Tewksbury 1-0 in the seventh inning and delivered a sacrifice Fly for the go ahead run snapping a 1-1 tie. Milt Thompson reached on an error by third baseman Bret Barberie his second of the game and sixth of the season to Start the seventh. The expos moved Tim Wallach from third to first to make room for Barberie even though Wallach led All no third basemen in Fielding percentage last  7, cubs 2 Pittsburgh a Pinch hitters Cecil Espy and Lloyd Mcclendon a combined 12 for 15 this season drove in three runs in the sixth inning to help Pittsburgh beat Chicago. The pirates have won six of their eight games this season and have won 16 of the last 18 games against the cubs at three Rivers stadium. Espy sri single and Mcclendone a two run single broke open a game the pirates were leading 3-2.mets 7, Phillies 2 new York a Dwight Gooden backed by a five run first inning won for the first time since last aug. 22. Eddie Murray hit a two run double with two outs Dave Gallagher followed with an rib single and Daryl Boston hit a two run Homer giving new York its Early Lead. That was plenty for Gooden 11whose season ended Early last year because of inflammation in his right shoulder. Gooden underwent rotator cuff surgery on sept. 7, and lost his first Start of 1992 in the Metsy Home opener last  5, giants 3 san Francisco a Kevin Ward hit a Pinch hit two run Homer in the eighth inning As san Diego won its fifth straight game. Craig Lefferts 1-1a converted reliever won for the first time since aug. 26, 1991 by allowing three runs and seven hits in seven innings. Randy Myers pitched 134 innings for his third save. Giants starter Dave Burba left the game with a 3-2 Lead after pitching a two hitter Over seven innings. But reliever Bryan Hickerson 0-1 gave up the Homer to Ward after Kurt Stillwell reached safely when shortstop Royce Clayton bobbled his slow chopper for an error. Key Henke Lead Blue jays past Yankees by the associated press Toronto a Jimmy key and Tom Henke combined on a three hitter and Pat Borders drove in one run and scored the other As the Toronto Blue jays continued their torrid Start with a 2-0 Victory Over the new York Yankees wednesday night. Key 1-0 struck out two and walked two before yielding to Henke with none out in the ninth and a 2-1 count on Don Mattingly. Randy Velarde had led off the inning with a double the third hit off key earlier Mike Stanley and Charlie Hayes had singles. Henke got his first save As the Blue jays improved to 8-1 and handed the Yankees their second straight defeat after a 6-0 Start. In other american league games wednesday red sox 6, orioles 5 Boston a Jody Reed broke an eighth inning tie with a two run single As Boston beat Baltimore after wasting a three run Lead. With the score tied at 4, Tom Brunan sky and to Vaughn singled off storm Davis 0-1. Tim Naehring sacrificed Wade Boggs was walked intentionally with two outs and Reed singled off Mark Williamson for a 6-4 Lead. Tigers 8, indians 1 Cleveland Alan Trammell and Milt Cuyler each drove in two runs and Eric King allowed one run in seven innings for Detroit. The win was the tigers second in three games against Cleveland after they started the season with six straight losses. King 1-1who spent last year with the indians yielded nine hits walked two and struck out five. Rangers 3, Angels 2 Arlington Texas a Bobby Witt won for the first time since May 26, striking out eight and allowing six hits in seven innings. Witt who made Only 16 starts in 1991 because of a rotator cuff injury allowed just one walk before he was relieved by Kenny Rogers. It was witty a first Victory since he Defeated Seattle 6-4 at Arlington. Jeff Russell pitched the ninth to earn his second save. Going into the game the rangers had scored just one run in the first two games of their series against the Angels. Yankee second baseman pal Kelly makes he Pivot after forcing Toronto s Joe Carter on wednesday but the throw to first was late. Athletics 10, royals 6 Kansas City to. A Rickey Henderson and Jose Canseco kept Oakland close with towering Home runs and Scott Brosius single capped a three run seventh inning. Jeff Parrett 3-0 got the Victory with 234 innings in Relief of Joe Slusarski who gave up hour runs in the fourth. The a a who have won seven of their first nine tied it 6-6 in the seventh on Willie Wilson s rib single off Mike Magnante 01. Brosius followed with a two run single into Center As the a a beat the royals for the fifth time in six games. Oakland added two runs in the eighth on Joel Johnston a wild pitch and Mark Mcgwire a sacrifice Fly. The royals have won Only once in nine games their worst Start Ever. Wally Joyner had four hits and Brian Mcrae had a single double and triple As Kansas City a slumbering offence sprang to life. Mariners 6, White sox 0 Chicago a Home runs by Ken Griffey jr., Jeff Schaefer and Pete of Brien powered Seattle. Rookie Dave Fleming 1-1 got the Victory with six hit pitching for 734 innings. He walked none and struck out four. Gene Harris relieved Fleming then Dennis Powell and Mike schooler pitched in the ninth for Seattle. Griffey hit a two run Homer his Sec Ond after Edgar Martinez walked in the fourth inning. After a rain delay of 1 hour 20 minutes Schaefer hit a two run Homer in the top of the fifth following Dave valleys single. It was schaefers first Homer of the season and second of his career the other coming at Comiskey Park last year. Of Brien hit his third Homer in the sixth inning. Brewers 7, twins 4 Minneapolis . Surhoff one out single in the 10th scored two runs helping the Brewers to Victory. The twins had rallied for three runs off Milwaukee reliever Doug Henry in the Bottom of the ninth to tie the game 44