European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 b the stars and stripes thursday May 7, 1992tuesday s baseball Chison Roll into 1st rangers left Huson takes a Stab at a line drive tuesday. A by the associated press Chicago a Jack Mcdowell and George Bell both Are streaking this season and tuesday night they were All the Chicago White sox needed. Mcdowell became baseball a first six game Winner and Bell hit his eighth career grand slam leading the White sox past the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 and into first place in the american league West. Belles slam in the first inning was enough for Mcdowell 6-0who is off to the Best Start for the White sox since Joel Horlen won his first eight games in 1967. Mcdowell pitched eight innings and gave up two runs on seven hits striking out five and walking one. Even with an Early Lead Mcdowell said he Felt uncomfortable. A i knew i was doing something wrong mechanically. I was falling off the Ball and Wasny to really getting into the Ball As so in the fourth inning after having Given up six hits and two runs pitching coach Jackie Brown went to the Mound. A the and Karko Catcher Ron Karkovice agreed i was pulling off the Ball. So in a matter of a couple of pitches i corrected it a Mcdowell said. Mcdowell has a 2.87 Era after six starts. In 47 innings he has struck out 29 and walked five. The White sox scored 19 runs in sweeping the two game series. Karkovice had a two run double and an rib single for Chicago. Bell hit his first slam since 1990, and his fifth Home run of the season against Chris Bosio 2-2. Bosio gave up eight runs and six hits in 4 a innings. Bell is batting .337 with 21 Bis. Brewers Center fielder Darryl Hamilton sustained a strained left quadriceps in the eighth inning while trying to make a diving catch on Shawn Abner a run scoring double. In other games tuesday Blue jays 5, athletics 1 Oakland Calif. A unbeaten Juan Guzman scattered four hits in 636 innings As Toronto Defeated Oakland dropping the a a a half a game behind Chicago. Kelly Gruber hit a three run Homer and Joe Carter hit a two run shot As Toronto won its third straight. The Blue jays Are 19-9, their Best after 28 games in franchise history. Guzman 4-0 won for the 14th time in 15 decisions since june 22, 1991.rangers 5, orioles 3 Baltimore a Texas overcame a shaky pitching performance by Nolan Ryan and beat Baltimore ending the orioles six game winning Streak. Dickie Thon drove in the tie breaking run with a sixth inning single and former Oriole Jeff Robinson 32 pitched five innings of two hit Relief to help the rangers snap Baltimore a nine game Home winning string. The orioles Are 10-2 at Camden Yards. Ryan who gave up seven runs in 21/3 innings at Chicago in his last Outing allowed the first five orioles to reach base. He gave up three runs three hits two walks and hit a Batter before being lifted following a 62-min-Utc rain delay after the second 2, Angels 1 Detroit a Mickey Tettleton led off the ninth inning with his eighth Home run of the season lifting Detroit Over California. John Doherty 1-0 pitched two perfect innings of Relief for the Victory. Mark Eichhorn 0-2 was the sox 4, twins 1 Boston Frank Viola map of the 1987 world series for Minnesota won in his first game against his former team and the Boston red sox beat the twins. Viola 3-2 scattered nine hits in 734 innings. He struck out five and walked one in out pitching Rookie Pat Mahomes 2-1 indians 8, royals 6 Cleveland a shortstop Mark Lewis drove in two runs and scored twice atoning for his 10th error in the last seven games As the Cleveland indians beat Kansas City. Jack Armstrong 1-3 got his first american league win despite giving up five runs and six hits in 634 innings including Home runs by Wally Joyner and Rico Ross mariners 7, Yankees 4 Seattle a Rookie Dave Fleming pitched seven Strong innings before needing Relief help and the Seattle mariners beat new York stopping a six game losing Streak. The Yankees committed a season High four errors leading to four unearned runs. Dodgers backslide continues on Road by the associated press Philadelphia a the los Angeles dodgers were still thinking about what happened Back Home last week when they took the Field at veterans stadium. The rioting in Wake of the Rodney King verdict caused los Angeles to postpone four games against Philadelphia and Montreal. Two of the dodgers stars Darryl Strawberry and Eric Davis grew up in neighbourhoods torn apart by the fires and looting. The dodgers left . For an East coast trip and opened with a 6-2 loss at Philadelphia on 1 tuesday night their fifth straight defeat. A it was Tough missing so Many games. We missed batting against live pitching. Maybe tomorrow wednesday Well Start hitting like we can a manager Tommy la Sorda said. The dodgers ended Terry Mulhol lands shutout bid in the eighth inning on a walk to Pinch hitter Stan Javier who stole second and scored on Mike Sharp Erson a one out single. Eric Karros led off the ninth with a Homer for the dodgers other run off Mulholland 1-3. Tom Candiotti 3-1 lost for the first time to the National league. He was trailing when forced to leave the game in the third after being hit in the Chest by a liner off the Bat of John Kruk. The dodgers said he had bruises and was to be reexamined wednesday. Dale Sveum drove in three runs for the Phillies. In other games tuesday expos 5, padres 2 Montreal a the expos won their first night game of the season after 12 straight losses As Larry Walker hit a ground Rule inside the Park Homer off a roof top speaker to help Montreal beat san Diego. The game was the first for the expos since last thursday in san Diego because three games in . Were postponed due to the civil unrest. John Vanderwal a late substitution in left Field and Walker hit consecutive Solo Home runs in the third inning off Greg Harris 1-2 to support the pitching of Dennis Martinez 2-4 cubs 4, braves 3 Chicago a Rey Sanchez hit a sacrifice Fly with the bases loaded in the 10th inning As Chicago beat Atlanta and ended a five game losing Streak against the braves. Andre Dawson and Derrick May singled with one out off Alejandro Pena 02. Pena intentionally walked Hector Villanueva. Then Sanchez just 1 for 13 since coming up from triple a Iowa flied to right scoring 5, mets 4 Houston a Pinch hitter Eric Anthony sparked a four run seventh inning with a two run single As Houston took astros Steve Finley slides past Willie Randolph a empty tag in Houston a 5-4 Victory. Advantage of Sloppy Fielding by new York. The astros entered the game with Only two runs in their previous 29 innings. Starters Sid Fernandez 1-3 of new York and Mark Portugal 3-1 of Houston were in a pitchers Duel until the seventh inning when the mets made two key 5, reds 2 Pittsburgh Andy Van Slyke had three hits including a Homer and a double and Pittsburgh rallied in the sixth inning for the second straight night to beat Cincinnati. Tim Belcher 1-4who was 7-1 against Pittsburgh entering the season lost to the pirates Tor the second time in a week after carrying a 2-1 Lead into the sixth. This two run rally Wasny to nearly As big As the pirates 11-run sixth in mondays 12-5 Victory but it produced the same 7, giants 5 is. Louis a Todd Zeile snapped a sixth inning tie with a sacrifice Fly a his first rib in 12 games a As St. Louis survived blowing a five run Lead. Zeile leads the cardinals with 12 Bis but St. Louis cleanup hitter had been blanked since april 22. Ozzie Smith doubled to Lead off the sixth and advanced on a groundnut before Zeile lined out to right off Dave Burba 1-3
