European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Twins Edge red sox 4-3 by the associated press Minneapolis a metronome magic is More than just a world series phenomenon. The Minnesota twins used a variety of loops turf hits and other dome Ball doings for their first unbeaten Home stand since last june. The latest victims in their five game Streak were the Boston red sox who on wednesday were battered by three loops in the final three innings in a 4-3 loss. A if you want to Call it Luck i Hope Well have More of it this season a said Kirby Puckett who had three infield hits in the Home stand opener last Friday. A i done to care what anybody Calls it. A win is a win. That a what Home Field advantage is All  Boston seemed to deserve More than its fifth loss in seven Friday May 15,1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25 american league games. It Ark and they put the Ball in play and a a it a their Park and they i. _ make things happen a red sox manager Butch Hobson. A a in a sure there Are a lot of teams that have the same problems we  Tom Brunansky gave Boston a 3-2 Lead in the seventh with his first metronome Homer since the twins traded him in 1988. But Pedro Munoz led off the Bottom of the inning with a Bloop double to right and Kent Hrbek tied it with a High Bloop double that left fielder Bob Zupcic lost in the lights. A you can to catch what you can to see a Zupcic said. With runners on first and second with one out in the ninth Greg Gagne popped Down the right Field line after a Long run first baseman Scott Cooper Wasny table to make the play in foul territory. Given new life Gagne popped up to Short left. Left fielder Herm win Gingham got a late jump and shortstop Luis Rivera never saw the Ball. The bases were loaded. A i  find it a Rivera said. A i looked everywhere a everywhere a but i  find  Shane Mack followed with an rib single off Danny Darwin. Mack who has switched from right to the tougher left Field this season sympathized with the red sox. A i know How it is a said Mack who snapped an 0-for-12 slump. A it might go up in the lights you lose it and you never pick it Back up. Tom Edens 2-0 won in Relief of Bill Krueger who has three no decisions since his 4-0 Start. Greg Harris 2-3the second of four Boston pitchers got the loss. Starter Joe Hesketh is 0-2 with four Brewer second baseman Jim Gantner gives the thumbs up after picking off White sox runner Ron Karkovich. No decisions despite a 2.89 Era. In other games wednesday night Angels 7, tigers 5 Anaheim Calif. A Gary Gaetti hit a game tying single and Luis Polonia added a two run single As California rallied for four runs in the eighth. With California trailing 4-3, Junior Felix Hubie Brooks and Gaetti hit consecutive singles off Walt Terrell 0-5. Bobby Rose sacrificed Rene Gonzales was walked intentionally loading the bases and Les Lancaster struck out Mike Fitzgerald. Lancaster then walked Gary Disarcina on four pitches forcing Home the go ahead run and Polonia singled for a 7-4 Lead. Yankees 12, mariners 4 new York a Matt Nokes hit his fifth career grand slam and drove in five runs and Kevin Maas added a three run Homer. Nokes hit his fifth Homer of the season and the 100th of his career in the second inning while mass hit his third of the season in the sixth. Orioles 4, rangers 2 Arlington Texas a Sam Horn hit a two run Homer As the Baltimore took a four run Lead in the games first seven pitches and won for the 11th time in 14 games. Rick Sutcliffe 5-2 improved to 4-1 against Texas allowing seven hits in seven innings. He took a four hit shutout into the sixth before Rafael Palmeiro and Ruben Sierra hit consecutive Home runs. Greg Olson got five outs for his seventh save. Blue jays 4, athletics 3 Toronto a Jack Morris won for the first time in four starts since april 21, allowing an unearned run in 6vs innings. Morris 4-2 gave up seven hits struck out three Ana walked five As the Blue jays won for the eighth time in 10 games. Tom Henke who allowed Mark Mcgwire a 16th Homer of the season leading off the ninth finished for his sixth save. Royals 5, indians 3 Kansas City to. A Curtis Wilkerson hit a three run Homer and Kevin Appier won his third straight Start As Cleveland lost its fifth straight. Appier 3-2 gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings the first time in eight starts he allowed More than two earned runs. Jeff Montgomery pitched the ninth for his seventh  s Homer lifts bucs Over braves by the associated press Atlanta a Jay Belles ninth inning Homer bailed out Pittsburgh which had blown an eight run Lead to Atlanta. Bell had four Bis and four of the pirates season High 21 hits. He drove a 2-1 pitch from Alejandro Pena 0-4 into left for his first Homer of the season. Stan Belinda 2 0 gave up the game tying Homer to Terry Pendleton in the eighth inning but held the braves scoreless in the ninth for the Victory Bell Andy Van Slyke ind Don Slaught also had four hits and Steve Buechele had three hits and three Bis for Pittsburgh. Starter Charlie Leibrandt was pounded by Pittsburgh for 11 hits and eight runs he first three innings. Doug Drabek gave up five runs and it even nits in 5v6 innings including consecutive homers to Ron Gant and David Justice in the first inning. Gantus sixth Homer of the year was the 100th of his career. Justice has three Corners this season. The braves finally tied it in the eighth on i Lead off single by Jeff Blauser and consecutive rib triples by Hunter and Sanders. Pendleton then hit his fifth  league in other games wednesday night cardinals 4, rads 2 St. Louis a Bob Tewksbury gave up seven hits in seven innings and Brian Jordan drove in two runs As St. Louis won its fifth straight game. Tewksbury 4-1 leads the National league with a 1.73 Era after allowing two runs. He also had four strikeouts and no walks. The right hander has Only walked two batters in 52 innings this season. Lee Smith pitched a scoreless ninth for his league leading 12th save in 14 opportunities. Jordan a single off Scott Bankhead 3 1 scored Ozzie Smith and Jose Felix in sixth. Paul of Neill had his fifth Homer for the  8, astros 3 Houston a Chicago won consecutive Road games for the first time this season in beating Houston. Shawn Boskie 4-2 allowed six hits in seven innings and Sammy Sosa had two Bis and two runs scored for the cubs 5-11 on the Road. Chicago scored a run in each of the first three innings and ended the Streak of 18 scoreless innings at the Astrodome by Rookie Butch Henry 0-3. Luis Salazar had an rib single in the third and Mark Grace added a two run double in the eighth. Jose Vizcaino got his first extra base hit this season a run scoring  5, Phillies 3 Philadelphia Matt Williams hit two nearly identical tape measure Home runs and Light hitting Greg Litton had a two run shot As san Francisco beat Philadelphia. The giants won their sixth in seven Ganes while Philadelphia lost for the sixth time in seven games. Trevor Wilson 3-2 pitched 5 a innings gave up six hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Phillies starter Kyle Abbott 0-6 went six innings allowing eight nits and five runs with two walks and eight strikeouts. Williams extended his hitting Streak to 10 games with his first Homer a 418-foot shot into the upper deck in left leading off the second. He sent one 418-feet to Center to Start the giants three run sixth. They were his ninth and 10th of the season. Litton also got an rib on a fourth inning groundnut had his two run Homer in the sixth his first in 93 at bats since june 9, 1991, and third in three years. He has seven Home runs in 223 games. Jeff Brantley pitched the ninth for his third  5, dodgers 1 Montreal Mark Gardner allowed three hits Over la i innings and Montreal scored three Early runs off Orel Hershiser. Gardner who had nine strikeouts re tired the first 16 batters before Jose of Furman Drew a sixth inning walk. Pinch hitter Stan Javier followed with a single to right. Gardner 3-1 then got Brett Butler and Lenny Harris to Fly out. John Wettland pitch the final a innings for his fifth save. Mitch Webster had a Home run his second for los Angeles in the seventh. Tim Wallach had an rib double and Bret Barberie a run scoring single off Hershiser in the second. Moises aloud a double added another run in the third. Hershiser 2-3 went five innings allowing three runs on six hits and a  7, met 0 new York a Bruce Hurst pitched a six hitter and Gary Sheffield and Tony Gwynn hit the first Home runs of the season off David Cone As san Diego beat new York. Hurst 2-3 improved to 6-1 lifetime against the mets with his first Complete game of the season. He struck out four and walked two in route to his 20th major league shutout and first since september 1990. Cone 3-2 had allowed Only seven runs in his previous five starts including two shutouts but gave up a three run shot to Sheffield. It was the first Homer off Cone since Houston a Craig Biggio hit one last sept. 4, a Span of 303 at bats. Gwynn had a two run Homer in the fifth inning. Cone gave up five runs on Only four hits in five innings his shortest Outing of the season