European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blue Jay second base Ian Roberto Alomar tags out Seattle runner Harold Reynolds on an attempted steal  jays go to Wells for 9th win in 11 tries Page 26 c the stars and Stripe bucs rally past braves once again Atlanta apr the Pittsburgh pirates own the Best record in the major leagues and have finally found a Way to beat the Atlanta braves stay close and win it in the ninth inning. For the second night in a Row the pirates rallied in the ninth inning to beat the braves. On thursday night it was Jeff King with a two run basis loaded single providing the 4-3 Victory. On wednesday night Jay Bell hit a Solo Homer for an 11-10 win. Until wednesday night the pirates had lost seven straight regular season games to the braves in Atlanta dating Back to aug. 29, 1990. The pirates 23-10 have won seven of their last 10 games. The braves meanwhile have lost five of six As their bullpen failed to hold a Lead or tie in four of the losses. King who had a Solo Home run a Only his second of the season a in the eighth off starter John Smoltz 33got the game winning hit off reliever Marvin Freeman after the pirates had loaded the bases with one out off Smoltz. It was Smoltz first appearance against Pittsburgh since last october when be pitched a 4-0 shutout in game 7 of the no playoffs to Send the braves to the world  Hope this will turn things around a bit for me and i can contribute More to the team a said King who raised his average 23 Points to .230 and his rib total to nine. A it just feels pretty Good to contribute in a situation where 1 Haven to been doing Well so far a he said. A it Wasny to pretty but ill take it a said reliever Roger Mason who picked up his fourth save by getting the braves in the ninth inning. The right hander gave up a single and intentional walk before getting Ron Gant the leagues leading rib producer with 29, on a Fly to right. Mason protected the Victory for Vicente Palacios 2-0who pitched a i innings and escaped a Hases loaded two out Jam in the eighth inning. A i think it was a big win because of the Way we came Back not Only tonight but last night after they had our number last year Quot said Mason. The braves had gone ahead 3-1 in the sixth on a two run Homer by Terry Pendleton and rib single by Damon Berryhill off pirates starter Zane Smith. Pendleton who had three hits off Smith has a career Mark of .481 off the pirates left hander 25-52. Pendleton also extended his hitting Streak to 11 games and 22 of 23 games. In that period he has raised his average from .174 to .331, hit All six of his Home runs and driven in 20 of his 25 runs. Toronto up a although Cito Gaston is having trouble keeping his bullpen Happy the Toronto manager seems to have a smile on his face regardless of whom he gives the Ball to. David Wells hurled two scoreless innings of Relief thursday night becoming the third Blue Jay Pitcher to pick up a save this season in preserving Toronto a 5-4 Triumph Over Seattle and sending the mariners to their 13th loss in their last 15 games. It was thursdays Only Al game. Devon while hit a two run Homer in the seventh inning and Kelly Gruber drove in three runs for the Al last leading Blue jays who have won 9 of their last 11. Dave Stieb 2-3 got the Victory allowing four runs on six hits Over seven innings striking out three and walking three. A 15-game Winner As a starter last season Wells was banished to the bullpen this year because of Toronto s deep pitching staff. He joins relievers Tom Henke six saves and Duane Ward five saves. A we All have to make sacrifices to win Here a Gaston said Quot in a sure Ward would like As Many saves As he had last year but Henke did no to really do anything to lose that Job As stopper  a and Boomer Wells. ,. Well he a done everything we be asked him to  Henke and Ward needed a rest so Gaston asked american league Wells to step into the stoppers Rote thursday night. With Toronto clinging to a 5-4 Lead in the eighth Wells responded with two innings of one hit Relief striking out one and walking none. Angels Call up Blyleven Anaheim Calif. Apr Bert Blyleven trying at age 42 to come Back from shoulder surgery was brought up from the minor leagues by the California Angels on thursday California purchased Blyn Cven a $10,000-a-month contract from class aaa Edmonton of the Pacific coast league and signed him for $300,000 with the possibility of $900,000 in performance bonuses. The Angels also optioned Joe Grahe to Edmonton activated Don Robinson from the 15-Day disabled list then gave Robinson his unconditional release. Blyleven 245-210 in his career was 25-12 for the Angels in 1989 and 1990, then had rotator cuff surgery on april 16, 1991. California invited him to Spring training this year As a non roster player and he began the season at Midland californians class a farm team. He was 2-3 with a 2.73 in five starts with Midland then was 2-0 with a 6.17 Era after being sent to Edmonton on May 4. A Calzado Laid to rest in private ceremony a file Lyle Alzado Portland Ore. A Lyle Alzado who gained a reputation As one of footballs most aggressive violent performers was buried Friday after a Small quiet and private graveside service. About 50 people including los Angeles Raider owner and president Al Davis attended the service at a Sun drenched cemetery on a Hillside above the Willamette River. Alzado a two time All pro defensive end who blamed prolonged use of steroids for his terminal brain cancer died thursday morning at his Home in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego not far from w Here he was buried. He was 43. His wife Kathy led the procession of mourners to the graveside. Alzadon a 9-year-old son Justin did not attend the service. He lives with Al ado s former w Ife on Long Island . Reporters were not allowed to attend die service. The Only one there was asked to leave by a spokesman for the family who said it was Alzadon swish that no Media attend. Security guards shooed photographers from the scene. Alzado was a Brooklyn born Street lighter and regional Golden gloves Champion. He won 27 straight Amateur fights and once fought Muhammad Ali in an exhibition in Denver in 1977. But this was one fight he could t win. He Learned he had brain cancer Only a month after he married Kathy Davis who grew up in Lake Oswego initial radiation treatment was successful but Alzado suffered a relapse. He moved to his wife a Hometown in March and received an innovative treatment at Oregon health sciences University. But he came Down with pneumonia a common Side effect and never was Strong enough to receive a second treatment. Sam Boghosian who was an assistant coach of the raiders during Alzadon a playing Days there said he Quot never met a More intense person not Only on the football Field nut off it too. When lie committed himself to something it was total. That was w by 1 thought tend if there was am body who could beat this prob Lem it would be Lyle because of his  a the was one of the wildest craziest players who was Ever on the Field a Boghosian said. Perhaps his intense behaviour could be traced to his use of steroids. A i started taking anabolic steroids in 1969, and i never stopped a Alzado said in a july 1991 interview. Although he believed the drugs caused his illness doctors say there is no proof that any connection exists. But Alzado chose to spend his last months campaigning against the use of steroids urging Young people to stay away from the drugs a so they done to have to go through what in a going  Alzado played 14 seasons in the nil Tor Denver Cleveland and the raiders. He retired in 1985 and failed in a comeback attempt with the raiders in 1990. He said he took human growth hormones to help with his comeback and believed they too were a cause of his illness. Quot