European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 a the stars and stripes sunday May 17, 1992sizzling orioles Blank Chison by United in Ress International Chicago a for the past month the Baltimore orioles have been the hottest team in baseball and it has chiefly been because of pitching. Mike Mussina and Gregg Olson provided another example of that pitching Friday night combining to Blank the Western division leading Chicago White sox 2-0. Since april 17. Baltimore has posted a 20-fi record and with steady pitching the orioles appear to present a legitimate threat to preseason favorite Toronto in the Al fast. Mussina has been a key and he was again f riday night scattering four hits Over innings to improve his record to 5-0. No matter How Good Mussina has been pitching however he was not allowed to face Chicago a Frank Thomas As the tying run in the ninth Friday night. If Mussina had been Able to retire Thomas it would have been the Baltimore starters first career shutout. But in came Olson to record his eighth save and Nail Down the win. Quot that a the last Guy you want up there in that situation a a said Baltimore manager John Oates. A everything was stacked against him pitching to the big  not even Mussina was complaining since Thomas has had eight hits in 11 at bats against him. Quot shoot i done to have him Thomas figured out a Mussina said. A a in be gotten him out three whole times. I knew if i did no to get them one two three in the ninth that id be out. In other games Friday night red sox 3, Angels 0 Boston a Clemens third shutout of the year and his second in a Row halted a two game Boston losing Streak. It was the 32ml shutout of Clemens career. Clemens 5-3, surrendered four hits and struck out six in overpowering the Angels. Of the 70 possible innings Clemens could have thrown in his starts this year he has thrown  5, twins 0 Cleveland a Carlos Baerga and Mark Lewis both singled Home two runs and Charles Nagy scattered six hits in tossing his second major league shutout. Cleveland snapped a five game losing Streak and ended Minnesota a winning twins Chuck Knoblauch snags a High throw As indians Albert Belle slides into second base for a second inning steal Friday night. Streak at  3, a a 2 new York Roberto Kelly hit a two run first inning Home run to help the Yankees to their third straight win. The a a have lost three in a Row. Kelly a third Homer of the season travelled 400 feet and scored Don Mattingly who had  2, Blue jays 1 Toronto a Dave Fleming and three relievers combined to scatter eight hits and Tino Martinez drove in the winning run with a sixth inning single. Seattle ended a three game losing Streak and Toronto suffered its first loss in five games. F Leming 5-1, allowed six hits while walking five and striking out two Over seven innings. He was often in trouble but was helped by two double plays in picking up his fifth consecutive  8, royals 2 Kansas City to. Tony Phillips clubbed a three run Home run to highlight a five run second inning and Milt Cuyler added two rib singles. Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell fractured his right ankle in the game and will be out of action for at least six weeks. Pitcher Bill Gullickson who came out after one inning after being hit with a line drive was not seriously Hurt the tigers said and May be Able to make his next scheduled  7, rangers 3,10 innings Milwaukee Franklin Stubbss grand slam Homer with one out in the 10th climaxed Milwaukee a fourth comeback of the game and handed the rangers their fourth straight loss. Stubbs was in an 0-for-.23 slump when he delivered his game winning Homer for Milwaukee a second Victory in 11  trim astros with 4-run 9th by the associated in Ress Houston a the St. Louis cardinals latest comeback Victory was of the routine variety. F Elix Jose a two run Homer off reliever Doug Jones sparked a four run ninth inning rally As St. Louis beat Fouston 7-5 f riday night at the Astrodome for its sixth straight Victory.  weekend the cardinals rallied twice to beat Atlanta including a pm deficit and they came Back to defeat Cincinnati on tuesday. The cardinals wiped out by injuries the first six weeks Trail first place Pittsburgh by Only 21 games in the no East. Quot you can to count on comebacks but be just keep doing it Quot manager Joe Torre said. Quot the More you do it the More Confidence you  Jeff Bagwell who hit a three run Homer in the third had Given the astros a 4-3 Lead with a run scoring double in the eighth off Cris Carpenter. Ozie Smith led off the ninth with a single and Jose followed with a Homer to right Field off Jones 2-2. Brian Jordan added an rib triple in the ninth and scored on Todd Zeileis single. Craig Biggio led off the astros eighth with a single and one out later Bagwell lined a double Down the left Field line to put the astros ahead. But the cardinals came right Back against Lones. Who leads the astros with eight saves. Bob Mcclure 1-0 pitched one third of an inning for the Victory and Lee Smith got the last three outs for his 13th save in 15 opportunities. In other games Friday National league cubs 5, giants 3 san Francisco reliever Dave Righetti walked Sammy Sosa to Force in the go ahead run and threw a wild pitch for another As Chicago rallied for three runs in the the ninth inning to beat san Francisco ending the giants four game winning Streak. The cubs rallied to tie it against reliever Jeff Brantley 2-1. Andre Dawson who went 4 for 4 with a Home run led off the ninth with an infield single. Fie was replaced by Pinch runner Doug Dascenzo who was sacrificed to second by Luis Salazar. Joe Girardi then lined a single to Center to score Dascenzo with the tying run. Bob Scanlan 1-1 pitched 13a innings for the  4, dodgers 1 los  a Bill Pecota hit a three run triple and Bret Sauerhagen pitched five innings of three hit Ball before leaving with a Finger injury Quot As new York beat los Angeles in the dodgers first Home game since the civil unrest. Loser Bob Ojeda who walked four mets in the first inning of a no decision last saturday at new York duplicated that in the sixth As new York took a 3-1 Lead on Pecolar a first Bis on the Road this season. Sauerhagen 3-2 struck out eight and walked two before leasing with an inflamed right Index  8, reds 0 Cincinnati a Terry Mulholland pitched a five hitter Tor his third straight Complete game Victory and Ricky Jordan drove in four runs for Philadelphia. Mulholland 3-3 snapped the Phillies three game losing Streak by holding Cincinnati to five singles. He struck out five and gave up one walk. Reds starter and loser Tom Browning fell to 3-3.padres 9, pirates 2 Pittsburgh a Gary Sheffield hit a two run double in san Diego a three run first inning and Craig Lefferts won his third straight decision As the padres Defeated Pittsburgh. Tony Gwynn had four hits and Benito Santiago added three doubles As the padres tied a team record set twice previously with seven doubles. Pittsburgh starter Denny Neagle 1-2 walked three in the first and retired Only one Batter before  4, expos 2 Ai Lan a Ron Gant drove in two runs to increase his league leading total to 31 and Terry Pendleton extended his hitting Streak to 12 games As Atlanta Defeated Montreal. Kent Mercker 1-0pressed into action in the first inning when starter Mike Bielecki left with Back spasms got the Victory. I he left hander allowed two hits and walked three in holding the expos scoreless for 3t3 innings. Mike Stanton pitched two innings for the save. The braves scored twice in their half of the first Ott Chris Nabholz 2-3 when Otis Nixon who had two hits and two stolen bases singled. Pendleton walked and Gant knocked in Nixon with a single. Another run scored on Brian Hunters sacrifice Fly