European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 18, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 25padres sweep at three Rivers by the associated press Pittsburgh a Kevin wards Homer started san Diego a five run fifth inning As the padres completed a three game weekend sweep of the division leading Pittsburgh pirates with a 6-5 Victory sunday afternoon. Andy Benes 4-3 continued to pitch Well away from Home checking the pirates on three runs and seven hits in 7% innings. Benes is 4-1 with a 1.84 Era on the Road and won twice As the padres went 7-4 on their longest Road trip of the season. Randy Myers pitched the final two thirds of an inning for his 11th save allowing a two run double to Jay Bell with two out in the ninth. Andy Van Slyke struck out to end the game. The pirates have lost four straight at Home and four of five Overall and were swept at Home in a three game series for the first time since aug. 10-12, 1990, by St. Louis. The padres have won four straight five of six and seven of nine and have had 10 or More hits in All but one of their last eight games. Pirate starter Randy Tomlin 4-3whose Era has climbed from 1.67 to 4.46 in his last four starts took a 2-1 Lead into the fifth but left after retiring Only one of the seven batters he faced in the inning. Ward who has touched Tomlin for two of his four career homers tied it with his second Homer of the season and Jerald Clark doubled. Tomlin got in deeper trouble with a wild pitch that moved Clark to third and by walking Benes. Tony Fernandez and Tony Gwynn who both were 7 for 13 in the series followed with singles before Gary Sheffield Drew a bases loaded walk making it 4-2.national league Tomlin left after striking out Fred Mcgriff but reliever Paul Miller allowed Benito Santiago s rib single and Tim Teufel a sacrifice Fly. The padres finished the series with 25 runs and 38 hits in three games As the top four in their order a Fernandez Gwynn Sheffield and Mcgriff a went 22 for 51 with 15 Bis. In saturdays games padres 10, pirates 9 Pittsburgh the padres won a sing fest of the superstars As Barry Bonds and Gwynn two of the Best hitters around put on quite a show. Bonds hit a grand slam and a Solo Homer and drove in a career High six runs for Pittsburgh but Gwynn a bases loaded double helped san Diego rally. Bonds second career slam put the bucs ahead 6-0 in the second inning and he homered again in the fifth inning the 12th time he has connected twice in a game. After Bonds groundnut Lloyd Mcclendon followed with a sacrifice Fly. Randy Myers got the last out for his 10th save. Rich Rodriguez 3-1 pitched three innings for the  2, cubs 0 san Francisco a John Burkett and Rod Beck combined on a six hitter As san Francisco beat Chicago. Matt Williams hit an rib single in the first inning against Greg Maddux 4-3 and Jose Uribe doubled Home an insurance run in the eighth. The giants won for the fifth time in six games and ended Chicago a three game winning  6, Phillies 5 Cincinnati Tim Belcher handed Philadelphia a four run Lead then hit his second major league Homer to rally Cincinnati. Belcher hit a two out Solo Homer off Wally Ritchie 0-1 to tic the score in the sixth inning and Hal Morris doubled Home Barry Larkin with the go ahead run the seventh inning. Belcher 3-4 allowed four runs in the first two  7, braves 1 Atlanta a Dennis Martinez pitched six Strong innings and Montreal hit three Home runs. Rookie Are i Cianfrocco Larry Walker and Spike Owen hit homers for the expos. Walker and Gwen homered in a three run eighth off slumping reliever Alejandro Pena. Cianfrocco a Solo Home run leading off the fifth against Steve Avery 1-4 gave the expos a 2-0  3, cardinals 2 Houston a Pinch hitter Benny disc Fanon a run scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted Houston Over St. Louis snapping the cardinals six game winning  2, mets 0 los Angeles a Tom Candiotti pitched a six hitter for his first National league shutout As injury plagued los Angeles beat new York to snap a six game Home losing Streak. It was the third win in 14 games for the  s rally to beat Yankees Leary by the associated press new York a even though Ron Darling was Back in new York it really did no to feel like a Homecoming. A if i were pitching in Shea stadium it would probably be different a he said. A it was Nice to be Here but its probably More significant to Stop the losing  Darling pitching in new York for the first time since the mets traded him to Montreal in july led Oakland Over the Yankees 6-3 saturday stopping a three game losing Streak for the athletics and a three game winning Streak for new York. Mark Mcgwire hit a two run double and Jose Canseco followed with a two run single As Oakland rallied for five runs in the fifth against Tim Leary who dropped to 0-9 in 10 career starts against Oakland. In other games saturday Brewers 5, rangers 4 Milwaukee Nolan Ryan Schance at his first Victory of the season slipped away in the ninth inning when Milwaukee rallied for two runs against reliever Kenny Rogers and beat Texas. Ryan pitched six Strong innings giving up six hits and leaving with a 4-1 Lead in a bid for his 315th career Victory. Ryan who spent most of april on the disabled list remained 0-1 after five  7, Blue jays 6 Toronto a Ken Griffey or. Hit a three run Homer in the seventh inning rallying Seattle past  saturday Griffey a sixth Home run of the season came against David Wells 1-2 and landed in the second deck in right Field. The drive gave the mariners their first Lead of the game at 7-5. Twins 8, indians 6 Cleveland John Smiley struggled to his third straight Victory and Kirby Puckett homered As Minnesota beat Cleveland. Smiley 3-2 benefited from eight Early runs and lasted seven plus innings allowing five runs and 11 hits walking none and striking out three. Red sox 3, Angels 0 Boston a Frank Viola worked out of two bases loaded jams in seven scoreless innings and earned his fifth consecutive Victory As Boston shut out California for the second game in a Row. Viola 5-2 allowed Only four hits but walked five while striking out three. Orioles 7, White sox 2 Chicago a Jack Mcdowell lost for the first time in eight starts this season As Chris Hoiles hit a two run Homer and a triple that led Baltimore past Chicago. Winner Bob Milacki 3-2 gave up two runs and seven hits in eight innings. Tigers 7, royals 2 Kansas City to. Scott Aldred wingless in eight starts with a 7.48 Era stopped Kansas City on five hits Over 5% innings As Detroit beat the royals. Illi Ipi Yankees Randy Velarde throws too late for do after getting Force on a a Harold Baine Langston Angels break through against botox by the associated press Boston a Mark Langston settled Down after walking the first three batters he faced to pitch eight Strong innings As the California Angels beat the Boston red sox 3-1 sunday. One of the four hits Langston gave up came in the eighth inning when Wade Boggs beat out a grounder Over second base for his 2,000th career hit in his 11th  sunday Langston 4-1 carried a shutout into the ninth inning when Tom Brunansky led off with his second Home run. Bryan Harvey then relieved and got the last three outs for his 12th save allowing one hit. John Dopson who underwent right Elbow surgery on aug. 27, 1990, allowed five hits and three runs. In another Early game sunday twins 9, indians 5 Cleveland Kirby Puckett hit a three run Homer and Pedro Munoz hit a tie breaking two run shot sunday leading Minnesota Over Cleveland. Kevin Tapani 3-4 won despite giving up three Solo Home runs two by sex twin Paul Sorrento and the other by Carlos Baerga