European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes thursday May 21, 1992 Clark homers to fuel giants win Over bucs Phillies Der run Daulton collides with Craig Bigelo of the astros at second base tuesday in  benches Gwynn san Diego apr Tony Gwynn the san Diego padres four time National league batting Champion fractured the tip of his right Middle Finger when he closed a car door on it tuesday morning a there was no dislocation in the Finger team physician or. Jan Fronck said. The left handed Gwynn missed his first Start of the season tuesday night against the new York mets and his status was listed As Day to Day. Quot i knew it was smashed but 1 did no to think it was broken a said Gwynn who has had his last two seasons but Short by injuries. A i did t think it would Stop me from playing. When they told me it was broken i said a what a Gary Pettis who had started Only two games prior to tuesday replaced Gwynn in right Lickl. Go Venn was on a 12-for-24 Streak that lifted his Hatting average to ,369, second in the no entering tuesdays play. By the associated press san Francisco will Clark had an inkling that he turned into a Home run that turned the game around. Clark erased a 2-1 deficit with a sixth inning two run Home run and the san Francisco giants handed the Pittsburgh pirates their fourth consecutive loss 7-2 tuesday night. Quot we be been coming Back on everybody a Clark said. A this was just another  Royce Clayton also homered and Trevor Wilson won his third straight Start As the giants rallied from a two run deficit to win the a a game Between division leaders for their sixth Victory in eight games the pirates had won their last four games of 1991 at candlestick Park. With the giants trailing 2-1, Mike Felder bunted for a single and stole second before Clark hit a 3-2 pitch from Doug Drabek 3-3 for his fourth Home run this season. A i knew they weren to going to walk me not after that 3-1 breaking Ball a Clark said. Quot i had it in the Back of my mind that he would throw another breaking  Drabek said he threw Clark a Slider. Pirates manager Jim Leyland refused to second guess his decision to pitch to the giants Best hitter with first base open. Quot you re in the sixth inning with a one run Lead so i had no problem pitching to Clark a Leyland said. Clayton had pulled the giants to 2-1 with a two out Homer in the fifth his second Home run of the season. Drabek wingless in five starts since april 22, gave up three runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out six and walked none. Wilson 4-2 held the pirates to two runs and five hits in seven innings. He struck out three and walked four. Dave Righetti pitched two scoreless innings for his second save this season and the 250th of his career. San Francisco added four runs in the eighth on Matt Williams bases loaded triple and Jim Mcnamara sri single. Williams hit his the acc run triple off reliever Roger Mason who had not allowed an inherited runner to score this season. Don Slaughte sri single gave the pirates a 1-0 Lead in the second his Ullh hit in 22 at bats. Andy Van Slyck hit a run scoring double in the fifth. In other games tuesday mets 8, padres 0 san Dlugo a Bobby Bonilla hit his first Home run since opening Day and David Cone 4-2 pitched a seven hitter for his Tii ird shutout As new York e idea san Diego a five game winning Streak. Daryl Boston homered and hit a two run triple As the mets ended a three game losing Streak. Jose Melendez 4-2 allowed four runs on seven hits in 5vi innings. San Diego stranded 13  5, cubs 2 los Angeles a Orel Hershiser 3-3 scattered nine hits in seven innings and broke a 2-2 tie with a two run double in the sixth As los Angeles beat Chicago for the 26th time in 32 games. With the score tied at 2 in the sixth Shawn Boskie 4-3 walked Dave Hansen and Jose Offerman with two outs and Hershiser grounded the next pitch Over the third base bag. Boskie 4-3 dropped to 0-4 against the dodgers giving up four runs a one unearned a and seven hits hits in 5vi  7, expos 4 Montreal a Bill Doran hit a grand slam off John Wettland in the ninth inning giving Cincinnati a Victory Over Montreal Wetteland 1-1who blew a save for the third time in nine chances led 3-2 but walked Jacob Brumfield and Dave Martinez with one out. Bip Roberts singled loading the bases and Doran followed with his fourth Home run of the season the third grand slam of his career. Dwayne Henry 1-1 allowed two hits in 3 a innings and Rob Dibble pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Reds third baseman Chris Sabo was ejected in the first by Home plate Umpire de Rapuano for arguing balls and  4, astros 3 Philadelphia a Dave Hollins had the first two Homer game of his career and Curt Schilling 3-2 allowed three hits in six shutout innings his first Start since sept. 6, 1989, when he was with Baltimore. Hollins hit a Solo Home run off Butch Henry 0-4 in the third and added a two run Homer in the fifth following a walk to Ruben Amaro. Jeff Bagwell hit a three run Homer in the eighth off Barry Jones. Mitch Williams got six outs for his fifth  7, braves 2 Atlanta a Felix Jose drove in three runs and had two hits As St. Louis won in Atlanta for the first Lime since aug. 30, 1990, ending a 10-game losing Streak there. The cardinals won for the seventh time in nine games Overall. Bob Tewksbury 5-1 allowed seven hits walked three and struck out three 7 in eight innings. John Smoltz 3-4 gave up five runs and six hits in 616 innings As the braves lost for the eighth time in 11  sparkle with various stuff by tin associated press the knuckle Haller the junk Ballor and the curve caller pretty much had a Ball. Charlie Hough and his dancing flutter Hall helped the Chicago while sox past Kansas City 2-1 tuesday night. Frank Tanana and his assortment of olt Speed pitches were too much Lor Milwaukee in Detroit s 3-0 Victory. And Bert Blyleven s curve had a Nasty Hook to it even though his return to the Angels was less successful a Blyleven got no decision As the new York Yankees edged California 5-4 in 10 innings. All  a combined 61 seasons in the majors a  struggled recently. Hough did t get out of the first inning of his last Start. Tanana was bypassed Lor his last Start and sent to the bullpen. A a in a not going to tool my own Horn. That a not my style a Tanana said. Quot i feel i be got a lot of Good pitching left in me. 1 just want a Chance to prove that. Which was All Blyleven could ask Tor after 21 months on the sidelines and uni rotator cuff surgeries. In other games tuesday White sox 2, royals 1 Chicago a Hough 1-1 won Tor the first time in five starts this season after entering the contest with a 5.96 Era Hough got his 196th major league win limiting the royals to six singles in 60 innings. He is 20-10 lifetime against Kansas City. Robin Ventura a first inning sacrifice Fly and Craig Gre Beeks a second inning rib single provided the runs against Kevin Appier who entered the game with the leagues second Best Era 1.70. He now is at 1.76.rangers 8, indians 7 Cleveland the rangers scored five runs in the final two innings. In the ninth Ruben Sierra hit a two run Homer then Dean Palmer singled Home the go ahead run. Mark Whiten hit a grand slam Lor the indians losers in nine of their last it games. Texas has won three straight. Tigers 3, Brewers 0 Detroi t a the Lincis snapped a six game losing Streak against Milwaukee As Cecil fielder drove in two runs. The Brewers who managed just three hits Are 13-3 in their last 16 games at Tiger stadium and had scored at least five runs in each of the previous 15, dating Back to aug. 8, 1989. 1 but Tanana 0-3 with a 7.04 Era against the Brewers last season gave up two hits in 6 i innings. John Doherty pitched 14j innings of perfect Relief then Mike Henneman picked up his seventh Stive by working the ninth. Athletics 5, orioles 3 Baltimore the orioles used five pitchers and Jose Canseco s second May Homer to hand Baltimore its third straight loss on a five Hitler. Joe Slusarski gave up two runs and three hits in five innings before giving Way to Jeff Parrett who pitched the sixth. Riek Honeycutt got two outs in the seventh Rick Gossage got the next four outs and Dennis Eckersley pitched the ninth inning for his 15th save in 15 tries. Yankees 5, Angels 4 new York the 41-year-old Blyleven who last pitched in the majors on aug. 111990, gave up Home runs to Mel Hall and Kevin Maas in the second inning. Blyleven allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks struck out two and threw a wild Pilch. He left trailing 3-2. Pinch hitter Bobby roses two run Homer in the eighth off Steve Howe put California ahead 4-3, Matt Nokes Hom ered against Steve Frey in the Yankees eighth to tie it. New York won it in on a single by Hall who went to second on a Long Fly out two walks by Mark Eichhorn 1-3 and Randy Velardes single Over the drawn in  7, Blue jays 1 Toronto a the hot twins won their fourth in a Row As Kirby Puckett hit a two run double Randy Bush had two sacrifice flies and Chuck Knoblauch went 2 for 2 with one rib and two runs  sox 7, mariners 5 Boston the red sox won a Seesaw Battle for their ninth in a Row Over the mariners. Boston trailed 3-2, went ahead 5-3 wit three runs in the sixth then allowed Seattle to tie it in the seventh. But in the Bottom of the inning Tony Pena scored the tie breaking run on reliever Calvin Jones wild pitch and Wade Boggs followed with a sacrifice Fly