European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes Friday May 22, 1992road rangers claim fourth straight win from wire reports new York a if the Texas rangers Ever learn How to play at Home the Way they do on the Road they will almost certainly win their first division title since the franchise moved from Washington two decades ago. Texas has completed almost a third of its Road schedule for 1992 and in posting a 1-0 decision Over the Cleveland indians on wednesday night the rangers improved their away from Home record to 17-8. That is easily the Best in the majors with the last four of those Road wins coming in succession and All being one run decisions. Now comes the hard part. After finishing up their latest Road journey with a 4-2 record the rangers headed Home for a thursday night Date with the Kansas City royals a with Nolan Ryan on the Mound looking for his frs Victory of the year. At Arlington stadium the rangers Are 5-12, by far the worst Home record in the majors. Texas will play 17 of its next 20 games on its own Field. Quot maybe we arc just pressing at Home a a said Texas shortstop Jeff Huson. Quot i done to know what it is. We be had a hard time coming up with the key hit when we need it. A if we can win like we have on the Road i know we can win at  Texas latest Road Victory came thanks to a five hit pitching performance from Jose Guzman and two clutch outs recorded in the ninth by Jeff Russell. The 10 Victory followed a 2-1 Texas win Over Milwaukee and decisions Over Cleveland by the scores of 3-2 and 8-7 elsewhere in the american league new York downed California in 12 innings 3-2 Oakland Defeated Baltimore 4-2 Boston posted a 6-4 win Over Seattle Detroit nipped Milwaukee 4-3 Kansas City decked Chicago 7-2, and Toronto overcame Minnesota in 10 innings 8-7.athletics 4, orioles 2 Baltimore a Bob Welch pitched eight Strong innings in his longest Outing of the season and Willie Wilson had two hits and scored twice. Oakland swept Baltimore with Welch allowing seven hits and two runs in eight innings. Dennis Eckersley picked up his 16th save in As Many opportunities. Welch 2-2 allowed seven hits in eight innings. Mike Mussina 5-1 was denied in his bid to become Only the fifth Oriole Pitcher to Start a season 6-0.blue jays a twins 7,10 innings Toronto a Pat Borders singled into a vacant Center Field with the bases loaded in the Bottom of the tenth allowing the Blue jays to snap a five game losing Streak. After the bases were loaded in the 10th, Minnesota right fielder Randy Bush came in to create a five Wade Boggs of the red sox ducks to avoid an inside Pilch in front of mariners Catcher Bert Heffernan wednesday. Man infield and Borders looped a Fly Ball Between the two remaining  4, Brewers 3 Detroit a Mickey Tettleton mired in a 2-for-27 slump hit a three run one out Homer in the ninth inning. It was Tettleton a ninth of the season but first since May 5 when he homered in the ninth off californians Mark Eichhorn to give the tigers a 2-1 Victory. Kurt Knudsen 1-0, the third Detroit Pitcher won his first major league  sox 6, mariners 4 Boston a Ellis Burks hit the sixth grand slam Homer of his career to break an eighth inning tie and allow Roger Clemens to boost his record to 6-3. Clemens however gave up his first Home run in 76 innings when Pete of Brien led off the sixth with a Solo blast that tied the game at 1-1.royals 7, White sox 2 Chicago a Gregg Jefferies hit his first career grand slam and Hipolito Pichardo won his first Ziajor Icagic Start. Jefferies Homer was his first in 277 at bats and his first in the american league. He had hit nine with the new York mets last year. Kansas City won its first Road series of the season. Jefferies connected in the fifth inning against Alex Fernandez 2-5. Pichardo 1-1 had pitched seven times in Relief since being recalled from double a Memphis on april 16, and was pressed into starting As the royals search to fill out their rotation. Pichardo who was 3-11 at Memphis last year and had not won in three starts this season walked none and struck out  3, Angels 2,12 innings new York a Charlie Hayes doubled with one out in the 12th inning scoring Jesse Barfield from first base and bringing new York its fourth straight win. The Yankees had kept the game alive in the ninth when Barfield a sacrifice Fly scored Mel Hall from third to tie the contest at 2-2. John Habyan 2-1 pitched two innings. The Angels lost for the seventh time in nine games. Jim Abbott and Scott Kamieniecki former Road roommates when pitching at the University of Michigan were locked in a scoreless Duel through six innings. The Yankees did not get a hit off Abbott until Pat Kelly singled with two outs in the sixth  promises to act a quickly commissioner Fay Vincent said before wednesday nights game that the behaviour of George Steinbrenner during the 21 months he has been suspended from baseball will be Analysed in making a decision about whether to modify the agreement the Yankees former managing partner made with the commissioner. They met on tuesday and Vincent said he would respond Quot reasonably quickly a to Steinbrenner a request to be reinstated probably in less than a month. A i want to be fair to him and i want to be fair to other people a said Vincent who attended the Yankees Angels game. A the wants to modify it. I have to decide it if i want to modify  rally in ninth to Down reds by the associated press Montreal apr Marquis Grissom s two run single capped a four run rally in the ninth inning As the Montreal expos surged Back to beat the Cincinnati reds 6-5 wednesday night. The reds had come Back from a 2-0 deficit to go ahead 5-2 in the seventh inning when they sent 11 men to the plate. But the expos responded against Cincinnati Stop relievers Norm Charlton and Rob Dibble. Charlton who came on in the eighth allowed singles by Ivan Calderon and Larry Walker to open the ninth Dibble relieved and struck out Moises Alou then allowed an infield single to Tim Wallach to Load the bases. Dibble 0-2 walked Pinch hitter John Vanderwal to make the score 5-3 before Tom f Oley struck out. Pinch hitter Bret Barberie then walked to make it 5-4, and Grissom singled in the tying and winning runs. Mel Rojas 1-1 pitched 21 a scoreless innings to get the Victory. Wallach s ninth inning single was in National league 1,599th career hit making him the expose career Leader surpassing Tim rainess total of 1,598. In other games wednesday giants 3, pirates 1 san Francisco Bud Black scattered four hits in 746 innings wednesday As san Francisco beat Pittsburgh 3-1 and sent the pirates to their fifth straight loss. Black 1-1 won for the first time in three starts since coming off the disabled list on May 6, striking out four and walking three. Jeff Brantley got three outs for his fourth save. Zane Smith 5-2 dropped to 0-7 against the giants in 10 appearances since june 9, 1987, including seven starts. Smith gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings struck out four and walked one. The pirates lost for Only the second time in Smiths nine starts  6, cardinals 3 Atlanta a Steve Avery who Hadnot won in nearly a month allowed four hits in pkg innings and Brian Hunter hit a two run Homer and drove in three runs for Atlanta. Avery1, 18-8 a year ago had not won since snipping Houston 2-0 on april 25. The left hander 2-4 walked five and struck out three As the braves Wain for Only the fourth time in 12 games. Phillies 2, astros 1 Philadelphia ferry Mulhol land pitched pkg Strong innings for his fourth straight Victory and Mitch Williams picked up his sixth save. Mulhol land 4-3who lost his first three starts gave up nine hits struck out six and walked one. Williams came on with runners at first and second anti got the final two outs saving a game for the second straight night. Padres 12, mets 6 san  a Lony Fernandez matched his career Best with four Rols including a three run Homer that capped the six run sixth inning and Craig Lefferts won his fourth straight.  5-2a converted reliever got his first Victory against the mets. Tim Teufel and padres manager Greg Riddoch were ejected at the end of the first inning for arguing a called third  5, cubs 3 los Angeles Mike Sharperson pulled the dodgers into a tie with a two run double then provided the go ahead run himself with a big hit on the Catcher. With the dodgers trailing 3-1 in the fifth inning Sharperson hit a deep drive to left Center Field driving in Eric Karros who had singled and Brett Butler who walked. A Daniels followed with a Sharp grounder deep into the Hole but shortstop Jose Vizcaino made a Fine diving Stop got to his feet and threw Home. Catcher Joe Girardi fielded the Ball on one hop with Sharperson still a couple of Steps away from the plate. But Sharperson barrelled Over Girardi who had some trouble getting a grip on the Ball and lie dropped it. Daniels was credited with an rib on the play