European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 / c the stars and stripes tuesday june 2, 1992carter homers in no. 2,000 from wire reports Cincinnati a Gary Carter caught up with another Milestone sunday in a game hell remember More for his hitting. Carter Hom Rcd in his 2,000th game As a Catcher to Start a decisive four run second inning and Lead the Montreal expos to a 6-2 Victory Over the Cincinnati reds. The 38-year-old Carter is Only the third to catch 2.000 major league games joining Bob Boone and Carlton Fisk. �?o1 play every game like it could be my last a he said. A today was a memorable one. If there Are a few More in front of me my be thankful. I Don t think there arc 2.000 More in front of  Carters Solo Homer off Jose Rijo 1-4 tied the score at 1 and sparked a four run second inning. Matt stairs called up tuesday from triple a Indianapolis singled Home the final two runs with his first major league hit. Darren Reed added a two run Homer in the eighth off Scott Bankhead to snap the reds six game winning Streak and finally silence a crowd of 29,954 that hooted Carter All afternoon. On saturday Carter was ejected for fighting Hal Morris after a Home plate collision. Morris did no to play sunday getting the Day off against a left handed Pitcher. There were no incidents in the series finale but Carter was booed loudly every at Bat. He led off the second with his third Homer off the left Field foul screen extending his hitting Streak to eight games. The fans booed while he rounded the bases. Quot that a the game a he said. Quot it usually happens when you re in a visiting Park and have been involved in an incident like ours yesterday. I look at Boos like they re cheers in your Home  there were no cheers the rest of the inning. Right fielder Glenn Braggs dropped Archi Cianfrocco a liner for an error Chris Nabholz singled with two out and Marquis Grissom singled for the go ahead run. Rij Clemens wins 5th straight by the associated press Seattle a Roger Clemens is a perfectionist. In his eyes there arc victories and then there arc better victories. A my velocity was of but my intensity was t there at first and my Forknall was basically a Forknall Down the Middle Quot Clemens said after earning his fifth straight Victory by pitching the Boston red sox past the Seattle mariners 7-1 on sunday night. Clemens 8-3 allowed six hits in eight innings struck out six and walked one As he improved his career record against the mariners to 11-4, including 7-2 in Seattle. Clemens began his five game winning Streak after losing to Minnesota 6-1 at Fenway Park on May 4. During the Streak his Era is 0.86. Clemens retired the last eight waiters he faced and 13 of the last 14. Greg Harris pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. Clemens was on a Pilch count. The red sox took him out after he threw 108 pitches. A i Don t like anyone else to finish what i Start hut when we get to August and its really hot i May appreciate coming out of this game Quot Clemens said. The red sox took a 2-0 Lead against Kandy Johnson 5-5 in the second inning when Ellis Burks walked Bob Zup Cic doubled him to third and Luis Rivera singled Home both runners. Ken Griffey jr., hit just the second Homer against Clemens this season for Seattle s run in the fourth Griffey a ninth Homer of the year. Pete of Brien of the mariners homered off Clemens in Boston on May 20. The red sox broke the game open with a three run seventh when they Bat n 1 sunday Bonilla says plugs weren t for fans new York a new York mets outfielder Bobby Bonilla insists he was acting on a suggestion from hitting coach Tom Mccraw and not trying to Block out the Boos at Shea stadium when he played with earplugs saturday. A Tom thought it might help me with my concen ration at the plate a Bonilla said sunday after the Metsy game with the Atlanta braves was rained out. �?o1 thought it might help. Even As a visiting player Shea was always the loudest place in the league Between the fans and the  Bonilla who signed a five year contract with the mets for $29.5 million during the off season is hitting .137 without a Homer in 22 Home games. A a in a not mad at the fans a he said. A a in a enjoying everything about being Home. The fans Are Fine. Its just new York. Half the people Are ticked off when they leave their apartments every  walked Delino Deshields and stairs ended ran 0-for-3 major league Start with a single to right. Braggs error made three of the four runs unearned. Rijo ended up going five innings allowing six hits but again left the game before he wanted to. The reds have him on a pitch count As he recovers from Elbow tendinitis and Only let him throw 80 sunday. A a in a sick and tired of the pitch count a said Rijo who threw his Glove and knocked Over two coolers in the dugout after leaving the game. A the pitch count has to go As soon As possible. A a it a my Job to pitch. Its the Best Day of the week for me the Day i pitch. I done to want them to make my Day  Nabholz 3-4 pit his first win since May 9, allowing five hits Ana two runs Over six plus innings. Mel Rojas got Barry Larkin to ground out with runners on second and third in the seventh inning preserving the  6, Houston 3 Houston a Kim Batiste drove Home the winning run with an infield hit and Lenny Dykstra added a two run single in the 11th inning to lift the Phillies. Astro reliever Rob Murphy 0-1 walked three and gave up two hits in the 11th. Barry Jones 3-2 pitched one witless inning for the Victory and Wally Ritchie pitched the uth for his first save since 1987.dodgars6, Cuba 2 Chicago a Kevin Gross finally caught up to Chicago in the win column. Gross broke a personal seven game losing Streak against Chicago with seven Strong innings As los Angeles completed a three game sweep. Gross 3-4 last Defeated the cubs on june 24,1989, when he was with Montreal. Gross 7-15 lifetime against Chicago gave up two runs and four hits. The right hander had a two nit shutout going until the seventh when Derrick May singled and Sammy Sosa hit his second Homer. Roger Mcdowell pitched two innings. Dave Anderson homered off loser Danny Jackson 07 and Todd Benzinger and Brett Butler each hit a sacrifice Fly to help los Angeles win its fifth straight game. Two other runs were unearned As the cubs committed five errors. Jackson has lost 10 straight decisions since his Only win for the cubs on june 14,1991, against san Diego. He is 1-12 with the cubs in 25 starts. Bob Zupcic of the Boston red sox slides Home o score in the second inning sunday in Seattle avoiding Seattle Catcher Dave Valle. Ted around against Jeff Nelson and Artiss Swan. Tom Brunansky got a sacrifice Fly and Jack Clark had an rib single both off Nelson and Burks had an rib double off Swan. One of the Boston runs was unearned because Seattle Center fielder Greg Briley let a Ball drop in front of him that he thought left fielder Kevin Mitchell was going to catch. Boston made it 7-1 in the eighth on Clarks two run single off Swan. The red sox literally knocked Johnson out of the game in the fifth when Mike Greenwell hit a line drive off the pitchers left Elbow for an infield single. Johnson dropped to the King dome a artificial turf in pain and was replaced by Dennis Powell. Johnson suffered a bruised left Elbow. In other games orioles 4, athletics 2 Oakland Calif. A Brady Anderson led off the game with his third Home run in three games and Rick Sutcliffe pitched Baltimore Over Oakland. Cat Ripken hit his sixth Home run Chris Holics hit his 10th and Anderson hit his ninth Homer for the orioles who homered eight times in the three game series. Sutcliffe 7-4 look a six hit shutout in the ninth inning and left after Carney Lansford led off with a double and Jose Canseco followed with an rib single. Gregg Olson gave up Mark Mcgwire sri single before finishing for his 12th  4, Angels 3 Anaheim Calif. Kenny Lofton had three hits and scored twice including the tie breaking run in the fifth inning after foiling a Pickoff attempt As Cleveland edged California. Lofton singled to Lead off the fifth and broke for second As Pitcher Jim Abbott 2-7 threw to first. But first baseman Lee Stevens dropped the Ball As Lofton Slid into second for his league leading 24th stolen base. Following a walk to Glenallen Hill Carlos Baerga singled Home Lofton for a 3-2 Lead. Charles Nagy 6-3 overcame a rare Streak of wildness that Cost him two runs in the first inning