European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes tigers hang on top jays 14-10 by the associated press Toronto a there a nothing ballplayers like less on a get away Day than an extra innings. Except maybe a nine inning game with 24 runs 31 hits four errors and six pitching changes. A a it a Tough to play four hours and change in a Day game after a night game a we re heat a Cecil bidder said after the Detroit tigers 14-10 Victory Over the Toronto Blue jays on thursday. Predictably both teams had to scramble to catch lights out of town a right now in a just thinking about getting on a Hus and then getting on a plane Quot tigers manager Sparky Anderson said. A when you score six runs the game is supposed to he Detroit look a 6-0 Lead in the second getting five hits and sending 10 men to the plate Only to see the Blue jays Send up ii hatters and score six runs in the third inning. The tigers then led 9-6 with a three run fourth inning. Travis Fryman had a three run triple in the second and scored a pair with u double in the fourth for a career High five Rols after Roberto Alomary a sixth Home run of the season closed the Gap to 9-8 in the sixth Rob Deer hit his 19th Homer of the year in the seventh for a 10-8 tigers Lead. Devon while sri single capped a two run rally in the seventh and evened the score again 10-10. White tied a career High with four hits. Dan Gladden then singled off Mike Timlin 0-1 to Lead off the eight and eventually came around to score on fielders sacrifice Fly for an 11-10 Lead. Mike Munoz 1-1who entered the game and allowed Whites single before recording the final out of the eight picked up his first major league win. Three runs in the ninth gave the tigers american league a 14-10 Lead and the insurance they needed. In other games thursday Yankees 5, red sox 4 Boston a Mike Gallegos Homer sparked a three run seventh inning As new York salvaged the finale of a four game series against Boston. Hie Yankees who overcame 2-1 deficits to take 3-2 leads in the previous two games Only to lose 4-3 on both occasions stayed on top this time after taking the Lead. Twins 3, royals 1 Minneapolis a Scott Erickson struggling for almost a year pitched his Best game of the season and got Home run support from Kent Hrbek Shane Mack and Pedro Munoz in Minnesota a Vietty Over Kansas City Erickson 4-5 was 12-2 with a 1.39 Era on june 24, 1991. From then until thursday he was 11-11 with a 5.37 Era. Mariners 5, White sox 4 Seattle a Harold Reynolds singled with the Hases loaded in the 11th inning giving Seattle its first Ever four game series sweep Over Chicago. Reynolds who also had a Home run and triple singled in front of right fielder Shawn Jeter to bring Home Pinch runner Jeff Schaefer from third base with the winning run in the mariners first extra inning game of the season. Brewers 4, indians 1 Milwaukee a Bill Wugman hurled a the acc hitter for his third Complete game of the season to Lead the Brewers past Cleveland. Wegman 7-5, struck out five in facing Only three batters above the minimum of 27. He carried a no hitter into the fifth before Albert Belle Hom ered. Dave Otto fell to 4-6. Kansas City a Brent Mayne gets twisted up at the plate thursday last place mets meet behind closed doors new York a the new York mets held a players Only meeting after thursday nights 8-3 loss to St. Louis keeping the locker room closed to the Media for 26 minutes. The mets now in a virtual tie for last place in the no last have lost 15 of their last 20 games. A it was a Little get together a said Bobby Bonilla who did not Start because of a Shin Bruise. Quot we re frustrated. We had a discussion and a lot of Good came out of while the players comment on who called the meeting it was thought to be Bonilla. Quot the players came to me during the game and talked about it a manager Jeff Torborg said. A i said it was a Good idea. Going into last place does t thrill mets general manager a1 Harazin and Public relations director Jay Horwitz also wore locked out during the meeting. A we have things to do and Well do it a Bonilla said. Quot whenever players sit and talk positive things so far Torborg has taken the positive approach. He Hasni to yelled or kicked chairs while the mels have lost six of seven on a 14-game Homes and. Quot a you just throw your hands up and wait Tor our Guys to get going a Torborg said. A they re the ones on the Field they re the ones who arc trying. We have professional players padres out slug giants by the associated press san Francisco a Gary Sheffield hit the homers and Fred Mcgriff got hit for Sheffield a heroics. Quot you knew it was coming. That a Why they left giants starter Trevor Wilson in the game. 1 knew it was going to happen Quot san Diego manager Greg Riddoch said after the padres fight marred 9-4 w in Over the san Francisco giants on thursday night. San Francisco manager Roger Craig denied Wilson threw purposely at Mcgriff who charged the Mound and wrestled with Wilson during a 15-minute Melee in the fourth inning. A the knows More about my pitching staff than 1 do a Craig asked. A maybe he ought to come Over Here and manage the team. I he Way things Are going in my bullpen i had to leave him out there As Long As i Frank Semura 1-2 picked up his first major league win in his fourth big league Start going six innings before being ejected for throwing a pitch that hit Robby Thompson to open the seventh inning. Riddoch also Drew an automatic ejection. He denied Seminara a apparent retaliation pitch was deliberate. Quot if we were Hying to hit somebody we re not going to throw a breaking Ball to try and Send a the benches emptied for a second time but Only words were exchanged and the game proceeded after Mike Maddux replaced Seminara who allowed five hits and four runs in helping Send the giants to a sixth straight loss. A Maddux pitched three innings to get his second save yielding four hits. Mcrritt had stepped in against Wilson alter Sheffield connected Tor his second Homer and first career slam in the fourth to Gic the padres an a to league in other games thursday cardinals 8, mets 3 new York a Omar Olivares pitched seven shutout innings and sparked a three run rally with a double. Both teams entered the game having lost 14 of their previous 19 games and the Metsy misery continued. New York has lost six of the first seven games of a season High 14-game Home stand. Olivares 4-3 gave up two hits struck out three and walked three before Mike Perez and Lee Smith finished. The cardinals got Back to .500 at 32-32.expos 4, pirates 0 Pittsburgh Moises Alou Larry Walker and him Wallach had run scoring doubles in the first in eng while Chris Nabholz and Jeff Fassero shut out streaking Pittsburgh on three hits for Montreal. Nab Siolz 5-5 was working on a two hitter when he walked the bases full with one out in the sixth prompting manager Felipe Alou to bring on reliever Fassero Phillies 4, cubs 3 Philadelphia a Lenny Dykstra a two run double m the eighth inning rallied Philadelphia snapping Uncao s six game winning Streak. Cubs reliever Bob Scanlon 2-4 retired the first two batters m the eighth before Mickey Morandini and Pinch hitter Wally Backman singled. Chuck me Elroy relieved and gave up the two out game winning double to Dykstra on a 3-2 pitch. Reliever Mike Hartley 3-1 pitched one scoreless in eng Lor the Victory while Mitch Williams worked the ninth for his 13th save. Morandini also had two doubles
