European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes wednesday july 28,1993 braves Blister Rockies by the associated press a rip to Colorado during the summer is always a Good idea particularly for the Atlanta braves. In their latest visit to mile High stadium the braves beat the Rockies 12-7 with four Home runs monday night. The braves one of the no s weakest hitting teams until recently scored 46 runs in four games during their previous National league visit to Colorado May 6-9, winning 13-3, 13-5, 8-7 and 12-7. For those keeping count that s 58 runs 11.6 per game and 65 hits 13 for at Lanta in five games at Denver. The Bron cos averaged 16.4 Points a game last sea son in the nil. It s a great hitter s Park and we have been swinging the bats Good Here said Atlanta manager Bobby Cox whose team climbed within eight games of san fran Cisco in the no West. Greg Maddux 11-8 held the Rockies to a pair of Solo homers through seven innings before reliever Jay Howell gave up a or and slam to Charlie Hayes in the eighth. Hayes also hit a Solo Homer in the second and his five Bis tied a club re Cord. In addition to a Cion Sanders inside the Park Homer Ron Gant Jeff Blauser and David Justice homered for the braves who scored 59 runs in their pre Vious six games before arriving in Den ver. The offensive part of our team is really clicking Gant said. That s the key for us now. We be had great pitching All year Long. We re starting to score runs and if we keep doing that we will catch the  the braves jumped on Curtis Leskanic 1-4 for five runs in the first five innings taking advantage of the Rookie s mistakes to score one run on a wild pitch and an other on a balk. In other games monday reds 6, astros 1 Jose Rijo pitched five hit Ball for eight innings As Cincinnati beat Houston and All Star Darryl Kile at the Astrodome. Rijo 8-5 improved to 12-5 lifetime against Houston his Best Mark against any team. He struck out 10 and walked one. Kile 11-2 had his nine game winning Streak snapped giving up five runs and teammates Sammy Sosa and Derrick May Welcome cubs Rick Wilkins Home following his three run second inning Homer. Six hits in 234 innings. Jeff Branson drove in two runs improving his career average against hous ton to .433 13 for 30. Cubs 9, padres 6,11 innings Jose Vizcaino s three run Homer with two outs in the Lith lifted Chicago Over san Diego at Wrigley Field for its third straight Victory. With one out in the Lith Pitcher Shawn Boskie 2-1 singled off reliever Tim Mauser 0-1. One out later Rey Sanchez singled and was followed by Viz Caino s game winning Homer Only his second of the season. Vizcaino finished with four Bis. The cubs tied the score 6-6 in the Bot Tom of the 10th on Mark Grace s re single off Gene Harris. Dodgers 15, giants 1 Orel Hershiser improved to 19-7 life time against san Francisco in los an Geles rout at candlestick Park. The dodgers had 17 hits in beating the first place giants for the fifth time in seven games this season. Mike Piazza Jose Offerman and Eric Davis each drove in three runs As every member of los Angeles starting lineup got at least one hit. Hershiser 8-9 gave up five hits in pitching his fifth Complete game. Loser Bryan Hickerson 5-2 lasted Only 2vi innings. Dodgers Ore Hershiser demonstrates form that makes him 197 against the giants. Coleman firecracker investigation continues los Angeles a arson inspectors met with the los Angeles county District attorney s office monday to discuss an incident in which new York mets outfielder Vince Coleman tossed a firecracker outside dodger stadium. Three people including a 1-year-old girl were injured saturday apparently from the firecracker which was thrown in the players parking lot. Those injured were treated at the scene and later hospitalized. No arrests had been made or charges filed As of monday night but fire depart ment spokesman Brian Humphrey said the investigation was proceeding. If it is determined the injuries were related to the firecracker charges could be filed. Suzanne Childs director of communications for the District attorney s office said monday night a decision probably will be made tuesday As to whether charges will be filed and if so who will handle them. If a felony charge is filed the los an Geles District attorney s office gets the Case. If a Mise Manor charge is filed the los Angeles City attorney s office would handle it. We Haven t been formally presented a Case yet Childs said. It has t been been formally presented to anybody. It s too premature to  on the advice of his attorneys Cole Man has refused to speak with reporters. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said the team would have no comment. Eric Davis of the dodgers said sunday that Coleman and mets outfielder Bobby Bonilla were with him As he drove his 1991 jeep Cherokee from the parking lot. Davis said the firecracker belonged to Coleman. We were laughing about it when we drove off Davis said. Every time some body lights a firecracker you laugh. At least i  however Davis sounded remorseful monday in & statement released by the dodgers. The statements attributed to me by the Media Are both inaccurate and mis leading he said. Although i had no warning and did not know that a Passen Ger in my car was about to do something that might injure someone i deeply re Gret that the incident  As the father of two Young children i know the danger associated with fire works and i have the utmost concern for anyone who May have been  Davis had said Coleman threw the fire Cracker Only about six feet from the car and the crowd was much farther away. Yeah he threw a firecracker out of the car Davis said sunday. Those peo ple were behind a Gate 20 feet away from my  fans said Coleman lobbed the fire Cracker. It was Coleman witness Salvado Hernandez said. He was in a car with Davis and some other Guy. He just tossed it out the window. Right after they threw it they drove off real fast  Bud Selig chairman of baseball s nil ing executive Council conferred sunday with Kevin Hallinan executive director of Security and administrator Dick wag Neri both of major league Headquarters. Our information is that the incident As reported by the police appears to have occurred Hallinan said