European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sunday August 1,1993 bucs Hal top phils by the associated press Philadelphia keep Lenny Dykstra off base. That a the Way to beat the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh manager Jim Leyland knows it. Dykstra who leads the major leagues in runs with 96, including 25 in his last 23 games and 53 in 50, went 0 for 4 against Pittsburgh a Bob walk on Friday night ending a 10-game hitting Streak As the pirates won 4-2. Quot the reason we won is that we kept canny Dykstra off base Quot Leyland said. Quot he has been fantastic. Every time you look he son base. If he son we get ironically walk Hasni to had much Luck against Dykstra in his career. Before Friday night s game Dykstra had a career average of .417 15-36 against the pirate right hander. Quot i tried to get him to hit to the opposite Field a walk explained. The left handed Dykstra drove three Fly balls to left Field. In his final at Bat he lined out to right fielder Dave Clark. The loss combined with St. Louis 3-2 win Over the new York mets slashed the Phillies first place margin to six games Over the cardinals in the least. Walk t 1-8 won his first game since july 9 with the help of two Bis by Orlando Merced he worked eight innings and limited 4t\c Phillies to six hits and two runs striking out five while snapping a three game Philadelphia winning Streak. Stan Belinda pitched a witless ninth for his 19th save. Ben Rivera 9-61 pitched seven innings and lost for the thira straight time giving up seven hits and four runs. He struck out Scoyen and walked a Mickey Morandini hit his first career Pinch hit Home run his third Homer of the season in the seventh in other games Friday reds will let Cincinnati apr Tom Browning will remain a member of the Cincinnati reds while his marijuana Case goes to court. Str Browning is charged with a traffic violation and a Misdemeanour count of Possession of marijuana. Police said they stopped Browning 33, near his Northern Kentucky Home thursday night and found a partly smoked marijuana cigarette in his ashtray. Browning declined to talk to reporters before a game Friday night against san Diego. The team said it would wait to see what happens. Quot the Cincinnati reds and Pitcher Tom Browning will not make any comment on Brownings situation until the Legal process is completed Quot red spokesman Jon Braude said. A Quot both the reds and major league baseball arc currently looking into the matter. Browning will continue his regular duties forthe Jim Small a spokesman for the commissioners office said there is no mandatory disciplinary action for a first offence. Browning could be punished by baseball a executive Council. The Misdemeanour drug charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1,000 Fine. V a Boone county police officer stopped Browning for improper passing and reported smelling marijuana smoke As he approached the car. Chief Deputy Ron Kenner said that one partly smoked marijuana cigarette was found in the ashtray. Browning has had a difficult season with the reds who have been in fifth place since the end of May. He was fined $500 for leaving a game at Wrigley Field in july and watching front a porch across the Street. Astros Steve Finley slides safely into second under braves Mark Lomke who scrambles for Ball he hobbled in Friday s game. Cardinals 3, mets 2 Todd Zeile homered off Sid Fernandez 2-1then put St. Louis ahead to stay with a sacrifice Fly against new York. The cardinals were returning Home after going 3-7 on their just completed Road trip and dropping a three game series to no East leading Philadelphia. Rookie Allen Watson 3-0 worked seven innings allowing a run on four hits. Lee Smith got the last four outs for his major league leading 35th save. Expos 11, marlins 1 Larry Walker and Moises Alou led an 18-hit attack As Montreal beat Florida in olympic stadium. Alou drove in four runs and Walker had three hits and scored four times. Chris Nabholz 6-8 allowed six hits to the marlins in eight innings. The expos scored six runs on eight hits in the fourth inning off losing Pitcher Ryan Bowen 6-10. Cubs 2, dodgers 1 Steve Buechele homered and fran Castillo won his third consecutive Start to help Chicago beat los Angeles at Wrig National league Ley Field. Castillo 5-6 allowed six hits in seven innings. Randy Myers worked the ninth for pfc 32nd save in 35 chances. Buechele hit his eighth Home run in the third and the cubs made it 2-0 against Pedro Astacio 7-6 an inning later when Ryne Sandberg scored on Derrick May a single. Braves 4, astros 1 Tom Glavine and Doug Drabek by Young award winners with get per hence in postseason play Are moving in opposite directions this year. Glavine led Atlanta Over Drabek a Houston club before 47,413 at the Astrodome. Glavine 13-4 allowed five hits struck out five Ana walked five before Greg my Michael worked the ninth for his second save. Drabek 7-12who left Pittsburgh and signed with Houston As a free agent last december lost his fourth straight decision giving up four runs on six hits striking out four and walking three in five innings. Fred Mcgriff Terry Pendleton Damon Berryhill and David Justice each knocked in runs for the braves who won for the seventh time in eight games. The loss ended Houston s three game winning Streak. Mcgriff is 17 for 41 with six homers and 11 Bis in 11 games since joining the braves in a Trade with san 10, Rockies 4 Barry Bonds had two homers and Kirt Manwaring four hits and both drove in three runs As visiting san Francisco handed Colorado its fifth straight loss. Greg Brummett 2-3 broke a three game losing Streak at the expense of Greg Harris 10-10who was making his Colorado debut after being acquired in a Trade monday from san 11, reds 9 Archi Cianfrocco atoned for a two run throwing error in the eighth inning by leading off the ninth with a Homer rallying san Diego Over Cincinnati at riverfront stadium. Cianfrocco a Homer 2-4 was the first Jeff Reardon has allowed in 40% innings. Trevor Hoffman 3-3 gave up two hits in three innings for the Victory. Reds Tom Browning chats with unidentified teammate during batting practice before fridays game. Ump s bait Denver apr Umpire Charlie Williams wadded up Don. Baylor a lineup card and threw it on the ground triggering the ejection of the Colorado Rockies manager before the Start of Friday nights game with the san Francisco giants. A the baited me a Baylor said. Quot it was premeditated. He knew exactly what he wanted to do and he did Williams said Baylor should have been Quot glad i did no to tear it up and eat it. Yeah i wadded it up and threw it on the ground. You Tell Don i take care of business on the Field. I do the Best i can do. 1 done to go to the newspapers and say anything to anybody about what happens on that Williams apparently was upset about pos game comments by Baylor following wednesday night s game against Atlanta. Williams the Home plate Umpire in that game called a Colorado runner out at the plate in the eighth inning. Replays showed and even Atlanta Catcher Greg Olson agreed that the runner was Safe in a game the Rockies lost 3-2. After the game Williams avoided the Media. Crew chief Joe West explained that Quot he has to Call it the Way he sees it. He has to make a decision right Baylor then blasted Williams saying Quot be a Man and say you missed it. Don t lie and say he blocked the a
