European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 american league gain on Chison by the associated press Arlington Texas Ivan Rodriguez hit a tie breaking two run double and drove in four runs Lead ing the rangers past Chicago 7-1thursday night. Texas took three of four in the series at Arlington stadium and closed 4vi games behind the Al West leaders. Tim Belcher 0-1 gave up four runs on seven hits in seven innings. He had been 9-6 for the Cincinnati reds before they traded him to Chicago on july 31 for two minor league pitchers. Kevin Brown 9-7 allowed one run on six hits and struck out eight in 7% innings. Cris Carpenter finished for his first Al save. Rodriguez 15 for 26 in his last nine games put Texas ahead 3-1 with a two run double in the sixth inning. He had a sacrifice Fly in fourth and an rib single in a three run eighth. In other games thursday indians 8, tigers 4 Cleveland Wayne Kirby batting in injured Kenny lot ton s Lea diff Slot hit a bases loaded triple As Cleveland beat fading Detroit. The tigers have lost four of their last Uve games including two of three at Cleveland. They have not won a series since july 5-7 and Are 6-15 since the All Star break. Rookie Tom Kramer 5-2 won his fourth consecutive decision yielding two runs and seven hits in 5% innings. Mariners 3, athletics 2 Oakland Calif. Seattle Bret Boone broke a seventh inning tie with an rib double and Dave Fleming survived a bad Start to win his seventh straight decision. Fleming 7-1 gave up two runs four walks and six hits in the first four innings before settling Down and holding the a s witless until the seventh when he worked outa first and third none out Situa Tion. Angels 5, royals 4 Anaheim Calif. Chili Davis hit a three run Homer and drove in four runs for California to increase his career rib total to800. Rookie Hilly Hathaway 3-1 beat the royals for the second time scattering seven hits Over 6v4 innings with two strikeouts and five walks. Phils keeping Cool by the associated press Only 17 Days maybe until the no West divisional race heats up. There has t been much Pennant race excitement in the senior circuit this sum Mer especially in the West. The san Francisco giants have been in first place since May 11, and their Lead has t dipped below six games since june 1 in the East the Philadelphia Phillies have been in first since opening Day and their Lead has t been less than three games since april 27. The giants and the second place at Lanta braves still have six games remain ing against each other three at candlestick Park on aug. 23-25, three at Fulton county stadium from aug. 31-Scpt. 2. Until then the braves will have to keep trying to whittle away the giants Lead. They did t have any Luck thursday night losing 10-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies a few hours after the giants beat the san Diego padres 5-3. San Francisco s Lead stands at 8wgames. It s very frustrating. They re playing at a Good clip and we re playing at a Good clip Atlanta s Sid Bream said. When you play Well and can t gain it is a difficult  Atlanta took a 4-0 Lead in the first in Ning against the Phillies but three errors in two innings led to four unearned runs and a 4-4 tie. The Phillies went ahead for Good in the fifth when Dave Hollins singled Home Len Dykstra. Todd Pratt added a two run double in the seventh inning and Hollins had a three run double in the eighth. The Phil lies finished with 10 hits off five Atlanta  other games thursday giants 5, padres 3 at san Diego Clark homered twice and Bill Swift 16-5 tied teammate John Burkett for the no Lead in wins. Dave Martinez and Matt Williams also Hom ered for san Francisco. Tony Gwynn who went 6 for 7 on wednesday had his 1,996th career hit a two run Homer to right in the fourth. Met 12, expos 9,13 innings at Montreal the expos rallied from a 9-1 deficit and tied the game 9-All, but the mets rallied in the 13th against John Wetteland 7-2. The heroes for the mets were Jeremy Burnitz four hits a grand slam seven Bis and Joe Orsulak a tic break ing single off Wetteland. Rookie Mike Draper 1-1who had pitched just one inning since july 9, worked the 12th for his first major league win As the mets earned a split of the four game series. Dodgers 5, astros 2 at Houston los Angeles got its Sec Ond straight Victory at the Astrodome after 11 consecutive defeats. Pittsburgh s Carlos Garcia throws to first to Complete double play after the cubs Kevin Roberson was forced out at second thursday. The pirates won 5-2. Pedro Astacio 8-6 got the win and Doug Drabek 7-13 lost his fifth straight decision. Reds 11, Rockies 4 the longest losing Streak of the season belongs to Colorado. The Rockies made it 11 defeats in a Row As they got Ham mered at Cincinnati. The reds batted around in the first in Ning and scored seven runs in the firs two innings. Pirates 5, cubs 2 Orlando Merced drove in a pair of runs and Randy Tomlin allowed five hits in eight innings As Pittsburgh won it third straight at Chicago. Tomlin 4-8who has walked Only 11 batters in 81 to innings this season had three strikeouts and no walks. Mike mor Gan 7-11 gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings. Cardinals 16, marlins 6 at St. Louis Rene Arocha pitched the first Complete game of his career and was supported by a season High 19-hit bar rage. Brian Jordan had four hits and to Pagnozzi Todd Zeile and Bernard Gil key each had three. The cardinals also received nine walks and batted around in the fourth and fifth innings scoring nine runs to blow the game open. Royals founder praised for charitable works Prairie Village Kan. Apas the organist placed take me out to the ballgame Ewing Kauffman was praised thursday As a Man who will live on through the Many charitable works he left behind. Ewing Kauffman was god s gift to our Community and our nation or. Robert Meneilly told More than 3,000 people packed into the Village presbyterian Church in suburban Kansas City. For Many generations to come he will help Young people reach their full god Given  Kauffman a self made tycoon and philanthropist v to founded the Kansas City royals and left most of his $1 billion Fortune to Charity died sunday of Bone cancer. He was 76. A private burial service was held on wednesday. Civic and state leaders along with family members packed the Church for thursday s 3ominute service which began with a Navy color guard for the world War ii Navy Veteran and his favorite song the Star spangled  born on a farm South of Kansas City Tauffman started Marion laboratories in the garage of his Home in 1950 and built it into an Industry giant turning Over control of the company in 1989 when his Stock was valued at $1,3 billion. Through various projects Kauffman will continue funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars into Charity through the Ewing Marion Kauffman foundation. This Community has not yet begun to realize the full legacy of or. Kauffman s gifts said Meneilly. People far beyond this Community will derive the benefits of he generosity and his foresight. Or. Kauffman was wealthy because of what he has been More than for what he has had. Or. Kauffman believed strongly that great wealth should be considered a sacred  Meneilly said Kauffman once told him " i enjoy making Money but i enjoy giving Money away even More "