European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports monday August 9.1993 i Rookie Miranda pitches Brewers Over Blue jays by the associated pres Toronto Angel Miranda was awesome in his first major league Victory and torrid Pat Listach supplied the of sense As the Milwaukee Brewers ended five game losing Streak with a 61 Victory saturday Over the Toronto Blue  1-2 struck out a career High 10 in his eighth big league Start allowing five hits and walking three. The Rookie who pitched his first com plete game is the first left handed starter beat Cleveland on april 24,1992. Listach who had three hits two Bis stole two bases and scored three runs opened the game with a Homer. He went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs after going4 for 7 and scoring twice in Milwaukee s 11-10 loss Friday night. The Brewers broke a 1-1 tie against Todd Stottlemyre 6-8 with three runs in the fourth. Tom Lampkin led off with an infield single advanced on a grounder and scored one out later on Listach s  Hamilton doubled Home Listach took third on the throw to the plate an scored on a wild pitch. ,. In other games saturday White sox 6, Angels 4 Chicago Jack Mcdowell won his major league leading 18th game Ron Karkovice hit two Home runs As chicag beat California. Mcdowell 18-6 won his sixth consecutive Start. He gave up 10 hits struck out four and walked three. He left after 8%innings with two runners on base and Roberto Hernandez got the last out Fortis 23rd save. _. Karkovice hit a two run Homer in the second inning. He hit his 15th Homer to Start the fifth. John Farrell 2-9 lost his fourth straight Start. Red sox 4, tigers 1 Detroit John Valentin s bases loaded single broke a 11 tie in the sixth inning and Danny Darwin pitched Wellas Boston beat faltering Detroit. Darwin 11-8 allowed four hits struck out three and walked one in 7tt innings. Jeff Russell the fourth Boston Pitcher worked the ninth for his 31st save As the red sox sent the tigers to their 16th Lossin 23 games since the ail Star break. Boston took a 1-0 Lead against Rookie Sean Bergman 1-4 in the first when Billy Hatcher walked took second on wild pitch and scored on a single by Mike Greenwell. Andre Dawson and to Vaughn started the Boston sixth with walks and after a sacrifice bunt by Ivan Calderon Scott Cooper was intentionally walked to Load the bases before Valentin grounded single just past shortstop Chris Gomez. Royals 5, athletics 2 Kansas City to. Gary Gaetti and Brian Mcrae homered giving Kevin Appier and Kansas City a Victory Over Oakland. Oakland starter Bob Welch left the game in the third inning when George Brett s line drive struck him in the right wrist. He was taken to a Hospital for pre cautionary a rays which were negative. Kelly Downs 3-6 replaced Welch an gave up three runs and four hits while getting Only two outs. Appier 12-6who lost a one hitter to Aposton s to Vaughn touches the plate before Detroit Catcher Chad Kreuter can make tag. The Texas rangers two starts earlier on july 27, gave up four hits in 7% innings. He struck but eight. Jeff Montgomer finished for his 33rd save. Twins 6, Yankees 5 Minneapolis Kirby Puckett two out single in the ninth inning drove in the winning run As Minnesota score Din its final at Bat for the second straight night and Defeated new York. With one out in the ninth Pat me Reshit a Looper to left Center and hustled for a double off Bobby Munoz 2-3. After Chuck Knoblauch walked Steve Howe relieved and retired Pinch hitter Lenny Webster on a groundnut that advanced both runners. Steve Farr then came on and Puckett it a line drive to Center on a 1-2 pitch. Carl Willis 3-0 pitched the final two innings. Mariners 2, rangers 1 Arlington Texas Erik Hanson stopped Texas on three hits for seven innings and Seattle beat Roger Pavlik an the rangers. Pavlik 6-6 lost despite pitching Athree hitter and striking out a career High 13. Pavlik s strikeouts were a season High for Texas. Hanson 9-8 struck out seven an walked three. Norm Charlton retired the first two batters in the ninth then threw two very wild pitches to Dean Palmer and was removed from the game with an unspecified injury. Charlton was activated from the disabled list last wednesday after being sidelined because of a strained muscle in his left shoulder. Dwayne. Henry recorded the last out for his second save. Texas had its three game winning Streak stopped. Expos use braves7 lapses for 5-3 win by the associated press Atlanta a combination of Marquis Grissom shitting and Atlanta s defensive lapses at the end Cost the braves. The braves made four mistakes in the Fieldin the 10th inning saturday night and Grissom had the go ahead rib double that gave the Montreal expos Atwo run inning and a 5-3 Victory. A collision in the Outfield a blown rundown a Balkans an error sent Atlanta to its third straight loss. The braves again failed to gain ground on no West leading san Francisco and remained 9vi 1 games Back. Even with All of its  Atlanta almost pulled it out in the 10th. The braves put two runners on base with two outland Fred Mcgriff hit a Long drive to right Field but Moises Alou made a leaping catch at the Wall. Alo had moved to right Field when Larry Walker was ejected for arguing a strike Call in the eighth inning. With one out in the Montreal 10th, Mike Lansing singled and Grissom followed with a double to the Gap. Right fielder David Justice gloved the Ball but bumped into Center fielder Deion Sanders and the delay enabled Lansing to score. With two outs Wil Cordero hit a Fly Ball to left that was caught but Jay Howell had been called for a balk giving Cordero another Chance and he hit a grounder that shortstop Jeff Blauser threw away allowing another run to score. Earlier Blauser was hit by a Mcgrif grounder for an automatic out. The Start of the game was delayed for 45 minutes Byrain. There was another delay because of rain for 62 minutes in the fifth inning. Tim Scott 4-1 earned the Victory with a scoreless ninth inning and John Wetteland picked up his 25th save with scoreless 10th. Mike Stanton 4-4 was the loser. In other games saturday cardinals 4, cubs 1 St. Louis Bob Tewksbury continued his Mastery Over Chicago and a booed Lee Smith got the final out for St. Louis to atone for a blown save on  12-7 permitted five hits in 8 innings struck out six and walked none. He is 3-0 this season and 8-2 in his career against his former team. The walk less performance was the 14th for Tewskbury. Smith booed As he came in with men on struck out Sammy Sosa to get his 38th save. Mike Harkey 7-6 fell to 0-6 against the cardinals in his career. Pirates 2-8, mets 1-10 new York Chico Walker s two out Pinch Dou ble Iii the seventh inning proved decisive and new York beat Pittsburgh to snap the pirates four Gam winning Streak in the second game of a doubleheader. Steve Cooke 6-7 won a pitching Duel with Dwigh Gooden 1.1-11 who struck out a season High nine and Jeff King hit a two run double As the pirates won the opener. Mike Draper started the Nightcap for the mets As late replacement for injured Bret Saberhagen. Mike Maddux 1-6 won the second game. Antho Yyoung earned his third save. Denny Neagle 2-5 the fifth of six Pittsburgh pitchers was the loser. Phillies 8, marlins 7,10 innings Miami Lenny Dykstra Drew Philadelphia s 12thwalk and scored on Dave hollins1 two out infield sin Gle lifting the Phillies Over Florida in 10 innings. Philadelphia s Darren Daulton drove in five run with two homers against Jack Armstrong. The Phillies winning inning began with one out against Matt Turner 2-4. Debtra walked took Sec Ond on Manano Duncan s single and both runners moved up on a Fly out. Hollins then lined a single off Saberhagen faces surgery c new York a new York met Pitcher Bre Saberhagen who won t be punished for trashing the clubhouse also won t be pitching for a  Fri saturday showed he has torn medial Carti Lage in his left knee. He will undergo arthroscopic sur Gery monday the team said. Saberhagen was scheduled to Start saturday s second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh pirates but the mets said his left knee locked up while soft tossing in the bullpen before the game. When asked if the injury had anything to do with Fri a club House tirade manager Dallas Green said absolutely  earlier saturday Green said he did t plan any disciplinary action against Saberhagen for his actions in the clubhouse. The Glove of shortstop Walt Weiss. In the 10th, Flor Ida s Gary Sheffield was hit by a grounder while run Ning from second  Mitch Williams 3-3 pitched two scoreless innings Tor the Victory. Reds 9, dodgers 6los Angeles shortstop Jose Offerman made throw my errors in the eighth and ninth innings helping Cincinnati rally past the dodgers. It Fly Daavis and Henfy Rodriguez hit Home runs that put los Angeles ahead 6-4 after six inn pigs. Ant Fol Spradlin 2-0 was the Winner and Rob Dibble got three outs for his 16th save