European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports wednesday August 11,1993 of o shot Baltimore extends win Streak to 8 by the associated press John Gates threw out the Challenge. Arthur Rhodes accepted. As a result the Baltimore orioles Are within one half game of first place in the Al  allowed three hits in eight plus innings and Mark Parent hit his second Home run of the season As visiting Balti More extended its winning Streak to eight games american league with a 4-1 Victory Over the Detroit tigers monday  gave him the same Challenge tonight that 1 gave him at Seattle last year the orioles manager said. I said either throw strikes or Well get somebody else you can t use that Challenge All the time. But we re in a tight  re hurting if he does t throw  that aug. 29 game against the Mari ners Rhodes pitched 7%, innings and combined with Todd Frohwirth and Gregg Olson to shut out Seattle on four  mariners had reached double Fig ures in hits in a club record 12 straight games. More importantly the win brought Baltimore closer to first place  time the orioles moved into sole Possession of second place in the Divi Sion one half game behind the Idle bluejays and a half game in front of the bos ton red sox and new York  threw the Ball real Well Gates said. Especially in this situation. We begot to win them All. We simply can t afford to  Streak is the orioles longest since winning 10 straight june 2-12, a stretch that tics Boston for the longest in the Al this  3-2in his second Start since being recalled from class aaa Roches Ter on july 31, allowed one run struck out eight and walked three. He was in the minors on a rehab assignment. Rhodes had arthroscopic surgery to remove a Loose fragment in his left knee May 18.after Rhodes walked Travis Fryman to open the ninth inning Alan Mills relieved and allowed an rib fielder s Choice grounder by Lou , who has 16 at bats this season hit his first Homer of the season in Sun Day s 7-6 Victory Over Cleveland. Mike Moore 8-6 gave up three of Baltimore s six hits in the fifth inning when the orioles scored three of their runs. In bidding for his fourth straight Victory Moore struck out five and walked five in 8vi  Lulett started the orioles fifth with an infield single. After Moore struck out Harold Staines Parent homered on the first pitch to give Baltimore a 2-0.  Anderson followed with a triple and scored on Mark Mclemore s Sacri fice Fly. Cardinals Rookie top bucs 7-3 by the associated press every so often a Rookie Pitcher comes along who can make a difference in a Pennant race. It happened in 1964 for the new Yor Yankees with Mel Stottlemyre and in 1980 when the Philadelphia Phillies brought up Marty Bystrom late in the year. For the St. Louis cardinals it s Allen Watson 5-0. He pitched three hit Ball for seven innings monday night As the National league it Detroit third baseman Travis Fyman appears headed for a to appearance As he chases a foul Ball that was out of his reach monday at Tiger stadium. The orioles added a run in the ninth when David Segui who singled scored on a throwing error by Skeeter Barnes who was sent in to play shortstop for the first time this season following a Pinch hitting appearance in the Only other games scheduled monday royals 7, mariners 6 Chico Lind s Pinch hit two run single in the eighth inning capped a three run rally for Kansas City against visiting  Macfarlane led off the eighth with a single off Ted Power 0-3and Wally Joyner  Gaetti doubled off Center fielder Ken Griffey or s Glove in left Center to pull Kansas City to 6-5.after Kevin Mcreynolds struck out Greg Gagne was intentionally walked and Lind followed with a single to right through a drawn in  Belinda 1-0the fourth royals Pitcher went one inning for his first Al  Montgomery pitched the ninth for his 35th save converting his 24th straight  struck out Dave Magadan with run ners on first and third to end the game. White sox 5, athletics 4 Frank Thomas went 3 for 3 and hit a tie breaking Home run in the seventh in Ning for hosting Chicago. The White sox first in the Al West had lost four of their last five games after winning seven of eight. Alex Fernandez 13-6 allowed four runs and 10 hits i seven innings to earn his first win since july 20, hews 0-2 with a 6.16 Era in his Las three starts. Roberto Hernan Thomas Dez retired the final four batters for his 24th save in 28 opportunities. He entered with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth and got Lance Blankenship to Fly out. Bobby Witt 8-11 lost his sixth straight decision giving up Alt five runs in seven innings. Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh pirates 7-3 at three Rivers stadium. Watson called up july 7 from the cardinals triple a Louisville farm club was increasingly effective after allowing Solo runs in the first two innings. He struck out two and walked two As the pirates lost for the ninth time in the 12 games they be opposed a Rookie starter. That must be the new York coming out in him manager Joe Torre said of Watson from Queens , "1 like the Way he goes about it. He gets mad at him self. It s not like he s feeling his Way  Tom Pagnozzi and Bernard Gilkey homered Todd Zeile had a tie breaking two run single in the fifth and Luis Al Icea added a two run double As the Sec Ond place cardinals moved within six games of Idle Philadelphia in the no East. Watson won his fourth straight Start allowing just one hit in his final six innings As the cardinals improved to 6-1 against Pittsburgh. Bob walk fell to 11-9. In other games monday giants 10, reds 7 Kirt Manwaring hit a two run Homer and will Clark had a two run triple in a four run sixth inning As san Francisco rallied to beat Cincinnati at candlestick Park. The first place giants opened a nine game Lead Over Atlanta. Clark finished with three hits and three Bis while Manwaring went 2 for 4 with three Bis. The giants survived two homers by Hal Morris and another by Kevin Mitchell. Marlins 3, cubs 2 Walt Weiss run scoring single snapped a seventh inning tie to lift Florida Over Chicago at Joe Robbie stadium. Astros 5, padres 4,10th inning Houston won its third straight game Asp Inch hitter Luis Gonzalez s safety squeeze bunt with one out in the 10th in Ning scored Eric Anthony with the go ahead run against Trevor Hoffman at san Diego. Rockies 3, dodgers 2,11 innings Vinny Castilla s sacrifice Fly in the a thinning lifted Colorado Over los Angeles at dodger stadium. Baseball owners May face Money issues new York a like the rest of baseball Union chief Don Fehr is Assum ing a wait and see attitude concerning an important owners meeting which opens wednesday in Kohler vis. I Don t know what will come out of their meeting Fehr said. We be got alot of questions with no answers. We Don t know what is going on with  la be told when they decide to Tell  Richard Ravitch president of the player relations committee is expected to put Revenue sharing and salary Cap proposals before the owners. Ravitch has said that such a plan with big City franchises helping Small Market teams is essential to the economic health of the game. Owners earlier this year approved a Resolution that would link Revenue Shar ing to a salary Cap that would designate a percentage of defined Gross Revenue for players. That would copy the 53 percent plan incorporated some years Aeo by then a. Suppose Ravitch returns from the meeting and informs the Union that management has voted to impose a salary Cap. What would Fehr s reaction be i d say go ahead and try " he said i Don t expect anything that overt  Fehr said he has yet to see any Evi Dence linking the Aba salary Cap to the Success of that league. What s the connection he asked. Maybe there s none. The Aba was in trouble and went out and got a stong commissioner with centralized marketing and glittering stars. And they say the Cap made the revenues go  sine employing their option to reopen the collective bargaining agreement after last season the owners have met with Union representatives for just one full bargaining session and that was last Jan uary