European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday april.23,1994 rip Mefs 13-3 by the associated press los Angeles Eric Karros talks about the los Angeles dodgers suddenly potent offence As though it s been functioning since the season began. After breaking out of a team slump Las sunday with 19 runs in Pittsburgh the dodgers finally enjoyed a scoring Binge at Home rout ing Dwight Gooden and the new York mets 13-3 thursday night. We had a Good Spring and 1 Don t think there was any doubt from the Guy going but there every Day Karros said after getting three of his team s 15 hit Sand driving a run. Raul Mondesi had three hits including a three run Homer and scored three times. Tim Wallach Mike Piazza and Jose Offerman each drove in two runs and Delino Deshields had three hits and stole three bases As the dodgers won their third straight game. The Victory enabled the dodgers to move two games behind no West leading san Francisco which lost to Philadelphia 6-1 thursday. In the Only other no game Montreal beat san Diego 5-4. Deshields boosted his batting average from .176 to .218 with his three consecutive singles. The recipient of All those runs Wastrel Hershiser 1-0who allowed eight hits Over seven innings after three consecutive six inning no decisions. Hershiser beat Gooden 2-1 for the third straight time in a Battle of former by Young award winners. In other games thursday Phillies 6, giants 1 Danny Jackson 2-0 pitched a four hitter arid Dave Hollins and Darre Daulton homered for visiting Phila Delphia. "./.  v.-,Jackson who retired 22 of 24 Batter entering the ninth struck out six and walked three. The Complete game waste 39th of his career his first since july 31,1993, against Pittsburgh. Expos 5, padres 4 Rookie Cliff Floyd and Marquis gris som hit consecutive homers in the fifth inning against Wally Whitehurst 1-3and Moises Alou drove in two runs for visiting Montreal. Ken Hill 3-1 allowed four runs and eight hits in 7ft innings struck out eight and walked one. Rangers grab 3-0 Lead by the associated press even if the new York rangers Don t break their Stanley cup drought i looks like they la have the satisfaction of blowing out the new York islanders. Adam Graves scored twice and Esa Tikkanen Brian Leetch and Alexei Kovalev scored one goal each thursday night sending the rangers to a 5-1 rout Over their rival for a 3-0 Lead in their first round playoff series. In new Jersey Martin Brodeur stopped 29 shots and new Jersey killed off five of playoffs six Power plays to beat the Buffalo sabres 2-1 and take a 2-1 Lead in their series. Ron tug Nutt playing goal for Mon Treal after Patrick Roy was hospitalized with appendicitis allowed three first period goals As the Boston Bruins beat the canadians 6-3 for a 2-1 series Lead. And Don Beau re stopped 27 shot while Joe Reekie had two goals As the Washington capitals sent Pittsburgh Tous first shutout in 95 playoff games winning 2-0 for a 2-1 series Lead. Rangers 5, islanders 1 at a Ritondale n.y., this rangers put themselves in position to finish a sweep sunday at the Nassau coliseum. The islanders have never been swept in a seven game series. Only two teams Innel history have come backs rom 3-0 deficits in the playoffs the19�2 Toron to Maple Leafs against Detroit in the finals and the 1975 islanders against Pittsburgh. The rangers Victory was Only their third in 20 games at the Nassau coliseum dating to october 1989 3-14-3. Devils 2, sabres 1 at Buffalo n.y., Stephane Richer scored at 19 01 of the first and Tommy Albelino made it a two goal Lead 15 43 into the second following Petr Svoboda s turnover. Alexander Mogiln scored at 4 08 of the third for Buffalo Bruins 6, canadians 3 at Montreal Tungett allowed five of the first 13 shots into the net including a pair from Long Range. Goals by rookies Bryan Smolinski and Fred knt sheer and Veteran Dave Reid put Boston ahead 3-0. Brent Hughes and Glen Murray scored Forgoston in the second and Reid got his second goal of the game into an empty new Jersey s Tommy Albelino celebrates his game winning goal against Buffalo. Net with 1 03 remaining. Capitals 2, penguins 0 at Landover md., Reekie score Short handed at 14 11 of the second period and Beaupre made it stand up m his 15th playoff Victory tied with Pete Peeters for the most in capita history. With eight minutes left Beaupre kicked away a shot by the charging Joe Mullen. He was not threatened there after. Pittsburgh managed Only five shots in the final period. Botox beat 2 runs in 9th by the associated press what the Heck is wrong with Eck Dennis Eckersley baseball s Premier closer the past six seasons failed for the third time to get his first save of 1994 on thursday giving up two runs in the ninth inning As the Boston red sox rallied for a 6-5 Victory Over the Oakland athletics. Eckersley has saved 256 games for Thea s since 1988, but he dropped from a Ca reer High of 51 in his 1992 by Youngward winning year to 36 last season. The sub arising right hander also blew 10 saves last year the most since he took Over As the As closer in 1987. Now 15 games into the 1994 season Eckersley is searching for a first save or a first win. In the ninth Pinch hitter Andre Daw son hit a Ball to deep Center Field off Eck Ersley driving in Scott Cooper who had singled and took second when Ruben Sierra bobbled the Ball in right. Dawson who sat out two straight games with a hamstring injury limped into second base on the play prompting red sox bullpen coach John Wathan to say he could hardly run to get into Sec Ond base on that Ball but he did it. Itkind of brought a Semi Flashback to the Kirk Gibson thing to mind. He can really  Kirk Gibson thing. A name and a moment forever linked to the a s and  was Gibson who limped to the plate and hit a two run Homer in the Bottom of the ninth in game 1 of the 1988 world series that gave the los Angeles dodgers win Over Oakland. It came off eckers  Dawson s double Otis Nixon doubled off Eckersley to Send in Scott Fletcher running for Dawson. In other games thursday Yankees 4, mariners 2 at new York Melido Perez pitched new York s first Complete game of the season with a six hitter and Danny Tartabull hit a two run  2-0 walked two and struck out two for his first Complete game since loss to Toronto on sept. 25,1992. Tart adults Homer his fourth came of Chris Bosio 0-3 in the fourth inning after Don Mattingly walked. Indians 10, twins 6 at Minneapolis Eddie Murray Hom ered from both sides of the plate for a major league record Lith time and moved into 20th place on baseball s Ca reer Home run list. Murray 38, hit a three run Homer Bat Ting left handed in the first and added a two run shot hitting from the right Side inthe seventh off Larry Casian 0-2 to snap a 5-5 tie. Murray s first Homer moved him past Dave Kingman on the career Homer Lis with 443. His Homer in the seventh helped him break Mickey Mantle s re Cord of hitting Home runs from both sides in a game 10 times. Brewers 6, White sox 4 at Milwaukee Dave Nilsson homered and Turner Ward hit a two run double As the Brewers snapped Chicago s winning Streak at four. Nilsson s Solo Homer his third off Chi Cago starter Alex Fernandez 1-3 gave the Brewers a 3-1 Lead. Joey Cora s rib single in the third put Chicago ahead 1-0 before Ward s Bloop double in the Bottom half put Milwaukee up 2-1. Cal Eldred 2-1 held Chicago to six hits in eight innings and Graeme Lloyd pitched the ninth for his second save. Angels 11, orioles 8 f at Baltimore Eduardo Perez homered twice and to Jackson hit a three run shot for the Angels. Rookie Brian Anderson 2-0 gave up six hits and three runs in eight innings for his second Road win since being recalled april 10 to replace injured Mark Langston in the rotation