European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday april 26,1994 jct rangers stars a Nee playoffs by the associated press the new York rangers and Dallas stars wasted no time getting to the Sec Ond round the Stanley cup playoffs. The Calvary flames pulled off their third period magic once again in a bid to join them in the conference semis. The rangers completed their first four game playoff sweep in 22 years sunday by turning Back the new York islanders 5. The stars got their first4 sweep they had three 3 sweeps in a Best of series when they played in Minnesota by edging the St. Louis blues 2. The flames came from behind to de feat the Vancouver canucks 3 and gain a 3 Lead in their series. In sunday s other game Chicago edged Toronto 4 in overtime to knot their series at two games apiece. Monday night it was Washington at Pittsburgh Buffalo at new Jersey an Montreal at Boston. Rangers 5, islanders 2 at Uniondale n.y., the rangers finally were pressured yet still trounced the islanders. The rangers won the first three games 6, 6 and 5. This time they fell behind 2 before unleashing a five goal outburst that sent the islanders Home for the sum Mer. Stars 2, blues 1 at St. Louis Mike Mudano scored both Dallas goals including the game Winner on a Power play with 3 49 to play. Modano took a pass from Russ Courtnell and scored his fifth goal of the playoffs from the right Circle. It was the third time in four games that Dallas put away the blues late. The stars scored twice in the final 3 49 to win game 1, 5, and got an Ove Tjerne Power play goal from Paul Caval Lini to take game 3,54, Friday night. Stars goal tender Darcy Zakaluk a Surprise starter at the outset of these Ries had his fourth consecutive Strong game stopping 25 shots. Flames 3, canucks 2 in Vancouver British Columbia the flames Ron Stern hits the ice after he was hooked by canucks Dana Murzyn. Flames got third period goals by Wes Walz and Theo Fleury to win on the Road. Game 5 will be tuesday at Cal Gary. .,.fleury tallied the game Winner at3 38 of the third period when he snapped Home a pass from Robert Rei chel. Walz had tied the score 2 Only 44 seconds into the third period. Ron Stern scored for Calgary in the first period and the flames relied on the spectacular net minding of Mike Vernon the rest of the game. Blackhawk 4, Maple Leafs 3, of in Chicago Jeremy Roenick scored one minute 23 seconds into overtime to boost Chicago Over Toronto. Game 5 will be played at Toronto tuesday night with game 6 at Chicago stadium on thursday Gary Suter s third goal of the game with 7 25 left in the third period knot Ted the game at 3 for the Blackhawk. Suter is the first Blackhawk de Fen Serhan to get a hat trick in the play offs. -., "A. R twins end jays Streak at 6 by the associated press Toronto Alex Cole led off the game with the first Home run of his Ca reer sending the Minnesota twins Over Toronto 7 sunday and stopping the Blue jays six game winning Streak. Cole who had never connected in 1,317 at bats hit Juan Guzman s 2-1pitch 390 feet Over the Fence in right Center. Kevin Tapani 1 kept the twins ahead the rest of the Way ending their three game losing Streak. He gave up three runs in seven plus innings. Guzman 2-221 in his career at sky dome was tagged for seven runs insight innings. In other games sunday mariners 7, orioles 6 Baltimore Ken Griffey or. Hit a Long three run Homer in the eighth in Ning capping a four run rally that lifted Seattle past Baltimore Griffey homered off Brad Pennington 0 Well Over the 25-foot Wall in right his fifth Homer of the season. The drive was measured at 438 feet and landed just 25 feet Short of the warehouse beyond the Outfield. Griffey is the Only person Ever to hit the warehouse doing it last summer Dur ing the Home run hitting contest a Day before the All Star game. He had four Bis helping Seattle break a four game losing Streak. Greg Pirkl also homered. Red sox 5, Angels 4 Boston Scott Cooper hit a pair of Solo homers and made an acrobatic defensive play at third base As the red sox won their sixth straight stopping califor Nia. It was the ninth straight loss at Fenway Park for the Angels who Are 1 in one run games this season. Yankees 6, athletics 2 new York Jim Abbott held Oak land witless for 6v6 innings and Don Mattingly hit his second Homer in two Days As the Yankees beat the athletic for their fifth straight Victory. Abbott 2-2who pitched the first no hitter of his career last sept. 4 at Home against Cleveland stopped the a s until Geronimo Berroa blooded an opposite Field single to right. Abbott allowed one run on three hits in eight inn pcs. He struck out six and walked five and sent Oakland to its sixth consecutive loss Brewers 7, royals 0 Milwaukee Ricky Bones pitched the first shutout of his career scattering six hits arid leading Milwaukee Over Kansas City. Bones 3-1making his 74th Start in the majors ended the game by getting Dave Henderson to ground into a double play with the bases loaded. Tigers 7, White sox 6 Chicago Cecil fielder hit a three run Homer Early then singled Home the go ahead run with two outs in the ninth inning As Detroit Defeated Chi Cago. Julio Franco and Robin Ventura hit consecutive Home runs in the Chicago sixth and did it again in the eighth for Atie at 6. Franco also had an rib double. Indians 12, rangers Arlington Texas Albert Belle and Manny Ramirez each had three hits and drove in three runs leading Cleve land past Texas. Belle hit a two run Homer his third of the season for a 6 Lead in the third in inc against Steve Dreyer 0. Maddux 3-hits pirates by the associated press Atlanta Greg Maddux ended Atlanta s longest losing Streak in a year at four games pitching a three hitter and striking out a career High 11 sunday As the braves Defeated the Pittsburgh pirates 3. Maddux 4 allowed Only three sin Gles and walked none in lowering his Era to 0.88. He re tired 16 of his last 17 batters. It was his second Complete game this season and his 15th career shutout his first since last aug. 15. Atlanta had t had a losing Streak this Long since they dropped five straight last april 25-29. Steve Cooke 0 allowed two runs and eight hits in six plus innings. In other games sunday reds 5, marlins 2 Cincinnati Reggie Sanders bounced two hits off the Centerfield Fence then drove a three run Homer into the second deck Sanders tripled in the first doubled in the fourth and homered in the fifth All off Chris Hammond 1-2who gave up four runs and eight hits in 6% innings. Tom Browning 2 pitched a three hitter for his second straight Complete game struck out five and walked none As the reds won for the eighth time in 10 Home games. Dodgers 7, expos 1 los Angeles Tim Wallach hit a pair of two run homers and Mike Piazza drove in three runs with a Homer and rib double to Lead the dodger attack. Pedro Astacio 1 earned his first Complete game of the season allowing seven hits with no walks or Martinez 0-2who allowed six runs and seven hits Over six innings wit nine strikeouts and two walks took the a / a. Y Jav cardinals 5, astros 4 St. Louis Bernard Gilkey scored on a wild pitch by Mike Hampton to Cap a three run eighth inning. St. Louis trailed 4 when Ray Lank Ford led off with a double off Shane Rey nolds. Greg Jefferies singled pulling St Louis within a run took third on Todd Zeile s single off Tom Edens 2 and scored on Gilkey s fielder s Choice groundnut. Brian Jordan s double sent Gilkey to third and Gilkey scored on the wild pitch by Hampton the fourth Pitcher of the in Ning. Rich Rodriguez 1 pitched two innings. Cubs 12, Rockies 4 Denver Steve Rachel 2 scattered seven hits in his first career com plete game and Chicago roughed up David Nied for four runs in the first in Ning the crowd of 71,329 was the seventh largest in Rockies history. Giants 4, mets 2 san Francisco Matt Williams hit a two run Homer off Bret Saberhagen 2-1tying Jeff Kent for the National league Lead at eight and san Francisco rallied for three runs in the sixth inning. Saberhagen injured at the end of last season had won six straight decisions. Padres 6, Phillies 5 san Diego Tony Gwynn went 3 for 4 and reliever Trevor Hoffman pitched out of a bases loaded one out Jam in the ninth helping the padres com plete a three game sweep. A \ f to
