European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Or no hits no runs twins Erickson silences Brewers by the associated press Scott Erickson led All major league pitchers in three categories last season a All the wrong ones. A Quot Erickson a 19-game loser in 1993, threw the second no hitter of 1994 and Minnesota a first in 27 Dat years wednes night As the Cray .0. Twins Defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 in Minneapolis. Last season Erickson led the majors in losses 19hits allowed 266 and runs allowed 138. Erickson 2-3 struck out five and walked four a two with two outs in the ninth in throwing the first shutout of the season for the big leagues lowest ranked pitching staff. Atlanta a Kent Mercker hurled the first no hitter of the year on april 8 in los Angeles. In other games wednesday indians 8> White sox 7,12 innings at Cleveland Rookie Manny Ramirez hit a two run Homer and Mark Lewis hit an rib double As the indians scored three in the 12th, aided by two Chicago errors. Rangers 11, Blue jays 3 at Arlington Texas Kenny Rogers allowed six hits in Ivi innings Ana David Hulse had three hits for the rangers. Red sox 1, athletics 0 at Oakland calif., Billy watcher drove in the games Only with a groundnut and threw out a runner at the plate As the a a lost their ninth straight. Frank Viola 11 out dulled Ron Darling 2-2allowing two hits and five walks in six innings. Orioles 13, Angels 1 at Anaheim calif., Cal Ripken or. Had four hits including his first Homer of the season and drove in five runs As the orioles banged out a club record 11 extra base hits. Yankees 12, mariners 2 at Seattle Jim Leyritz hit new Yorkus third grand slam in five Days and the Yankees scored five runs on seven walks and a hit Batter in the third inning. Rain in Kansas City the Detroit Kansas City game was rained out. A a a a if1 to so. J v a i a s is Scott Erickson follows through with a seventh inning pitch on his Way to a no hitter. A mets get a break a in the 15th by the associated press the More the new York mets missed chances to win the More manager Dallas Green made moves to his depleted bullpen. A a. A a a a after nearly five hours though Green and the mets got a break. Fernando Vina singled Home the deciding run with two outs in the Bottom of the 15th inning wednesday night and new York beat the san Diego padres 3-2. A great baseball game. That Sall i can say a Green said. A we did no to play Good situation baseball. We probably could have won it five different Green used five pitchers. He might be used Mike Maddux too but he was unavailable the reliever broke his left big a it will heal itself a Maddux said. A i did everything today. I ran. I done fore see hopefully any Doug Linton 2-0 pitched three scoreless innings As the mets ended their three game losing Streak. New York stopped san Diego a four game winning string. A. A a a a Quot a Kevin Mcreynolds led off the 15th with a single against Tim Mauser 1-1 and moved up on a groundnut. With two outs Vina hit a hard grounder that glanced off the Glove of first baseman Phil Clark. The game at Shea stadium took 4 hours 57 minutes and ended at 12 35 . A a a in other games wednesday dodgers 5, Phillies 4,10 innings Cory Snyder singled Home the winning run in the Bottom of the 10th inning As los Angeles sent Philadelphia to its fifth straight loss. Expos 7, giants 1 Ken Hill pitched his first Complete the stars and stripes sorts april 29, 1994 Page 32 game in More than a year and Montreal beat visiting san Francisco. Hill 4-1v gave up six hits walked two and struck out one. Marlins 3, Rockies 2 Gary Sheffield homered for the third self straight game and Florida Defeated Colorado. Sheffield a two run shot gave him homers in the marlins last five Home games. Pirates 3, reds 1 Zane Smith pitched a four hitter and Pittsburgh beat visiting Cincinnati. Is 3-1 struck out six and walked none. Astros 8, cubs 5 then Caminiti and Andujar Cedeno homered As Houston rallied from an Early five run deficit to beat Chicago at the Astrodome. Rain in St. Louis the Atlanta St. Louis game was rained out. Capitals eliminate penguins by the associated press a the Washington capitals made sure history repeat itself while the new Jersey devils and Buffalo sabres made some history of their own in the nil playoffs. The capitals atoned for past playoff failures and sent the Pittsburgh pen Kfaft baht Guins Home Early for the second straight season with a 6-3 Victory on wednesday night. The devils and sabres meanwhile played the sixth longest game in nil history before Buffalo won 1-0 in the fourth overtime. A i just thought that we played a doubleheader tonight so we should have gotten credit for two a sabres coach John luckier said. In other playoff games wednesday night Boston beat Montreal 3-2 to tie their series at three games apiece. The playoff were to continue thursday night with san Jose at Detroit Toronto at Chicago and Calgary at Vancouver in the Western conference. San Jose Toronto and Calgary All Lead their series 32. A sabres 1, devils 0,4 of at Buffalo Dave Hannan scored 5 43 into the fourth overtime to end a Brilliant game Between the no la Stop two defensive teams. The sabres first overtime win of the season after four losses came at a most opportune time tying the Eastern conference quarterfinal series 3-3. The seventh and deciding game will be Friday night in new Jersey. Capitals 6, penguins 3 at Landover md., Don Beaupre made 26 saves to Lead Washington. The capitals had twice previously blown 3-to-l leads in the playoffs including two years ago against the penguins. Pittsburgh hoped history would repeat itself after winning game 5, but there would be no comeback this time As the capitals wrapped up the series in six games and headed for a second round meeting with the new York rangers. The penguins were eliminated in the second round last season by the new York islanders after winning two straight Stanley cup a 6 ruins 3candiens 2 at Montreal a1 Iafrate a third period goal led the Bruins Over the canadians. Iafrate intercepted the puck and moved in from the Blue line to beat Patrick Roy with a Low screened shot just inside the Post at 7 21. The goal took some wind out of the canadians who had rallied to tie the game after falling behind 2-0. Prep track Honor Roll a see Page 3
