European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stabs and stripes sports saturday april 30,1994. " " a " cubs come Home on High note by United press International the Boston red sox have won 10 games at Fenway Park this season. The Cincinnati reds have won 10 times at riverfront stadium. Even the struggling Oakland a a who have lost 10 games in a Row have won four times at their Home Park. With Only two Days remaining in the opening month of the season every team. In the majors has won at Home except the Chicago cubs. They have lost All eight of their appearances at Wrigley Field and were to try to end that Streak when they returned Home yesterday to take on the Colorado Rockies. At least they have some momentum. The cubs ended a three game losing Streak thursday with an 11-inning, 5-3 decision Over the Houston Astro they did so against Mitch Williams who found the spotlight with his disastrous world series while with Philadelphia last octo Ber and who is still struggling. Mitch is going to be Fine said hous ton first baseman Jeff Bagwell after Wil Liams was tagged with his second loss of 4hc season without a Victory. He s been closing in this league a Long time. You Don t spend All that time closing and not get people  one thing about him he always bounces Back said astros manager Terry Collins said. We think a s going to Bounce Back  Williams has Given up six hits 15 walks and seven runs in 9.1 innings this season. But the cubs were Happy to take advantage of Williams problems thursday. Williams walked Eddie Zambrano with one out in the 11th, and Steve Buechele singled to put Zambrano on second. San Chez then grounded a single up the mid dle that was knocked Down by shortstop Andujar Cedeno but Zambrano was still Able to score. Buechele went to third on the play and came Home on a wild pitch by Williams Karl Rhodes who came up through the Houston farm system homered twice for the cubs. His second Solo Homer of the game came off starter Darryl Kile with two out in the seventh and tied the game at 3-3. There s nothing special about loing it against the astros Rhodes said. What special to me is hitting Home runs and winning Ball  now he will try to win one at Home. Elsewhere in the National league thursday Florida rallied to Down Colo thursday in the majors Colorado s Mike Kingery slides into third As Florida s Jerry Browne Waits for Ball. Rado 8-7, Cincinnati smashed Pittsburgh 19-7, and the Atlanta is. Louis game was rained out for the second straight Day. They will play Back to Back double head Ersin july. In the american league Boston handed Oakland its 10th straight loss 4-1, Chi Cago downed Cleveland 5-3, Kansas City routed Detroit 13-4, Milwaukee mauled Minnesota 12-2, Baltimore beat califor Nia 4-2, Seattle blanked new York 6-0, an Texas nipped Toronto 1-0. Marlins 8, Rockies 7 at Miami Alex Arias singled in two runs and Bret Barberie scored the go ahead run on an error to rally the mar Lins. Florida trailed 7-3 entering the eighth but Orestes Destrade singled in Jerry Browne with one run and Benito Santiago singled in Gary Sheffield with another. Arias singled Home Destrade and Santiago to tie the game and bar Berie raced Home with the go ahead run when outfielder Ellis Burks failed to come up with the base for an error. Reds 19, pirates 7 at Pittsburgh Hal Morris drove in a career High six runs and Barry Larkin homered twice helping the reds score their most runs in nearly five years. Mor Ris hit a grand slam in the reds six run eighth and also had a two run double to highlight a five run seventh. Larkin connected for a two run Homer off Randy Tomlin in the third inning and added a two run shot off Dan Miceli in the fifth. Red sox 4, athletics 1 at Oakland Scott Cooper drove in four runs with a two run Komer and a two run double in helping the red sox hand the athletics their 10th consecutive. Loss. Cooper doubled off starter Todd Van Poppel in the second to score to Vaughn and Andre Dawson with the first two runs of the game. After Oakland Cut the Lead to 2-1 with a run in the fourth Cooper delivered his sixth Homer of the season off Van Poppel irl the sixth of push the red sox ahead 4-1. Brewers 12, twins 2 at Minneapolis John Jaha hit two homers Turner Ward and Greg Vaughn slugged. Back to Back homers and Matt Mieske hit a three run blast to Power the Brewers. The Brewers five homers and 10 hits came one night after they were no hit by Minnesota s Scott Erickson in a 6-0 loss. Rangers 1, Blue jays 0 at Arlington Kevin Brown who came into the game with a 10.86 Era threw eight innings of shutout Ball and Tom Henke worked his Way out of a ninth in Ning Jam. The rangers backed up Brown with four double plays to win their third straight game. The Lone run came in the. First inning when Jose Canseco s two out single drove in Doug James from third base. Brown 1-4 gave up 10 hits in his eight innings of work but most of them were ground balls. He had surrendered at least five runs in each of five previous starts this year. Royals 13, tigers 4 at Kansas City Brian Mcrae had three hits and drove Iii four runs and the royals continued their onslaught against Detroit pitching. The 13 runs were a sea son High for the royals who have also scored 11 runs twice against Detroit this season. Y of White sox 5, indians 3 1 at Cleveland Robin Ventura s two out two run single capped a three run sixth inning and brought Wilson Alvarez his 12th straight Victory. Alvarez 5-0 and Baltimore s Ben Mcdonald Are the Only five game winners in the american league. Alvarez has not lost since Kan Sas City beat him aug. 11 against Kansas City. His 12 straight wins tied Jim Kaat for the longest winning Streak by a White sox left hander in club history. Kaat accomplished the feat in 1974-1975. Orioles 4, Angels 2 at Anaheim Sid Fernandez pitched a three hitter Over 8# innings and Lee Smith finished up for his Lith save As the orioles won their fourth in a Row. Fernandez 1-0who signed with Baltimore As a free agent in the of season gave up Solo homers to Chili Davis in the second inning and Chad Curtis in the ninth. Lowing Curtis Homer Smith relieved an closed the game out for his Lith save i As Many opportunities. Mariners 6, Yankees 0 at Seattle Tino Martinez had a Pinch hit three run double and rookies Roger Salkeld and Tim Davis combined on a three hitter. Salkeld 1-0 worked six innings and Davis finished up for his first save. /. 6/q conf race by is pressure on Gonzalez. W -. " ". By Denne h. Freeman Arlington Texas a pres sure. It comes at Juan Gonzalez from All angles. He s trying to live up to a $45 million contract and the Fame brought by consecutive american league Home run titles. Expectations Are higher now. And the 24-year-old Gonzalez struggles to make Texas Ranger fans Happy. It s Only been a week since. The drug induced death of his brother Juan Puma Gonzalez and the memories Are hard to shake. Gonzalez it s been an awful april for the foun Dation of the rangers franchise. I need to be More relaxed at the plate Gonzalez said. I m tight i be Bee i putting pressure on myself with men Ori base. 1 need More walks. I need to be More  pitchers pick on his anxieties. They throw curve aus outside the strike zone. Gonzalez swings anyway. This is the first time in my career that i be started this slowly said Gonzalez who is hitting in the ,230 Range and has just three homers and 13 Rols. "1 think because of my big contract sometimes i try too hard. " Gonzalez who had 46 homers last year tries to Tell himself it s a Long season and other big name stars struggle. Rafael Palmeiro struggled in april last year and look at the season he had Gonzalez said. Barry Bonds is starting slowly this  but there Are other things bothering Gonzalez. Like the Ballpark s 390-foot Power Alley in left Center. The stadium is too big Gonzalez said. I have to go to right Field Here. There Are a lot of extra bases but no Home runs. If i hit a Ball hard there will be no question it Wilf go out. But other balls i hit that might go out in other stadiums won t go out  Texas manager Kevin Kennedy has moved Gonzalez to fifth in the batting order for the first time. A lot of things Are coming at Juan Kennedy said. He has the new contract and expects More of himself and he s get Ting Over the death of his brother. He just needs to get in focus at the plate. He needs to take More balls. Until he starts walking he won t get a lot of Good  Gonzalez said the drop to fifth in the lineup does t bother him. It s of for four or five games gon Zalez said. It will help me  Luis mayoral knows the Hurt Gonzalez is feeling. The rangers latin american Liaison lives in the same House with gon Zalez. Juan is a unique person mayoral said. His Fame and his Money does make him feel Superior. But those who boo him should understand he s come a Long Way in four years. I think he was making about $90,000 four years ago. Now look what s he s making. He gets frustrated if he feels he in t earning it. His brother s death Hurt him. But he has some great friends on this team. Will Clark has been a great influence. Juan respects Clark a  coach Willie Upshaw said Gonzalez is just trying too hard. Hes got to Clear his head. He s got to take his walks and look at pitches  in the dressing room Gonzalez has a Small statue of the late Roberto Clem Ente for inspiration. Gonzalez is striving to be a hero of Clemente s stature in his native puerto Rico. But for now Gonzalez just wants to find Juan Gonzalez again. The rangers biggest Star has been lost in the Ball Park