European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday May 12,1994 Brewers rally for Navarro by the associated press the Milwaukee Brewers Are in first place thanks to the Best pitching staff in the american  wrong it certainly sounds weird but it happens to be True. Jaime Navarro pitched six up and Down innings tuesday night allowing eight hits and five walks while striking out a career High eight in a 9-5 comeback Victory Over the Boston red sox at Fenway Park. Relievers Doug Henry and Graeme Lloyd combined for three perfect innings giving the Brewers a league leading 3.66 Era. A we did no to listen to people that said How bad wed be a said Navarro 2-2. With its second straight Victory Milwaukee stayed in a first place tie with the Chicago White sox in the Al Central. The Brewers came Back from a 5-2 deficit with a six run seventh inning. A a they re an underrated , Scott Cooper said. A a it a not like we re playing some scrub  Bostons relievers lost this one. After starter Gar finn old allowed two runs in five innings in his major league debut the next three relievers gave up seven runs in 2y innings. Boston led 5-2 before reliever Scott Bankhead gave up an rib double to Bill Spiers. Greg Harris 1-3 replaced Bankhead and loaded the bases by walking Turner Ward. Alex Diazo single made it 5-4, and Dave Nilsson then struck out swinging at a pitch Quot in the dirt that got past Catcher Damon Berryhill. Spiers scored on the play. Two pitches later Harris fired the Ball past Berryhill again allowing Ward to race Home. John Jahays rib double chased Harris and Brian harpers single off Todd Frohwirth made it 8-5. In other games it was new York 5, Cleveland 3 Detroit 10, Oakland 2 Minnesota 7, Kansas City 4 Baltimore 6, Toronto and Chicago 16, Seattle 2, California and Texas were tied 5-5 in a game suspended after eight innings because of the american leagues 1 . Curfew. A Yankees 5, indians 3 at new York Paul of Neill homered twice and doubled raising his batting average to .471 and giving new York its fifth straight Victory. Of Neill leads the majors in hitting and on base percentage .578. He Haa Solo homers in the second and eighth innings. The Yankees Lead the majors with a 2110 Mark. Not since july 1987 have they had the Best record in baseball this late in a season. Tigers 10, athletics 2 at Detroit Mickey Tettleton hit a three run Horper in a five run first inning and Kirk Gibson and Lou Whitaker also homered. Oakland lost for the 18th time in its last 20 games. / Oakland starter Todd Van Poppel 04 was forced from the game in the second inning after a liner off the Bat of Tony Phillips struck him Oil the left thigh. Bill Gullickson 2-1 allowed five hits in Detroit a third Complete game this sea son. A v twins 7, royals 4 at Kansas City Shane Macks three run Homer helped Rookie Carlos Pulido record his first major league Victory. Minnesota won its fourth straight. Pulido 1-4a 22-year-old lefty from Venezuela pitched eight innings allow Irig five hits and three walks. He struck out four. Orioles 6, Blue jays 3 at Baltimore Mike Oquist 1-0 pitched five innings of witless Relief for is first major league Victory and Lee Smith worked the ninth for his 15th save. White sox 6, mariners 2 at Chicago Robin Ventura Joey Cora and Frank Thomas homered and Seldom used Scott Sanderson pitched seven Strong innings. A Cora drove in four runs for the sox who had 18 hits in their highest scoring game of the season. Sanderson 3-0the no. 5 Man in Chicago a rotation was making his first Start since april 27. Roger Salkeld 1-1 took the loss. Angels 5, rangers 5 at Arlington Texas the game was tied after eight innings at 1 10 . Cd and Al rules state no inning can begin after 1 . On a teams first visit to another City. It was to be resumed wednesday be. Fore the Start of the regularly scheduled Conte fielder Otis Nixon leaps High to make the catch on a deep drive by the game. Brewers turn Erward at Bostons Fenway Park tuesday. Braves Down 8-1 in win it in 1 by the associated press trailing by 8-1 in the ninth inning did no to Stop the braves. Neither did running out of non pitchers. A a that a probably the toughest game in be Ever managed a Philadelphia manag act Jim Fri goal said after Atlanta a 9-8, 15-inning Victory Over the Phillies. Philadelphia led 8-1 on the strength of Pete Incaviglia a a sixth career grand slam. But then it slipped away real fast. A on this team nothing surprises me a Dion Sanders said. A we served notice on the league. No one can Ever count us  Ryan Klesko Fred Mcgriff and Dave Justice opened the ninth with singles off Shawn Boskie. Mark Lemke singled in a run and Charlie of Briens two run single made it 8-4. Mike Mordecai in his second major league at Bat followed with a three run Homer. Bill Picota grounded out and Sanders singled bringing on Heathcliff Slocumb. Pinch hitter Dave Gallagher grounded out As Sanders advanced and Javier Lopez singled off the Glove of a leaping John Kruk at first to drive in the tying run. \ a a in be been around this game a Long time and in be never seen anything like that a Fregosi said. By the 15th, All Atlanta had left on its Bench were pitchers Greg Maddux Steve Avery and John Smoltz. With two outs in the inning Sanders doubled off Andy Carter 0-1gallagher was intentionally walked and Sanders stole third. Pitcher Mike Stanton then popped a bunt Over the head of Tom Quinlan driving in Sanders. Stanton 1-0atlanta a seventh Pitcher went 2 for 2 and allowed three hits in four scoreless innings a career High. He a 6 for 10 at the plate in his career. In other games tuesday cardinals 7, cubs 6,11 innings St. Louis blew a 6-0 Lead then won on Ray Lankford sloth inning Home run off Jose Bautista q-3 at Busch stadium. Todd Zeile added a three run Homer in the first. Rene Arocha 2-3the starter and loser monday after allowing three runs and eight hits in two plus innings pitched a scoreless 11th. Rey Sanchez a run scoring single off Willie Smith in the eighth tied the score 6-6. Dodgers 5, astros 4,10 innings Chris Gwynn scored on a bases loaded grounder by Carlos Hernandez in the 10th at dodger stadium when Catcher Tony Eusebio failed to keep his foot on Home plate. Eusebio was charged with an error. Dave Veres 0-1 lost in his major league debut. Jim Gott 4-1 pitched a perfect 10th inning. A Smets 3, expos 2 Joe Orsulak homered off John Wutte land 1-2 in the 10th inning and went 4 for 5 As visiting new York rallied. Wetteland blew a save for the fourth time in five chances. David Segui singled in the ninth went to second w Hen Pinch hitter Jeff Mcknight walked and scored when John Cangelosi singled off the first base bag for his fourth hit of the game tying a career High. Marlins 1, pirates 0 Chris Hammond 3-3 allowed two hits in eight innings and Jeremy Hernandez pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save. The combined two hitter at Joe Robbie stadium was a franchise Best for the . Randy Tomlin 0-3 gave up eight hits and three walks but just one run in 4v innings. He is wingless since aug. 5. Matias Carrillo replacing injured right fielder Gary Sheffield drove in Florida a run in the fourth with a one out single Rockies 4, giants 2 Greg Harris 2-1 allowed three hits Over 8>a innings and Howard Johnson homered for visiting  5, padres 0 Kevin Mitchell hit his 199th career Homer and Brian Dorsett also connected to Back Jose Rijo at Jack Murphy stadium