European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 38 the stars and stripes sports tuesday Jim 7r 1994 Sanders Sparks red win by the associated press this is Why the Cincinnati reds were so excited to get Deion Sanders Sanders hustled for a two out double in the ninth inning then scored the tying run on an infield single sunday in a game the reds eventually won 9-6 m the loft Over the new York mets. A scoring All the Way from second on a Ball like that a said Lenny Harris who got the tying hit a we were kind of laughing. We Hadnot seen anything like that in a Long Sanders is 9-for-27 with three stolen bases since the reds got him last sunday in a Trade that sent Roberto Kelly to Atlanta. The braves have also done Well since the Deal beating lbs Angeles 6-5 sunday for their sixth straight win. Jeff Brantley 4-2 pitched the 10th inning for Cincinnati s Victory Kevin Mitchell and Thomas Howard hit two run homers for the reds who won for Only the fifth time in 15 games. In other games sunday braves 6, dodgers 5 Jeff Blauser hit a two out two run double capping a four run rally in the eighth inning at atlant athe braves Are 6-0 against the dodgers this season and 18-1 against no West opponents. Los Angeles has lost three in a Row. Giants 10, cardinals 3 Pitcher Mark Portugal hit an rib single during a six run first inning that sent visiting san Francisco past St. Louis and ended a five game losing Streak. Matt Williams hit his 20th Homer for the giants who got a season High 17 hits. They began the Day batting .239, lowest Jordan hitting. 175 in last 22 contests Hoover Ala. Apr Michael Jordan meet Mario Mendoza. More specifically Jordan is becoming familiar with the dreaded Mendoza line a coined after the infield or who played in the majors for nine seasons and balled below .200 in five of them. While the Aba finals that were his personal playground the last three years Are set to begin wednesday Jordan is having men Doza like woes in the Batter s Box. His average has plummeted to ,199 in the double a Southern league a hardly indicative of an up and coming major leaguer. Jordan who had a 13-game hitting Streak Early in the season but is hitting just .115 in his last 22 contests remains confident his improbable Odyssey is right on schedule Jordan who was batting above .300 during his hitting Streak has not been a total Flop. He a fourth in the Southern league with 15 stolen bases ranks third on the Barons with 21 Rols and has helped Birmingham Lead the circuit in attendance at 6,400 per game despite a 26-30 record. National league in the majors. Expos 10, cubs 5,13 innings Pinch hitter Freddie Benavides tripled Home the tic breaking run in the 13th inning and Montreal won its fourth in a Row Chicago has lost six straight All at Wrigley Field. Randy Milligan doubled in the 13th off Dave Otto 0-1benavides tripled for a 5-4 Lead and Mike Lansing doubted. With two outs scan Berry hit a three run Homer. Gil Heredia 1-2 won with three scoreless innings. Astros 4, Phillies 2 Darryl Kile gave up two runs in the first inning then did not allow another before leaving after the eighth at the Astrodome Kile 4-2 allowed five hits and John Huck pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Luts Gonzalez drove in two runs for Houston. Mike Williams 2-2 lasted 436 innings for Philadelphia striking out six. Pirates 4, Rockies 3 Kevin Young tripled Home the go ahead run in the ninth inning and Pittsburgh won at mile High stadium. Off Marcus m Oore 0-1and Young followed with a Short Fly Ball to left Center Jay Bel opened the ninth with a single Moon. Quot Short try that split Colorado a living outfielders. Marlins 10, padres 5 Jerry Browne hit a two run double and Benito Santiago had a three run Homer in the seventh As Florida completed a three game sweep of san Diego. Braves ten Pendleton takes dodger Garey Ingram out of a double play situation. I rangers pummel red sox by the associated press the Texas rangers new Home the Ballpark in Arlington has a 14-foot Wall in left. Maybe they should raise it a few feet Texas completed a weekend of using Fenway Parks 37-foot Green monster As a target on sunday As Jose Canseco s three run Homer in the 11th inning gave the rangers a 10-7 win and a sweep. A a you be got to love it Here. You be got to love it if you re a right handed Power hitter a said Canseco who hit four homers and drove in 10 runs in the three games. A this Park is truely advantageous for a right handed Canseco went 10-for-13 in the series and scored 10 runs. The rangers collected 45 hits and outscored Boston 33-13 to Post their first sweep at Fenway since 1984. Will Clark who hits behind Canseco in the cleanup spot went 9-for-15 with eight Rols. A a it a really difficult to pitch to two hitters when you be got 3-4 hitlers that Are so darn hot a Canseco said. Clark who signed As a free agent in the of season adds another potent Bat to a Texas lineup featuring Canseco Juan Gonzalez and Dean Palmer. In sweeping Boston the rangers completed a six game Road trip at 5-1. A Canseco had an unconscious series a said Boston reliever Jeff Russell 0-3who allowed the game winning Homer. On the Home run pitch Russell added a i thought 1 had him popped a they Arentt eating the same foods As we Are Boston infielder Tim Naehring league in other games sunday tigers 5, twins 3 at Detroit Tony Phillips hit two homers and Mike Moore pitched a six hitter. Phillips had his first career two Homer game and Kirk Gibson also homered for the tigers who were routed 21-7 by the twins on saturday Moore 6-4 allowed three runs in his second Complete game this season. Chuck Knoblauch hit two homers for the 1 wins. Scott Erickson 5-5 allowed just six hits a three homers a in seven plus 9, White sox 5 at Baltimore Cal Ripken s rib single brought in the go ahead run in Baltimore s four run seventh inning Leo Gomez Rafael Palmeiro and Harold Baines homered off starter Alex Fernandez As Baltimore won for just these cond time in Sev e n game s. Julio Franco with two Bis for the White sox leads the majors with 58. Mark Eichhorn 2-1 pitched two hit less innings and Lee Smith pitched the ninth for his 21st save tops in the majors. Chicago reliever Dennis Cook 3-1 took the 3, Yankees 1 at new York Kevin Appier combined with two relievers on a seven hitter As the royals completed a three game sweep of the Yankees. A Appier 5-5 struck out seven in Ivi innings. Rusty Meacham pitched the ninth for his second save the royals sweep was their first in new York since 1978, Paul of Neill went 2-fom and drove in the Yankees run with a single in the sixth. Jim Abbott 6-4 threw 40 pitches in the first when the royals collected five hits and scored three times. 1angels 3, Brewers at Anaheim calif., Joe Magrane pitched a four hitter in his first Complete game in almost for years to help the Angels snap a six game losing Streak. Magrane 2-2 who underwent Elbow surge in in february and had averaged less than five innings in his first five starts survived six walks by using off Speed pitches to keep the Brewers off balance. Magrane carried a three hit shutout into the ninth before Brian Harper hit a two out rib double. Magranet a last com i Etc game was aug. 28,1990. Jaime Navarro 26 was the jays 5, mariners 4 at Seattle Devon White and Paul Molitor hit homers in the first inning to help Dave Stewart beat Seattle for the 20th time in his career. White went 4-for-5, and hit his eighth Homer on Fleming a second pitch. Stewart 4-4 improved to 20-6 in his career against the mariners including 2-0 this 8, athletics 1 at Oakland Albert belie drove in four runs and Eddie Murray three As Cleveland swept Oakland and extended its winning Streak to eight games
