European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 the stars and stripes sports wednesday june 15.1994 Canseco outruns Griffey to spark rangers Victory by the associated press As if there were any lingering doubts Jose Canseco showed Ken Griffey or. And everyone else at the Ballpark that he a still Jose Canseco. Canseco hit three homers and drove in a career High eight runs monday night and the Texas rangers a despite Griffey a grand slam and career Best six Bis a trounced the Seattle mariners 17-9. Canseco went 5-for-6 and set a team record with 14 total bases. He also hit a 480-foot Home no the longest in Arlington since the rangers began measuring distances in 1987. The Power show a his homers travelled an estimated 1,282 feet a gave Canseco 19 Home runs 62 Bis and a .318 average along with 12 stolen bases. Not bad considering Many thought Canseco was finished last summer after he Tore up his Elbow trying to pitch and missed most of the season. A this makes me much More excited. It Means All the work in the off season has paid off a he said. Canseco matched his career High for homers in a game. He hit three for Oakland against the Blue jays at exhibition stadium in 1988, the year he became the Only major leaguer Ever to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in the same season. Quot tonight Means much More to me a Canseco said. Quot the other one was against Toronto on the Road at the old stadium. This was in front of our Hometown  those Days he was regarded As baseball a most powerful Force. These Days he might be seen the same Way especially after going 19-for-34 .559 with eight homers and 20 Bis in his last eight games he had missed the past three games because of a hip injury. Texas had 22 hits tying a team record for a nine inning game. Greg Hibbard 1 4 was tagged for .10 runs and 12 hits in three innings. Bruce Hurst 2-1 took an 11-0 Lead into the sixth inning. A a it a like spotting a football team 36 Points a mariners manager Lou Piniella said. Quot maybe they tired themselves out for the rest of the  in other games indians 7, Blue jays 3 Cleveland won its 12th in a Row at Jacobs Field and Mark Clark won his sixth straight decision. The indians Home winning Streak is their longest since a 13-game run in 1965 at Cleveland stadium. The indians remained tied with Chicago for first place in the Al Central this is the latest they be been in first since july 5,1974. Albert Belle hit his 16th Homer and Manny Ramirez his 11th for Cleveland. Joe Carter hit his 16th for Toronto. Clark 8-1 is 5-0 in eight Home starts this season. Brad Cornett 0-1 lost his first major league Start. White sox 1, athletics 0 Jason Bere struck out a career High 14 and allowed Only two hits in eight innings As Chicago won at Home. Bere 8-1 worked around six walks. Terry Steinbach had a pair of Lead off singles for Oakland. Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth for his seventh save. He gave up one hit. Yankees 3, orioles 1 Melido Perez stopped Baltimore on six singles in eight innings and new York stopped the orioles four game winning Streak. A a Perez 4-3 retired 13 straight batters in the Middle innings As the Yankees w on the opener of a four game series at Camden Yards. Don Mattingly broke a scoreless tie royals Mike Macfarlan slides under Angel Pitcher John Dopson to score following Dopson a wild pitch in Kansas City a 12-7 Home Field Victory monday night. With an rib single in the fifth against Sid Fernandez 3-4. Danny Tartabull and Bernie Williams singled Home runs in the seventh. Royals 12, Angels Pinch hitter Hub in Brooks connected for his eighth career grand slam capping a seven run rally in the eighth inning that led Kansas City Over visiting California. Brooks batting for David Howard hit the royals first Pinch hit slam since George Brett in 1980. Gary Gaetti added a two run single during Kansas City a biggest inning of the season. Twins 5, red sox 2 Chip Hale went 3-for-3 and extended his hit Streak to eight As Minnesota beat Boston at Fenway Park. The twins won their fifth in a Row with Rick Aguilera getting his 13th  hit costs Fassero no hitter by the associated press the name the Montreal expos had so much trouble with three years ago nearly went into their record Book. Jeff Fassero a converted reliever who was thrust into the starting rotation last season lost a no Hilter with two outs in the ninth inning monday night when he failed to catch Carlos Garcia a line drive in the expose 10-2 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates. When Fassero arrived at Spring training in 1991 As a non invitee he gained Quick notoriety by allowing a base hit to Atlanta a Nick Esasky who was returning after a one year Layoff because of  Montreal newspapers referred to Fassero the unknown left hander As either Quot Ralph Fazzaro or a Jeff Zazzero a after dominating the pirates for 856 innings Fassero had a 1-2 count when Garcia hit a Waist High drive Back to the Mound. Fassero stuck out his Glove to the right Side but the Ball bounced out and rolled toward third base. Fassero 5-4 quickly recovered and made a Strong throw to first baseman Randy Milligan but Garcia Slid head first and barely beat the play. Quot i think the Ball hit my thumb a Fassero said. Quot i lost it for a second when i looked into my Glove because 1 thought 1 had caught it. Quot it was just soft enough for me to misplay it. I jus National league closed my Glove too soon a he said. Garcia who had been in a l-for-20 slump thought he had been Fassero a 27th out Quot when he put his Glove out i thought sure he had caught the Ball a Garcia said. Quot usually 1 done to slide into first base much but you done to have a Chance to break up a no hitter every  the stunned crowd of 17,236 gave Fassero a big ovation. Still needing one out for his first shutout in 29 major league starts Fassero lost that too when Jay Bell homered. Fassero was involved in another near no hitter in 1991. He relieved in the 10th inning of a june 26,1991, game in los Angeles after Montreal a Mark Gardner had lost his no hitter. This one though was All his. Quot its heart breaking because once you get that far and see All the zeroes on the Board you want to go for it because its something you la probably never get another Chance at a Fassero said. Quot it was the time of my life a he added. Quot any Lime you work that Long without giving up a hit its great. That a something i might not Ever do again. In be got to live with  mets 4, Phillies 3 at new York Bret Saberhagen pitched five hit Ball for seven innings and helped his cause with a pair of timely bunts. Saberhagen 7-3 has won three of his last four decisions. Josias Manzanillo struck out the Side in the eighth and John Franco pitched a shaky ninth for his 15th save and the 251st of his career one shy of Dave Righetti a record for saves by a  7, braves 2 at Atlanta former braves Pitcher Marvin Freeman helped Colorado end its 16-game losing Streak against Atlanta. The braves had been the Only club the Rockies in their second season had never Defeated. Atlanta went 13-0 against them last season and had won the first three games this season. Freeman 6-1 signed As a free agent with the Rockies this Winter after 3vi years with the braves. He allowed one run and eight hits in seven  5, astros 4 at san Francisco Matt Williams hit his no leading 23rd Homer and William Vanlandingham and three relievers combined on an eight hitter. The giants who totalled five runs in being swept by san Diego last weekend also got a Home run from Todd Benzinger in ending a four game losing  2, marlins 1 at St. Louis Tom Pagnozzi singled in Ray Lankford with one out in the ninth inning handing the marlins their sixth loss in seven games. Lankford doubled with one out off Robb Nen 2-4 and Mark Whiten Drew an intentional walk. Pagnozzi hit a liner to shallow right that scored Lankford when Gary Sheffield was unable to make a shoestring catch. Mike Perez 2-1 got the Victory despite allowing an inside the Park Home run a the first in marlins history a to Bret Barberie in the ninth. Dodgers 5, reds 4 at los Angeles Ramon Martinez won his sixth straight decision with eight Strong innings. Martinez 6-2 allowed eight hits struck out eight and walked three before leaving after 126 pitches