European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports thursday june 23, 1994 braves reds brat Boone makes for Coul at second As he comes Down on giants Mike Benjamin. Giants Torres stays Home san Francisco a the san Francisco giants know where Pitcher Salomon Torres is but that a about All  say. Club officials confirmed tuesday that Torres did not accompany the team on its current Road trip. The giants opened a three game series at Cincinnati on tuesday losing 2-1. A the has personal matters he a trying to address right now a manager Dusty Baker said. A a it a privileged information privileged Ana  Torres 22, was coming off a poor Outing sunday in which he allowed 10 hits and eight runs in 334 innings of a. 10-6 loss to the Chicago cubs. A Salomon Torres remained Home in the Bay area monday afternoon after notifying manager Dusty Baker of personal matters he must address. The giants Are hopeful Torres will rejoin the team during the Road trip a club spokesman Bob Rose said. The Contra Costa times reported tuesday that Torres left a note for Baker following sundays game. According to the times the note said �?o1 can to take this. In be had enough. I can to pitch at this level a a the wrote me a note and there were some things in it that would indicate such Quot said Baker refusing to reveal the notes specifics. Torres is 2-6 with a 4.86 Era and 0-4 with a 5.73 Era in his past four starts. He is scheduled to Start saturday at Colorado. Out More ire on mets staff by the associated press John Franco was venting frustration after his new York mets teammates helped him botch what could have been a record setting save. He sounded so much like Bret Saber Hagen one  help but figure the mets will be huddling behind closed doors sometime soon. Earlier Saberah a Gen claimed the mets treat him like a fifth starter. The two time by Young award Winner 7 3 with a 3.59 Era also said he a unhappy with the direction the team is going. A a Smets management has said it would be Happy with a ,500 club. But i want a winning club now not three years Down the line when my contract is up a he said. A a in a really like to see something happen to improve this  that was before his teammates blew another game they should have won allowing two runs with two outs in the ninth inning As the Atlanta braves rallied for a 4-3 Victory. Afterwards it was Francois turn. A you can to give the Good teams Oppio unities a Franco said. A we gave them Art / extra out and you see what happens. Its getting real ugly again. We started out Good but then fell Back into bad  the extra out is becoming a Metsy specially. On monday outfielder Jim Linde Man dropped a Fly Ball. On tuesday night third baseman Bobby Bonilla tried to Bare hand a slow roller and came up empty. With two outs and a runner on first Franco 1-3 got Jeff Blauser to hit a slow roller to third. A Bobby Fields the Ball and its Over Quot Franco said. He did no to. A and they scored it a hit. That a a joke Quot Franco said. After Bonillas non play Franco did the rest. He gave up a single to Roberto Kelly that tied it then grooved a pitch that Fred Mcgriff ripped into left making Mike Stanton 3-1 a Winner. In other games tuesday night reds 2, giants 1 at Cincinnati John Roper anchored a two hitter and Barry Larking a Solo Homer in the eighth inning lifted Cincinnati past slumping san Francisco. Roper allowed Only Dave Martinet a Homer in the sixth and Chuck Mcelroy 1-1 and Jeff Brantley finished with Brantley getting his seventh save Larkin who extended his hitting Streak to 14 games hit his fifth Homer on the first pitch from John Burkett 4-6 in the eighth. Padres 4, dodgers 3 at san Diego Tony Gwynn singled Home the tying run and scored the Winner As san Diego rallied in the 13th to snap its six game losing Streak against los Angeles. Bip Roberts went 0-for-6, ending his hitting Streak at 23 games. Rockies a astros 0 at Denver David Nied pitched a four hitter for his first career shutout a and the Rockies first 3t Home in their history a As Colorado beat Houston Nied 6-4 did not allow a hit after the third inning until the ninth when Andy Stankiewicz singled. The right hander struck out four and walked one. Pirates 7, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Dave Clark hit a three run Homer and Don Slaught had a two run shot As Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia for its sixth straight Home win. Steve Cooke 3-5 allowed nine hits in his second Complete game both against the Phillies and struck out Darren Daulton fete Incaviglia and Tony Longmire is succession to escape trouble in the fourth. Cubs 7, marlins 2 at Miami Sammy Sosa had three hits including his 16th Homer and drove in four runs As Chicago used a 15-hit attack and beat Florida. Steve Trachsel 6-4 earned his second straight win after going More than a. Month without one Ana Jose Bautista picked up his first save. Marlins Rookie Kurt Miller 1-2 allowed 10 hits and five runs in 5vs innings. Gary Sheffield hit his 13th Homer. Cardinals 5, expos 4 at St. Louis Bernard Gilkey sri single snapped a tie and St. Louis climbed Back to the .500 Mark after blowing a 4-0 Lead against Montreal. Todd Zeile singled off John Wette Ianda a 2-5 thigh with two outs in the ninth Mark Whiten walked and Gilkey followed with his game Winner. Rob Murphy 3-3 got one out for the Victory. Tigers Whitaker slams Indian win Streak by the associated press the Day Aher he almost extended Detroit a Home run Streak Lou Whitaker started a new one for the tigers. Whitaker hit a grand slam in the Bottom of the ninth inning capping a six run rally tuesday night that sent Detroit past Cleveland 7-5 and stopped the indians 10-game winning siring. Detroit a Homer string ended at 25 games tying the major league record in a loss monday night to Cleveland. Whitaker twice came close to connecting hitting a Fly Ball to the warning track in Center Field and lofting a foul Fly into the upper deck in right. The tigers rallied after Cleveland manager Mike Hargrove pulled Jason Grimsley. In eight innings Grimsley gave up just one unearned run and four hits. Rookie Paul Shuey relieved with a 5-1 Lead but gave up two walks and an rib single to Alan Trammell. Derek Lilliquist 1-3  belter giving up a Pinch single to Juan Samuel and a bases to add walk to Tony Phillips before Whitaker slugged his 10th Homer. Joe Boever 6-0 pitched the ninth and got the win. In other games tuesday night red sox 13, Blue jays 1 to Vaughn doubled twice and drove in three runs As Boston scored 10 times in the first inning at Toronto. The red sox used sex hits five of them doubles and seven walks in the burst. Vaughn left the game with a strained left hamstring after his second double. Brad Cornett 0-2 gave up six runs and got Only one out in his second major league Start. Aaron Sele 6-3 won for the first time since May 18. He hit Dick Schofield above the left ear with a fastball in the fifth inning and Schofield was taken off on a Stretcher a lie had All Normal neurological signs so in a pretty sure hell come Back with just a concussion a team Trainer Brent Andrews  2, athletics 0 four pitchers held Oakland to one hit and Felix Jose hit a two run Homerin the ninth inning for visiting Kansas City. The a a had their six game winning Streak stopped. Jose connected against Ron Darling 4-9 for his fourth Homer. Darling pitched a five hitter for his fourth Complete game. He has lost three of them. Royals starter Kevin Appier left after 234 innings because of a strained right  6, twins 4 Jimmy key won his career Best 10th straight decision and became the first 11-game Winner in the majors leading new York Over visiting Minnesota. Key 11-1 gave up four runs in 6vi  sox 5, rangers 4 Ozzie Guillent a two out single in the 10th inning won a Homer filled game at Comiskey Park. Frank Thomas hit two Solo Home runs giving him 27. Tim Raines also connected for Chicago tying the game in the ninth with a Solo drive with one out. Jose Canseco hit his 21st Homer and Rusty Greer put Texas ahead with a Lead off Home run in the  6, Brewers 1 Harold Baines hit his 11th Homer and drove in a season High four runs As Baltimore beat visiting Milwaukee Baines had three  7, mariners 2 . Snow broke an 0-for-21 slump with his first Home run of the year As California beat visiting Seattle. Tim Salmon hit his 15th Home run for the Angels and Reggie Jefferson homered twice for the mariners