European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 28, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 reign at by the associated press the biggest baseball weekend Cleveland has seen in 40 years looked like most of the others a it rained and the indians lost. This was us posed to be the weekend the indians showed off their new Ballpark to the dreaded new York Yankees the last Al team to visit Jacobs Field. Cleveland came into the three game series Riding a club record 18-game winning Streak at Home and had their fans reminiscing of 1954 when the indians won 111 games and played in the world series two wins by the Yankees and the weekend Long rain took care of that. New York blew most of an eight run Lead sunday but held on for a 12-11 Victory Over the indians the Yankees sixth straight Over Cleveland this season and their eighth in a Row dating Back to last year. On Friday night the Yankees built a 95 Lead before the game was suspended following nearly three hours of rain delays the two teams finished up saturday a an 11-6 new York Victory a before the regularly scheduled game was rained out. The Battle of the Al East and Central division leaders was fairly one sided to the Yankees although the indians did make things interesting by scoring seven runs in the eighth inning sunday. A i was rooting for them but it was nerve racking. My stomach was turning every which Way a said new York starter Jim Abbott who cheered his teammates on from the clubhouse after leaving with an 8-4 Lead in the sixth. A a that a the Way things seem to go these Days in the new ballparks a Abbott 7-5 said. A a everything a offensive oriented. No Lead seems to be the indians put the tying run on base in the ninth but Steve Howe got the last new Yorkus Jim a Cyril a. Homers in Cleveland two outs for his seventh save. Jim Leyritz and Mike Stanley homered for new York. In other games sunday twins 11, royals 4 at Minneapolis Kirby Puckett sur passed Rod Carew As Minnesota a career its Leader and drove in three runs for the twins. Puckett had three hits giving him 2,088 in 11 seasons with the twins. He moved past Carew who had 2,085 hits in 12 seasons with Minnesota. Puckett passed Carew with a two run Homer his 12th, in the first inning a 438-foot shot Over the Center Field 5, red sox 4 Milwaukee s Dave Nilsson drove in three runs including the go ahead score in the Bottom of the eighth inning. Nilsson a two out single off reliever Chris Howard drove in , surhoff athletics 10, tigers 5 at Oakland calif., Troy Neel hit a two run single and Mike Bordicks two run double highlighted Oakland a seven run first inning. The a a swept the three game series and have won 10 of their last 12, Terry Steinbach went 3-for-4 with a Homer and Ruben Sierra had three bits for Oakland. Ron Darling 5-9 allowed six hits Over seven innings for the a a. The tigers grabbed a 1-0 Lead in the first before he a a battered Mike Moore 7-7 for six bits and seven runs in. The Bottom of the inning. Angels 4, rangers 3 Tim Salmon homered to Lead off. The eighth inning As the Angels handed visiting Texas its 10th loss in 12 games. Salmon hit a 1-2 Pilch from John Dettmer 02 Over the left Field Fence for his 16th Homer. Texas which dropped to 33-40 in the Al West became the first team in major league history to be seven games under .500 and in first sox 8, mariners 7 at Seattle reliever Jose Deleon struck out Jay Buhner with the bases loaded to end the game As the White sox held on for their sixth straight win. Tim Raines and Julio Franco hit rib singles in the eighth inning for the White sox who trimmed Cleveland a Lead in the Al Central to two 7, Blue jays 1 at Toronto Mike Mussina pitched a five hit Ter for his let Winand Brady Anderson homered twice As the orioles handed the Blue jays their eighth straight loss. Mussina 11-4 pitched his third Complete game to join new Yorkus Jimmy key As baseball a Only 11-game winners. Giants Romp in route to . By the associated press the last time Barry Bonds and the san Francisco giants played at dodger stadium they lost the no West race. When they return to los Angeles this week they get a Chance to get Back into the Chase. Bonds hit two homers and drove in five runs sunday As the giants beat the Colo a Rado Rockies 8-1. Robby Thompson added three hits and scored three times in his first game Back from the disabled list. The Victory left the giants expected by most experts to easily win the realigned no West this season in third place and 6vz games behind los Angeles. The giants struggling at 32-43, were to open a three game set monday night in los Angeles. They have not played at dodger stadium since they lost 12-1 on the final Day of the 1993 regular season costing them a Chance to tie Atlanta for the division title. A a i was pushing to get Back for the la series a Thompson said. A it really did no to matter what i did. I would have taken an 0-for-4. It worked out that i got three Bonds hit a pair of two run homers connecting in the first and fifth innings against Greg Harris 3-8. Bonds who has 19 Home runs also had an rib single in the third. A we won a game we had to a Bonds said. Thompson playing for the first time since he injured his right shoulder on May 8, hit the first pitch he saw for a double off the Center Field Wall. He hit the next pitch he saw for a double off the top of the Fence in right Center. A Ebany is starting to swing Good again a giants manager Dusty Baker said a and its Good to have Robby Back. He gets three Hitchn his first game. It helps to have All the parts John Burkett 5-6 shut out the Rock is on five hits for eight innings. Only three runners reached second base before Rod Beck relieved to Start the ninth. The game at mile High stadium Drew 73,171. The Rockies set another major league record by drawing 217,009 for the three game series 105 More than Cleveland attracted for the final series at their old Ballpark last season. In other games sunday dodgers 5, astros 4 Brett Butler hit a tie breaking Home run with two outs in the seventh inning lifting los Angeles Over Host Houston. Butler homered for the second straight Day and has five this season his most since hitting six for san Francisco in 1988. He also had two singles making him 25-for-55 .455 lifetime against Doug Drabick. Drabek 10-4 was foiled in his bid to become the Nln a first 11-game Winner. Kevin Gross 7-4 got the Victory and Todd Worrell went two innings for his sixth save in 11 chances. Mind Tazza also homered for the second straight name for the dodgers giving him 17. Quot a Quot Quot Phillies 9, braves 8 Darren Daviton went 3-for-3 with a three run Homer and scored four times As Philadelphia beat visiting Atlanta. Ryan Klesko hit his second Home run of the game and David Justice hit a two run shot in the eighth inning for the 12, padres 4 Hal Morris had four hits and Kevin Mitchell hit his 19th Home run leading Cincinnati to its seventh win in eight games. Morris rib single put the reds ahead 5-4 and keyed a five run sixth inning. Mitchell earlier matched his Home run total from 1993, when he played Only 93 games because of injuries. Martins 6, expos 1 Mark Gardner pitched 7 i shutout innings against his former team and tied a club Mark with 10 strikeouts As Florida won in Montreal. Gardner 2-2 was activated from the disabled list before the game having missed More than two weeks because of an injured Groin. He gave up seven hits and walked one against the team that traded him after the 1992 season. Pirates 7, mets 3 Paul Wagner blanked new York before tiring in the ninth inning and visiting Pittsburgh won its sixth in a Row. Wagner 5-5 took a four hitter into the Runth then gave up four hits and three runs. Cardinals 3, cubs 1 Ril k Quot is Icli c. Is Iso won the cry Young award for the Cubin 19h-1, won in i first game Back at Wrisky Field in three seasons. A Sutcliffe 4-3 gave up one run on four hits in six innings. To was his first win Wiesbaden Golf course All Mitsushima items up to 30% off plus Nike and to torn shoes up to 40% off available at Hie pro shop 18-Hole championship Golf course Chipping amp putting greens driving Range fro shop fully equipped amp stocked to meet any golfer s needs various tournaments open told cardholders merchandise special orders private amp group lessons Golf clinics club repairs and much More Niyor tee against Chicago since 1979, pitched for los Angeles. When i 9- c y v
