European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 1, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 37. By the associated press John Smoltz was Well rested and Thiu meant trouble for the Montreal expos. Smoltz returned from a eight game suspension for hitting new Yorkus John Cangelosi with a pitch hit his first Homer of the year and allowed just three hits Over eight innings wednesday As the Atlanta braves Defeated the expos 62. Bill Pecota knocked in three runs As Atlanta ended a four game losing Streak and regained a los game Lead Over Montreal in the no East. �?o1 used the time off wisely a Smoltz said. A i worked diligently but did no to overwork myself. I was in a Good mindset know amp a i d Only have one Start in 10 games. National league did no to have to worry about the Phillies did no to have to worry about the mets. I just concentrated on Montreal. Pitchers done to usually have that  v the expos looking to sweep the braves had scored 15 runs in the first two games of the series. But Smoltz 6-7 changed that pattern. A this Wasny to a make or break series for anybody a braves manager Bobby Cox said. A but you certainly done to want to get  Smoltz said he used the 10 Days off to recover from various aches and pains. A i Felt great today. I  say i had my Best Slider but i kept them off balance. I Haven to Felt this Good with my fastball in a Long time a said Smoltz who allowed an unearned run struck out seven and walked. Two.  a the right hander Felt pretty Good at the plate As Well. Prior to his first at Bat Smoltz said he told teammate Dave Gallagher that he was going to swing at the first pitch no matter what. A after i rounded the bases Gallagher told me a great strategy a a Smoltz said. The strategy resulted in Smoltz a third career Homer and first since 1992 As he led off the third against Butch Henry 4-1. A the was real Sharp a Cox said. A a it a pretty dam Good to sit Down that Long and throw strikes. He ran into a lot of pitches but he was still  Smoltz gave up Only a Lead off single to Marquis Grissom Henry a one out single in the fifth and Sean Ber t f a any r v i it a s a 4 Ltd y it a it j Colorado Sandres Galarraga backs out of the Way after san Diego a Scott Sanders was picked Oft at first. Rye a Pinch double in the eighth. Expos manager Felipe ainu was also impressed. A a Smoltz pitched a Strong game Quot Alou said a the was wild but in a Way that we had to swing at some bad pitches.�?�. 1. Elsewhere in the National league it was Philadelphia 5, Florida 2 Houston 3, Cincinnati 1 Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 5 san Diego 10, colorado.4, and los Angeles 6, san Francisco 2. The game Between the new York mets and St. Louis cardinals was rained  sweep Phillies 5, marlins 2at Philadelphia. Danny Jackson allowed four hits Over eight innings and Doug Jones gained his league leading 20th save. Jackson 10-2 struck out seven walked none and did no to allow a baserunner until Gary Sheffield singled with two outs in the fourth. Jones extended his Streak of scoreless innings to 21 i. Loser Pat Rapp 4-4 permitted six hits struck out four and walked five in seven  3, reds 1 at Houston Jeff Bagwell and Kevin Bass both Hom Rcd in the eighth for the astros runs. Bagwell broke an o-for-7 slump with his 25th Home run. After Ken Caminiti singled Bass followed with his third Homer of the year. A reds reliever Chuck Mcelroy 1-2 took the loss. Jose Rijo pitched a five hit shutout through seven innings with seven  6, pirates 5 at Chicago Glenallen Hills two run bases loaded double with two outs in Tjie ninth lifted the cubs past Pittsburgh. Hill who Hon Jered for a 4-0 Lead in the fifth doubled off Mark Dewe and drove in Rey Sanchez and Shawn Dunston with the tying and winning runs. The cubs had loaded the bases off reliever Ravelo Manzanillo 22. A a a a. A a Quot Quot a a ,. Orlando Mercedes three run Homer ignited a four run seventh to tie the game and his sacrifice Fly put the pirates ahead 5-4 in the eighth padres 10, Rockies 4 at Denver Pinch hitters Billy bean and Craig Shipley each delivered run scoring hits in the seventh inning to rally the padres. A trailing 3-1, bean tied it with a Pinch triple off Wil. Lie Blair 0-4and Shipley followed one out later with a tie breaking single dodgers 6, giants 2 a at los Angeles Ramon Martinez pitched a five hitter a giving up a record setting Homer to Matt Williams a and doubled twice for the dodgers. Williams broke Willie Stargell a no Mark for Homer before july with a Solo shot in the fourth his 29th. Jays Back to life c by the associated press Pat Hentgen finally put the brakes on the Toronto Blue jays slide to oblivion. Hentgen pitched a three hitter wednesday night to help the Blue jays snap a 10-game losing Streak with a 5-0 Victory Over the Brewers in Milwaukee. A pm just glad its Over and behind us Quot Hentgen said. A ten games in a Row is just unbelievable. If you would have said wed lose 10 in a Row id of laughed at you. Well it happened. A you never know. We might go ahead and win 10 in a Row a Hentgen walked three and struck out four in halting the Blue jays longest losing skid since 1981, when they dropped 12 straight. Randy Knorr gave Hentgen All the sup Ort he would need with a two run other his fourth. R Hentgen 9-5 allowed a double and single to no. 9 hitter Jose Valentin and a ninth inning single to Jody Reed in posting his third career shutout and second this season. Hentgen the Only Toronto starter with a winning record did no to allow a runner past second base and he got four double play grounders in his fifth Complete game. He has now shut out the Brewers Over 17 career innings at county stadium. A we obviously done to want him to pitch Here anymore do we a Milwaukee manager Phil Garner said Toronto took a 3-0 Lead in the second after Milwaukee third base flan Kevin Seltzer s two out error. John Olerud scored from second when Dick Schofield a grounder went Between Seitzer a legs. Knorr followed with a 408-foot, two run shot off Ricky Bones 7-5. American league a i did no to think it was going to go that far a Bones said. Knorr has hit the Blue jays Only two Home runs in their last nine games. A i hit in on a line. I did no to think it would go a Knorr said. The Blue jays skid was the third longest in club history. They still have the alas worst Road record at 10-25. To other games wednesday Yankees 4, red sox 3,10 innings. At Boston Danny Tartabull who had struck out in his three previous at bats homered leading off the 10th As the Yankees won their eighth straight. Tartabull hit the third pitch from reliever Jeff Russell 0-5 into the red sox bullpen for his 14th Homer sending Boston to its 12th straight Home loss. While sox 7, royals 6 at Chicago Tim Raines drove in Ozzie Guillen with a single in the ninth inning for the White sox.  on four pitches to open the ninth against Billy Brewer 3-1 and Norberto Martin sacrificed. Raines followed by lining a single to Center to score Guillen. Orioles 7, indians 6,10 innings at Cleveland Chris Sabo singled Home the winning run As the orioles Strung together three straight two out hits in the 10th. Baltimore won for the fifth Lime in its last six games All on the Road and improved its league leading Road record to 24-13. Cleveland has lost four of five at Jacobs Field since setting a team Mark with 18 straight Home wins. Athletics 1, Angels 0 at Oakland Calif Scott Brosius ninth inning Home run the first hit off Chuck Finley since the second inning extended the athletics winning Streak to seven a the surging a have won 15 of 19 games to move into Contention in the Al West. Quot rangers 11, twins 10 at Minneapolis Dean Palmer led off the ninth with a game tying Homer and Jeff Frye won it with a sacrifice Fly. Texas which earlier blew a six run Lead fell behind 10-9 in the eighth when Chuck Knoblauch hit. A sacrifice Fly for the twins. Palmer who hit two homers hit a Lj-0 pitch from Ricot Aguilera 0-7 for his 12th Homer. Kirby Puckett one of four Minnesota players with two Bis had four hits. Puckett leads the Al with 72 Bis. Mariners 9, tigers 4 at Seattle Jay Buhner a Home run ignited a five run rally in the seventh inning for the mariners. Edgar a Martinez went 4-for-4 with a Homer two runs scored and two Bis for the mariners. Buhner led off the seventh against storm Davis 0-2 with has 15th Homer to put the mariners ahead for Good. Luis Sojo hit a run scoring single Dan Wilson had a two run double and Martinez capped the inning with an rib single. Seattle Rookie Tim Davis 1-2 earned his first major league Ufa in Relief and Bobby Ayala picked up his 11 the save. Travis Fryman homered for the tigers who have lost six of their last seven. Pittsburgh a the City Council reluctantly tossed an $8 million Rescue line to the Pittsburgh pirates on wednesday by approving a loan designed to keep the team afloat and in Pittsburgh. A i think what we have Here is a bad situation but the outcome of the Bill is the Best outcome for the taxpayers a councilman Alan Hertzberg said. Council president Jim Ferlo was the dissenter in the 7-1 vote which came after about an hour of discussion. He complained that taxpayers  have to bail out the pirates and compared the teams owners to a Snake Oil salesmen taking advantage of new Gullible Council members. The owners a were Here in 1985, and now Here they Are again Back at the trough a he said. A this is a slap in the face to the City  in 1985, the Council approved a $20 million loan to the team. The Money Hasni to yet been repaid. The new loan will enable the pirates to pay their Bills the rest of the season. The team losing As much Assi million a month owes a $5.4 million interest payment to Citibank in August. It has nearly exhausted a $34 million line of credit