European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34 the stars and stripes sports sunday july 3,1994 s Rise by the associated press look who a in third place. I it Sishc Onee dreadful now fearsome Oakland athletics a full 67 Days after they dropped into last place the a a pulled themselves out of Jhc Al West cellar Friday night with their eighth straight Victory 6-3 Over the Boston red sox a a we had dug ourselves into such a Hole that we had to play for two months before we could get out of it a. Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. A it was real difficult because we were frustrated and embarrassed a. Now though Only four games separate the first place Texas rangers and the a a who have won 14 of 16 since june 13, when their record was 19-43 and they were 13 games out of first we just want to keep creeping. We want to keep winning our games a Larussa said. A it was a Tough time before and now we be been getting some two out a hits and some Good pitching. A the visiting a a got eight Strong innings from Ron Darling 6-9 on Friday and scored five runs in the first inning against Tim Vanegmond 0-2, a a we re doing what we re supposed to be doing a Darling said. A we Are concentrating on series the a a have won five of their last six series. Tony always stressed that. The last year and two months and we Hadnot been doing a Good Job of the winning Streak is Oakland a longest since it won 10 in a Row in september 1992. Boston meanwhile has lost 20 of 27. A Quot in other games Friday. Quot orioles 14, Angels 7 at Baltimore the two teams tied a major league record by combining for 11 Home runs. A that was a very poorly pitched game Quot California manager Marcel Lacheman said. A a you be got 3-0 counts 2-0 counts deep counts. When that happens you re going to get Jeffrey Hammonds hit two homers for Baltimore and Mike Mussina 12-4 got the Victory despite giving up five Home runs in five innings. Rafael Palmeiro Leo Gomez Cal Ripken and Chris. Hoiles also homered for the orioles. Tim Salmon had two homers while Chad Curtis Chili Davis and Jim Edmonds each hit one for the Angels who have lost four straight. Joe Magrane 2-5 got the loss this time. Twins Kent Hrbcek takes out Indian second baseman Carlos Barga to prevent double play at Cleveland Friday night. Mariners 4, Yankees 3 at new York Ken Griffey drove in the winning run with an ninth inning single and Jay Buhner ended the game with a leaping catch that left him injured. Buhner was taken to a local Hospital for tests and a rays of his hip and Pelvis. Running at full Speed Buhner caught Randy Velardes drive before crashing into the right Field Wall. A that was probably jays Best catch Ever a said Griffey who went 2-for-5. Bobby Ayala 3-1 picked tip the win despite allowing the Yankees to tie it in the eighth. Xavier Bernari Dez 3-4 took the 6, twins 1 at Cleveland Jack Morris 75 pitched a four hitter for his 251st career Victory and Eddie Murray hit his 453rd career Home run. Morris struck out six walked none and retired 18 of the last 19 batters lie faced in his first Complete game Quot Victory since last aug j. Scott Erickson 7-6 took the loss White sox 8, Brewers 0 at Chicago Jack Mcdowell 5-7 threw a seven hit shutout and Julio Franco had five Bis to match his career High of 71. Bob Scanlan 0-5 lost giving up eight hits Over five innings. Royals 4, Blue jays 3 at Kansas City Brian Mcrae hit a two out rib single in the 12th, sending the Blue jays to their 12th loss in 13 games. The single was the third straight two out hit off Woody Williams 1-3. Jeff Montgomery 2-3 pitched one third of an inning for the win. Rangers 10-8, tigers 6-6 at Arlington Texas Juan Gonzalez hit a grand slam off Mike Henneman 1-2 in the eighth inning of the opener capping Texas rally from a six run deficit and helping the rangers snap a six game Home losing Streak. Darren Oliver 1-0 retired one Batter for his first major league Victory. In the Nightcap Rookie Rusty Greer had a two run Homer and a two run single that drove in the go ahead run in the seventh inning. Joe to Cvar 6-2 took the loss Matt Whiteside 2-1 got the Victory with 2vj innings of witless Relief and Tom Henke struck out the Side in the ninth for his seventh save. Botox. By Rob Gloster Boston api the Boston red sox have needed a left handed starter since Frank Viola underwent Elbow surgery in Early May. The Cleveland indians have been looking for a closer All season. Both teams Hope they7 filled those needs with a Trade Friday night that sent slumping reliever Jeff Russell to the indians for left handed starter Chris Nabholz and reliever Steve Farr a the addition of Nabholz will give us some innings and that a something we have been lacking since the injury to Frank Viola a said red sox general manager Dan Duquette who announced the to fuds after Bostons 6-3 loss to Oakland. A this has been in the works for a couple of Duquette said Nabholz who was 3-1 on a rehabilitation assignment with class aaa Charlotte while recovering from a strained upper Back is scheduled to Start sunday for the red sox. In Russell Nabholz Farr a right hander on the disabled list with a stiff neck is expected to be ready to pitch for Boston on july 10. Cleveland relievers have blown 12 of their 26 save opportunities this season. Russell who also has pitched for Cincinnati Texas and Oakland in a major league career that began in 1983, has 158 career saves a All but five of which have come since 1989. A the is going to give us an Opportunity to have a proven closer, Gen eral manager John Hart said of Russell. A we get an experienced Pitcher that a been in the situation before a. A i think it will allow Mike Hargrove and Phil pitching coach Regan to re establish the roles in the bullpen Russell 0-5who allowed one run on three hits while pitching the ninth inning of Bostons loss Friday has 12 saves in 15 opportunities this season with a 5.14 Era. He got his fifth loss wednesday when he allowed a loth inning Homer to Danny Tartabull in a 4-3 defeat by the new York Yankees. A i done to have anything to say except in a Happy a Russell said As he packed his bag in the red sox locker room. Russell a right hander was seventh in the american league last year with 33 saves despite missing much of the final month of the season. Two weeks ago Russell publicly criticized Duquette and partly blamed Tutje new general manager for Boston recent woes. The red sox who at the time of russells comments had lost 11 straight have won just seven of 27 games. A Jeff Russell was a very Fine person i like him a lot a red sox manager Butch Hobson said. A a he a a bulldog a Farr was signed by Cleveland in the of season and expected to be the closer but was ineffective following right Elbow surgery last november. He began his career with the indians in 1984, then pitched six seasons with Kansas City before moving to the Yankees a where he spent the previous three seasons lie has 132 career saves. A a we be been working on this for some time. We be been looking at relievers and Back end Guys seriously for the past 10 Days a Hart said. A there arc so Many clubs in a Pennant race right now that it is extremely difficult to get relievers. 1 think in this Case. We ended up with a match with
