European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports july 11,1994 page32 rip tigers without by by Harry Atkins Detroit apr sometimes less is More. For the Texas rangers it turned out to be a whole lot More saturday. The rangers skipped batting practice in favor of an extra hour of sleep then bombed the Detroit tigers 10-4 with an 18-hit attack that included Home runs by Juan Gonzalez and Ivan Rodriguez. The rangers arrived in Detroit at 5 . Friday and were tired in their 7-3 loss to Detroit that night. That prompted manager Kevin Kennedy to cancel batting practice on saturday. A we really needed some sleep a Kenne More baseball on Page 30 by said. A i decided to give the Guys an extra hour arid you can see How it paid  Kenny Rogers 10-4 took care of the rest pitching three hit Ball for seven innings. Rogers has worked at least seven innings in 10 of his last ii starts and leads the rangers with four Complete games. The rangers jumped on John Doherty 6-7 for three runs on five hits in the first. By the time Doherty left after 5vi innings the rangers had tagged him for eight runs 14 hits and two walks. A a he a still got that Good sinker a Rodriguez said. A but he left a lot of balls right in the Middle of the plate. A Guy like him can to do  it was just the latest in a series of lacklustre starts for Doherty who Hasni to won since May 25. Travis Fryman hit a two run Homer in the Detroit first his 13th, and Juan Samuel hit his fourth Homer in the seventh. The rest was All Texas and the rangers broke it open with a four run sixth. Jose Canseco will Clark and Manuel Lee drove in runs in the first. Rodriguez hit his 10th Homer a two run shot in the fourth.,. A the extra sleep was a big help. You bet a Clark said. A there Are times when skipping batting practice can be a great Benefit anyway. Sometimes you need rest More than you need 15 More Hacks in the Cage. Besides it s not like we done to have a Good offensive  Gonzalez connected for a three run Homer his 13th, in the sixth. Storm Davis relieved yielding a double to Dean Palmer and an rib single to Randy Greer for a 9-2 Lead. Greer doubled off Greg Cadaret in the ninth and scored on Leeds double. The tigers loaded the bases in the ninth but settled for one run As John Flaherty drove in Junior Felix with a sacrifice Fly. Germany loses champions by Brian Trusdell East Rutherford . A two goals in three minutes by Hristo Stoichkov and Yordan Letchko ended Germany a reign As world cup Holder sunday and put Bulgaria into the semifinal for the first time on a 2-1 scoreline. German Captain Lothar Matthaeus making a record tying 21st world cup appearance fired the germans ahead from the penalty spot in the 49th minute. But Stoichkov curled in a 25-meter free kick in the 76th minute for his fifth goal of the tournament and Letchko who was at fault for the penalty scored the Winner three minutes later with a spectacular diving header. Bulgaria which had not won a world cup game in five previous visits to the finals now will meet three time titlist Italy in the semifinal also at giants stadium on wednesday. A it was a sad ending for a German team that had won the trophy in 1954, 74 and �?T90. And had been runner up three times. But the bulgarians 94 world cup celebrated one. Of the biggest upsets in the cups history with the winning goal coming from a re German based player Hamburg a Letchko. In a High Quality game at giants stadium Germany a Jurgen Klinsmann had chances to adding to his world cup tally of five goals in four games. Matthaeus playing impressively at the Back of his defense tied the world cup appearance record of 21 games with countryman Uwe Sceler Wiadislaw Zmuda of Poland and Argentine superstar Diego Maradona. In the 24th minute Klinsmann squandered a Chance to score his sixth goal of the tournament. The Geini uns opened impressively at the Start of the second half and took the Lead in the 49th minute. Klinsmann pulled away from his Marker Zlatko Ivanov and went to collect a Cross from the left Wing. Letchko made a High Challenge and As Klinsmann collapsed near the penalty spot colombian referee Jose Torres pointed to the spot. Matthaeus planted the penalty kick confidently wide of Mihailov with the goalie moving in the wrong direction. The goalpost and the Linesman a offside Flag prevented Germany going further ahead in the 74th minute. Moellers firm drive hit the Post with Mihailov beaten and then Rudi Voeller netted the rebound from an offside position. Two minutes later it was 1-1. Stoichkov was fouled 25 meters from the German goal and the Barcelona striker decided to take the free kick himself. He floated the Ball left footed Over the defensive Wall and illgner never moved As it flew past him into the net. Three minutes later the germans bulgarians Krassimir Malakov Battles defending Champion Germany a Rudi Voeller 13 for the Ball during sundays world cup quarterfinal action. Bulgaria triumphed 21. Were stunned again. Lanskov lofted a Center from the right and Letchko dived for it with Haessler got there first and directed a Well placed header Between the diving illgner and the right hand Post. In fridays late semifinal game Brazil 3, Netherlands 2 Dallas apr brazils quest for an unprecedented fourth world cup stayed alive Courtesy of a player who had not spent a minute on the Field until saturday. In a world cup thriller that produced All five goals in the second half Brazil beat the Netherlands 3-2 in the quarterfinals heightening the possibility of the country a first championship since 1970. Veteran defender Branco broke a 2-2 tie in the 81st minute with a searing 28-Yard free kick that went through the Wall split two other players and grazed the inside Post before giving Brazil the final Lead. The Victory sends Brazil into the semifinals on wednesday against Romania or Sweden. The Netherlands which rallied gallantly until the finish Heads Home unable to improve on runner up finishes in 1974 and 1978. After a plodding first half in which both teams displayed too much respect for each other and too few skills Brazil came alive with lightning goals from Romario in the 52nd minute and Beneto in the 63rd, the last on a disputed offside Call. Within a minute Dennis Bergkamp brought the dutch Back a goal Aron Winter tied it on a header from a Corner kick in the 77th minute setting the stage for Branco. This was the third straight game in which Brazil has won or tied in the second half. Brazils celebrations were started Early in the second half when Aldair intercepted a Long Ball and immediately sent Beneto on his Way on the left. Like a Flash Romario left defender Stan Valcke standing and with a right footed shot on a half hop beat goalkeeper Eddy Goey from 10 Yards. With the dutch still dazed Beneto capitalized on the confusion in the defense to elude Jan Wouters then dance around de Goey and walk the Ball into the goal fora 2-Olead. The dutch cried foul. A the Linesman must have been Blind a said dutch midfielder Rob Witschger. A a Romario was offside by 3  added Advocaat a everybody could Sec that it was  Brazil has not advanced this far since 1978, when it finished third in a tournament won by Argentina