European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday july 12,1994expos finally overtake braves a dodgers Tim Willach slides under a cts Jose Vizcaino on sixth inning Force out it Mccond base sunday. By the associated press. After opening the season ,13-1, the Atlanta braves looked like runaway winners in the no East. Now look who a in second place Atlanta is looking up in the standings for the first time since sept. 9 of last season. The Montreal expos finally caught the braves after nipping at their heels for the past  which trailed Atlanta by Syz games before the season was a month old won its fourth straight sunday with an 8-2 Victory Over the san Diego padres. Avil Cordero named to replace Cincinnati a Barry Larkin on the Nln Sall Star team before the game hit his first career grand slam As the expos completed a four game sweep of the padres. The expos who outscored the padres 34-3 in the series have been a Nightmare for the padres. Sundays win was Montreal a ninth straight Over san Diego and the expose 19th in the last 21 games with the padres. Moises Alou hit two homers and Jeff Fassero 7-5 shut Down the padres after yielding two runs in the first. He struck out eight in six innings. Mel Rojas pitched the final three innings for his 15th save Joey Hamilton 5-4 lasted five innings arid allowed seven runs and seven hits. Cardinals 6, braves 1 at Atlanta Mark Whiten hit a three run Homer in support of Allen Watson and the cardinals reached the All Star break at .500. Watson 6-4 allowed one run and  in seven innings. John Smoltz 6-9victimized by a four run fourth inning allowed five hits and four runs in seven  7, reds 6 Tom Foley a one out double in the 11th scored Pinch runner a1 Martin As Pittsburgh overcame a 6-0 deficit at Cincinnati. Don Slaught Pinch hitting for Steve Cooke 4-6 walked leading off and was replaced by Martin. Lance Parrish sacrificed before Foley doubled Down the right Field line off Hector Carrasco 4-6. Bias minor got the final three outs for his first save As the pirates snapped a four game losing Streak. Trailing 6-0, Brian Hunter hit a grand slam in the sixth before the pirates tied it with two in the  5, dodgers 1 at los Angeles Bobby Bonilla Rico Brogna and Joe Orsulak homered to Back eight solid innings by Bret Saberhagen 10-4, who ran his career record against the dodgers to 5-0pedro Astacio 6-6 gave up just two hits in seven innings striking out 10.astros 5, cubs 3 at Chicago Orlando Miller playing his third major league game hit two Tome runs completely out of Angl by Field. Jeff Bagwell drove in. His no leading 82nd run and Pete Hamisch 5-4 got his third straight Victory for Houston. Miller was called up from class aaa Tucson on wednesday. A giants 2, Phillies 1. At san Francisco Pinch hitter Jeff Reeds single in the 10th scored Dave Martinez to give the giants a four game sweep of Philadelphia. Reeds two out single off Doug Jones 2-3 drove in Martinez who led off with a single and moved to second on Royee Clayton a sacrifice. Dave Burba 1-5 pitched 1% innings for the Victory. Phillies starter Bobby Munoz took a three hit shutout into the ninth before Darren Lewis led off with his fourth Homer. The Phillies have lost six straight. Marlins 6, Rockies 4at Miami Pinch hitter Mario Diaz hit a bases loaded triple and the marlins rallied from a four run deficit for their third straight win. Bret Barberie doubled and homered for the marlins. Luis Aquino 2-1 pitched one scoreless inning and Robb Nen got the last two outs for his 10th save in 10 tries. Colorado Sandres Galarraga hit his 25th Homer. Ions by the associated press Mark Clark pitched eight Strong innings despite a stiff neck and Kenny Lofton had four hits and four Bis As the visiting Cleveland indians rolled into the Allstar  a 9-1 Victory sunday Over he Minnesota twins. A Lofton homered off Scott Erickson 87 in the first inning. It gave him 10 homers after he had Only six. In his first two big league seasons. Lofton singled in a second inning run and doubled Home two in the eighth. Clark 10-3 allowed six hits walked none and struck out four. Carlos Baerga Jim Thome and Sandy Alomar jr., also homered for the indians in first place at the break for the first time since 1959. Ain other games sunday. Athletics 4, orioles 3 at Baltimore Mark Mcgwire hit a two run Homer off Lee Smith in the ninth inning As Oakland beat the orioles. Baltimore was three outs away from taking Over first place in the Al East when Mcgwire hit an 0-2 pitch Over the Center Field Wall. The Homer his seventh followed a single by Ruben Sierra. Ron Darling 8-9 i allowed four runs and six hits in eight innings. It was Darlings first Victory Over Baltimore. Tigers 6, rangers 5 at Detroit Tony Phillips hit a three run Homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Tom Henke 2-4 to rally  Over Texas. Joe to Cvar 7-2 pitched a Hiti Ess 2vi innings in Relief of starter David Wells. Cecil fielder hit a three run Homer and a triple for the tigers. Ivan Rodriguez hit a two run Homer for Tiu rangers. Red sox 9, mariners 2 at Boston Rich Rowland had a Homer among three hits and two Bis As the red sox a worst in the Al with a .263 batting average a came alive with 13 hits. A a ,. /. / a. A a Joe the Seth 5-5 allowed five hits in seven innings. Both runs came on a Homer by Marc Newfield Jim Converse 0-2 lasted just 13 innings for Seattle allowing five runs on six hits. Angels 9, Yankees 6 at new York . Snow homered and drove in four runs and Spike Owen and Tim Salmon also homered for California. Snow hit a two run Homer in the Angels four run fourth off Terry Mulholland 6-7 and singled in two runs in the ninth. Owen hit a two run Homer in the first and Salmon led off the fifth with his i9lh Homer both off Mulholland. Winner Chuck Finley 7-8 went 5% innings allowing nine hits and four runs. Paul of Neill hit a two run Homer his 16th, for the Yankees. Blue jays 7, royals 3 at Toronto Juan Guzman matched a career High with nine strikeouts and Joe Carter had a Homer among three hits and drove in three runs for the Blue jays. Guzman 8-9 allowed three runs in seven innings. Danny Cox went the final two innings for the save in his first appearance of the season. Roberto Alomar doubled off Mark Gubicza 1-3 with one out to ignite a two run fourth. White sox 7, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee Jack Mcdowell won his fifth straight game and Lance Johnson had three Bis and stole Home As Chicago won its sixth straight. Mcdowell 7-7 scattered 10 hits walked one and struck out five in eight innings. Bill Wugman 6-2 allowed five runs in 5�i innings As Milwaukee lost its fourth straight game. Prep Obstar Miami apr top quarterback Prospect Josh Booty became an instant millionaire when he agreed not to play College football. Booty turned Down a scholarship offer from Louisiana state to accept a record signing Bonus of $1.6 million sunday from the Florida marlins. A the can to play College football. The contract states that in the strongest possible language a said marlins scouting director Gary Hughes. Booty was perhaps the nations top High school football pr6sj High Prospect last sea. Son at Shreveport la evangel a Christian High school. A a a a in be said All along that baseball is what i want to do Quot said the 19-year-old Booty a Power hitting shortstop. He was supposed to Start practice this week for the Louisiana All Star football game. Instead hell report to Gulf coast in the Rookie league. Booty taken fifth in last months draft hit .429 with 12 homers As a High school senior. He also set a National record with 128 career touchdown passes. Gymnast 13, sparkles in . St Louis a the . Olympic festival wound to a close sunday with a big Day by a Young gymnast and reviews by organizers who said the 10-Day event was a Success from All angles. Doni Thompson of Colorado Springs colo., won two Gold medals and a Silver. The 13-year-old finished with three golds Overall having won the All around title Friday night. Jackie Joyner Kersee performed for the third time in front of the Home crowd running one leg on the Bronze medal winning 1,600-meter relay. The native of East St. Louis 111., had run in the 100 hurdles and performed in the High jump Over the wee Kend. Away from the venues the president of the local organizing committee said there would be Money remaining in the coffers when All the Bills were paid. A everything came together for the last 10 Days a Mike Dyer said. A i m going to let the other people talk about it being the greatest Ever. I keep hearing it from the athletes and Loc  a capacity crowd of 9,600 turned out for the final Day of gymnastics. Thompson won Gold in the uneven bars and the balance beam. She shared the Gold in the bars with Kristy Powell her Colorado aerials teammate when both finished with scores of 9.875. Thompsons winning score on the beam was 9.80. Her Silver medal came in the floor exercises. Powell the runner up to Thompson in the All around won her second Silver on the vault where she finished with 9.812. The Winner in that event was Sarah Cain of grand Island neb., with a 9,875. The Gold in the floor exercises went to Kellee Davis of Parkland fla., at 9.90. Connie Price Smith won the Gold medal in the shot put with a toss of 59 feet 10va inches. In hockey Ashlin Hal night of Harvard scored 4 45 into overtime to give the South an 8-7 Victory Over the North for the Gold medal. The West beat the East 4-3 for the Bronze. The Gold medal in baseball went to the South which completed an unbeaten run through the tourney with a 10-2 win Over the East