European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday july 28,1994roll As Williams hits no. 38 an unflappable by the associated press san Francisco a outdone by an unt Lappa Rookie Pitcher and undone by Matt Williams Ana Todd Benzinger Orel Hershiser finally looked mortal at candlestick Park. Coming in with a 20-8 record against the giants and a 9-3 Mark at the a stick Hershiser and the los Angeles dodgers continued to slide tuesday losing 12-5. San Francisco a Victory which followed a 10-5 loss monday night Cut the dodgers Leaa to v/2 games in the no West. Even Hershiser a fastball which had baffled Williams for most of his big league career failed him when he needed it. In the fifth inning Williams jumped on it for his major Williams league leading 38th Homer giving  a 5-0 Lead and thrilling the crowd of 55,771. A a it a the first fastball in be hit for a Home run against him a said Williams who homered for the second game in a Row. A a a it was important to come Back today and play Well. Today we did what we re supposed to do and that a a Good  usually an outstanding big game Pitcher Hershiser Wasny to particularly Sharp this time. Pitching for the first time in 10 Days after missing a Start with a muscle Strain he lasted five innings allowed five runs a three earned a and walked  league �?o1 think the crowd thought it was a big game a Hershiser 5-5 said. A i think the Guys were ready to come in and  but Benzinger gave san Francisco a 3-0 Lead in the third and the awful los Angeles bullpen gave up seven runs in the seventh inning. It added up to the dodgers 12th loss in 18 games. Pitching in a crucial series before a big crowd did no to seem to ruffle Rookie giants starter William Vanlan Dingham 6-1who got out of two Early jams and threw six shutout innings. He left with two on and two out in the seventh just before Mike Piazza hit the first pitch from reliever Rich Monteleone for his 21st Homer to make it 5-3. Piazza added an rib double in the dodgers two run  who took a no hitter into the eighth in his last Outing Wasny to nerves but he struggled with his control walking four. A i think i made the pitches when i had to but i did no to have control of anything a he said. A i was All out of whack  with the bases loaded and one out Darryl Strawberg 3 gave san Francisco a 6-3 Lead with an rib group out. Benzinger was walked intentionally Dave Martinez had a Pinch hit two run single and Jeff Reed hit a two run single. Pinch hitter Mark Leonard sri triple and Darren Lewis run scoring infield single completed the outburst. Benzinger who is 10-for-21 lifetime against the right hander had an rib triple in the second and gave the giants a 3-0 Lead with a two out two run single in the  5, braves 3 Atlanta a Montreal took advantage of Atlanta a fumbling fielders for four unearned runs beating Greg Maddux and the braves for the expose eighth straight win. A the expos opened a 3w-game Lead Over the braves in the no  6, reds 5 Cincinnati Jeff Bagwell hit his 33rd Homer and became the first major leaguer to reach 100 Bis As Houston bounced Back to beat Cincinnati. Phillies 10, marlins 8,12 innings Miami a Ricky Jordan hit a tie breaking single in the 12th inning As Philadelphia blew a six run Lead but still beat Florida cubs a pirates 4 Pittsburgh a Mark Grace and Rick Wilkins greeted Pittsburgh relievers with eighth inning homers and the Chicago cubs overcame. Anthony Youngs injury shortened Start to beat the pirates. Rockies 6, padres 5 san Diego a Mark Thompson won his major league debut and Colorado moved within one game of first place in the no West defeating san  10, cardinals 9,11 innings St. Louis a Rico Brogna drove in four runs two on a game winning Homer in the i  inning As the new York mets Defeated St.  a tribe split gain on leaders the twins Dave Winfield Breaks his Bat but gets a single against rangers tuesday. By the associated press a Good Day for Baltimore a Good night for Cleveland. In the end both teams were feeling a half game better. The orioles began a rare Day night doubleheader by beating Cleveland 10-4 tuesday the indians got even in the Nightcap winning 9-2. Both teams Are in second place in their respective divisions and each gained a half game because new York and Chicago in the first place teams in the Al East and Central a both lost. At the same time the indians stayed two games ahead of Baltimore in the wild card race. Sound a Little confusing Well Welcome to the expanded playoff races where Intra divisional games have All sorts of postseason implications. Dennis Martinez the winning Pitcher in the second game did t realize the indians might actually be battling the orioles As Well As the White sox for a wildcard playoff spot a i find it out before we came Here. I did t even know what was the wild card and How that thing worked a he said. A but i find out and then i concentrate on beating these people a and at the same time help us keep Pace with the Chicago White sox. A a it a Nice to win the second one i think that showed we still have the attitude that we re going to win this  Martinez 10-5 had a no hitter until Brady Andersons two out rib single in the sixth. Martinez 9-1 since May 11, walked two and struck out seven. A the thing about Dennis is in certain situations he can keep them off balance a Cleveland manager Mike Hargrove said. A you done to try to strike people out a you try to keep the big part of the Bat off the Ball. Dennis has done that very Well for us this  Cleveland took command in the first inning using an rib double by Belle and a three run double by Manny Ramirez to american league go up 4-0. Belle hit a Solo Homer off Mike Obi list 3-3 in the third. In the first game Baines snapped a Long homeless drought with two Solo shots. Rafael Palmeiro and Leo Gomez also homered for Baltimore which withstood Cleveland homers by Albert Belle and Eddie Murray. Belle has six homers in h is last eight games. He had three Bis tuesday giving him 93 for the season. Ben Mcdonald 12-6 won the opener allowing seven hits in eight innings. Albie Lopez 0-1 took the loss. In other games tuesday tigers 9, mariners 1 Detroit a Travis Fryman broke an 0-for-26 slump with two doubles two triples and four Bis Brewers 7, Blue Days 5 Toronto a Jody Reed celebrated his 32nd birthday by hitting a pair of sin Glucs scoring a run and driving in two More in a seven run first inning. Red sox 10, Yankees 7 Nefa York a Tim Naehring and to Vaughn hit two run Home runs m the sixth inning As the red sox ended the Yankees five game winning Streak. Royals 3, White sox 2 Kansas City mo., Wally Joyner had a pair of rib singles As the royals won their fourth straight a their longest since a five game string in mid april. Rangers 8, twins 7 Arlington Texas a Rusty Greer sri single with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference. Athletics 6, Angels 0 Anaheim calif., a Steve Ontiveros and two relievers combined on a three hitter and Stan Javier tied a club record with three doubles for Oakland