European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                � Page 38 the stars and stripes sports Friday. August 5.1994 Yankees Clinch before the storm while Turne Boston was defeating Toronto 7-2 wednesday the Best Yawn of the night Wasin by red sox Bat boy to Sullivan. That s his Boss Butch Hobson on his left. By the associated press the Only magic number for the new York Yankees is 12, As in aug. 12. With uncertainty hanging everywhere one thing is for sure if the season stops on or before aug. 12, the new York Yan Kees will be in first place. The Yankees became the first team to assure themselves of being in first of the strike deadline with a 2-1 Victory wednesday Over the Milwaukee Brewers. J e game was called after Ivi innings Fie to a torrential rain storm. The Yankees sixth straight win improved new York s record to 17-3 since the All Star break and increased its Lead in the Al East to nine games Over the Baltimore orioles. I _ Don t think any of us looked at magic numbers for the strike Date or any thing else Don Mattingly said after the r Yankees won their eighth in a Row on the Road. We re just playing the Best base Ball we can Day in and  Sterling Hitchcock 4-1 pitched a Strong game after escaping a Jam in the Brewers fourth and protected a 2-1 Lead through seven innings. Bob Wickman came out to Start the eighth but the downpour beat his first pitch. After a 68-minute rain delay the game was called. It was a move that irked the Brewers. They have a 2-1 Lead but we have two at bats against them said Jody Reed who had two of the five hits off hitch cock. We re feeling pretty confident we can get something done against them an the game s Over. Do you think we d be walking out of Here if the Brewers were leading 2-1?" Angel Miranda 1-5 allowed four hits but two of them were Solo Home runs. Jim Leyritz hit his 17th in the fourth and Randy Velarde connected for his ninth inthe fifth. -. _ in other games wednesday royals 9, athletics 5 at Kansas City mo., the royals extended baseball s longest winning Streak this season-1 to 12 games. Kansas City has t lost since dropping a,5-2 decision american league to Detroit on july 22. Bob Hamelin broke to Jackson s club Rookie record with his 23rd.hqmer. For the royals whose Only longer winning Streak was a 16-game run in 1977. Indians 7, tigers 4 at Cleveland the indians aided by an error on Detroit Pitcher Tim Belcher scratched out four runs in the fourth in Ning before Sandy Alomar s eighth in Ning Homer clinched it. Alomar finished Belcher _ 7-14 with a two run shot in the eighth his 13th. Twins 4, orioles 3 at Minneapolis Scott Leius two out rib single capped a two run ninth off Lee Smith As the twins snapped a six game losing Streak. " _ _ it was the sixth blown save in 38 opportunities for Smith red sox 7, Blue jays 2 at Boston Tom Brunansky hit a two run Homer to Cap a six run fifth and Tim Vanegmond pitched 7v$ Strong innings for his second major league win. Tim Naehring had three Bis for the red sox who sent 10 batters to the plate in the  rangers 11, White sox 8 at Arlington Texas Jose Canseco homered twice and Rusty Greer brought in the go ahead run with a sacrifice Fly in the seventh inning As the rangers rallied Canseco s 3ist Homer tied it 8-8 in the seventh for the rangers who battled Back from a 7-2 deficit. Canseco added a two run double in the eighth., mariners 8, Angels 4 at Anaheim calif., Jay Buhner and Edgar Martinez each homered for the second straight game and Ken Griffey or. Drove in three runs. Dave Fleming 7-11 improved his Ca reer record at Anaheim stadium to 5-0, allowing three runs and six hits Over 5w innings. The left hander has a 2.38 Era in his five starts at the big a. Astros sneaking up in pre strike race % two ninth inning rallies 2,000 Miles apart moved the Houston astros a game closer to the Atlanta braves and a game closer to the wild card berth. / / none of that would matter right now if this were a Normal season. But with the strike Date just eight Days off teams Are playing like it s the last week of sep item " Ber. He a Houston beat Colorado 2-1 on Andujar Cedeno s game winning single in the ninth innings i j it moved them 2v1 games behind the braves who lost 3-2 to new York when the mets scored two runs in the Botto Mothe ninth. V the astros and braves Are not scheduled to play each another until aug. 12 the ominous strike Date. In other Garnes Montreal beat St. Louis8-3, Cincinnati beat san Francisco 17-4, san Diego beat los Angeles 4-2, Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 7-0 and Florida peat Chicago 9-8. Astros 2, Rockies 1 at Houston Luis Gonzalez singled off Bruce Ruffin 3-5 with one out in the ninth inning. One out and one walk later Cedeno lined a single to left and Gonza Jez scored As Mike Kingery s throw to the plate drifted into foul territory. Colorado which was a half game out National league of first place exactly one week ago lost for j the fifth time in six games and dropped 3vi games behind los Angelein the no West the collapse left manager Don Baylo livid after the game 2 this strike talk is very distracting Baylor said if they want to sleepwalk through a game before August 12th, i Don t know Why. When you go through the motions you re going to lose. We re talking a first or second place finish for an expansion team. If we can t get motivated or excited about that what else is theret Baylor said. Houston reliever Todd Jones 5-2 pitched two innings to pick up the win. The astros remained 3vtgames behind Cincinnati in the no Central. I la mets 3, braves 2 at new York the braves bullpen blew its 13th save of the season. Jeff Kent walked to open the ninth and went to third on David Segui s hit and run single. Rico Brogna then hit a one hop single up the Middle tying the score2-2 and extending his hitting Streak to 12 games. I. _ "._. After Mark Wohlers relieved Greg Mcmichael 3-6jose Vizcaino Pinch hitting for Kelly Stinnett lined a two out single Over the shortstop s head to end the game Down one run with two outs to go is a pretty Good climb said met manager Dallas Green whose club has. Won seven of its last nine games. Roger Mason 3-5 pitched one title spinning for the Victory. Expos 8, cardinals 3 at Montreal the expos won their sixth straight game and opened up the biggest divisional Lead of the season in the no East Syz games. Every win is important As the dead line nears said Gil Heredia 5-3who shut out the cardinals on four hits overseen innings. Lenny Webster Sean Berry and Moises Alou had Solo Home runs and Larry Walker had three doubles in creasing his no Lead to 43 As Montreal won for the 14th time in 15 games. Montreal scored four runs off Rheal Cormier 2-2 in the first inning.  reds 17, giants 4y at san Francisco Kevin Mitchell had a career High five hits and five Bis Bret Boone had four hits and scored five times Brian Hunter  four Bis John Roper 6-1 allowed two runs on two hits in six innings and the reds pounded out23 hits. Jacob Brumfield and Boone started the game with Back to Back homers off Bud Black 4-2. Padres 4, dodgers 2 at los Angeles Eddie Williams tripled in the go ahead run in the top of the ninth after Tony Gwynn the major league s leading bitter at .391, opened the inning with a double off ismae Valdes 2-l. The padres got another run on a Sui cide  Ashby 5-11 broke a personal five game losing Streak allowing eight hits in eight innings while striking out six. Phillies 7, pirates 0 at Philadelphia Danny Jackson 14-5 pitched his 14th career shutout a six hit Ter in which he struck out seven and did not walk a Batter. Ricky Jordan homered arid drove i three runs for the Phillies. Steve Cooke 4-10 took the loss for the pirates whose owners put the team up for Sale earlier inthe Day v marlins 9, cubs 8 _ at Chicago Benito Santiago s sacrifice Fly scored Jeff Conine with the go ahead run in the ninth inning. Kurt Abbott added an rib double later in the inning giving the marlins an insurance run the ended up needing