European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 the stars and stripes sports monday August 8, 1994vbraves nip reds for tired Maddux by the associated press 1 Cincinnati a Greg Maddux was beat after dominating the powerful Cincinnati reds for eight innings saturday night his bullpen nearly got beat again trying to close it out. 3 amp Maddux wore himself out while allowing just three weak hits and two balls out of the infield. Atlanta Suri reliable Byl pert came on and gave up a run before barely closing out a 2-1 win. Manager Bobby Cox was forced to Pinch hit for Maddux 15-6 in the ninth and then go to his bullpen which has blown 13 of 37 save chances. Mike Stanton gave up a pair of singles around an out and Mark Wohlers came on and gave up an rib single to Kevin Mitchell leaving runners on first and third. But Wohlers struck out Bret Boone and got Tony Fernandez to line out to David Justice in right Center to end the game and begin the second guessing. A Why would Cox pull Maddux who had thrown just 99 pitches on a 69-degree evening a i done to know Why he took him out but i was sure Happy to see him go a said red manager Davey Johnson said. Cox asked Maddux How he Felt after the eighth and got an honest answer exhausted. A i was Toast pretty much a Maddux said. A a in a not going to lie. I probably would have Given up three runs if i had gone out there in the  no one could Tell by the results. Maddux did no to allow the Nln Stop hitting team to get a Ball out of the infield after the second inning. The Only hits off him were Deion Sanders soft single and a pair of weak infield hits by Eddie Taubensee and Reggie Sanders. Maddux lowered his majors leading Era to 1.63.he out pitched Jose Rijo 9-5who essentially made one mistake and lost. Justice led off the second inning with his first career Homer off Rijo. Justice was just 5-for-38. 132 career against Rijo before the at Bat that produced his 17th Homer. Terry Pendleton also singled Home a run in the sixth off Rijo who scattered sue hits Over eight innings mid matched his no High with 12 strikeouts. A a in other games saturday astros 8, giants 7 Houston a Jeff Bagwell hit his 39th Homer a three run shot and Houston held off san Francisco for its fifth straight win. Matt Williams hit his majors leading 42nd Home run As san Francisco lost its fifth straight. Houston took an 8-4 Lead into the ninth but Jeff Reed hit a three run Homer off John Hudek with no outs. With. One out Pinch runner Mike Ben Jamin was thrown out by Center fielder Steve Finley when he tried to go from first to third on Todd Ben zingers single. V. A Bagwell a Home run in the third inning gave him a major league leading 115 Bis and increased his career Best hitting Streak to 16 games. Pete Harnisch 8-5 won for the fifth time in six  4, Phillies 3,11 innings. Philadelphia a Wil Cordero scored from third base on a show grounder to the Mound in the 11th inning As the expos improved to a major league Best 70 39. John Kruks two run Homer in the ninth tied it for the Phillies but Montreal came Back for its seventh win in eight games. A Cordero opened the 11th by hitting a High bouncer to reliever Doug Jones 2-4who threw wildly past first for a two base error. After Lenny Webster sacrificed Pinch hitter Lou Frazier hit a slow Hopper to Jones Cordero broke for the plate and Slid Home ahead of Jones throw. Cardinals 6, pirates 3 Pittsburgh a St. Louis worked Over reliever Dan Miceli in a four run eighth inning capped by Luis Aliceas three run double. St. Louis has won three straight since losing 10 of 11 the cardinals first three game Streak since they won five in a Row june 26-Juiy 1.fc-cubs 7, padres 1 Chicago a Frank Castillo pitched a six hitter As the cubs beat the error prone padres. Castillo 2-1 was one out away from his first major league shutout but gave up three straight singles he won his second consecutive Start since being called up from triple a Iowa on july 30.marlins 4, mets 3 new York a Jeff Conine hit a three run double in a four run fifth inning and Florida held on for its fourth win in five games. Pat Rapp 7-7who had lost his previous two decisions lasted Only five innings but got the Victory. Robb Nen got three outs for his 14th save. Kurt Abbott went 4-for-4 for the marlins. Chison surge for 6 in 10th clips Angels by the associated press a Anaheim Calif. The Chicago White sox lost their Lead not their composure. The White sox stung when California rallied for the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning scored six times in 10th saturday night to beat the Angels 16-10. Julio Francois three run Homer capped Chicago a outburst in the 10th. The White sox won despite five Home runs by the Angels. Franco drove in five runs giving him a career High 97 Bis. Frank Thomas hit his 38th Homer for chit ago which took a one half game Lead Over Cleveland in the Al Central. Tim Salmon and . Snow each hit two Home runs for the Angels. Chili Davis also connect sgd for California. A we done to like losing games in the ninth and that showed by the Way we came Back in the 10th,�?� White sox manager Gene Lamont said. The Angels tied it at 10 on Greg Myers two out single in the ninth. To Jackson reached with two outs on third baseman Robin Ventura a two base throwing error and Myers singled off Roberto Hernandez. Darrin Jackson opened the Chicago 10th with a double off Mark Leiter 4-6 and scored on Joey corals one out single. Ozzie Guillen followed with a triple for his third rib of the game Mike Laval Liere singled Home a run and Franco hit his 20th Homer. Hernandez 4-4 pitched the final 2% innings for the Victory Chicago took advantage of 13 walks a tying an Angels extra inning record a from six pitchers. In other games saturday red sox 8-0, indians 4-7 Boston a Dennis Martinez pitched a two hitter and Carlos Baerga homered twice As Cleveland Defeated Boston 7-0 for a split of their doubleheader. John Valentin had a career High five hits and drove in five runs As the red sox won the first game 8-4. Martinez 11-6who has won 10 of his last 12 decisions allowed Only a Lead off single to Otis Nixon in the first and a two out single by Tim Naehring in the second after Naehring shit he retired 19 straight batters before walking Wes Chamberlain to open the ninth. Martinez struck out six fanning the Side in the second and sixth innings a and walked one in his third shutout and seventh Complete game. Baerga hit a Solo Homer in the first and a three run shot in the third off Chris Nabholz 3-5who was traded from the indians to the red sox on july 1. In the Day game Valentin had a two run double in the first a run scoring double in the second singles in the fourth and sixth innings and a  single for two More Bis in the seventh. Orioles 5, Brewers 0 a Milwaukee Arthur Rhodes pitched his second straight shutout a five hitter As Baltimore continued its recent run of shutouts. Rhodes 3-5who pitched his second career shutout monday just one Day after being called up from triple a Rochester stick out three and walked five in his third Complete  orioles who had not recorded a shutout this season before Rhodes Outing on aug. 1 against Minnesota a have four shutouts in their past six games. Mark Mclemore went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs for the orioles who shut out the Brewers for the second straight game. Jaime Navarro 4-9pressed into service when starter Bill Wegman went Home to Cincinnati because of a family illness was the  10, Yankees 4 Minneapolis a Kirby Puckett _ reached 100 Bis faster than any Minnesota player Ever As the twins stopped the Yankees eight game winning Streak. Puckett Kent Hrbek Shane Mack and Pedro Munoz homered for the twins. Paul of Neill connected for the Yankees who had won 10 in a Row on the Road. Puckett drove in three runs giving him 101 Bis. He reached 100 Bis for the third time in his career and did it this year Brewer shortstop Jose Valentine watches monds takes High Road at second As he tries a an c it Harmon Killebrew accomplished the feat in 106 games in 1969 the previous fastest in team Hist a Puckett had a Solo Homer his 18th Mahomet w  a Lipai Paul of Neill had three hits for the Yankees who lost for just the fourth time in 23 games since the All Star break. Tiger 3, Blue jays 2 Phi a nth to Cecil fielder and Tony Phillips homered for the tigers Mike Moore 11-10 Gaye up Tavvo runs his throw to first while Oriole Jeff Ham unsuccessfully to break up a double play. On eight hits Over seven innings. A of Hintgen 13-8 gave up just fog hits in eight innings striking out nine an walking three. A athletics 6, rangers 4 Calif Terry Steir l. A triple scored the go ahead run an Nofu h five run eighth inning a Oakland rallied to beat Texas. Nin i r0. A so drove in the Wir off Jay night hit a two run trial off reliever Tom Henke 3-5. Tina acres i faced two batters gel u a of a it Utu the win. Dennis eckers Ley pitched the Simth for his 18th save