European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 10.1994 Page 30 the stars and stripes braves think Concession despite win by the associated press it had the ring of a Concession speech and consid ering the play of the Montreal  May have been  expos Are having an awesome year so now we re fighting to get the wild card Fred Mcguff said after hitting two Home runs and driving in four runs to Lead the visiting Atlanta braves to a 6-4 Victory monday night Over the Cincinnati  the Victory did nothing to enhance Atlanta s position in the no East because the expos won for the National league 18th time in 20 games. They beat Pittsburgh 3-2 to maintain a six game Lead Over the braves. Steve Avery was looking ahead As far As possible with a strike looming  Hope we can win the next three in Colorado and take our chances coming Back after the strike he said after striking out a career High 11 batters in eight shut out innings. It s a shame i m starting to throw the Ballas Good As i am arid it s probably my last Start of the year i mean for a while  8-3 allowed just three hits but threw 118 pitches so sitting on a 6-0 Lead he took a seat to Star the ninth inning and watched the thrill a minute Atlanta bullpen do what it s done All season make a Gam out of it. Braves relievers have 13 losses and 13 blown saves this season. Did that make Avery anxious you know i m nervous anytime he said. Mcgriff hit his 31st and 32nd homers off John Roper 6-2who has won just once since july 1. David Justice also homered off Roper. In other games monday expos 3, pirates 2 Moises Alou s three run Homer left visiting Montreal at 72-39 baseball s Best team 33 games Over .500 for Only the second time in franchise history. Gil Heredia 6-3 made his second consecutive Strong Start in place of the injured Jeff Fassero allow ing Pittsburgh six hits in seven innings ump Lany Mccoy gets an earful torn. O s Brad Anderson 9 and coach Dave u Pes alter an out Call at burst base a cardinals 11, marlins 1 Todd Zeile got a tip from manager Joe Torre a for Mer batting Champion then hit two homers and drove in a career High six runs to help the visiting cardinals Rheal Cormier 3-2 to his first Victory since May 14. To 4_u _. To  a Little if Inper. Torr often. He told me to stay Back a Little longer Zeile Sarre. And it paid off. Six Bis does t happen Zeile said of very mets 3, Phillies 2 Bobby Jones won his fifth straight decision and Jim Lin deman homered doubled and scored twice As visiting new York handed Philadelphia its fifth straight loss. Giants 5, cubs 4 Todd Benzinger had a Pinch hit Homer with one out in the eighth inning at Wrigley Field and san Francis co snapped a six game losing Streak. Rockies 7, dodgers 6 Charlie Hayes rib single capped a four run ninth inning rally that enabled Colorado to end a five game losing  win averted a sweep of the three game series by visiting los Angeles which got a two run double from Mike Piazza in five run eighth for a 6-3 Lead. Haftl a a we a o Brewers win big on the Road by the associated press after struggling through a scoring fam Ine at  was time for the Milwaukee Brewers to feast on the  their seven game Homeland that ended sunday the Brewers totalled only13 runs. Against the tigers on monday night in Detroit Milwaukee scored 10runs in the seventh inning in a 12-4  can you possibly explain that manager Phil Garner asked. After seven games at Home where we were begging for runs we Start a Road trip like this. I Don t get it Garner said but i am going to enjoy  Brewers beat Tim Belcher 7-15 who lost his sixth consecutive Start by allowing eight runs on eight hits and four Wajcs in 6% innings. Right now All of the wheels Are really coming off Belcher said. I have never been through anything like this. I jus keep telling myself that i can t Ever get Back to winning if i Don t go out there. The Brewers had already scored three runs by the time John Jaha chased belch or with a three run Homer. Reliever Joe Boever gave up singles to the first two batters he faced a three run Homer to Jeff Cirillo and a Solo shot to Jose Valen tin. We be really been struggling Tor runs and you could see every Guy on the Tea relax when Johnny hit that big Homer to give us a Good sized Lead Kevin Seitze said. It is still amazing that we can score nine runs with two out after we could t american league score nine runs in a week at , which had led 3-0, got a Home run from Danny Bautista his fourth of the season. Angel Miranda 2-5 snapped a five game losing Streak winning for the firs time since july 3. He pitched six innings allowing three runs on eight  other games monday Yankees 6, orioles 5,1.1 innings at new York Luis Polonia came Home on Randy Velarde s two out single in the Bottom of the Lith As the Yankees avoided their first three game losing Streak since july 4-6. The loss Snappe Baltimore s three game winning Streak. Mark Eichhorn 6-5 retired the firs two batters in the Lith before walking Polonia. Danny Tartabull was hit by pitch before Velarde looped his winning single to right Center. Mariners 14, rangers 4 at Arlington Texas Tino Martinez went 3-for-5 and drove in a career High six runs for Seattle. Jay Buhner added Atwo run Homer and run scoring single. Reliever Bob Wells 1-0making his american league debut when he came on in the third with the bases loaded went four innings for the Victory. Rich Gossage hurled the final three inning for his first save since april 27,1993, and the 310th of his  starter John Dettmer 0-6 took the loss. Angels 6. Royals 1 Tim Salmon homered for the third straight game and Mark Langston 7-8 pitched a four hitter As California handed visiting Kansas City its third straight loss after 14 consecutive victories Langston won for Only the second time in seven starts and went the distance for the second time this season. The left hander struck out six and walked one. Salmon s Homer in the eighth came after Chad Curtis had singled and Chili Davis walked indians 6, Blue jays 1 at Toronto Kenny Lofton tripled doubled and singled increasing his Al leading hit total to 159, in Cleveland s Victory twins 5, red sox 2 in Minneapolis Matt Walbeck capped a three run Minnesota rally in the sixth with a two run single. Kevin Tapani 11 7 got the win allowing two runs on seven hits striking out three and walking one in seven innings. Rick Aguilera Goethe final three outs for his 23rd save. White sox 2, athletics 1 Jack Mcdowell 10-9 struck out 10,walked none and scattered seven hits to Lead visiting Chicago to Victory. Tim Raines drove in the Winner Jug run with a one out single in the ninth inning. Chicago s third straight win kept the White sox one game ahead of Cleveland in the Al cent Al. Oakland remained Vig Ames behind Texas in the Al West. Deion charged in altercation with policeman Cincinnati a Cincin Nati reds outfielder Deion Sand ers was charged with two misdemeanours monday night following an altercation with a Security offi cer at riverfront stadium. Sanders was charged with failing to provide a Driver s License and re sisting arrest after arguing with Anoff duty police officer at a stadium  officer received minor injuries when Sanders tried to flee on his motorcycle police it. Fred Ramsey said. It happened following the reds 6-4 loss to the Atlanta  was l-for-5 with three strikeouts and a groundnut that ended the  was taken to the Hamil Jon county Justice Center for processing on the Misdemeanour  said police will interview More witnesses tuesday and con sult with prosecutors before deciding whether to add an assault  we find other witnesses that can Tell us what happened we re not going to file an assault charge Ramsey said