European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday August 11,1994 rangers fighting to hold a Lead As time runs out by the associated pres because no one knows for sure when the season will end Kevin Kennedy staking no chances. And since the rangers had Only on game left before the strike deadline the Texas manager said he was treating wednesday night s game like it s game 7 of the world  la treat tomorrow like it s All or Noth ing he said tuesday. Everybody will Bein the  the rangers with an 8-5 loss to Seattle dropped to a season worst nine games under .500. But that s still Goodenough for a half game Lead Over Oak land in the Al  last game before Friday s strike Date was at Home wednesday against the mariners. The athletics meanwhile were to play Chicago wednesday afternoon and Seattle on thursday night. At 52-61, Texas has the exact same re Cord As Detroit which is last in the Al East and Milwaukee last in the Al Central. It s Tough to walkabout every night but we re last i Fielding 12th in pitching and we Velosta five straight to Oakland an Seattle teams we should beat Ken Nedy said. In other games Kennedy Oakland beat Chi Cago 4-2, Kansas City Defeated california5-3 in 11 innings Baltimore beat new York 6-5, Detroit downed Milwaukee 10-4, Toronto topped Cleveland 12-5 and Minnesota Defeated Boston 4-3 in 12 innings. The rangers Are just 8-21 against the weak Al West teams the poorest record in the majors for any club against its own division opponents. Right now my Guys Are Down. I m Dis appointed in my team and with what s happening in baseball Kennedy said. The mariners meanwhile have won four in a Row Tino Martinez homered for the third straight game As Seattle improved to 8-1 against Texas this season. These recent victories All on the Road while the kingdom is being repaired have pulled Seattle within 3va games of. First place. The mariners Are 9-9 on their extended 30-game Road trip. We be started to win with frequency manager Lou Piniella said. I told these kids this would be a wonderful a Sportun american league Ity to make things  Well see what happens Friday Piniella said. If not we be got four in Oak land three in Toronto and four against Cleveland. This Odyssey  Rookie John Cummings 2-4 won inthe majors for the first time As a starter. Brian Bohanon 2-2 was chased during four run sixth inning that made it 7-1. My main concern about the strike i that it May not last Long and we have to be close Seattle s Ken Griffey or.  have a Chance to get it  athletics 4, White sox 2 Ruben Sierra s Homer highlighted Athree run rally in the eighth inning that lifted Oakland Over visiting Chicago. Sierra who had struck out swinging twice against Wilson Alvarez connected on a 2-2 pitch from the White sox left for his 23rd Homer. Sierra s two run shot with one out put the a s ahead 3-2. Alvarez 12-8 left after walking Troy Neel with two outs and Scott Brosius hit an rib double off Roberto Hernandez. John Briscoe 4-2 got the last out inthe eighth and was the Winner. Dennis Eckersley pitched the ninth for his 19thsave. Royals 5, Angels 3,11 innings Mike Macfarlane opened the Lith in Ning with a Home run and Kansas City went on to win at California. The royals ended a three game losing Streak Matching their longest of the sea son. To Jackson hit a .450-foot, two run Homer in the eighth that tied it for the Angels. But Macfarlane homered of Mark letter 4-7and Felix Jose and Gary Gaetti followed with doubles. Orioles 6, Yankees 5 Baltimore s Jamie mover pitched Inland out of trouble All night and managed to beat new York for the first time in his career. Mover 5-7 allowed All five runs online hits in eight innings. He is 1-4 against the Yankees. Lee Smith pitched the ninth for his 33rd save. Jim Abbott 9-8 was 3-0 in his  five career starts against the Ori Oles. He had faced Moyer twice this sea son winning one and getting a no decision in the other. Brady Anderson s two run single gave visiting Baltimore a 6-5 Lead in the sixth. Wade Boggs hit his Lith Home run for the Yankees. Seattle s Jay Buhner is forced out at second As he slides into rangers Jeff Fry. Tigers 10, Brewers 4 Cecil fielder hit a grand slam an drove in a season High six runs As Detroit won at Tiger stadium. Fielder hit his seventh career slam. His28th Homer of the year highlighted a six run sixth inning on monday night Mil Waukee used a 10-run inning to win 12-4. Fielder also had a pair of sacrifice  Trammell and Mickey Tettleton hit two run homers for the tigers. Twins 4, red sox 3,12 innings Pinch runner Pat Mahomes became the first Al Pitcher to score a run this season scoring the game Winner on re Liever Todd Frohwirth s throwing error in the 12th inning at the metronome. Mahomes made his first Pinch running appearance in the majors replacing Kent Hrbek and scored his first run. The last Al Pitcher to score was Erik Hanson who did it twice last year As a Pinch run Ner for Seattle. . Ipod Frohwirth 0-3 walked Hrbek with one out in the 12th and Mahomes entered. Shane Mack was hit by a pitch and hip Hale followed with a chopper to the Mound that Frohwirth submarine Pas first baseman to Vaughn. Tom Brunansky s Solo Homer off Ric Aguilera with two outs in the ninth tied it for Boston. Blue jays 12, indians 5 Domingo Cedeno drove in three run Sand Toronto tied a season High with 17 hits at the sky dome. Every starter for the Blue jays scored Arun. Cedeno de Sprague and Mike Huff each had three hits. Sandy Alomar Paul Sorrento and Ruben Amaro each homered for Cleve land. Todd Stottlemyre 7-7 won despite giving up 10 hits in six innings. Albie Lopez 1-2 left during a five run second inning after injuring his left knee follow ing through on a pitch. Managua Nicaragua a Australia beat the dominican Republic 3-0 in the world Amateur baseball championships on tuesday knocking the carib bean baseball Power out of the Competition. Panama went on to produce another one of the biggest surprises of the tournament later tuesday when it beat the United states 10-4, and advanced to the quarterfinals. The . Is now 3-3 an needs a Victory Over puerto Rico to and Vance. Also tuesday Taiwan smashed Colombia 11-1 to Advance to the quarterfinals and Cuba routed Nicaragua 12-1, extending its winning Streak to six games. World baseball in the Australia dominican Republic game right hander Brett Cederblad blanked the dominicans for 8 % inning son two hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Ross Jones got the final out for the save. The australian achievement May have been the greatest Surprise yet in the tournament. The win virtually assured Australia 3-3 of advancing to the second round. Australia took control with two puns inthe second inning. Richard Vagg and David Hynes singled and Jon Deeble reached on an error. Stu bet Thompson singled in one run and v Scott Dawes pushed Home another on a fielder Choice. Gilberto Ramirez lost for the Domin ican Republic 2-4. In other games Italy kept alive its Hopes for classifying when it trounced France 15-5 and South Korea beat the Netherlands 6-3, assuring it of second place in group b Japan was assured first place in group after beating puerto Rico 14-4. In a game Between teams already eliminated Sweden took its first game of the tournament with a 6-3, 11-inning Victory Over wingless Canada. Jordan update Hoover Ala. A an up Date on Michael Jordan s performance with the Birmingham Barons of the class a Southern league tuesday s game Jordan went l-for-4 in the Barons 10-3 Joss to Knoxville. Season to Date Jordan i batting .191 74-for-387 with 36 runs 16 doubles one triple twosome runs 44 rib 40 walks 98 strikeouts and 10 errors. I a v 4f " a ?