European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports Thorsby August 11.1994 Knuck Leball Homer gives reds a lift by the associated pres there Are Many theories on How to hit a Knuck Leball yet most baseball people insist none of them work. Reggie Sanders of the Cincinnati red apparently has some ideas of his own. He put one of them to use tuesday night and it led to the demise of los Angeles flutter Baller Tom  told myself to stay Back Sanders said after hitting a two run Homer in decisive five run fourth inning that led National league the reds to a 5-3 Victory Over the visiting dodgers. With a Knuck Leball you can t go out and get it. You be got to let income to  Candiotti knew he was in trouble Assoon As he released the Ball i tried to throw a really Good Knuckl or and it came off my hand spinning a lot he said. When the Ball spins a lot that s just about As bad As you can throw the Knuckles. I was hoping he would be  he want and As a result the reds in creased their Lead in the National league Central to Ivi games Over Houston. The astros lost to san Diego 5-4. Despite the loss in Cincinnati which evened their record at 56-56, the Dodg ers Lead san fran Cisco a 3-2 win Ner Over Chicago by three games inthe West with the baseball strike looming Friday. The reds batted around in the fourth against can Diotti 7-7who has been hit hard in his last two starts. He gave up five runs in just 216 inning against san Diego a week earlier. Kevin Jarvis 1-1 got his first major league Victory and drove in the final run in the fourth with his first major league hit. Jarvis called up from the minors Forone Start in place of the injured Erik Hanson gave up five hits and three run sin 5% innings while striking out six. In other games tuesday padres 4, astros 3 Andy Ashby pitched a Strong game an scored the go ahead run in the eighth in Ning As visiting san Diego ended hous tons six game winning Streak. Ashby 6-11 allowed six hits while striking put seven and walking one in eight  Hoffman gave a run in the ninth but got his 19th  singled to Start the eighth against Shane Reynolds 8-5who the left the game after hitting Bip Roberts with a pitch. Derek s Bell s infield hit of Mike Hampton later in the inning scored mets manager Dallas Green tosses the Ball in the air after relieving starting Pitcher Mike Remlinger tuesday in Philadelphia. A Sanders Ashby from third. Tony Gwynn went 2-for-4 to raise his average to .393. Marlins 5, cardinals 3 Chuck Carr hit a two run Homer with one out in the Bottom of the ninth inning the first victorious game ending Home for the second year marlins who snapped a seven game Home losing Streak Kurt Abbott led off the inning with double against Vicente Palacios 3-8. After a sacrifice bunt Carr hit a 3-1 pitch Over the right Field Wall for his second  4, pirates 3 visiting Montreal won for the  in 21 games As Marquis Grissom stopped a 2-fbr-25 slump by going 4-for-5with two Bis. Since losing four straight to san fran Cisco immediately after the All Star break the expos 73-39 have been beaten just twice in three weeks and Are 34 games Over .500 for the first time in fran Chise history. Phillies 5, mets 1 Curt Schilling won at Home for the firs time since last year s world series pitch ing a five hitter. Mariano Duncan who struck out fou times monday night hit a two run Homer As the Phillies ended a five game losing Streak. Lenny Dykstra who had been in a 4-for-28 slump went 3-for-4. Braves 7, Rockies 4 Fred Mcgriff hit a two run Homer an drove in three runs and Atlanta continued to dominate Colorado. Mcgriffe third two run Homer in thelast two Barnes helped the braves improve their record to 11-0 against the Rockies at mile High stadium. Overall Atlanta has lost Only once in 21 game against the second year Rockies. Atlanta remaining six games behind no East leading Montreal roughed up former braves Prospect David Nied 9-7 for two runs in the first inning and three in the third. Giants 3, cubs 2 san Francisco rallied to win when Dar Ren Lewis hit a two run bases loaded sin Gle off Rand Myers with two out in the top of the ninth inning. Myers relieved inthe ninth after Steve Trachsel Al Lowed five hits Over eight innings. Todd Benzinger singled with one out for his third hit. One out later Myers 1-5 walked Pinch hit ters Darryl Straw Smoltz misses another Start Denver a Atlanta braves right hander Joh Smoltz developed fluid and a Spur in his pitching Elbow and missed tuesday night s scheduled Start against the Colorado Rockies. When he awoke tuesday morning Smoltz was unable to Bend his Elbow according to a team spokesman. He was scheduled to leave the team and be examine Din Atlanta by or. Joe Chandler the team s orthopaedics specialist. Smoltz who has won 15 games each of the last two seasons has struggled this year with a 6-10 record and 4.14 Era. He has gone 1-4 with a 632 Era in his last eight starts and has t pitched since july 31. The braves skipped Over him in his last schedule Start on saturday out not because of any apparent in jury problem. Lewisberry and Steve Scarsone. Lewis who struck out with the base loaded in the seventh singled to Center to score Pinch runners Mike Benjamin and Bill Swift. Dave Burba 3-6 won in Relief android Beck got his 27th save. Cleveland gives up on Morrist to \7t"?t a in tax / Cleveland a Jack Morris release from the Cleveland indians was not a result of his spend ing off Days at his ranch in Montana team officials said. Cleveland manager Mike Hargrove said Morri would show up the Day before he was scheduled to pitch and then return to great Falls mont., immediately after the game. Morris 39, told the indians some of his help had quit and he had to help with the wheat Harvest. The reason for his release is the Way he pitched in his last five starts not because he was going Back and Forth Hargrove said tuesday night. The Way Jack was pitching it was hard for us to stay competitive in the Pennant race. And we just did t see i getting any  Morris a 10-game Winner despite a High Era was released unconditionally on tuesday. He was told of the release by phone. Of was a Little mad a Little disappointed when talked to him Hargrove said. He appreciated the support and Opportunity to pitch. He asked if we Send his stuff to  the indians also cited Morris undisclosed per Sonal problems for the move. A teammate said Morris was crying on the Bench alter pitching one inning against Chicago on july 22 in Jacobs Field. Morris was 10-6 in 23 starts for the indians but u 560 Era and led the majors with 13 wild pitches. In 14m innings he allowed 163 hits and 67 Wal pics. F o Iov All Star has a career recorder .m-186. He has been on four world series win ners compiling a 4-2 record with a 2.96 Era i seven starts