European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday septembers 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 37 on by the associated press after 41 years be Viand Indian fans Are on the verge of getting a title to cheer about. Albert Belle hit his major league leading 36th Homer a three run drive that capped a seven run second inning As visiting Cleveland routed the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 wednesday night. The indians whose magic number dropped to two had a Chance to Clinch a tie for the Al Central title thursday night against Seattle at Jacobs Field. A a we re just trying to have fun a said Tony Pena who had two rib singles. A everybody wants to contribute and that a Why this bal club is where it is right Ramirez hit his 31st Homer As the indians won for the 12th time in 14american league games and sent the slumping Brewers to their ninth loss in 10 games. In other games wednesday Yankees 4, mariners 3 Jack Mcdowell 13-10 pitched a Sec hitter and struck out nine and Randy Velarde hit a two run double during a four run Sbath at Yankee stadium. New York closed within in i games of Kansas City which leads the Al wildcard race. Seattle is a half game jays 6, royals 2 Joe Carter hit a key two run single As Toronto ended a 2-9 Road trip its worst of 10 or More games since 1977. A1 Leiter 10-8 allowed eight hits in eight innings. Tom Gordon 10-10 lost to the Blue jays for just the fourth time in 13 career decisions giving up five runs and eight hits in 7yi sox 7, rangers 5 Lance Johnson hit his Carcer High 10th Homer a two run drive in the sixth inning that helped stretch visiting Chicago a winning Streak to eight. Texas which remained vhf games Back in the Al wild card race lost its fourth straight and ninth in 10 sox 8, athletics 2 Roger Clemens 8-4 had a season High 10 strikeouts allowed four hits in eight innings and won his fifth consecutive decision. Bostons fifth straight win reduced its magic number for clinching the Al East to eight. Doug Johns 3-1 allowed six runs and eight hits in 2v6 innings for visiting Oakland four games Back in the Al wildcard race. Twins 9, tigers 1 Rookie Frank Rodriguez 5-5 allowed three hits in seven innings and Marty Cordovan sri infield hit snapped a 1-1 tie in a six run sixth at Minneapolis. Brian Maxcy 4-5 gave up four runs in just one third of an inning. Cecil fielder hit his 29th Homer. Orioles 4, Angels 2 Mike Mussina 16-8 allowed two runs in 7% innings and Jesse Orosco got four outs for his first save since 1993. Shawn Boskie 6-4 was the loser. Bucs reject . Offer to buy club Pittsburgh apr unable to find a buyer for 13 months the Pittsburgh pirates owners seem ready to sell out to Florida financier Norton Herrick unless a Sacramento based bidder can swing a Deal in the next two weeks. Newspaper heir Kevin me Catchy whose preliminary bid was rejected last month received a two week negotiating window wednesday after Washington ., lawyer Bart Fishers reported $86 million offer was rejected. Of the pirate owners View me Catchy As a less viable candidate than Fisher so waiting in the on Circle is Herrick who almost certainly would try to move the 108-year-old franchise to Orlando a and As soon As possible. A the owners Are breaking their necks to keep the team in Pittsburgh and we want the team to be in Pittsburgh a co owner Eugene Litman said wednesday. A but if they do not sell the team to Mcclatchy they will sell to Herrick. I can assure you of unlike the other would be buyers Herrick apparently has no intention of attempting to resuscitate the franchise in Pittsburgh. Baseball owners fearful of Over saturating the sport in Florida might intervene if Herrick attempts the majors first franchise shift since the Washington senators moved to Texas in 1971. Moving the pirates would almost certainly devalue the expansion Tampa Bay Devil rays who wont begin play until 1998, and decrease interest in the 3-year-old Florida marlins. Tie dodgers for Lead Konerta Genius tul Conga line up by the associated press Chicago a fill in Jason Bates capped a five run third inning wednesday with a three run double and the Colorado Rockies broke out of a rare hitting slump to defeat the Chicago cubs 10-4. Colorado which leads the no in batting but had a .207 average and scored Only 27 runs in the first seven games of its Road trip had 14 hits against eight Chicago pitchers. Despite their recent troubles the Rockies finished the trip with a 5-3 record and moved into a first place tie with los Angeles in the no West after the dodgers lost 1-0 to Philadelphia. Bates a Rookie Bates subbing for injured shortstop Walt Weiss gave the Rockies a 6-4 Lead with a bases loaded double in the third off Jim Bullinger 11-6. Armando Reynoso 6-6 was the loser. In other games wednesday braves 6, cardinals 1 Atlanta a Ryan Klesko a two run double highlighted a six run fourth and Tom Glavine had an rib double and gained his 14th Victory. A it was the braves fourth straight Victory. It was the fifth loss in a Row for St. Louis which has won Only two of its last nine games. _ a padres 6 mets 5 san Diego a Bip Roberts singled Over a drawn in Outfield to score Steve Finley with no one out in the Bottom of the ninth inning. A after the padres rebounded from a. 5-1 deficit to tie it at 5, Finley led off against Jerry Dipoto 4-6 with a single in his first Pinch hitting appearance of the season. Scott Livingstone followed with a single moving Finley to third. Roberts National league then hit a Fly Ball Over the head of left fielder Damon Buford to give san Diego the Victory. A 1 marlins 2, pirate Miami a Greg Colbrunn capped a two run first inning with an rib single and extended his hitting Streak to 17 games. Willie Banks 2-5 allowed six hits and one run in seven innings for the Victory his second since june 1994. Reds 7, astros 3 Houston a John Quot Smiley returned from the disabled list to allow four hits Over seven innings and Mark Lewis hit a three run Homer. There was no repeat of tuesday nights Brawl in which managers Davey Johnson of Cincinnati and Terry Collins of Houston and six players were ejected after a series of Bench Clearing Battles. Cincinnati won the season series with the astros 12-1, losing tuesday night 10-1. Smiley 12-2 had not pitched since aug. 21 when he suffered a Groin injury but he was in top form against the astros extending his Road winning Streak to 8-0. He Hasni to lost a Road game since june 8,1994 at St. Louis. Donne Wall 01making his first major league Start was the loser. Phillies 1, dodgers 0 los Angeles a Mike Grace allowed two infield singles Over seven innings for his first major league Victory and Kevin Elster hit a sacrifice Fly in the eighth As Philadelphia dropped los an Giles into a tie for the no West Lead with a 1-0 Victory. Expos 8, giants 2 san Francisco Tavo Alvarez allowed two hits in seven innings for his first major league win As Montreal scored in each of the first five innings to beat san Francisco. Sex Boxer Mathis Dies of heart failure grand rapids Mich. A Buster Mathis who unsuccessfully challenged Joe Frazier for the heavyweight championship in 1968, died wednesday of heart failure. He was 51. Mathis father of fighter Buster Mathis jr., was found unconscious by his wife at their Home. Family members and emergency workers tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at Butterworth Hospital. His death comes less than two months before his son is to fight former heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson. Mathis or. Said his fathers death will not affect plans for the nov. 4 bout in Las vegas. A the always said that he Wasny to afraid of dying a said his wife Joan Mathis. A the understood death in a biblical Mathis was diagnosed about five years ago with High blood pressure and diabetes. Two strokes left him with limited motor control on his left Side and forced him to use a Walker. He also suffered kidney failure three years ago and had a pacemaker installed after a 1993 heart attack. 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