European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 50 stars and stripes thursday april 19 2007 mets Pound Garcia in Philly debut the associated press Philadelphia Freddy Garcias Long anticipated debut with the Phillies was a bust Moises Alou homered twice and drove in three runs Tom Gla Vine got his 293rd Victory and the new York mets beat Philadelphia 81 tuesday night Garcia 01 allowed three runs and eight hits striking out six in innings the two time ail Star acquired from the Chicago White sox in the of season missed two starts with biceps tendinitis he was scheduled to pitch Sun Day but consecutive rainout pushed him Back two Days expected to contend for the no East title the Phillies Are 39 including 15 at Home manager Charlie manuels frustration was evident after the game the normally Mil mannered manager challenged a radio talk show Host to a fight Manuel had to be restrained by hitting coach Milt Thompson at one Point were going to win Manuel could be heard Yelling in his of fice David Wright extended his Ca re Erbest hitting Streak to 24 games tying the mets franchise record Hubie Brooks in 1984 and Mike Piazza in 1999 also had 24game hitting streaks for new York Alou hit a two run shot off Gar Cia in the second inning his first Homer since signing an Mil lion oneyear contract with new York he connected off reliever Geoff Geary in the sixth i feel very comfortable at the plate Alou said i wanted to look better than i looked in Spring training Glavine 31 allowed one run and six hits pitching out of Trou ble often because he walked five and hit one Batter astros 6 marlins 1 Carlos Lee made Good on a Promise to h Rumph new York mets David Wright extended his career est hitting Streak to 24 games on tuesday in Philadelphia tying the franchise record his fans Lee nicknamed Al Caballo or the horse received a stick horse from the fans who Call them selves los Cabal Litos before the game and vowed hed ride it if he hit a Homer the 240pound slugger hit a two run shot and drove in two More runs the Home run to the Crawford boxes in left Field off Jorge Julio put Houston ahead 21 in the fourth Lee trotted around the bases and then galloped through the dugout on the stick horse while receiving congratulatory pats from his teammates Lees offensive burst helped astros Ace Roy Oswalt improve to 30 he was pitching on Short rest and allowed one run Hanley Ramirez homered on his third pitch and six hits in 6va innings Rockies 5 giants 3 Orvit Torrealba three run double off Kevin Correia capped a five run eighth inning that carried Host Colorado past san Francisco Matt Cain scattered two singles Over seven shutout innings but remained wingless despite a 180 Era thanks to a bullpen that squandered a 30 Lead Steve Finley led off the eighth with a Pinch hit Home run his first with the Rockies Garrett at Kins started a two out rally with a single and four batters later Torrealba doubled to the Wall in left off Correia Ramon Ramirez 10 pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Brian Fuentes finished for his third save padres 4 cubs 3 Geoff Blum doubled in the godhead run in the 14th inning to lift visit ing san Diego Khalil Greene led off the inning with a double to the Brightfield Corner against will Ohman and with one out Blum sent a shot to left that Jacque Jones let skip by him Doug Brocail 10 struck out four and allowed one hit in two scoreless innings Trevor Hoff Man pitched the 14th for his third save pirates 6 cardinals 1 Tom Gorzelanny 20 and Matt Capps combined on a four hitter and Adam Laroche hit a three run Homer to Lead visiting Pittsburgh to a two game sweep St Louis 67 Start is the worst by a world series Winner since the 1998 Florida marlins were 111 Adam Wainwright 11 gave up five eight hits in six innings reds 11 Brewers 5 Ryan Freel had four bits and singled to Start a seven thinning rally for Host Cincinnati which split a fou game series with Milwaukee Lethander Mike Stanton 10 pitched two Hiti Ess innings to get the win Brian Shouse 11 Al Lowed a single to Josh Hamilton who later scored the tie breaking run on a base loaded wild walk by Greg Aquino dodgers 6 diamondbacks 4 Juan Pierre doubled and tripled and scored three runs to Lead visit ing los Angeles which won for the both time in 12 games and swept a two game series to take a Ivi game Lead Over the Sec on place diamondbacks with the game tied at 44 in the seventh Pierre tripled off Tony Pena 01 to drive in a run then raced Home on shortstop Alberto Callas pos throwing error Chad Billingsley 10 pitched two scoreless innings to earn the Victory Takashi Saito pitched the ninth for Bis sixth save Kevin Washington nationals first base Man Dmitri Young wears a Virginia tech hat during tuesdays game nationals Don a tech hats to pay respects the associated press Washington the Washington nationals wore Virginia tech baseball Caps during tues Day night s game against the at Lanta braves As a tribute to the Vic Tims of the shooting rampage at the school it was an Honor to Wear that hat Washington Center fielder Ryan Church said after his teams 64 loss our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families left fielder Chris Snellings Cap will be sent to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by while some players autographed their hats which will be sent to tech the nationals said the idea of wearing the Virginia tech Caps came from a fan who emailed team president Stan Kasten Kasten said the team ran the tribute past major league base Ball beforehand and commissioner Bud Selig and chief operating officer Bob Dupuy were instantly supportive Washington Frk stadium is about 4 hours away from the University Blacksburg Campus John Smoltz moved within one strikeout of by Young and within five wins of 200 with the Victory Smoltz 21 didst allow an earned run until the seventh in Ning Chipper Jones homered and Kelly Johnson had a Ca ree High four hits Sosa blasts 3run Homer in return to Windy City the associated press Sammy Sosa returned to Chicago what else a Home run Sosa tuned out the Boos and showed Chi Cago what ifs been missing the last few years hitting a three run Homer that led the Texas rangers Over the White sox 81 tuesday night in not going to be Here and try to have a fight with the fans the former cubs Star said after his first Chicago appearance since 2004 its part of the game like i said before its going to happen and if they feel like that its of with me i got to be focusing on what in going go out there and give it the Best i can Sosa who was booed in each at Bat finished 2for4 his eighth inning drive off Mike Macdougal was the 591st Home run of his career i came Here and didst know what to expect he said Ive been out for a year to have the Opportunity to come Here and have a Good game in very satisfied Brad Wilkerson and Ian Kinsler also homered for the rangers to Back Robinson Tejeda Kinsler Homer was his seventh Tejeda allowed one run a four thin Ning Homer by Jim Thome and three hits in seven innings with four walks and three strikeouts Jon Garland an 18game Winner in each of the past two seasons gave up five runs and five hits in seven innings and is wingless in his first three starts the White sox have scored just two runs in their last three games twins 11 mariners 2 Torii Hunter broke open the game with a fifth inning grand slam at Seattle then left after bruising his left shoulder while trying to catch Jose Vidros line drive in the sixth an injury he said want serious Jeff Weaver 02 allowed seven runs and 10 hits seven for extra bases in six innings still his Era dropped from 3150 to 1575 Blue jays 2 red sox 1 Daisuke mat suzaka 12 struck out 10 in six innings at Toronto but walked three batters in the fourth including Gregg Zaun with the bases loaded after Lyle overlays tying sin Gle Yankees 10 indians 3 called up from double Trenton to fill a spot in new Yorks injury depleted rotation Chase Wright 10 allowed three runs and five hits in five innings at Yankee stadium to win his major league debut Alex Rodriguez hit his major league leading eighth Home run and Jorge Posada and Doug Mientkiewicz also connected in the second inning off Jake West Brook athletics 4 Angels 1 Bobby Crosby who entered with a 167 average broke a scoreless tie with a three run Homer in the fourth off Jered Weaver Chad Gaudin 10 allowed four hits in 7 23 innings at Oakland including Mailer in Turis eighth inning rib double tigers 7 royals 6 Placido Polanco broke a 66 tie with a two out single in the eighth off David Riske and Detroit extended Kansas cites losing Streak to six dropping the royals to 17 on the Road Polanco also hit a Solo Home run and Tri pled Manglio Ordonez had three hits and three Bis and Marcus thames homered Devil rays 6 orioles 4 Rocco Baldelli had a two run single during a six run fourth and Host Tampa Bay stopped Balti mores fou game winning Streak Steve Trachsel 01 remained wingless in three starts with the orioles