European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 52 stars and stripes thursday april 262007 Griffey moves into 10th on Home run list by the associated press Ken Griffey or moved up on the career Home runs list with an other of his familiar Sweet swings swatting Reggie Jackson out of the top 10 to pass him sometimes its mind boggling because i didst think when i started playing this game 19 years ago that id be any where close to where i am now Griffey said Griffey moved into sole posses Sion of 10th place with his first Homer of the season and 564th of his career helping the reds to a 103 Victory Over the St Louis cardinals on tuesday night Jackson made a congratulatory Telephone Call last fall when Griffey tied him and Griffey expected another Call soon not yet but somehow hell find out Griffey said i just dont hit them As Long As he did i dont get the ooh aah ooh shots Randy Johnsons presence on the Mound is still an imposing sight but the big unit was out pitched in his season debut by Fel Low 43yearold counterpart David Wells in san Diego 105 Victory it was the oldest matchup of left handers in major league history i thought everything went pretty Well said Johnson who struck out seven its not the Way i would have written things up six months after Back surgery Johnson 01 gave up six runs and six hits in five innings against san Diego his first Start for the diamondbacks since 2004 the big unit allowed two Home runs and two doubles he walked four two Bat ters and threw just 53 of 97 pitches for strikes Johnson said there was absolutely no comparison to How he Felt at the end of last season with the new York Yankees i dont want to hash out last Jeff Cincinnati reds outfielder Ken Griffey or right rounds the bases after hitting a two run Home run his first of the year off St Louis cardinals starter Kip Wells left on tuesday he moved into 10th place on major league baseballs career Home runs list surpassing Reggie Jackson with his 564th Homer year Johnson said in looking Forward to this year the Bottom line is in looking for results Spring trainings Over for me at St Louis Griffey entered with no homers and seven Bis in 51 a bats and was limited to one Pinch bit appearance the last four games due to diverticulitis an inflammation of the Colon he grounded out and walked his first two a bats before hitting a two run shot in the fifth and pass ing Jackson Reggie will be Fine said reds manager Jerry Narron Jacksons teammate when he hit his 500th Homer Reggie was one of the Best Power hitters Ever Alex Gonzalez tied career highs with two homers four hits and five Bis and Aaron Harang 30 worked into the eighth for the reds padres 10 diamondbacks 5 at Phoenix Wells 11 gave up five runs in five innings As Hie and Johnson broke the previous Mark for oldest duo of lefty starting pitchers set april 12 when 44yearold Jamie Moyer of Phila Delphia opposed 41yearold Tom Glavine of the new York mets Hes gotten the better of me quite a bit Wells said if s Nice to put him through the ringer in Stead of me Khalil Greene matched his Ca reer High with four hits and had four Bis As the padres won for the fourth time in five games Adrian Gonzalez went 3for3 with a Home run and a double and three Bis pirates 3 astros 0 Paul a Holm allowed three singles in his first career Complete game and Pittsburgh avoided its longest Home losing Streak to Start a sea son in 109 years Jason Bay had two run scoring hits for the pirates who Haven lost their first five Home games since 1898 the 12th season of their existence Woody Williams 03 gave up nine hits Over seven innings mets 2 Rockies 1 Pinch hitter Damion Easley hit a tying Homer for new York with two outs in the 10th and Endy Chavez drove in the winning run with a bunt single off Ryan Speier 01 in the 12th slumping Rookie Troy Tulowitzki of the visiting Rockies broke up a scoreless game with a two out rib triple in the 10th off Billy Wagner Phillies 6 nationals 3 at Phil Adelphia Wes Helms drove in the godhead run with a single in a three run eighth to Lead the Phil lies to their fourth straight win Antonio Alfonseca 10 pitched scoreless eighth and Tom Gordon worked the ninth for his fourth save braves 11 marlins 6 four at Lanta relievers combined to pitch six shutout innings and the visit ing braves scored All of their runs with two outs Peter Moylan 10 pitched three scoreless innings for his first major league win Brian Mccann put Atlanta ahead 76 in the sixth with a sacrifice Fly off Matt Lindstrom Brewers 4 cubs 1 Milkau Kees Prince fielder homered for the second straight game Send ing Chicago to 39 at Wrigley Field fielder ended a 19inning score less Streak for Rich Hill 31 with a two run drive in the fourth Kevin Mench added a Solo Homer in the sixth and Jeff Suppan 32 allowed eight hits and one walk in eight scoreless innings giants 5 dodgers 3 at los Angeles Matt Morris 30 took a three hitter into the eighth inning and Light hitting Dave Roberts homered for san Francisco in its sixth straight Victory the giants snapped an eight game losing Streak to the dodgers Barry Bonds who homered in five of his previous seven games went Hiti Ess in two a bats and walked twice against Derek Lowe wingless Road trip drops Yankees to Bottom of East the associated press Carl Crawford first career grand slam sent the new York Yankees Home with a wingless trip Crawford connected off lefty specialist Mike Myers for a slam that overcame a seven thinning deficit and the Tampa Bay Devil rays beat new York 64 tuesday night considering the timing and what it did for us to win the game that was the Best Home run i Ever hit said Crawford who went 4for4 new York dropped into last in the Al East and has lost five straight for the first time since a six game slide from May 28 to june 3 2005 the 05 trip which if began with three games in bos ton was the first wingless trip of five games or longer for the Yan Kees since they dropped the final six games in 2000 according to the Elias sports Bureau its Tough said Derek Jeter who left after being hit with a pitch in the first inning we should have won a few of them but it didst happen its just one of those things you have to work yourself through a night after hitting his 13th and 14th homers to tie the major league record for Home runs in april Alex Rodriguez went ofor3 with a walk Rodriguez had hit in 23 straight games Dat ing to september the Only thing i can Tell this bal club is you cant Start forcing it Yankees manager Joe Torre said you just have to continue doing what youre doing you can Only do what you do if youre out there trying to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders its going to come Back and bite you Chinming Wang 01 allowed four runs and nine hits in innings after being activated from the disabled list earlier tuesday Juan Salas 11 got one out in Relief and Al Reyes pitched the ninth for his seventh save Blue jays 10 red sox 3 ver non Wells went 4for5 with four runs and three Bis and Roy Hal Laday 30 struck out 10 Over eight innings for his first double digit strikeout game since 2005 Toronto took advantage of four Boston errors at Fenway Park Julian Tavarez 02 gave up six runs and seven hits in innings Kyle Snyder relieved and gave up four unearned runs while getting just four outs Toronto Catcher Gregg Zaun injured a thumb when he was hit by Eric Henskes foul Ball in the first inning and will go on the 15day disabled list Angels 9 tigers 8 Detroit overcame a 70 deficit and went ahead on Maggio Ordoneza two run Homer in the ninth off Francisco Rodriguez but Todd Jones 01 threw a wild pitch that allowed the tying run to score in the Bottom hah01 then made a throwing error in the 10th that led to the winning run Kendry Morales led off the 10th with a chopping single off the plate that Jones fielded before fir ing wildly past first base after an intentional walk and a sacrifice the tigers pulled the infield in and second baseman Placido Polanco charged Erick a bars slow bouncer he threw High to the plate As Pinch runner Reggie will its Slid in with the winning run athletics 4 orioles 2 Dallas Braden 10 allowed one run and three hits Over six innings and struck out six to win his major league debut and give visiting Oakland a two game sweep Hus ton Street the fourth athletics re Liever worked a perfect ninth for his sixth save Oakland has gone a record 20 straight games without allowing a first inning run one More than the 1990 Milwaukee Brewers and 2005 red sox according to the Elias sports Bureau indians 5 twins 3 Johan san Tana 32 lost his second straight Home Start after winning 17 in a Row during the regular season giving up four runs and six hits in seven innings Fausto Garmona 11 allowed two runs and six hits in innings ending a skid of 11 straight losing decisions since he beat de troit in his major league debut on april 152006 White sox 9 royals 7 with two outs in the ninth Joakin Soria 11 walked Paul Konerko and gave up a single to a j Pierzynski he got a Glove on Pablo Ozunas infield single but made a bad throw at first for an error that allowed Konerko to score with the godhead run Pierzynski who was 3for5 with two doubles took third on the error and scored on the wild pitch