European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 31 Beantown battering Boston Routs Atlanta in opener braves return favor in Nightcap the associated press Boston John Smoltz earned his 199th Victory and at Lanta had 12 extra base hits one off the franchise record As the braves handed Boston a 140 thrashing saturday its worst shutout loss in 17 to split a Daylight the red sox took the opener 133 As Daisuke Matsuzaka 62 won his fifth straight decision and Mike Lowell hit a grand Smoltz 62 allowed three hits and one walk in seven he won for the first time since turn ing 40 last Smoltz remained unsfored upon in Fen a stretch of he struck out seven to move into 17th on the career list with Bostons worst previous shut out loss was 160 to Minnesota on May the winning for just the second time in seven had 17 Kelly Johnson had a triple and Homer and five he lined put to right in the ninth missing a Chance to his for the Smoltz got support from the Start As Chipper Jones hit a Solo his 12th of the in the Bostons devern hansack called up from triple Pawtucket before the second took the Julio Kevin Youkilis and wily to Pena also homered for the red sox in the Anthony Lerew 02 was the twins Brewers 2 Scott Baker pitched into the ninth in Ning in his first major league appearance and Minnesota won its 12th straight inter league Torii Hunter hit a two run Homer off Dave Bush 34 in the second As the visiting twins beat their regional rival for the fifth time in a the Brewers have lost seven of before the they had the Best record in the majors at marlins Devil rays 2 Don Trelle Willis 63 allowed two runs in seven innings and Jeremy Hermida and Aaron Boone Hom ered on consecutive pitches in the sixth against Host Tampa Blue jays Phillies 2 Matt stairs hit a grand slam and Lyle Overbay drove in four runs with a triple and Troy Glaus also homered for the Blue who tagged Jamie Moyer 43 for seven runs in four astros rangers 1 Lance Berkman hit a two run single after an umpires missed Call in the and Houston went on to beat led 31 with two outs in the sixth when third base Umpire Tim Timmons called Mike Lamb Safe even though third baseman Travis met calf clearly touched the bag in time to Force Berkman and Carlos Leff followed with singles to make it tigers cardinals 7 Ivan Rodriguezs three run Homer in the third gave Detroit a six run and some Strong defensive plays helped the tigers hold on to beat visiting reds indians s Brandon Phillips hit a three run Homer against his former team and extended his hitting Streak to 21 David Ross added a three run Homer As the visiting  Cincinnati second baseman Brandon Phillips 4 jumps Over Cleveland Grady Sizemore after a for clout at second in the third inning off Satur Day nights Phillips was unable to Complete a double reds won for just the second time in eight orioles National 2 at Aubrey Huff tied it 11 in the eighth with a sacrifice Fly and Jay pay tons two run Dou ble in the Lith won Rockies royals 4 Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins hit Home runs off Gil Meche the first earned runs the right hander has allowed on the Road this Todd Helton also homered and scored three runs for the Angels dodgers 2 at Ana Mike Napoli homered and scored the godhead run on a Dou ble play and Robb Quinlan drove in two runs with a Bloop double As the Angels won their second straight in the freeway athletics giants 2 at Oak Dan Haren 42 allowed three hits Over seven innings and Jack gust hit a three run Homer in Oakland second straight Victory in the Bay Bridge mariners padres 4 at seat Jose Guillen homered and drove in four runs off Greg mad Dux Guillen hit a two run Homer in the first and a two run double in the second off the fou time by Young Lee makes a grand return for cubs by Rick gang the associated press Chicago Derrek Side Chicago White sox to another staggering exciting in glad i got into Lee lined for five games because of a in the cubs rallied for sore spent most of saturday a 63 scoring the hitting balls into a playing a godhead run on a passed Ball in simulated game in the training the seventh to Cap a three run up room while the real thing was rising with two this time the Gle to tie it and raced Home with in Trini Fis and the Eoa head run As Aramis Howry 13 to put the White sox up the cubs David Aardsma traded from the cubs to the White sox in the gave up a Lead off triple to Ryan Theriot in the Bot Tom of the Alfonso Soriano hit an rib sin going on in Wrigley in the midst of a he convinced manager Lou Piniella that he was ready to go for he then he thought about talked to the coaches a Little bit and i got in Lee cubs relied on two triples and Lees grand slam to overtake their Crosstown when i woke up this morning i Felt like i could but we wanted to go through a series of tests today and see How i respond before the game i told Lou i the godhead run As Aramis Ramirez tripled to the right Field Aardsma intentionally walked Daryle Ward and Michael Barrett lined a Ball off Aardsma for a single to Load the Lethander Boone Logan relieved and Lee was sent up As a an d Lee delivered a pm Chhit grand Cego Tutsto Paul Konerko homered ans sending the leading off the eighth off Bob Ondeck after a feeble swing and he worked the count to 31 and then drove a pitch Over the Wall in right Center to Send the cubs fans among a crowd of at Wrig Ley Field into a before the Piniella said Lee would probably not play until next week because the cubs didst want to risk having their Star miss More time if he reinsured the last Guy i thought that was going to come off the Bench was White sox manager Ozzie Guillen said of but Piniella checked with Trainer Mark Oneal in the eighth and got the sending Lee to hit for left handed swinging Jacque i asked when Ozzie put in the the Trainer assured me he Lee was of if we wanted to use Piniella when you got a treasure Chest sitting you might As Well use Yankees slipping slowly in Al East by Mike Fitzpatrick the associated press new York Tom Glavine is closing in on 300 while the new York Yankees Are falling Way behind in the Pennant David Wright hit two two run homers off reliever Mike Myers after Darrell Rasner became the latest Yankees Pitcher to be in and the new York mets held off the fading Yankees 107 on saturday for their second consecutive Victory in the subway be its definitely Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon we definitely know that we Are better than weve super sub Endy Chavez had four hits on a Rainy afternoon at Shea one Day after delivering the godhead Homer in a 32 staked to an 82 Lead after Rasner left in the first with a broken Index Glavine 51 yielded three runs in six plus innings for his 295th Vic the no East leading mets have won nine of the plummeting Yankees 1823 lost for the seventh time in nine games and matched their Towwater Mark in a dismal sea at games below they Are right Back where they were when owner George Stein Brenner called his teams 914 record clearly not were going to turn it i wish i could give you a manager Joe Torre until we straighten out what we need to straighten we cant worry about the the million who have won nine straight Al East to Are in fourth 10v2 games behind the division Lead ing red who split two games saturday against were not out of the Gen eral manager Brian Cashman in As ugly As it looks right in never going to let that enter my the Yankees Are 17 this year against their two biggest the red sox and Allstar second baseman Robinson Cano made three errors and botched a double play relay for the Yan he also grounded into an inning ending double play with two on and struck out with runners at the Corners in the Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit consecutive Solo homers in the and Josh Phelps rib double against Pedro Feliciano Cut it to Aaron Heilman re tired Derek Jeter with runners at first and third to end the Billy Wagner took Over in the ninth and made an ill advised throw Home that helped the Yan Kees pull to with the tying run at the he struck out Cano and Phelps to end