European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 28 stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 Ted Cincinnatus Ken Griffey acknowledges cheers from the crowd upon his return to Seattle for Friday nights game against the his former Griffey feted upon return to Northwest by Tim Booth the associated press Seattle Ken Griffey was overwhelmed by the recep he took a few deep bit his lip and ducked his head underneath the re brimmed Cincinnati hat that looked so foreign with Griffey Back in he was being cherished and thanked by the City where he became a and he tried to keep the tears and once the adulation subsidy the reds won just the Way Griffey would like with his teammates taking the Griffey was with three Griffey was feted by fans Fri Day night in his first game in Seattle since the end of the 1999 sea teammates David Brandon Phillips and Aaron a rang were responsible for the reds 161 rout of the Ross and Phillips both homered twice and Harang 82 allowed two hits Over eight but the night was about the onetime face of the who was received with a appreciative ova Tion during a pregame and again for his first it was More than i a lot More than i Griffey if you had to put it in one it was to have that Many people for that Long cheering was pretty Unbe Griffey was apprehensive about How hed be he watched Over the years As Seattle fans turned on Alex Grac ing the new York Yankees third baseman with a Hearty chorus of Boos during his annual but Griffey is largely consid ered the Savior of baseball in seat Many of the fans dusted off old 24 Griffey jerseys to Mark the occasion of his Rogers Dazzles after Long Layoff lefty Blanks braves in 07 debut Matsuzaka wins Duel Maddux the associated press Kenny Rogers return to the Mound went better than he thought it Daisuke mat Szakas first game Back at Petco Park was making his first Start of the sea son after a blood clot was re moved from his pitching shoulder in the Rogers allowed Only two hits in six innings As the Detroit tigers beat the punch less Atlanta braves 50 Friday the braves have been shut out three straight games for the first time since this surpasses what i would have Rogers i dont Ever go into a game in going to shut a team Ive always been willing to give up a run Here and there to minimize the Matsuzaka escaped a Firstin Ning Jam and out pitched Greg Maddux in Bostons 21 Victory Over the san Diego mat suzaka 95 allowed a run and five hits in six innings in his first appearance in san Diego since leading Japan to Victory in the inaugural world baseball classic in March in san Barry Bonds hit his 749th Homer in the giants 73 loss to the new York after two rehab outings in the minor Rogers 10 got off to an ominous Start he hit Kelly Johnson with the first pitch then breezed through the braves Kenny was tigers manager Jim Leyland he did what he usually a Little of a Little of in and changing he picked right up where he left Yankees giants 3 at san Alex Rodriguez had four hits and two Bis As the Yan Kees snapped a three game losing Bonds 15th Homer of the baseball Roundup season left him six behind Hank Aarons career record of marlins twins 4 at Hanley Ramirez hit a tie breaking Homer with two outs in the eighth to Lead Florida to its third straight Victo Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth for his 14th Minnesota Justin Morneau spent the night in a Hospital after a lung was bruised in a Home plate collision with marlins Catcher Miguel Olivo in the eighth mets athletics 1 at new Tom Glavine 65 earned his 296th Victory by ending a five Start wingless Glavine pitched into the ninth and added two hits and two dodgers Devil rays 3 at Luis Gonzalez homered and had two and Russell Martin hit a two run sin Gle for los Gonzalez hit a Solo Homer in a two run second and added an rib triple in a two run eighth that put the Dodg ers ahead Brewers royals 6 Corey Hart homered and drove in four and Rookie Ryan Braun had four hits for Jeff sup pan 87 struggled but won for the third time in nine starts to Lead the firs place Brewers to their eighth win in nine rangers astros 3 Sammy Sosa hit career Home run the first of three by Texas in an eight run fifth Kevin Mill Wood 46 won his second straight Craig Biggio singled in the fifth for his career hit for visit ing cubs White sox 1 Carlos Zambrano 86 allowed three Jeff new Yorks Hideki Matsui goes High to haul in a base loaded drive by san Francisco Bengie Molina during the fifth inning on Friday hits in eight innings and struck out 12 As the visiting cubs handed their Crosstown rival its 20th loss in 25 Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez homered in the Blue jays Rockies 8 John Mcdonalds two run single in the 10th tied it and Curtis Thig pen scored the winning run on Catcher Chris Lannetta throwing Toronto loaded the bases in the 10th on singles by Matt Aaron Hill and Mcdonald followed with a sin Gle to left off Brian Fuentes Matt Holliday threw to the and Lannetta threw to third to try to get Thigpen but the Ball sailed Down the Loftfield nationals indians 1 a few Days after earning a promotion based on a 43game minor league hitting Brandon Watson went 2for4 with two Bis for Saul Rivera 22 threw a perfect sixth to win and Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 12th orioles diamondbacks 1 at Brian Roberts homered and drove in three runs and Balti More took advantage of three Ari Zona errors to win its third Daniel Cabrera 68 held the diamondbacks witless until Eric Byrnes led off the sixth with a Angels pirates 4 at Orlando Cabrera homered and had three including a run scoring single in the Lith for Host los with one chone figgins Tri pled into the Brightfield Corner off Jonah Bayliss Cabrera lofted a 10 pitch into the Brightfield Corner Over a drawn in same old Story As Reyes 09 loses to Phillies by Fallstrom the associated press Louis one year Anthony Reyes threw a one hit Ter against the Chicago White on Friday he lost his Lith straight the 25yearold a world series Star last failed to make it out of the fifth in Ning of the Philadelphia Phillies 60 Victory Over the Louis cardinals on Friday lost that on hitter on a Home run by Jim i dont think about wins and Reyes in trying to give the Best Effort i can out and if i do that ill feel Good about the but Ive got to find a better Way of getting it i Jamie Moyer 75 threw six scoreless innings and Chase Utley had three hits and an rib for the who had allowed 33 runs while losing three of their previous four Moy ers on out single in the third in Ning was the first of six consecutive hits in a five run outburst that broke up a scoreless the Phillies Are 91 when Moyer starts after a i like Jamie out there a As much As we can get him out manager Charlie Manuel i dont particularly want to lose and have him win the next Reyes 09 is 011 since last not including a dominating performance against the Detroit tigers in the world series opener that helped propel Louis to its first title in 24 sea he allowed five runs and nine hits in 4va innings hiking his Era 30 Points to the cardinals have averaged runs in Reyes starts and in his the lowest run sup port in the i was really hoping wed get him the manager Tony la Russa i dont know if it would have been different or but at least it would have Given his game a Little different Reyes sailed through the first two allowing Only a two out single by Utley in the before caving in the the cardinals left More than one on base four times against the 44yearold who was considered washed up by the franchise Back in 1991 when he was 05 with a Era in eight starts before being Moyer scattered seven hits and two walks while Matching his season Best with six