European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and s trip e s Page 35 braves get Cox is run As tigers win baseball Roundup Verlander too much for anaemic Atlanta manager is ejected the associated press Atlanta Justin Verlander pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight Start and the Detroit tigers beat Light hit Ting Atlanta 21 on leading frustrated braves manager Bobby Cox to pick up a record tying exec Cox was thrown out of the game in the ninth in Ning by plate Umpire Chad Coxs ejection gave him 131 for his tying the record set by John Cox came on the Field As Fairchild tossed Atlanta Brian Mccann for arguing a called third strike from Todd who got three outs for his 18th Cox already has the record for most ejections by a since 14 of Mcgraws came As a Carlos Guillen homered for the who have won six Verlander 92 gave up a four thinning Homer to Chipper Jones but did not allow another runner past Verlander struck out 11 while giving up four hits and two Atlanta Kyle Davies 37 gave up three hits and two runs in innings be fore leaving with a strained left mets athletics 0 at new David Wright dropped an rib double in front of diving right fielder Travis Buck in the ninth helping the no East Lead ers win consecutive games for the first time since May 27 and Orlando Hernandez and Oakland starter Joe Blanton matched zeros most of the Way in a tight game that included an equip men throwing tirade by new York catch or Paul to Ramon Castro opened the ninth with a double off Santiago Casilla Carlos Beltran was intentionally and Wright hit a Looper to Billy Wagner 10 worked a scoreless ninth for the Devil rays dodgers 3 at Peters dinner Navarro snapped out of a 2for32 slump with his first Homer since last a tie breaking Solo shot off Randy Wolf in the seventh Wolf 86 gave up four runs and 10 hits Over Gregory Atlanta Brian Mccann argues a called third strike with Home plate Umpire Chad Fairchild during the ninth inning of saturdays 21 loss to the Detroit Mccann was Brewers royals 1 at Corey Hart had three hits and scored twice in the Brewers fifth straight Hart went 3fpr3 and is batting 19for45 in his last 10 games with five homers and 14 he had three hits and four Bis in Milwaukee 116 Victory Over the royals on Friday indians nationals 3 at Victor Martinez hit a three run Homer to Straightaway Center Field in the top of the ninth for Martinez hit Chad Cordero pitch Over the 410foot ending 17 innings of offensive doldrums for the indians against the nationals pitching Cleveland scored Only one run in Friday nights loss and appeared on course to do the same on saturday until the big three run Angels pirates 1 at Kelvim Escobar 93 allowed a run and five hits in eight Vladimir Guerrero homered and los Angeles in creased its division Lead to a season High eight games Over the vying for their third Al West title in four have the Best record in franchise history at 4827 and Are 21 games Over for the first time since finishing 9567 in padres red sox 1 at san Chris Young 73 pitched one hit Ball for seven Khalil Greene homered twice off Tim Wakefield and Josh Bard hit a contested Young and relievers Heath Bell and Justin Hampson combined on a four hitter As Bostons three game win Ning Streak third base Umpire Brian a had a rough two of his Calls were including one that gave Bard an two run Homer against his old team and led to Boston Man Ager Terry Francona being Greene followed with a shot to left to Chase Wakefield who allowed six runs and eight hits in twins marlins 1 at Joe Mauer and Jason Bartlett drove in three runs and Minnesota totalled 17 for one at the twins Man aged Fine without Justin who remained in a Hospital for a second night after bruising his right lung in a Home plate collision the 2006 american league map was expected to be released sunday and Fly Home with the Carlos Silva 58 limited Florida to four hits and one run in seven Josh Johnson 02 allowed eight hits and seven runs in three rangers astros 2 at Jamey Wright 11 overcame shaky control to win for the first time in almost a and Michael Young had four Bis for Gerald Laird hit his fifth Homer of the season in the eighth for which has won a season High four straight and seven of All against National league oppo Wright walked six in but the astros managed Only three hits off him As he earned his first Victory with the rang Houston Roy Oswalt 75 allowed three runs and eight hits in 6vs he struck out two and walked mariners reds 1 at Raul Ibanez hit his fourth career grand slam in the first inning and Jarrod Washburn took a shutout into the eighth for the Washburn 66 scattered seven los ing the shutout with two out in the eighth when Brandon Phillips lined a Homer Over the scoreboard in Cincinnatus Kyle Lohse 310 gave up eight runs and six hits in six Richie Sexson homered twice and Ben Broussard hit a two run shot for diamondbacks orioles 4 at Phoe Eric Byrnes helping Arizona rally from four runs Miguel monteros two run single to right made it 42 in the and Brynes Homer off the second deck in left Field got Arizona within one an inning Rob Bell 01 allowed three runs on four hits in one yielding an infield single to Conor Jackson and Mark Reynolds Tri ple off the Center Field Wall in the scor ing both runners to give Arizona a 54 giants beat yanks to end eight game losing Streak by Josh Dubow the associated press san Francisco manager Bruce Bochy had been ejected after another close Call didst go the san Francisco giants a rare ninth inning Lead was erased with one big swing by Alex Rod the frustration of a sea so High eight game losing Streak was boiling Over until Rookie Nate Schierholtz delivered a two out rib single in the 13th inning that gave the giants a 65 Victory Over the new York Yankees on Satur we saved some sanity around Here with the Streak weve been Bochy they just gritted this thing out and found a Way to get a we needed it the giants had to rally from a three run deficit and overcome Rodriguezs game tying Home run in the ninth before getting their first Victory since june Ryan Klesko started the win Ning rally with a single against Scott Proctor 14 and moved to second on Bengie Molinas Sacri fice with two Omar Vazquel lined two balls Down the Loftfield line that were barely foul before reaching on an infield of my it was a Vazquel those line drives to left Field were just teas finally i got a Little in Field hit up the Middle and Schier Holtz got the it was a hard game to hopefully that game will turn things around for Schierholtz won it with a soft single that fell in front of Center fielder Melky the giants poured out of the dugout and mobbed Schierholtz on the in the Rookie has 10 hits in 25 a bats this none bigger than this its been he i got Here just a couple of weeks we won our first couple of games and then went on a its definitely a big hopefully things will Start to turn Vinnie Chulk san fran discos seventh threw a witless inning for the the Yankees had a Chance to win it in the Lith after loading the bases with one out against Steve but Hideki Matsui struck out on three pitches and Robin son Cano grounded out to end the new York has lost four of its Matsui said through an we had opportunities to capitalize but we its time to move Barry Bonds gave the giants a 54 Lead in the seventh when he walked with the bases loaded against Brian Bonds also hit an rib single in the sixth and remained at 749 career Home six shy of tying Hank Aarons career record of new York looked to be on its Way to a second straight Victory in the series when Chinming Wang took a 42 Lead into the Sev Pedro Feliz Drew the giants within one with his 100th career the first allowed by Wang to a right handed Wang was replaced by Mike Myers after Omar Vazquel singled with one the giants loaded the bases with two outs for Bonds against the hard throwing using a hard fastball that reached 96 Bruney got in front of Bonds 12 before missing with three straight balls to give the giants a 54 Rodriguez erased that with his major league leading 28th Homer in the ninth off Brad Rodriguez had four hits for the second straight improving his average to 21for32 in eight career games in san fran