European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 stars and stripes june 2007 7 of trim Clemens As Bedard shines Baltimore lefty allows just two hits in rockets third loss in four games the associated press Baltimore the Balti More orioles denied Roger Clem ens a Milestone 350th Victory and put an end to another of the Rock ets impressive Aubrey Huff hit a three run Homer in the sixth inning wednes Day and the orioles stopped Clem ens Streak of consecutive starts with a strikeout at beating the Yankees 40 at Cam Den the 44yearold Clemens 13 was trying to become the eighth Pitcher to win 350 he threw five shutout innings before Ramon Hernandez drove in the games first and Huff Fol Lowed with his first Homer since May 9 to Send the Yankees to their fourth straight its my Ive been in hundreds of those types of Clemens you just want to minimize what youre doing out there and try to keep the Way the games breaking you want to stay away from the big the right handers run of successive starts with at least one strikeout was the third longest Streak by an Active major league behind Pedro Martinez 293 and Javier Vazquez there was never really a Situa Tion where he needed a strike Torre Roger was thinking More about Contact than striking people though it was an Clemens allowed four seven hits and three walks in but was outdone by Balti More starter Erik Bedard the Lethander struck out eight and did not allow a runner past first scattering two hits and a walk Over seven what a matchup Between two outstanding orioles interim manager Dave Trembley Erik Bedard seemed to get better As he went for him to bring his game to the level that he did knowing who he was 1onl with Clem ens and the new York i think says something about what weve got with Erik royals Angels 0 Mark Tea Hen singled Home a run in the third inning and visiting Kansas City completed a three game Jorge de la Rosa 59 won for the first time since May giving up 10 hits in six plus in Octavio dote pitched the ninth for his eighth save in 10 Jered Weaver who had won his prior five Al Lowed four hits in seven struck out six and walked mariners red sox 1 Jose Lopez doubled off Joel Pineiro 11 in the driving in Ichiro Suzuki As Host Seattle moved a season est nine games Gail Baltimore Erik Bedard limited new York to two hits and walk Over seven innings in a dominating 40 Victory Over the Yankees and Roger Clemens on wednesday Aubrey huffs three run Homer was the key Over Jason Davis 20 pitched two scoreless innings for the Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed one run and three hits in eight innings for he walked one and struck out including Jamie Burke with a runner on Sec Ond to end the Matsuzaka has allowed six runs in five starts this White sox Devil rays 3 Mark Buehrle 54 scattered nine hits Over seven innings and repeatedly worked out of jams to give visiting Chicago a the White sox rallied against right hander Andy Sonnanstine and the Devil rays bullpen with two runs in the seventh and three in the when Rookie Andy Gonzalez had an rib single off Gary Glover 33 and Paul Konerko snapped a 33 tie with a two run double off Shawn Bobby Jenks worked a perfect ninth for his 20th athletics indians 7 Jack Cust drove in five runs and Shan non Stewart had four hits As visit ing Oakland snapped a five game losing Cust hit a three run Homer and Stewart a two run drive for the who pounded Fausto Carmona 84 for eight runs in building a 90 Lead in the second Lenny Dinardo 34 won for the first time in four allow ing two runs and five hits in five Blue jays twins 4 at Minne Gregg Zaun hit a two run Homer and Toronto overcame four errors to win for the fifth time in six after Boot Bon ser 54 walked Frank Thomas in the sixth Zaun homered to right for a 43 completing Toronto comeback from a 30 fort somethings Maddux show their stuff the associated press Tom Glavine nearly made history for the new York and Greg Maddux turned in another routine outperforming someone nearly half his Glavine earned his 297th Victo pitching one hit Ball for six innings in a rain shortened 20 Vic tory Over the Louis cardinals on wednesday Scott Rolens second inning in Field single was the Only hit off who nearly gave mets their first no hitter albeit a shortened at san Maddux Al Lowed one run in seven innings for his 340th Victory As the san Diego padres beat the giants Maddux 74 won for the fourth time in five get Ting help from Jose Cruz godhead single in the eighth in Ning against his former that followed a two out double by Marcus till always be kind of he said of pitching in san i like the its a Nice at Phillies slug Ger Ryan Howard hit his 100th Ca reer Homer in his 325th be coming the fastest player to reach that Mark in major league Histo but the Phillies lost to the reds at new David Wright hit a two run Homer off wingless an Thony Reyes 010 in the and the no East leaders made it stand up for their fifth Victory in six Glavine has won consecutive outings after going 04 in five starts from May 24 to june he walked two and struck out one in his 25th career its a lot of me making better pitches and a Little bit of me hav ing better he the two time by Young award Winner is closing in on becoming the 22nd major league Pitcher to win 300 the 41yearold Maddux won an intriguing Duel against one of the majors top Upan coming Power pitchers in 22yearold Matt Cain Hes not afraid to pitch from Cain said of he can throw every when he first came into the he was throwing 90 he had to learn How to pitch later Hes Trevor Hoffman finished for his 503rd career save and 21st in 23 chances this braves nationals 0 Chip per Jones drove in four runs and Host Atlanta had a season High 22 hits to Back John Smoltz Strong Smoltz who with Gla Vine and Maddux formed the dominant pitching Trio that sparked the braves to 14 straight division tides through struck out seven and walked leaving for a Pinch runner in the fifth after 89 Oscar Villar Wilfredo Ledezma and Chad Paronto combined to go the final four diamondbacks dodgers 0 Brandon Webb pitched seven shutout innings despite having some control problems to Lead Host Chad Tracy hit a sacrifice Fly and Eric Byrnes singled in a run for the who beat the dodgers for Only the second time in eight Webb 85 struck out Al Lowed seven hits and issued a sea so High five Jose Valver de got four outs for his 25th save in 28 pitching out of a base loaded Jam in the Derek Lowe 87 allowed two runs one earned and five hits in 6 23 innings for the Dodg cubs Rockies 4 Carlos Zani Brano won for the fourth time in five and Host Chicago extended its longest winning Streak in two years to six Mark Derosa hit a three run Homer and Mike Fontenot added a Solo shot for the Zambrano 96 allowed two runs and five hits in six Carlos Marmol struck out two in a perfect ninth for his first career finishing a Jason Hirsh 37 gave up five runs and five hits in six innings for Brewers astros 3 Damian Miller hit his first Homer of the a three run shot that sailed into the Milwaukee the Brewers finished an 81 Home stand and improved the nos Best record to hous ton went 27 on its Road and was swept by Milwaukee in a three game series for the first pirates marlins 5 Xavier Nady and Ryan Doumit hit Bac Toback homers with two outs in the 10th and the pirates won consecutive Road games for the first time in a marlins reliever Kevin Gregg 03 retired the first two hitters in the then Nady hit his Sec Ond Solo Homer of the game to give Pittsburgh a 65 four pitches Doumit homered on a 12 reds Phillies 6 Javier Val Entin hit a tie breaking rib Dou ble in the eighth and Adam Dunn added a two run Homer for visit ing Marcus Mcbeth 21 got two outs in the seventh and David Weathers worked two scoreless innings for his 15th