European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 stars and stripes june 2007 hits and How Biggio has a night to remember with five hits to reach Milestone by Kristie Rieken the associated press Houston Craig Biggio was exhausted and ready to talk about his latest he still had some time for an old hey How you he said nodding to a slight teenager with a mop of dark Biggio joined the hit club in a big Way with five and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam in the Lith inning As the Houston astros Pat Craig Biggio hugs a teammate Jeff Bagwell after getting career hit on thursday beat the Colorado Rockies 85 on thursday Biggio met 15yearold Frankie Velasquez nine years ago and has remained in touch through his work with the Sunshine kids an organization which helps children with Hes one of a Velasquez Hes done so much for us Sunshine kids and ill always be grateful to seeing this happen was a once in a lifetime Lees drive to left Field off Brian Fuentes 03 came on the first Biggio singled in the Lith for just his second career five hit game and Hunter Pence followed with a double be fore Lance Berkman was hit by a pitch to Load the i think it was the Way it was supposed to be Biggio said As he choked Back to have it happen Here that was a Spe Cial atmosphere that was out there it was the most hits for a player in the game in which he reached George Brett 1992 and Tony Gwynn 1999 had four hits in the games in which they got to Biggio became the 27th player to reach the Mark with his single to Center in the seventh the second baseman was thrown out trying to stretch the play into a double on his third hit of the which tied the game Pat Houston Craig Biggio holds his As his other runs onto the Field to help celebrate biggies career Biggio had five hits in the game and finished the night with i  have scripted it any Biggio there Are a lot of things that have happened Over the past 20 years but tonight is the Biggio is the first player to reach hits since Rafael Palmeiro on july with he passed Roberto Clemente for 26th on the career list with his fourth a ninth in Ning who entered the sea son needing 70 hits to reach the has played his entire 20year career with the making him the longest tenured player in franchise biggies Milestone came one Day shy of the 19th anniversary of his first career a single off the los Angeles dodgers Orel her shiver on june fireworks went the counter in left enter Field with red illuminated numbers ticked to and a giant Banner with his Pic Ture and that spanned from the train track to the roof of the stadium was Biggio dragged Jeff a teammate for 15 onto the Field after reaching the after All they went through Ogeth he wanted to share the moment with in just so proud of bag Well i just want everyone to appreciate that that the kind of person he is off the Field As Well the kind he is on ill never for get this Back in Rogers keys tigers the associated press Detroit Back on the Mound in Kenny Rogers gave the tigers another he allowed one run Over six innings in his first Home Start since v shoulder leading the tigers Over the Texas rangers 52 i dont go out there and expect to Rogers it was a Good but its Only a Rogers 20 missed the first 12 weeks of the season after surgery to remove a blood clot from his throwing when the Lethander returned last he pitched six shutout innings at allowing Only two this he allowed four struck out three and walked one As Detroit stopped a two game los ing Streak and remained a Hal game ahead of Cleveland in the Al we had opportunities to do but he did what he Al ways Texas manager Ron Washington he got out of indians athletics 3 Jason Michaels hit a three run Homer off Ron Flores 02 in the seventh inning As Cleveland sent vis iting Oakland to its sixth loss in seven the As put runners on second and third with one out in the but Shannon Stewart popped out and Mark Kotsay flied out As Joe Borowski got his 22nd save in 24 Paul Byrd 73 allowed three runs in seven innings for the Indi White sox Devil rays t Jav Ier Vazquez 45 allowed one run in seven Paul Konerko hit two Solo homers and visiting Chicago completed a fou game Scott Kazmir 54 continued a season Long problem of High pitch throwing 114 in in he allowed four runs and Duane Kenny Rogers scattered four hits in beating the Texas six and ran his wingless Streak at Home to 14 Yankees orioles 6 the new York Yankees got out of Baltimore without an other loss but not a i new York was leading 86 in the top of the eighth when play was the game will be resumed on july at the Point it was Derek Jeter singled in the godhead runs in the eighth in Ning just before a driving rain halted the Yankees left for Home after a disheartening 17 Road big units return a big bust Johnson cites not pain the associated press Phoenix Randy Johnson insists his shoddy Start thursday was a product of rust and not continued poor Russell Martin spoiled Johnsons return from the disabled list with a two run Homer As the los Angeles dodgers beat the Arizona diamondbacks i Chalk this up hopefully to just coming off the disabled list and not pitching in 18 Johnson said after going just three three the big who went on the 15day do on june 16 retroactive to june 11 with muscle tightness in his buttocks and a sore didst look comfortable in his first Start in 18 most of his 70 pitches tight Chest High with velocity Topping out at 94 Mph in the first inning and declining the 43yearold Lethander Al Lowed four runs three earned and six he struck out walked two and hit a Batter with a i threw 70 pitches in three innings which is a lot of pitches in a Short period of Johnson i missed my spots most of the asked if his Back contributed to his Johnson 43 said it was a Lack of Martin had three hits and scored three and Jeff Kent had three Randy Wolf 96 allowed three runs in six plus innings for the who took three of four from the Diamond backs and opened a Hal game Lead Over Idle san Diego in the no Arizona trails los Ange Les by one marlins pirates 7 Scott Olsen 66 struck out his first five batters and finished with one shy of his career As Host Florida avoided a three game Phillies reds 7 Jimmy Rollins had four including a Gam winning rib single in the Bottom of the 10th inning for Phil