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Show 4D Sunday, May 16.1993 SPORTS Standard-Examiner rss Tigers’ Trammell sinks Orioles with key single Slumping Baltimore drops its fourth straight game The Associated Press This time it was Alan Trammell’s turn to win a gamefor Detroit And, frankly, it was a great relief for the Tigers’ 35-year-old veteran Trammell hit a go-aheadsingle with two outs in the eighth inning ai Detroit the Tigers beat Baltumore 5-3 Saturday and extended the Orioles’ losing streak to four games. “This past year has been so tough On me, you can't imagine, ” said Trammell, who missed nearly all of last season with a broken ankle. “I'm used to coming through. I’m used to being a contributor. It's taken a long time go get back to this point.” While the fractured right ankle healed, Travis Fryman won Trammell’s job at shortstop. This spring, Trammell worked out at third base and in left field. But he didn’t hit well, then he pulled a leg muscle and opened the season on the disa- bled list. “When I came back, | stunk,” Trammell said. “But right now, | feel pretty darn good up there. I’m in the grove again. I know it's not going to last, but Ill ride the wave.” The big hit was his third in four at-bats and hiked Trammell’s average to .308. He said manager AMERICAN LEAGUE which got off to a surprising 11-3 start, is 8-14 since Apni 21. Jim Deshaies (5-2) allowed five hits and four runs at Minneapolis. Rick Aguilera, the fourth Minnesota pitcher, worked a scoreless ninth for his 12th save in as many attempts. John Dopson (2-2) lasted Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3 Mike Stanley, now NewYork's everyday catcher, drove in two runs and had three hits as the Yankees beat visiting Toronto. Melido Perez (2-2) struggled throughout, allowing three runs and eight hits in eight innings. Steve Farr got three outs for his eighth save. Al Leiter (1-3) gave up four runs on only three hits in the 4% innings. dians won despite two homers by in the first inning when sore-armed Dave Winfield homered twice and Kent Hrbek had a two-run shot as Minnesota used its first three-homer game of the season to beat Dennis Cook (2-1), called upon starter Charles Nagy gave up a three-run homer to Vaughn, got the victory by pitching six innings. Carlos Baerga drove in three runs for Cleveland and Albert Belle hit his league-leading 12th homer off Ricky Bones (1-2). Lance Blankenship drewa bases-loaded walk with one out in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle for the 16th straight time at the Oakland, Coliseum. A dayafter Blankenship singled home the winning run with one out in the 11th, he won another game when he drew Oakland’s fourth walk of the inning from Jeff Nelson (0-1). Rich Gossage (3-0), the third Gene Larkin drove in three runs, making the Twins 8-4 since a vic- Oakland pitcher, worked one inning for the victory. two-run double, capping an eighth- inning rally Saturday night that led the Atlanta Braves past the Philadelphia Phiilies 5-3. A throwing error by third baseman Dave Hollins with two outs allowed Atlanta to win its fourth straight game. Philadelphia lost its second in a rowat Atlanta, matching its longest skid of the season. Greg Maddux (3-3) gave up three runs on six hits in eight innings. He struck out eight and walked five. Mike Stanton retired Lenny Dykstra on a fly ball with a runner on second base for his major leagueleading 15th save. Curt Schilling limited Atlanta to two runs on three hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked three. David West (0-1) relieved to start the eighth and retired the first two batters. Terry Pendleton then singled and David Justice hit a routine grounder to Hollins, who tried for a force cut at second base and instead threw the ball into right field. With runners on second and third, Gant hit a shot just past diving shortstop Mariano Duncan and hustled for an RBI double. Pecota, batting for Sid Bream, grounded a double past Hollins down the leftfield line. Darren Daulton hit a home run in the seventh inning, giving Philadelphia a tie at 1. Mark Lemke hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh. The Phillies took a 3-2 lead in the eighth on an RBI double by Dykstra and a bases-loaded walk to Daulton. Cubs 14, Pirates 5 The Chicago Cubs hit four home runs and pounded out 19 hits at Wrigley Field. Derrick May had a three-run home run, Sammy Sosahit a two- run homer and Dwight Smith and Ryne Sandberg had solo shots for the Cubs. Sandberg had four hits and Jose Vizcaino, Sosa and Rick Wilkins had three apiece. The 14 runs were a-season-high for the Cubs. Jose Guzman (4-3) went 6 2-3 innings, giving up eight hits and striking out seven for his first win since April 23. Expos 2, Mets 1 Frank Bolick scored the tying run on Darrin Fletcher’s squeeze bunt in the fifth inning and hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth at Montreal, giving the Expos a victory over New York. Montreal won for the fourth time in five games. The Mets have lost 15 of 19. Chris Nabholz (3-3) gave up four hits and walked five in six innings, and Brian Barnes got six outs for his third save. Bret Saberhagen (3-4) allowed six hits in seven innings, struck out five and walked two. SPONSOREDBY: rr a STANDARD-EXAMINER Servic Fatrst Cressivieps 394-1671 Your satisfaction is the measure of our success. DUCIN THe New Pre PAINTED S TEEL Bravesrally to down Phillies Ron Gant doubled homethe tying run with two outs and pinch hitter Bill Pecota followed with a For Your FREE MELT ath Athletics 2, Mariners 1 Boston. The Associated Press BUery At Milwaukee, Carlos Martinez hit a tie-breaking homer in the sixth inning and the Cleveland In- him at the depths of the slump. “We were up in Minnesota, and I Twins 7, Red Sox 4 Call Toll FREE Golden Spike Arena Fairgrounds June 11th thru 13th, 1993 indians 9, Brewers 5 Milwaukee’s Greg Vaughn. didn’t have a hit yet,” Trammell recalled. “Sparkysaid, ‘You can still play. Don’t worry.’ I went out and got myfirst hit that night. That meant a lot. Now, I’ve got my old stroke back.” Alan Mills (0-3) walked Kirk Gibson with two outs in the eighth, and Gibson stole second. Mickey Tettleton was intentionally walked, Trammell lined a single to right that scored Gibson with the go-ahead run, and Rob Deerhit an RBI single off Todd Frohwirth. (Men's, Women's, & Co-ed Teams) only 2% innings, his shortest outing of the year. Sparky Anderson gave him the con- fidence he needed by sticking with SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL SERIES tory May 1 at Detroit snapped an eight-game losing streak. Boston FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE Astros 7, Dodgers 1 26 20 Andujar Cedeno had three hits and drove in three runs as Houston won its. eighth straight over Los Angeles. Mark Portugal (4-2) allowed one run and five hits in 744 innings, struck out five and walked two as he won his third consecutive decision. Xavier Hernandez and Doug Jones finished the six-hitter at Houston. Orel Hershiser (4-4) gave up six runs and eight hits — five for extra bases — in six-plus innings. @ @ @ @ e Marlins 8, Cardinals 0 Ryan Bowen pitched the first shutout in Marlins’ history and Florida remained undefeated on ‘Saturdays with a 8-0 victoryat St. Louis. Bowen (3-4) didn’t allow a hit until Todd Zeile singled with two outs in the fifth. 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