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Today's TV tip Portland has eked out its last four playoff games at home two in overtime, two by two or fewer points while Phoenix is looking to take a big step toward the NBA finals. Channel 2, 6 p.m. Tuesday Section 2C AT A GLANCE 3C BASEBALL 4C RACING MAY 29, 1990 RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL SCORELINE: 323-4422 JAMIE TURNER, 788-6345 SPORTS EDITOR: ports Visalia's Tsamis stymies silent Sox bats, 1 -0 first on a routine grounder that would have been the second out of the inning. The run that eventually scored was unearned. With the victory, Visalia improved to 37-14, tops in the Southern Division.

Reno is fourth in the North with a 20-29 mark. SILVER SOX NOTES The revolving door to the clubhouse keeps spinning. Reserve shortstop Shawn Barton left the team last Wednesday to join the Salinas Spurs. Barton, who was unhappy riding the bench, asked for and was given his release. Relief pitcher Felix Caraballo, property of the Oakland A's, was released after Monday's game.

Caraballo was 2-0 with a 9.68 ERA. Taking his roster spot is right-handed pitcher Daryl Green, also an Oakland farmhand. Green played with Modesto last season and was 3-6 with 13 saves and a 3.10 ERA in 1989. same leg kick everytime, that's why it was hard to read." Added Brown: "When you have a lefthander with a good move like that, you have to concentrate more on the bases. He was able to give us two or three different looks and was then able to come with another one to catch us." Tsamis' complete game was his first and only the second for Visalia this season.

One of the main reasons, however, is a 100-pitch limit imposed on Oaks' hurlers for the first two months of the season. The Oaks scored the only run they needed in the top of the first against Reno starter James Hurst (0-4), who pitched seven strong innings. Jose Garcia drove in Ray Ortiz with a two-out single. Hurst hurt his own chances by missing hander. "The key is that I do the same thing whenever I go to first base or home.

Everything is the exactly the same." Yet the Silver Sox could never figure it out. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Reno's Tom Eiterman singled. Next was Ken Whitfield, who has a team-best six homers. "We had the winning run at the plate in Whitfield," said Reno manager Mike Brown. "In that situation we were playing for one pitch that he could drive." Whitfield never even saw a pitch.

Tsamis froze Eiterman on the first move and caught him a full foot off the bag. "I wasn't trying to go anywhere," Eiterman said, "I was just trying to be aggressive and trying to get a good jump in case Ken hit the ball in the gap. (Tsamis) had the By Martin RosalesGazette-Joumai Visalia Oaks pitcher George Tsamis celebrated Memorial Day in a fitting manner. While gunshots were fired in memorial services all over the country, Tsamis was busy shooting down Reno's Silver Sox. Tsamis (6-2) picked off four Reno baser-unners, including the potential tying run in the ninth inning, to preserve a 1-0 Visalia victory Monday night at Moana Municipal Stadium.

Tsamis, 22, who now has 16 pick-offs this season, said he learned the move seven years ago. "I used to have a terrible move. Then some guy, I can't remember his name, taught me this move and I've been picking people off ever since," said Tsamis, a left Blazers beaming as Ramos returns PORTLAND, Ore. Ramon Ramos came back to practice Monday. Five months after suffering a severe brain injury in a car accident, the Portland Trail Blazer power forward watched as his teammates prepared for tonight's Game 5 of theWestern Conference finals.

Cl "He looks real close friend and Seton HaUffeammate Mark Bryant said. "IJt looks like Ramon. He smiled asSoon as he got in the locker room. It was nice to see him theT.in his own spot." Ramos' jersey hangs in the locker. He's still officially a member of theffeamrlthough doctors say heMmos), certainly will never basketball again" Ramos was in a coma for more than two months.

"He's come a long way," Bryant said. "He's starting to talk, you know, on and off. And now he's walking." Bo have Pistons spytteiroim Intense effort gives Chicago 108-101 win By Mike LoprestiGannett News Service CHICAGO And so, it is to be a fight after all in the Eastern Conference Finals, where the gloves came off this weekend and the Detroit Pistons were the ones that were bloodied. It has been a while since the Pistons were bullied in the playoffs like Monday, when the Chicago Bulls played harder, tougher, smarter and tied the series 2-2 with a 108-101 victory, their second of the weekend. The series shifts back to Detroit for Game 5.

The Pistons mowed down the Bulls the first two games, but there is an entirely different tone now to this match, with the Bulls on the attack they were up 16 at halftime and 19 in the third period Monday and Michael Jordan in his zone. He scored 42 Monday, to go with 47 Saturday. He is getting help, too. Monday had a rare sight; all five Chicago starters were in double figures. The Pistons had not dropped two straight playoff games since 1988.

"They're playing harder than we are right now," coach Chuck Daly said. "I think we've had it too easy all year. We've never been in this kind of situation before. Now we're going to find out how badly we want that title." Said Jordan, "We've got a little momentum, a litle confidence. We came out very, very aggressive.

We have to be. You can't sit back -Y i jk i NO ROOM: Chicago's Scottie Pippen gives Isiah Thomas physical and verbal defense. argument, but not game Scoreboard AL Minnesota 6, Baltimore 4 Cleveland 3, California 0, 10 innings Kansas City 3, Detroit 2 Chicago 2, New York 1 Seattle 4, Milwaukee 3 Boston 4, Texas 3 Toronto 1, Oakland 0 NL Pittsburgh 6, Los Angeles 5 Houston 5, St. Louis 1 Chicago 5, San Francisco 1 Montreal 4, Atlanta 1 San Diego 9, Philadelphia 5 New York at Cincinnati, rain Pack signs pair The University of Nevada announced two high school recruits have signed letters of intent to play with the Wolf Pack baseball team. Nevada got commitments from Wayne Western, a left-handed pitcher from Central Arizona Junior College, and John Patton, a right-handed pitcher from El Cerrito (Calif.) High School.

Western, 6-feet tall and 170 pounds, was 5-1 with three saves for Central Arizona. Patton, 6-4 and 185, is 11-2 with his senior season currently extending into the state playoffs. Mota breezes in Boulder BOULDER, Colo. Indefatigable Rosa Mota of Portugal, competing on just two days' rest, captured her fifth Bolder Boulder 10k title on Monday, while Mexico's Martin Pitayo won the men's race for the first time. Among Northern Nevada runners, Domingo Tibaduiza finished first in the masters division with a time of 31:22.

Terry Schmidt finished 20th among open women at 35:58, while Truckee's Tom Wood was 22nd in the open men with a time of 30:50. Killebrew hospitalized CALDWELL, Idaho A collapsed lung is expected to keep baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew hospitalized for at least 10 days. Killebrew, 53, underwent surgery last Friday at a Scottsdale, hospital. Bruins best on diamond OKLAHOMA CITY Heather Compton had to wait a day to pitch UCLA to its third straight NCAA women's College World Series championship. But she didn't let it rattle her.

"There was no hesitation," Compton said as UCLA defeated Fresno State on Monday. Compton was ahead 1-0 after 2 Vi innings of play of Sunday, but the game was postponed because of rain. She came back out on Monday to finish off a one-hit, five strikeout performance. Quotebook "When I came here, I was told there are three things that can happen. You can win the race, you can win the pole, and you can win rookie of the year.

I'm happy I achieved one of those three. Maybe next year I can get the other two." Indy 500 rookie of the year Eddie Cheever. Wire service reports Out ajM Items, mal 4 Gazette-Jour- naVT.O. box Z2WU, Reno, 89520. I lb suM MEET Learn local 2.

Call reservations VOLLEY Sparks volleyball Sunday. For Cubs' Ryne Sandberg apparently hit a two-run homer down the left field line. At least, third base umpire Bill Hohn signalled that it was fair. But at the urging of Giants' manager Roger Craig, Hohn asked for assistance from the other three umpires. Five minutes after the initial call, the crew reversed itself, which set off Cub manager Don Zimmer and resulted in his ejection.

Zimmer ended his demonstration by throwing his cap four rows into the stands behind the Cubs' dugout. Two minutes later Cubs' coach Joe Altobelli, a former Giants Associated Press ON THE MOVE: Michael Jordan's 42 points left the vaunted Pistons in his wake. and wait for your opportunity. You have to go out and make something happen." The Bulls attacked, pressed, trapped and pushed in the most physical game of a physical series. You could tell by the fouls.

Jordan, Bill Cartwright (who came alive with 11 points) and Scottie Pippen each finished the game with five fouls. And the other two starters each had four. The Bulls were intent to mix it up. "I told the guys before the game," coach Phil Jackson said, "they get six fouls in the NBA. Use every one of them.

We didn't use all of them, but we let them know we came to play. If we keep this intensity up, no one will be able to beat us." Added Detroit's John Salley, "No one said we were going to blow See BULLS, page 4C to Cubs, 5-1 game, Zimmer was still fuming at Wendelstedt. "He's a (expletive deleted) liar," Zimmer said. "What do you have the guy down the third base line for? He (Hohn) didn't ask for help, not until Roger asked him." Wendelstedt said he saw the ball curve in front of the foul pole, which is what Craig maintained. Craig said that as he questioned Hohn, he could tell the umpire had doubts.

"I've got a better eye than anybody at a distance," Craig said. "They said on a re-See GIANTS, page 3C Open last yeir. "Paris seems to click with me," said Chang, seeded No. 11 this year. "I don't know what is the people, the clay, the bread, or what.

But something is going well for me here." The same could not be said Monday for four other seeded players Zina Garrison, Jay Berger, Ross Fairbank-Nideff and Spain's Emilio Sanchez. Garrison, the No. 5 seed, blew a match point in the third set and was eliminated by Wiltrud iProbst of West Germany 6-1, 1-6. 7-5. No.

13 Fairbank-Nideff was ousted 6-1, 6-2 by Canada's Rene Simpson. Berger, seeded ninth, was swept in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, by Argentina's Alberto Mancini. The result was hardly an upset, though, as Mancini is a dangerous, clay-court expert who reached the See FRENCH, page 4C FORE A GOOD CAUSE The Reno Black Golfers Association sponsors a fourC person scramble June 9 at Wildcreek, with proceeds going to scholarships. Call 825-3141. Associated Press manager, was thrown out as he shouted from the dugout.

"After 25 years (of umpiring), for me to change it, it's going to be the right call," said crew chief Harry Wendelstedt, who was umpiring first base. The two long-time friends, Craig and Zimmer, a former Giants' coach, predictably saw Sandberg's drive differently. "I saw the replay four times. It was undisputable (a home run)," Zimmer said. Zimmer said it was the maddest he has been in 42 years itL baseball.

After the The flashy American's stormy match was in sharp contrast with defending champion Michael Chang's workmanlike 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 victory over Cassio Motta of Brazil and Steffi Graf's 39-minute, 6-0, 6-2 breather against France's Pascal Paradis. The top-seeded Graf said her easy victory was just what she needed following last week's loss to Monica Seles in Berlin her first defeat in 66 matches since being upset by Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in last year's French Open final. "It was a nice quick first round," said the West German, who lost just 24 points. "I like to get the first one over like that." Chang also got what he was looking for his first victory on clay this spring and just his third win all year. "It was nice to be back at Roland Garros," said the 18-year-old Califor-rman who.

became the youngest Grand i Slant champion when he wori tbe French French fanstreated to Andre's agony Giants win By Steve SneddonGazette-joumai CHICAGO These are tough times for the San Francisco Giants, who are sitting on the worst record in the major leagues and watching the disabled list turn into a revolving door. Even when they got a break Monday afternoon, it wasn't enough to help win a game. Jerome Walton drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 victory at Wrigley Field and hand the Giants their third consecutive loss. The Giants' big break came in the third inning with the game tied 1-1, when the Associated Press TWO-FISTED WIN: Michael Chang rips a backhand winner in his opening match. ir Agassi beats racket, opponent in Open-er By Stephen WilsonAssociated Press PARIS It didn't take long for Andre Agassi to make an impression at the French Open.

Down one set in his first-round match on Monday against Martin Wostenholme of Canada and struggling to keep his shots in the court, Agassi stepped on his racket and broke it in half. He also screamed at the umpires and drilled Wostenholme in the back with a shot from close range. But Agassi finally settled down, saved two set points in the second set and went on for a 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-0, 6-1 victory. "When I get mad, there's really only one way, and that's what I was today," Agassi said. BOOT CAMP The High Sierra Soccer Club will be holding signups for both boys and girls teams, ages 6 to 14, from 9 a.m.

to noon on June 2 and 9 at Echo YOUR NEIGH-BORS the equestrian way when you visit Arabian horse breeding farms June 849-0575 or 849-0636 for and information. JOLLIES YMCA will hold a grass doubles tournament Saturday and Cost is $20 per team per day. information, call 358-9622. YOUNG LEGS The 1990 Junior Olympics run Friday and Saturday at Mackay Stadium. Boys and girls 6-16 are eligible, with applications available at area schools.

SWING AT MD The Muscular Dystrophy Association Budweiser sponsor a men's and coed USSSA tournament June 9-10 at Reno Sports Complex. To enter, call 829-2000. Loder Call Elementary, 826 0760..