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The fe Eagle Sports Scoreboard D2 Classified D3 Comics DJ Wednesday, August 22, 1990 Orioles strike early and bury Red Sox, 9-5 BOSTON (AP) Joe Orsulak had a two-run single in Baltimore's four-run first inning and began a three-run third with another single as the Orioles rolled to a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox last night Despite the loss, Boston retained its one-game lead over Toronto in the American League East as the Blue Jays were edged 3-2 by the New York Yankees. Third-place Baltimore is seven games out final two outs for his 29th save. Steve Finley had three hits and Orsulak, Mickey Tettleton and Tim Hulett each had two apiece in a 14-hit attack that powered the Orioles to just the second victory in their last seven games. Kiecker failed to retire a batter, yielding two hits, including an RBI single by Sam Horn, and two walks before Orsulak's bases-loaded single made it 3-0. Lamp relieved and another run scored as Tettleton grounded into a The Orioles scored all their runs in the first three innings, shelling Dana Kiecker (4-6) in the first and Dennis Lamp in the third in beating Boston for only the second time in nine games this season and fourth time in the last 25 meetings at Fenway Park.

Staked to a 9-1 lead after three innings, John Mitchell (6-5) held Boston to three hits until he was tagged for three runs and six hits in the fifth. Gregg Olson, the last of four Oriole pitchers, got the The Red Sox loaded the bases with two out but Mike Marshall grounded into a force at second. Marshall hit his first AL home run in the eighth off Joe Price for Boston's final run. Mitchell, a one-time Boston draft pick, yielded 11 hits in 6 innings. The Red Sox yesterday signed veteran reliever Cecilio Guante to a Triple-A contract and assigned him to Pawtucket of the International League.

double play. The Orioles scored two more in the second on an RBI single by Brady Anderson and a throwing error by Boston second baseman Jody Reed. Orsulak singled to start the third and took third on a single by Tettleton. Hulett doubled to score Orsulak and Tettleton also came home as left fielder Mike Greenwell kicked the ball around for an error. After Joe Hesketh replaced Lamp, Orsulak took third on a wild pitch scored Baltimore's final run on a pinch single by Mike Devereaux.

Boston scored a run in the second on singles by Ellis Burks and Greenwell and an error by Finley in right field. In the fifth, Tom Brunansky and Luis Rivera doubled for a run. Reed singled, scoring Rivera, and took second on an error by Devereaux in center. Carlos Quintana followed with an RBI single. Mets finish trip with 6-5 victory Gliwski shoots 82 in U.S.

Amateur Chances of making 36-hole cut slim jjjjlj" ble bogey. "I hit two drives out of bounds, and I got my triple on a par-3 when I hit into a bunker and left it in there twice," Gliwski said. "At that point, I was afraid I was going to shoot 90." Gliwski, the first Berkshire County golfer to qualify for the U.S. Amateur since Chris Tremb-lay of the Country Club of Pitts-field did it in 1982, developed a low opinion of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Meridian course. "It's a retarded course a typical Nicklaus course," Gliwski said.

"If you miss a green, there's hardly any chance to get up and down it was no fun at all." Today, Gliwski will play on the par-71 Cherry Hills course. Altitude adjustment Gliwski has had to learn to adjust to the effects of high-altitude golf in the Rockies. "I hit an 8-iron from about 180 yards on one hole, and I've been hitting a wedge 150," Gliwski said. "If you hit it high, it just keeps on going" Gliwski played a practice round Monday at Meridian, where one of his playing partners was defending U.S. Amateur champion Chris Patton, the popular 300-pounder who shot 71 yesterday to tie for 11th place.

"He's a great guy," Gliwski said. "He beat me on the last hole for a beer." By Bob McDonough Berkshire Eagle Staff North Adams golfer Trevor Gliwski has a long way to go today if he plans to survive the match-play cut in the U.S. Amateur Championship in Denver, Colo. Gliwski, a 20-year-old Coastal Carolina College junior, got off to a rough start yesterday with a 10-over-par 82 at the Meridian Golf Club. That leaves him 14 strokes behind leader Chip Stewart, and only 29 players in a field of 312 shot higher scores than Gliwski.

Today, the 64 players with the best 36-hole scores will qualify for match-play competition that continues through the weekend at the Cherry Hills Country Club. The 36-hole qualifying cut was projected to fall at 147 or 148. "I'm going to have to shoot about a 64 to make the cut," said Gliwski, a former All-Berkshire star at Drury High who struggled to a 9-over-par 45 on the front nine yesterday, then rallied with a 1-over 37 on the back. "I was really disappointed. I've played tougher courses and scored better.

I'm going to try to do better tomorrow, but I don't really expect to make the cut. I'd have to shoot lights-out." Nightmare front nine Gliwski's nightmare front nine yesterday included a quadruple bogey, a triple bogey and a dou JPBSI fH litf mm a- i GLENS FALLS, N.Y. The Pittsfield Mets concluded their seven-game road trip last night with a 6-5 victory over the Hamilton Red Birds in a game played before 6,200 at East Field. Pitts-field was 6-1 on the road swing and has now won nine of its last 10 games. The Mets are a sparkling 16-6 in the month of August.

N.Y.-Penn League Pittsfield returns home for games tonight and tomorrow night (7 p.m.) against the Saint Catharines Blue Jays. The brief four-game homestand will continue on Friday and Saturday when the Mets host Hamilton. Last night's contest was scheduled on neutral turf through the efforts of Hamilton co-owners Jack Tratz and Joe Vallano. Tratz was the general manager of the former Glens Falls Tigers of the Eastern League in 1988. There is speculation that Tratz may try to move the Hamilton franchise to Glens Falls in the near future.

Pittsfield agreed to meet Hamilton in Glens Falls with good reason. The game marked the end of an extended road trip and put the club about two hours from home rather than the eight hours it would have taken from Hamilton. Perozo stars Ed Perozo, the recent Mets acquisition who came over from the Boston Red Sox in the Mike Marshall trade, was the hitting star for Pittsfield. Perozo belted a long home run over the fence in left-cente with a man aboard in the third and drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a single in the ninth. Perozo ended the night with three hits, three RBI and two runs scored.

The home run was his second. Pittsfield reliever Tom Wilson, who relieved starter Steve Thomas in the fifth inning, collected the victory to improve his record to 3-3. Jim Scheffier came out of the bullpen in the ninth inning to get the final but and record his ninth save. Perozo gave Pittsfield a 2-0 lead in the third inning against Hamilton starter Jose Arrios (1-3). Kyle Washington led off the inning with a line single up the middle and moved to second one out later on a passed ball.

After Tim Ed Perozo Homer and 3 RBI McClinton grounded out, Perozo delivered his home run. Hamilton cut the lead in half against Thomas in the home third when Juan Belbru, who had three hits in the game, ripped a run-scoring double. Pittsfield rallied for two more runs in the fourth. Alberto Castillo reached on an error and Tim Buhe was hit by a pitch. Both players eventually scored from third on wild pitches thrown by Arrios.

The Mets opened a comfortable 5-1 lead in the fifth. Perozo and Nick Davis opened the inning with back-to-back singles and Perozo scored on a fielder's-choice ground ball hit by Buhe. The Mets' Thomas, however, couldn't stand the prosperity. Hamilton was able to close the gap to 5-4 in the fifth when Jeff Fain hit a three-run home run after Thomas had walked Rodriguez and Terry Bradshaw on eight pitches to start the inning. Wilson then relieved Thomas and retired the side.

Perozo's two-out single in the ninth scored Jason King, who had reached on a leadoff double. The clutch hit proved to be a big one when the Redbirds' Belbru Yanks trip Jays 3-2 NEW YORK (AP) Roberto Kelly got three hits and stole home and Chuck Cary won for the first time in 11 starts last night as the New York Yankees began the post-Steinbrenner era the same way they ended his reign, beating the Toronto Blue Jays. The score was 3-2. Less than 12 hours after George Steinbrenner faxed his letter of resignation to Commissioner Fay Vincent, the Yankees won their fifth straight game, matching their longest streak of the season, and seventh in a row at home. There were no signs or banners denoting the owner's absence and no cheers or chants from the crowd of 22,315.

New York has won the first two games of the three-game set, American League clinching its first series victory at home over Toronto since 1986. The Blue Jays, trying to stay close to Boston in the American League East, are 5-3 on their nine-game road trip. Cary (5-8) stopped his four-game losing streak with his first victory since June 19. He pitched seven innings and gave up two runs on five hits. Lee Guetterman pitched two innings for his second save.

John Candelaria (7-6) gave up three runs and six hits in 4VS innings and lost to the Yankees for the first time in five career decisions. He made his second AMERICAN, continued on D2 Associated Press Not what she had planned British Columbia pitcher Kelly Craig hoped for a better outing in her debut at the Little League World Series yesterday, but here she bites her lip as she is about to be yanked after giving up two hits and a walk to her first three batters. Her team still won, however, 8-3. Story on Page D8. slammed his 10th home run of the season off Mike Thomas with two outs in the ninth.

Pittsfield manager Jim Eschen then brought in Scheffier, who retired designated hitter Rich Gonzalez on a ground ball that ended the game. Maas, Fielder continue torrid pace at the plate Tiger in Japan is also a Tiger in the States mmw WrmmW- HHF frZ BtB mm mm 'mW Yank rookie's HR binge unequaled in history NEW YORK (AP) Talk about a quick start. Kevin Maas, replacing the injured Don Mattingly at first base for the New York Yankees, is on a home run tear unequaled in baseball history. Entering last night's action, the left-handed hitting Maas had a record 15 home runs in his first 133 at-bats, a mark previously held by Wally Berger, who needed 135 at-bats to hit his first 15 home runs. "I really haven't paid attention to how many I've gotten," Maas, batting .269, said.

"I just want to keep a good thing going. You know this pace isn't going to keep up forever." Maas, called up in June, is hitting one homer every 8.9 at-bats, or 11.2 percent of his at-bats. If he keeps up the pace, he'll finish the year with the second-best homer-to-at bats ratio. Babe Ruth holds that record with an 11.8 percent mark in 1920. Other marks equaled or set by Maas: In his first 100 at-bats, he tied a major league record with 12 homers.

Dave Hostetler hit 12 in 1982. He was also the quickest to 10 and 13 homers 77 and 110 at-bats, respectively before going 21 at-bats between homers 13 and 14. In addition, Maas has four game-tying and three go-ahead homers, helping the Yankees to a 24-27 record since June 28, when he was recalled from Triple-A Columbus. "I wish I was a little younger, it's not as if I'm 20 or 21," said the 25-year-old Maas. "I've been down in the minor leagues for a few years now, but I think this team has a chance to stay together for a few years and turn it around." given the chance," said Fielder, who is listed at 6 feet 3, which is probably true, and 235 pounds, which probably isn't.

After four disappointing years with the Blue Jays, Fielder was so unwanted late in 1988 that he crossed the ocean to play in Japan, the graveyard of so many American players. He hit 38 homers in only 384 at-bats for the Hanshin Tigers in 1989. Big deal. Discarded American pteyers have been going to Japan for years, and none had been able to come back and make it big in the majors again. However, most of those players were either washed-up old-timers or career minor leaguers, such as Randy Bass, who was invited to spring training with the Orioles only to retire soon after arriving because of an injury.

Red Sox wanted him But the Tigers thought the 26-year-old Fielder was worth the chance and outbid several teams, most notably the Boston Red Sox, and signed him as a free agent on Jan. 15 for nearly $3 million over two years. "It was neck and neck between Boston and Detroit, but I felt I would have a better chance of playing every day in Detroit," he said. Looking back, he calls Japan "the best thing that could've happened to me at the time. It gave me a new lease on life." For all of Fielder's success in Japan, many major-league executives believed the pitching there was FIELDER, continued on D3 By Dave Sheinin The Washington Post DETROIT His arms are like legs, his legs like torsos.

His torso is otherworldly. Cecil Fielder would make a great linebacker, only it wouldn't be as much fun chasing Montana and Elway as it was chasing Ruth and Maris. Cecil (rhymes with Fielder (rhymes with the Detroit Tigers' strapping first baseman, has fallen behind the paces of Ruth's 60-homer year of 1927 and Maris' 61 in '61. But with 39 as of the weekend, he still has a chance to become the first American League player since Maris to hit 50 in a year. Not bad for a guy nobody wanted a year and a half ago.

After being discarded by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1988 and playing 1989 in exile in Japan, Fielder resurfaced with the Tigers and began hitting homers in droves. He was on magazine covers. He made the all-star team. He was being mentioned with Maris and Ruth. And then he slowed down, battling through a 28-for-131 (.214) slump in June and July, sending his batting average spiraling down from a season-high .329 to a low of .279.

Back in the groove But last week, as he did once before, Fielder resurrected himself. Including his 39th on Saturday, Fielder homered in three straight games, going nine for 11, with six RBI. And his average is back up to .293. think I've nmvpn. that I could play once I was Associated Press Cecil Fielder First in AL to hit 50 since Maris? is.