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The Sacramento Bee Sunday July 18 1993 C11 Baseball Giants: Power is muzzled Giants Update UPDATE 2 i Rickey sings New York New York I I I 1 disappearing act continues: He went 0 for 3 on Saturday to extend his hitless streak to 20 at-bats batting average has plunged to 208 Jerry Browne remains on hold The plan to activate him today or Monday ending his three-month exile because of a broken bone in his right hand Rick Honeycutt out since June 14 because of a broken left wrist hopes to return on this trip probably during four-game series against the California Angels in Anaheim July 26-29 Rickey Henderson He said he mind returning to the Yankees have the fewest stolen bases (26) in the majors They recently moved Wade Boggs into the leadoff spot and dropped Bernte Williams to sixth fit in with what Henderson said me the situation is like when I came to Oakland The needed a leadoff hitter The Yankees are in the same position" Front-office moves The promoted Billy Beane to assistant general manager and Pamela Pitts to director of baseball administration They will divide the duties of Walt Jocketty who recently left to become assistant general manager for the Colorado Rockies Beane a former No 1 draft choice of the New York Mets has been an Oakland advance scout since 1990 Pitts has worked in the A's front office since 1 981 Et cetera Lance Rickey Henderson is spending the weekend in New York So naturally playing like crazy and talking as if he wants to wear Yankees pinstripes again Check out numbers in this series: 7 for 10 with four walks and two home runs Saturday he also said he has heard rumors that the Yankees want to trade for him They are only rumors at this point But trading Henderson makes sense since the A's show few signs of challenging for the division title Henderson can become a free agent at the end of this season unless the offer him salary arbitration things work out in Oakland every team would interest Henderson said York is right there been there I played there be happy to come to the Henderson offers these thoughts virtually every time he visits New York But two sizable obstacles still exist: He must relinquish his no-trade clause and the must surrender on the season Henderson also is eyeing a lucrative long-term contract Viewing this solely on baseball terms what a naive thought -Henderson would fit nicely atop New lineup The Yankees 1 I 4 rl1' Continued from page Cl a pitch with two outs in the first inning He was the only runner until Bonds homered Matt Williams followed with a double and that was it like what Tanana did to us but you admire Giants manager Dusty Baker said I faced him in the 1970s he and Jerry Koosman were the best lefties faced threw inside 95 mph and had a great breaking ball Then he got hurt (1979 elbow surgery) and became a pitcher If anyone wants to learn how to pitch they should watch The Giants did a lot of watching finishing with three hits Todd double off Jeff Innis in the eighth being the last John Franco earned a save with a six-pitch ninth had much Tanana said is the longest taken a no-hitter But 34 games out so you know if much of a lift got to be realistic still some life in this old guy To hold this team down you obviously have to have your stuff going I was able to change speeds and get all my pitches Bonds concurred was just making good pitches all Bonds said A career American Leaguer until signing as a free agent with the Mets in December Tanana struck out two and walked none in his first career win over the Giants Burkett sharp allowing 10 hits in six innings He was tagged for two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth Right fielder Mark Carreon prevented another run in the fifth when he threw out Howard Johnson at the plate have any life on my said Burkett who has yielded 28 hits in 18 innings over his last three starts not counting the All-Star Game loss a minimal dead-arm period but not horrible This last week has been a little different than what been doing a-lmed out lor Burkett in the 6th b-doubled lor Brantley in the 8th c-struck out tor Innis in the 9th LOB -New York 8 San Francisco 3 2B-Johnson (8) Bonilla (15) Williams (19) Benzmger (3) HR-Bonds (25) off Tanana RBIs-Murray (55) Kent (35) Hundley (34) Bonds (72) CS-Coleman (13) Kent (3) SF-Murray Hundley Runners left in scoring position -New York 3 (Hundley 2 Bo-gar) San Francisco 2 (Lewis Carreon) "sizzling hot IBB-ofl Burkett (Burnitz) 1 HBP-by Tanana (Clark) T-2 34 A -51 31 7 HOW THEY SCORED Mets Fourth: Johnson struck out Murray singled to left Bonilla doubled to nght center Burnitz intentionally walked Kent singled to center Murray scored Hundley hit sacrifice fly to nght Bonilla scored Bogar popped to shod Mets 2 Giants 0 Mets Fifth: Tanana grounded to shod Coleman singled to left Johnson doubled to right Murray hit sacnfice fly to center Coleman scored Bonilla singled to nght Johnson to third Johnson out advancing nght fielder to catcher Mets 3 Giants 0 Giants Seventh: 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lor Service includes up to five Bob Quinn Giants GM says acquiring a pitcher will be difficult No trade is close GM says Left-handers Trevor Wilson and Bud Black are on the disabled list yet Giants general manager Bob Quinn insists he feels no greater sense of urgency to pull the trigger on a trade for pitching help cannot be overly Quinn said Saturday had no more conversations than usual basically still sparring as are most Quinn said he doubts Cincinnati right-hander Tim Belcher and San Diego right-hander Andy Benes are available If Belcher is traded it likely will be to an American League team Benes figures to be a cornerstone for the new-look Padres Right-hander Dennis Martinez of Montreal long has been mentioned in trade rumors scheduled to start Tuesday against the Giants but Quinn thinks Montreal might be more reluctant to trade him with the club still in contention chided Dusty (Baker) about Quinn said beating the Phillies three out of four last weekend he put Montreal back in the race and perhaps made Martinez less available much more difficult to trade for pitching now Expansion has thinned it out and 13 of the 14AL teams are still in a race so they're all looking for the same product We could make a deal but I wouldn't say close" Baker also said he feel an urgency for pitching help but that could change if right-handers Greg Brummett and Dave Burba succeed as replacements for Wilson and Black need help Baker said see in a week to 1 0 days We figure Brummett and Burba can do a good job with our defense Hickerson is a prime example Hick is the guy who saved our staff If he done well it would have added pressure on our bullpen gone seven innings and that's our game" Baker kidding Primarily because of the work of Mike Jackson and closer Rod Beck the Giants are 53-2 when leading after seven innings and an impeccable 54-0 when they lead after eight innings Et cetera Infielder Erik Johnson who had two doubles in five at-bats in his brief stay with the club was optioned to Triple-A Phoenix to make room on the roster for Brummett Brummett had an inkling he was being recalled as early as Wednesday Phoenix manager Carlos Alfonso used him for only two innings at Calgary saving him for the start today Wilson hopes to start throwing from the mound soon while rehabilitating from shoulder inflammation Wilson played catch for 12 minutes Saturday and reported no ill effects On deck- Record: 61 -31 first place 9 games ahead Record at this time last year: 44-48 fourth place 1 IV2 games behind Attendance (43 dates): 1285803 Attendance at this time last year (43 dates): 886914 Upcoming: Today vs New York Greg Brummett (1 -2) vs Pete Schourek (2-10) 1:05 pm Monday vs Montreal Dave Burba (6-2) vs Chris Nabholz (5-5) 1:05 pm Tuesday vs Montreal Bill Swift (12-5) vs Dennis Martinez (10-6) 1 :05 pm Nick Peters I I I I I i 1 I I i i i i I i I I JVUM" fAXV4 riEL RADIAL Ur STEEL RADII STEEL RADIAL STEEL RADIAL 60000 MILE WINSTON LIMITED TREADWEAR WARRANTY 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said get them Obviously our starters have to get us deeper in the As his pitching problems deepen La frustration rises Maybe he and general manager Sandy Alderson should pursue trades for pitching (unlikely) Maybe he should make reliever Mike Mohler a member of the rotation (increasingly likely) Or as was the case Saturday maybe he should divert attention from his sagging staff La Russa tried to direct some blame toward defense which made no errors but did not exactly shine either not the sharpest seen Bobby this La Russa said of the things we need when that happens is for our defense to lift its game a level That happen We struggled defensively We really played that well defensively the last few days The pitching deserves its share of the criticism but the defense get off scot-free First baseman Lance Blankenship did let one sharp grounder skip past him Right fielder Ruben Sierra did passively chase one of line drives Left fielder Rickey Henderson did lose one fly ball in the sun 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CLASStCTft Abbott pitched to 1 batter in the 7th Inherited runners-scored-Horsmanl-0 Munozl-1 IBB-oflHorsman(Tartabull)1 HBP-by Aobott (Gates) WP-Witt T-256 A-43573 HOW THEY SCORED A First: Henderson homered to left Gates grounded to second Sierra struck out Henderson died to left A's 1 Yankees 0 Yankees First: Boggs singled to center James singled to left Mattingly struck out Tartabull singled to center Boggs scored James to third O'Neill doubled down to left James scored Williams singled to center Tartabull scored Stanley walked On wild pitch 0 Neill scored Gallego struck out Owen lined to left Yankees 4 As 1 Yankees Second: Boggs grounded to second James singled to nght Mattingly doubled to nght Tartabull hit sacrifice fly to nght James scored 0 Neill grounded to short Yankees 5 A's 1 Yankees Fourth: Owen (tied to nght Boggs singled to right center James singled to left center Mattingly tripled to center Boggs and James scored Tartabull intentionally walked O'Neill struck out 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