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i 9 Gannett Suburban Newspapers Thursday, June 17, 1993 4SA relief in loss to Braves 1Bagbail Draper and Telgheder control Atlanta after Schourek shelling, 5-2. METS SCOUTING REPORT, At Three Rivera yr- PftOSASLE PITCHERS: -Tonight RHP Dwight Goo-' dan (7-5, 2.77) lor llw Mels va. Bob Walk (7-5, 531). 735, WWQR.WFAN680AM. i 'I-'- Tomorrow RHP Anthorfy Young (0-7, 3.60) va RHP Paul .5 Wagner (1-3, 434), 736, 8ports- Channel WFAN 'Saturday LHP Frank Tana-7 na (4-5, 4.46) va LHP Denny Nee-: gle (2-2.

4.62), 735, WWOfl, WF AN 660AM. -A Sunday RHP Brel Sabertm- 4 (put (3-5, 605) va LHP Stove 3 WFAN660AM. i STREAKS: was two months -ago yssferdey that the Mats be-? gan thoir Iasi two-game winning streak, a run that ended two months ago today. -The Pirates return home tonight having beer? PREVIOUS MEETWOS: Pitts- burgh smacked the MetsS-4 and .106 on May 17 and 16 ki New York. into home as Braves catcher Damon yKR ATLANTA Finally, some relief When Pete Schourek foiled miserably in his 12th start of the season last night, rookie relievers Mike Draper, emphatically, and David Telgheder; for the most part, entered the game and did what fow of their bullpen brethren on the Meta have been aide to do this season.

Draper and Telgheder held the Atlanta Braves in check. Unfortunately for the Meta, Schourek already had put his team in a 4-0 hide, a deficit the Mets were unable to overcome against Greg Maddux, whose three-hit pitching helped the Braves to a 9-2 victory. Maddux retired the last 14 Mats he freed in improving to 6-5 overall and 2-0 against the Meta. If I dont- start" Schourek, weve got a 2-rgame, manager-Dallas Green mused after his chib fell to 20-43. I dont know what to say.

He forgot the lessons that the good games should have taught him. Otis Nixon drew a rousing standing ovation from the crowd when it was discovered that be, and not the. unpopular Deion was to serve as Atlantas center fielder and leadoff Schourek got ahead of Nixon 1-2, then walked him. I was a little upset I had him set up like that and let him get away, Schourek But. .1 didnt let it cany over to the' next He didn't have time.

Jeff Blauser hit the first pitch he saw over the fence in left-center field. Then it was a single, a wild pitch, a double by Him Gut for a run and a single by David Justice for a run. Briu Hunter, who had hit two homers in four lifetime at-bats against Schourek, popped to third for the first out But Damon Benyhill hit a double and Schourek was done and the Mets were down 4-0. Thats, why its so important for our guys to do their Jobs, Green'said. All pitchers give up runs we cut stop that.

But you. cut give up' Dig innings Mats 38 Howard. Johnson (vW infection), LHP SM Femarv'i daz (cartitsge tsar in right knee) and OF Darren Reed (knee, ham 1 airing) are disabled. Pfltoburgk OF Andy Van Styka (fractured right cokar- bone), LHP Randy Tomlin (In- toft elbow) and RHP 1 Alejandro Pena (ligament gery, right elbow) are dlsabfed. iff METfl UPDATE: Left ftoktor Vince Coleman suffered, aprained ligament in hie toft amp batting Tuesday night and is IsK edasday-foday.

V'x -PfTTSSURQH UPDATE: The their teem feeder and -vttw heart of their flneup when center ftokferVanSlyke slammed into an outfield wa In St Louis and auftarad a broken eogar-7 bona Monday night HV be duf. eight weeks. Pirate have three rookie regulars Nrst bsssmen Kevin Young, centsr fielder At Martin and second. 1 basemanXarlos Garcia whom manager Jkii Leyland has tokfwilatayinthebigtoagues'. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Thei Mats have a good chancs to wicy thto aeriec now that Vaa Styke to hurt and the Piratet ana reeling Tomn wont be pitching and he.

7 own a 9-0 lifetime record -against the Mats. ,1 Ct Stiar I The Mets1 Todd HurxHey slides safety night In Atlanta early. Its too disheartening. When Schourek made his exit. Draper took over.

He got Mark Lemke on a ground out to first and Maddux on a bounce out in front of the catcher to leave Braves stranded at second and "You cut say anything but positive things about those two kids, Green said. Those two kids went out and did their jobs. Draper retired the first eight Braves he (heed before Benyhill led off the the fourth with a double. When Lemke walked, Draper got Maddux to hit into a double play that was turned by rookies Doug Saunders and Tim Bogar. The situation, when youre given the ball I dont -care what year Im in take the initiative and throw strikes, Draper said.

"If you cut do that youre not doing your Job. Trying to get the job done, for a young player on a losing ball-. dub, hasnt been easy. I wish we were winning because it would be a lot better to roam around this clubhouse and talk to guys," Draper said. Its a tough situation because you have to stay- within yourself and do your fob.

Its tough to be in your first year in the Mg leagues and be losing. Atlanta that games loser, is in Jeopardy, of being sent down for foiling to cover Hist base on a play in the bottom at the ninth inning that eventually led to the Mets 42nd loss this season. Green said he did not ask Franco to keep his emotions under eontroL "Why would I do that? he said. "Ive been trying to get half of them to get off thdr butts and how more emotion. Id hope theyd a little BerryttU tries to make the tag last MetaS umvm nanssKipau Ess fill ts siwm a iassM pb! ssewrtSLH litTtnu T-UA-41 taking out him.

He was pretty cool," Franco aid. "He said it wasnt very mart, but he didnt reprimand me." Franco had given up the sacrifice fly on which the winning run cored. He said he was angry and frustrated and that he has been for sometime. 1 gufcss all of us are very frustrated," the pitcher said. While Green wasnt angry with GAME SUMMARY 6e mew we warn a1 tonaJwSa rteM to cewr.

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"I hit something and hurt my hand. Franco, who was available Jo pitch against the Braves lest night, said Green wasnt mad at Green wont punish frustration Franco, he was with Hillman, who has been in professional baseball since 1987 and has yet to learn to cover first base on balls hit to that side of the infield. Its pretty obvious this guy isnt going to learn to cover fret base," Green said. And if he cant learn to cover first base, he cant pitch. Were going to have to do something to get nis attention.

Its hard to learn your trade up here because you've get 24 other players to worry about ATLANTA Dallas Green wont penalise closer John Franco for punching an immovable object Tuesday night However, the Mets manager may move pitcher Erie Hillman back to the minor leagues. Franco received two stitches on the upper knuckle of his right index after he punched aomething that didnt move following a tough 2-1 loss to the.