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DETROIT FREE PRESS AUGUST 2, 19S9 5D Tigers Down On the farm Dubois: No more looking back (Through Monday) Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) Player of the week: Benny Castillo, OF, Fayetteville CASTILLO'S WEEK: Batted .563 New Tiger almost quit in deep minors despair Brian Dubois is on the verge of becoming a major league pitcher, but not too long ago he almost walked away from baseball. The Tigers' left-hander, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles for Keith Moreland last Friday, is pitching with the Toledo Mud Hens, Detroit's Triple- JOE CYBULSK! (9-for-16) with 11 runs, two doubles and three homers. He had a slugging percentage of 1.250. He was South Atlantic League batter of the week. feci Farm report A farm club.

Dubois, 22, started last sea-, son with the Virginia Generals, a co-op team. He had been battling back from tendinitis in his left elbow. "When (Baltimore) sent me to that co-op team, I felt it was over," Dubois said. "I was really frustrated and seriously thought about going home." His record fell to 2-5 with Virginia and, just when it appeared his baseball career was over, he got the call that changed his mind. Hagerstown, then Balti at Hagerstown.

He was one strike away from a no-hitter, but gave up an infield single. LONDON TIGERS: Right-hander Mike Wilkins (3-1) pitched a five-hit shutout Friday in a 4-0 win over Canton-Akron. Wilkins has three complete games and two shutouts in five games for London. Outfielder Delwyn Young was released. He signed with Canton-Akron in the Cleveland organization and hit a home run in his first at-bat.

Outfielder Tookie Spann was called up from Lakeland to replace Young. Spann, the Tigers' third pick in the 1988 June draft, led Lakeland with 10 homers. Since being called up last Wednesday, Spann has batted .350 (7-for-20) with one double, two RBIs and three stolen bases. Left-hander Scott Aldred (Montrose) pitched eight innings Monday, his longest outing since coming off the disabled list, with a strained tendon in his pitching hand. He gave up three runs in the first inning, then held Hagerstown to two hits.

FAYETTEVILLE GENERALS: Right-hander Greg Gohr, the Tigers' first pick in the 1989 draft, is out for the season because of a groin pull. He was in Detroit Tuesday and was examined at Henry Ford Hospital. Outfielder Mike Davidson (Clio) asked for his release. Infielder Ron Howard was activated from the DL. He suffered a broken bone in his right hand.

Right-hander Ed Ferm has the Generals' only two complete games this season. Pitcher Mark Ettles is 1-1 with a 0.71 ERA since being called up from Niagara Falls. Ettles is from Perth, Australia. The Generals, ranked last in team batting earlier this season with a .206 average, have improved to .248, fourth in the South Atlantic League. tories.

He was 124 with a 3.67 ERA at Hagerstown. This season, Dubois was 6-4 with Hagerstown now a Double-A team and was promoted to Baltimore's Triple-A team in Rochester, where he was 3-1 with a 1.86 ERA. Dubois, who describes himself as a finesse pitcher, was not expecting a trade. "I was basically surprised," Dubois said. "But, I think it's a better move for me.

I look forward to a chance to pitch in Detroit, but that's not all I'm hoping for. If I get the chance, fine. If not, I will just try to keep pitching well here." He gave up two runs in seven innings Sunday in a 2-0 loss to Scranton-Wilkes-Barre in his first Toledo start. "Left-handed pitching you can never have enough of," said Joe McDonald, Tigers vice president for player procurement and development. "And this young man knows how to pitch.

It's obvious from his stats that he will become a very effective pitcher. "He's not a power pitcher, but he has excellent stuff. He has a good changeup and breaking ball and he mixes his pitches very well. There are so many intangibles that keep pitchers from reaching the majors, but he has those ingredients." Dubois, a high school All-America from Reed Custer High in Braidwood, 111., was drafted by Baltimore in the fourth round of the 1985 June draft. His career highlight came last year while pitching BATTING AVQ AB HR RBI 88 IvanDeJesus 10 10 3 0 2 0 Fach Wnagman .272 257 32 70 37 Rob ftclW .257 106 16 27 3 10 0 Kenny WHwa .255 51 8 13 3 8 2 Tm Leper .253 217 25 55 1 17 2 Jin Watowander .239 348 41 83 6 28 21 Leo Garcia .231 242 1 56 0 20 2 Larry Sea .231 234 32 54 6 28 3 Den DiMascio .226 146 13 33 4 20 1 Chris Alvarez .224 161 22 36 3 23 2 JetlDatz .215 163 16 35 2 13 0 Domingo Michel .211 38 5 8 1 1 2 ToreyLovuHo .205 263 27 54 32 2 AlPedrlque .163 104 7 17 1 12 1 PTTCHINO W-t ERA 8V BB 80 Shawn Hotnan Ti 2.26 71 62 30 31 Brad Havens 2-1 252 2 25 22 8 26 Brian Dubois 0-1 257 0 7 2 2 5 DonVestng 2-3 267 0 30 26 17 17 Randy Backus 6-1 301 3 86 82 28 42 Dew Cooper 0-1 3 07 1 1t 0 8 11 MikeTiujio 7-3 3.03 0 84 86 26 46 Bob Link 5-4 4.52 4 71 62 31 57 KL WIKams 44 4.53 0 96 82 61 62 Mike Schwab 1-1 4 82 0 16 22 0 7 Mike Hansen 1-2 6.75 0 16 23 8 6 Steve Searcy 0-3 15.43 0 14 26 20 8 London (AA) BATTING AVQ AB HR RbTsB Tookle Spam .350 20 3 7 0 2 3 Pr Clark .272 268 28 73 5 24 1 mtCuyter .266 278 48 74 5 28 18 Travis Fryman .263 353 44 83 8 45 4 DeanDeCWis .256 277 34 71 4 31 3 Don Loved .255 94 12 24 0 8 0 Pal Austin .253 217 34 55 2 14 21 Delwyn Young .248 165 20 41 7 22 13 Manny Jose .238 282 35 67 4 34 10 Wayne Housle .237 325 42 77 4 24 20 Doyle Balthazar .232 155 12 36 4 15 5 TomAldrlch .223 283 26 63 5 31 2 JohnToale .218 155 20 34 6 24 0 Scott Livingstone .218 371 36 81 11 56 1 PITCHING W-L ERA 8V BB80 Ken Williams 0-0 0.00 0 2 2 1 0 Mike Wilkins 3-1 1.87 0 33 30 13 14 GregEverson 3-3 2.30 6 66 62 10 63 PaulWenson 2-3 334 1 29 33 14 17 Darren Hursey 7-8 3 93 0 135 147 53 62 Dave Haas 2-7 3.96 0 72 70 36 52 RonRightnowar 2-7 4.24 4 81 103 28 41 Scott Aldred 6-5 4.76 0 79 70 41 55 Dan O'Neill 1-1 4.97 0 12 13 6 6 Randy Nosek 6-7 5.20 0 91 81 75 50 Jose Ramos 2-5 6.72 1 45 56 24 22 PERSONAL: Castillo, 23, was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and lives In East Orange, N.J.

The 6-foot, 180-pounder bats and throws right. He is single. CAREER: Castillo was the Tigers' 24th pick in the 1988 June draft. He split his first season in pro ball between Bristol and Fayetteville. At Bristol (rookie) he batted .268 with four home runs In 21 games.

At Fayetteville (Class A) he batted .204 with four homers In 37 games. QUOTE: 7m playing a lot now, and mechanically I'm doing things different at the plate that have helped me. Everything just fell Into place. I was just seeing the ball and hitting it- more's Class A affiliate, suffered a rash of injuries, and Dubois was called to take a spot on the roster. "After they called, something just clicked in my head," Dubois said.

"It was confidence. I had never really pitched with confidence before. My first three years, it seems like I always pitched scared. I was playing with guys like Worthington and Ballard in Single-A. I was real nervous back then." Third baseman Craig Worthington and pitcher Jeff Ballard today are members of the Orioles.

With Dubois' newfound confidence came vic- On the dl Tigers socked on Baines' 2-out, 2-run HR in 9th, 4-3 Lakeland (A) Late pickup Viola might be just that too late GENE GUIDI, from Page ID Ed Ferm 5-5 3 45 0 57 52 30 27 Llnty Ingram 3-7 3 57 0 111 109 45 92 TlmBrader 7-2 4.00 6 63 62 25 31 Leo Torres 9-8 4.28 0 75 68 43 74 Blaine Rudolph 2-2 466 5 75 65 38 69 PaulNozting 1-1 4.86 0 50 40 38 33 M. Betances 0-2 5 49 0 19 15 17 7 Hector Berrios 1-0 5 83 0 29 31 15 13 Greg Gohr 0-2 7.15 0 11 11 6 10 Niagara Falls (A) BATTING AVQ AB HR RBI SB Jeff Goodale .348 132 23 46 4 32 7 Rick Sellers .344 32 8 11 1 3 2 Brian Cornelius .338 157 32 53 3 16 6 Jody Hurst .296 142 23 42 7 25 4 Dave Keating .279 111 20 31 1 20 6 Eric Albright .263 133 28 35 7 22 3 Luis Cruz .252 123 16 31 3 23 1 Keith KimberNn .241 158 26 38 0 16 5 BobReimink .239 155 31 37 1 17 8 Mario Moccia .237 59 6 14 0 13 1 Freddy Torres .231 117 13 27 0 9 1 Don Petersen .113 53 3 6 0 2 0 Eugene Taglialerri .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 PITCHING W-L ERA 8V IP BB SO John Doherty V0 0.68 6 26 14 4 23 Michael Garcia 04 3.00 0 3 6 0 5 Keith Langston 4-2 3.16 0 42 47 10 36 Scott Nute OO 3.18 0 11 11 6 6 Tim Herrmann 5-2 3.38 0 50 53 13 32 Frank Gonzales 0-2 3 52 0 7 5 5 6 DougMarcero 1-3 4.17 0 49 51 11 37 Gustavo Pinto 3-1 5.40 0 21 24 12 15 Matt Logos 1-2 6.39 0 25 26 5 24 M. Betances 1-3 7.61 0 36 40 28 35 Kurt Shea 0-1 7.63 0 15 26 5 9 JlmHelns 1-1 7.89 1 21 26 9 19 Randy Marshall 0-2 8.44 0 10 15 3 11 Dave Wilson 0-1 1208 0 12 18 13 13 Bristol (R) BATTING AVQ AB HR RBI 8B Shawn Hare .312 215 26 67 1 23 10 ArnteBeyeler .289 204 23 59 2 17 5 Steve Pegues .279 111 16 31 0 9 8 Jim Baxter .278 198 23 55 3 18 0 LuisGalindo .259 359 45 93 0 26 3 BUI Henderson .252 202 11 51 3 20 0 Marcus Adler .251 183 17 46 0 18 3 Basil Cabrera .246 390 61 96 4 32 39 RonMarigny .241 299 28 72 2 32 5 Stephen Green .238 21 4 6 0 4 0 Steve Strong .237 76 5 18 0 3 0 RIcoBrogna .231 373 39 86 4 41 2 Riccardo Ingram .225 307 32 69 6 26 5 Don Rowland .222 54 11 12 0 5 1 Zachery Doster .212 189 18 40 3 17 2 Craig Wiley .111 18 1 2 0 0 0 PITCHING W-L ERA 8V IP BB 80 Darryl Morhardt 1-0 0.00 0 1 1 1 1 Lino Rivera 1-0 0.00 0 2 1 2 2 Meacham 3-2 1.87 0 33 30 6 25 Dave Richards 6-2 1.93 1 70 49 37 59 Chuck Steward 3-3 2.17 1 66 49 25 38 KurtKnudsen 3-2 2.42 9 44 35 19 54 JohnKlely 3-3 2.49 6 47 44 16 42 Mike Jones 8-3 2.89 3 62 52 26 52 MlkeLumley 6-6 3.03 1 92 78 45 61 Ron Cook 5-5 3.38 2 90 98 41 50 Marly Willis 3-3 3.50 1 43 40 17 18 Eric Stone 4-7 3.62 0 99 79 49 84 Jed Robinson 0-0 6.55 0 11 12 4 5 Fayetteville (A) BATTING AVQ AB HR RB7ii Rich Rowland .300 273 37 82 6 42 2 DanRaley .292 260 46 76 6 47 7 AndyToney .277 101 19 28 0 11 20 Darryl Martin .255 408 59 104 7 50 11 Mickey Delas .253 277 30 70 6 41 2 Craig Wiley .253 79 13 20 1 11 0 Pat Pesavento .252 131 25 33 0 13 5 Jim Murphy .250 156 19 39 2 26 1 Mike Davidson .239 176 22 42 1 18 3 Duane Walker .238 126 17 30 1 14 10 Benny Castillo .233 223 38 52 8 29 2 Julio Rosa .232 168 23 39 1 15 1 DonErlckson .232 125 22 29 0 10 1 Mark Cole .230 74 12 17 1 3 1 Freddy Torres .217 92 8 20 0 6 3 Ron Howard .216 245 44 53 22015 tYr LI i AVQ AB HR RBI 8B BATTING .322 59 12 19 .273 128 18 35 6 12 25 7 16 3 4 0 15 3 .254 130 19 33 .242 62 15 21 19 87 14 8 1 79 11 .241 .241 .232 .222 .211 8 23 7 12 Ken Lewis Rudy Pemberton Mike Rendina Freddie Gamble Travis Kinyoun Kasey McKeon Arturo Calnes Robert Davis Brad Wilson Juan Reyes Kelley O'Neal Carlos Maldonado Lance Daniels Chris Hall Ricky Ibarguen 99 54 71 62 5 7 0 3 3 0 10 15 6 13 .210 .204 103 11 21 .200 4 3 .200 0 1 13 13 11 11 .167 102 21 17 W-L ERA 8V IP BB SO PITCHING 0 4 22 9 000 0.00 2.19 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.79 2 1 2 0 10 30 8 17 6 17 3 3 15 11 5 4 13 35 27 30 8 18 4 22 8 8 9 18 4 5 2.79 1 0-0 04 4-2 2-1 0-4 OO 2-0 0- 1 2-2 1- 3 4-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 tw Steve Matched Ed Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez MacSiebert Jeff Braley Ron Maletta Matt Coleman Pedro Checo Brian Rountree Jose Guzman Mario Stefany Ed Rodriguez M. Bowman Joe Neidlinger Ivan Martinez 3.35 0 Injured players (with dates they want on disabled list): American League BALTIMORE: 15-day Steve Rnley, OF (July 29). 21 -day Jay Tbba, RHP (July 3); Mickey Weston, RHP (June 23) 60-day -Mark Hutemann, RHP (June 11); Mark Bowden, LHP (March 31); Oswaldo Peraza, RHP (March 30).

B08TON: 15-day Mike Qresnwel, Cf (July 30). 21-day Marty Barrett, 2B (June 6). 30-day Dennis Boyd, RHP (May 2). CALIFORNIA: 60-day Jim McCoBom, 1B (March 30). CHICAGO: 21-day Ron Kittle, Cf (June 11); Barry Jones, RHP (May 13).

CLEVELAND: 15-day Greg Swindell, LHP (July 26). 21-day Nell Allen, RHP (June 30) DETROIT: 15-day QuMermo Hernandez, LHP (July 13). 21-day Dave Beard, RHP (July 24); Frank Williams, RHP (July 26); Mart N.okes, (June 19). KANSA8 CITY: 15-day Jim Elsenrelch, OF (July 22); Bo Jackson, OF (July 25); 21-day Kurt StlHweH, SS (July 6). 60-day Floyd Bannister, LHP (June 12); Israel Sanchez, LHP (March 21 Buddy Blancalana, SS (March 25).

MLWAUKEE: 15-day Bryan CMterbuck, RHP (June 24). 21-day Gary Sheffield, SS (July 14); BID Wegman, RHP (June 1); Mike Blrkbeck, RHP (May 31). 60-day Juan Nlevet, LHP (March 19); Dale Sveum, SS (Aprl 2); Paul MirabeHa, LHP (May 22). MINNESOTA: 164ay Waly Backman, 26 (July 9); Dan Gladden, OF (July 17). 60-day Steve Shields, RHP (June 20).

NEW YORK: 15-day Tom Brookens, 3B (July 29). 21-day John Candelarta, LHP (May 6); 60-day Rafael Santana, SS (March 19); Dave Wlnfleld, Cf (March 19). OAKLAND: None. SEATTLE: 15-day Gene Harris, RHP (July 29). 21-day Ken Griffey OF (July 25); Erik Hanson, RHP (May 25); Jay Buhner, OF (June 29).

60-day Gene Walter, LHP (March 30). TEXA8: 15-day Charle Hough, RHP (July 20). 21-day Jamie Mover, LHP (May 31) Craig McMurtry, RHP (May 25); Geno PetralU, (June 27). 60-day Jose Guzman, RHP (March 26); Edwin Correa, RHP (May 4). TORONTO: 15-day Rob Ducey, OF (June 9); 21-day Al Letter, LHP (May 11).

National League ATLANTA: 21-day Jose Alvarez, RHP (June 25); 60-day Gerald Perry, 1B (July 10); Bruce Sutter, RHP (March 26). CHICAGO: None. CINCINNATI: 15-day Danny Jackson, LHP (July 25); Bo Diaz, (July 14). 21-day -Chris Sabo, 3B (June 27); Jose Rljo, RHP (July 17); Barry Larkm, SS (July 14). 30-day Paul O'Neill, OF (July 21).

HOUSTON: 15-day Dan Schatzeder, LHP (July 19); Kevin Bass, OF (May 28). 21-day Dave Meads, LHP (March 31). L08 ANQELE8: 15-day Chris Gwvnn, OF (July 15); Kirk Gibson, OF (July 23). 21-day Mike Davis, OF (July 6); John Tudor. LHP (JulyS).

MONTREAL: 15-day Tom Foley, (July 26). 60-day Johnny Parades, 2B (March 31). NEW YORK: 21-day Dwlght Gooden, RHP (July 2). PHILADELPHIA: 21-day Floyd Youmans, RHP (June 28); Marvin Freeman, RHP (April 25). 60-day Steve Ontlveros, RHP (June 21); Ron Jones, Cf (April 19).

PITTSBURGH: 15-day GaryRedua, OF (July 25). 21-day Brian Fisher, RHP (July 25). 60-day Sid Bream, 1B (May 29); Jim Gott, RHP (April 7). 8T. LOUIS: 15-day Jim Undeman, OFIB (July 10); Willie McOee, OF (July 26); 60-day Danny Cox, RHP (March 27); Greg Mathews, LHP (March 25).

8 AN DIEGO: 21-day Eric Show, RHP (July 6). 8 AN FRANCI8CO: 15-day Chris Speler, IF (June 5); 21 -day Kelly Downs, RHP (May 2). 60-day Mike Krukow, RHP (June 5); Dave Dravecky, LHP (March 21 Karl Best, RHP (March 21). PITCHING W-L ERA 8V IP BB 80 17 17 3 4 38 36 9 11 40 35 38 34 19 25 18 15 11 16 26 33 9 16 ALAN KAMUDADetrolt Free Press Frank Tanana, looking for a sign Tuesday, is still looking for his first win since June 1 9. 1 11 13 3.79 3.79 4.34 4.63 6.75 9.00 0- 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 1- 1 0.71 0 12 11 3 1-0 2.00 0 9 8 6 1-0 3.38 0 16 16 7 Jim Murphy Mark Ettles Eric Shoup John DeSilva Mike Koller 14 4-8 3.40 0113 116 36 70 Local Talent Game 104 Rangers 4, Tigers 3 Statistics for players with Michigan backgrounds (in minor league systems other than Tigers'; stats through Monday): Twins manager Tom Kelly was more blunt: "I just think he pitched lousy." Maybe next year if Gooden stays healthy, if Viola rediscovers his Cy Young Award-winning form and if some other Mets players learn the meaning of dedication the Mets will win a division title.

But not this year. The Mets ended a seven-game losing streak Tuesday at St. Louis the team's longest skid since 1984. Even Darryl Strawberry, who has been known to miss a few wake-up calls in his time, questioned the Mets' desire this season. "There are more players interested in playing cards than getting ready to play a game," he said.

Though two months remain in the season, the Mets not only have to catch the first-place Expos, but have to pass the Cardinals and Cubs. The more teams ahead this late in the season, the tougher the task. Monday, when the Mets got Viola, Mark Langston improved to 9-3 for the Expos. Remember, the Mets supposedly had Langston all wrapped up before the Expos sneaked in and grabbed the Mariners' prize pitcher. could be costly for the Expos, who gave up three promising pitching prospects in a trade for a free agent who probably will end up with the San Diego Padres next season.

But they saw a chance to win this season and gambled. As Tigers general manager Bill Lajoie said, if you see a chance to win it all, grab it because you never know when that chance is going to pass your way again. The Mets grabbed, but a little too late. The Twins got pitchers Rick Agui-lera, 27, David West, 24, Kevin Tapani, 25, Tim Drummond, 24, and a player to be named for Viola, 29. Two or maybe three of those pitchers will end up in the Twins' starting rotation by 1991.

"What this does is give us a whole bunch of people to pick from (for the starting rotation) instead of having two make it by default," Kelly said. Weight A Minute, Now: what is it with National League managers and diets? First Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda sheds 50 pounds, then Mets manager Dave Johnson loses 20 and now Chicago's Don Zimmer is trying to take a few inches off his ample waistline. "Somebody told me that if I go on it, I'll be ornery and mean," said Zimmer, who would hke to drop 20 pounds. "If that's the case, I won't do it, because I want to stay nice." Nikon: Sour Grapes To Strawberry? Strawberry said he gets fan mail from former President Richard Nixon. AVQ AB HR II TEAM BATTING TIGERS, from Page ID two out in the seventh, he smashed a 2-0 pitch a few feet foul into the upper deck in right.

"That's the hardest ball I've ever hit off Tanana," said Baines, referring to a decade's worth of one of the league's finest lefty-lefty matchups. Tanana, seeking his first win in seven starts, had the 3-2 lead when he took the mound for the ninth. He was warming up to give the bullpen more time and perhaps induce a change of batters. "I'd thrown 130 pitches," said Tanana, still 7-9. "I'd shot what I'd had.

I let it all go in the eighth (when he got the final two of his eight strikeouts). "Because I haven't won in a while, the temptation is to want to pitch until I lose the game. But that doesn't make any sense. What if I wind up injuring myself by pitching longer than I should? "What it goes back to is a team game and a team concept. You can't win constantly when you get three runs.

You need offense. If you hold a team like Texas with that many hitters to two runs in eight innings, you ought to win." Mike Henneman relieved and retired pinch hitter Rick Leach. Then switch-hitter Espy, batting for leadoff man Fred Manrique, won a riveting duel. After fouling five 2-2 pitches, he doubled off the lower part of the rightfield wall on the 12th pitch of the at-bat. So Baines would bat again.

"Most of the pitches I fouled were balls," Espy said. "But in that situation, they were too close to take." After Espy's double, Gibson relieved and got left-handed Rafael Palmeiro on a first-pitch pop-up. Baines buried the next pitch far into the upper deck in right; Gibson slammed the resin bag to the ground as Baines circled the bases and the Rangers rejoiced in the dugout. "I made mistakes to Baines," Gibson said, "not only in location, but in pitch selection. I threw him a high breaking ball, and they pay him to hit mistakes like that." Gibson (2-6) made his first relief appearance since being removed from the rotation in favor of rookie Kevin Ritz.

He wore a jolted look afterward, the product of a season that has ganged up on him. He pitched well enough to win his last five starts, but got a loss and four no-decisions. Because of Fred Lynn's solo homer and Whitaker's shot, Brown was going suffer the type of loss Gibson and Tanana know well. But he became the majors' first rookie starter to win 10 games this season. Brown (10-6) won with the same hard sinker he used to beat Tanana here in April.

How many games could he win pitching on a thick infield such as Tiger Stadium's, instead of the pool-table fast infield of the Rangers' Arlington Stadium? Dave Bergman grounded to first on all three of his at-bats against Brown. The outcomes were more varied when Tanana faced Baines, the White Sox's all-time leader in homers with 186. He changed teams for the first time Saturday in a five-player swap. Tanana got Baines on a forceout with runners on first and second and none out in the first. To understand the kind of lineup Baines joined, consider that Ruben Sierra then hit a sacrifice fly for his league-high 78th RBI before Tanana struck out Julio Franco (second in the AL with 73 RBIs) to end the inning.

Baines broke his bat for an RBI single and a 2-0 lead in the third. He struck out in the fifth, then walked in the seventh. OF 365 24 91 14 35 0 15 6 OF .370 74 297 71 110 8 35 12 OF .330 69 233 39 77 6 42 3 .297 26 74 14 22 4 21 0 1B .273 78 249 38 68 16 52 0 Oneonta (A Yankees) Calgary (AAA Mariners) Calgary (AAA Mariners) Great Falls (R Dodgers) Albany (AA Yankees) Paul Oster (Hamburg) Bruce Fields (Lansing CC) Casey Close (Michigan) Bryan Baar (Western Michigan) Rob Sepanek (Eastern Michigan) abrhbl 4010 4 110 2 112 4 111 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3010 DETROIT abrhbl 4 12 0 Pellls cf 1110 Trammel! ss 5 12 0 Whllaker 2b 4 12 3 Lynn dh 3 0 11 Lemon rf 4 0 10 Bergman lb 4 0 0 0 KWIIIiarmH 4 0 10 Slrange 3b 4 0 2 0 Healh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 0 0 0 0 TEXAS Manrkiue Espy Palmeiro lb Baines Sierra (1 Franco 2b Incavlglia Buechele 3b Kunkel cf Kreuler Stanley oh Leach oh Sundberg Totals Texas 1B .267 21 60 6 16 0 3 2 2B .266 48 184 33 49 1 15 12 2B .265 67 196 33 52 3 29 1 1B .263 107 395 66 104 19 76 2 .254 31 118 12 30 2 14 1 Osceola (A Astros) Tidewater (AAA Mets) Orlando (AA Twins) Huntsvllle (AA Athletics) Auburn (A Astros) Blane Fox (Lansing) Keith Miller (Bay City) AJ Richardson (Eastern Michigan) Dann Howitt (Battle Creek) Scott Makarewlcz (Michigan State) 37 412 4 Totals 31 353 101 000 003-4 000 102 000-3 Detroit .253 72 237 28 60 3 23 6 3B .262 95 322 38 81 14 53 7 2B .248 40 141 27 35 1 22 4 Of .247 28 89 14 22 1 7 0 OF .243 73 247 37 60 15 42 1 Rockford (A Expos) Bakersfleld (A Dodgers) Pulaski (R Braves) VlsaUa (A Twins) Wichita (AA Padres) Joe Siddall (Central Michigan) Steve Flnken (Michigan) Dan Snover (Bay City) Dan MastoHer (Michigan State) Kevin Garner (Midland) DP: Texas 1. LOB: Texas 9, Detroit 4. 2B: Palmeiro, Heath, Manrique, Esov.

HR: Lynn (61, Whllaker (221, Baines (14). CS: Incavlglia. SF: Sierra. SO: Franco 2. Manrique, Incavigila 3, Baines, Kreuler, KWIIIIami 3.

Slrange, Pettis 2, Lynn, Lemon. IP HRERBBSO Texas .242 65 215 26 52 6 36 1 SS .238 92 273 37 65 0 19 4 OF .238 31 101 12 24 0 11 12 OF .229 91 319 57 73 6 25 17 Rochester (AAA Orioles) Durham (A Braves) Erie (A Orioles) Cedar Rapids (A Reds) Chris Holies (Eastern Michigan) Rich Maloney (Western Michigan) Steve Nicosia (St. Clair Shores) Norm Brock (Detroit) Brown (W 10-6) I 5 Russell (S 221 1 0 Detroit Tanana 0 9 Henneman 1-3 1 Gibson (L 2-6) 2-3 2 .225 29 89 10 20 0 3 0 2B .223 103 367 72 82 0 33 60 1B .222 21 72 11 16 0 10 1 OF .216 47 148 23 32 5 16 2 OF .215 31 107 14 23 1 15 6 Sarasota (A White Sox) Ashevllle (A Astros) Pocatello (R Giants) Jacksonville (AA Expos) Dodgers (R Dodgers) Darrln Campbell (Michigan) Larry Lamphere (Central Michigan) Clark Huntey (Central Michigan) John Vanderwal (Western Michigan) Billy Ashley (Belleville) WP: Tanana. 2:50. 15,305.

Umpires: Home McKean; lb, Young; 3b, Joyce. OF .211 41 161 32 34 2 16 13 SS .206 79 253 31 52 2 22 4 OF .197 23 61 12 12 0 5 2 SS .188 35 117 12 22 9 4 OF .166 6 16 2 3 0 1 1 Eugene (A Royals) (A Cubs) Royals (R Royals) Wythevllle (R Cubs) Pirates (R Pirates) Kerwln Moore (Detroit) Bill SLPeler (Michigan) Darnell Dickerson (Detroit) Kevin Dalson (Michigan State) Tony Mitchell (Detroit) How they scored FIRST INNING OF .061 12 33 4 2 0 1 0 OF .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Medicine Hat (R Blue Jays) Yankees (R Yankees) Norbert Wilson (Detroit) Gerald Davis (Detroit) 80 W-L ERA 6v IP TEAM PITCHING Texae: Tanana pitching. Manrique singled to center. Palmeiro singled to right, Manrique to second. Baines grounded Into fielder's choice to third, Palmeiro forced at second, third to second, Manrique to third.

Sierra hit sacrifice fly to center, Manrique scored. Franco struck out. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 14 4 63 0-0 0.00 0- 0 0.00 1- 0 1.13 1-0 1.29 4-1 1.70 Calgary (AAA Mariners) Huntsvllle (AA Athletics) Reno (A Independent) Wausau (A Mariners) Burlington (A Braves) Casey Close (Michigan) Dann Howitt (Battle Creek) Brad Wheeler (St. Joseph) Tom Lies (Detroit) Chris Czarnlk (Detroit) THIRD INNING 16.

35 0 19 15 0 45 36 0 142 106 0127 105 0 20 18 1-1 1.83 4-0 2.00 9-5 2.33 7-7 2.68 0-2 2.70 Yankees (R Yankees) Greenville (AA Braves) Stockton (A Brewers) Dunedln (A Blue Jays) Braves (R Braves) Steve Perry (Detroit) Steve Avery (Taylor) Mike Ignaslak (Michigan) Pat Hentgen (Fraser) Joseph Roe (Hazel Park) 75 122 62 127 37 28 61 29 35 0 49 40 1 28 26 0126 120 1 30 36 0 46 47 5-2 3.10 1- 1 3.21 8-8 3.21 2- 2 326 3-4 326 Cedar Rapids (A Reds) Princeton (R Pirates) Vero Beach (A Dodgers) Welland (A Pirates) Auburn (A Astros) Ross Powell (Michigan) Eric Parkinson (Kellogg) Jeff Vanzytveld (Jenison) Ron Way (Henry Ford) Brian Porter (Eastern Michigan) Texas: Manrique struck out. Palmeiro doubled to right. Baines singled to center, Palmeiro scored. Sierra filed to center. Franco singled to left, Baines to second.

Incavlglia struck out. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. FOURTH INNING Detroit: Brown pitching. Whllaker filed to left. Lynn homered to right.

Lemon fDed to left. Bergman grounded to first. Rangers 8, Tigers 1. 8IXTH INNING Detroit: Trammell singled to center. Whllaker homered to right.

Lynn struck out. Lemon grounded to third. Bergman grounded to first. Tigers 3, Rangers 2. NINTH INNING 48 49 38 58 63 6 51 48 25 48 49 0 52 63 0 79 74 0109 113 0- 2 3.31 1- 4 3.38 3-3 3.42 3-7 3.42 7-5 3.47 San Antonio (AA Dodgers) San Jose (A Giants) Pocatello (R Giants) Charlotte (AA Cubs) Tidewater (AAA Mets) Gordie Hershiser (Northvine) Mark Dewey (Grand Valley State) Stewart Hlllman (Detroit) Tom Michno (Eastern Michigan) Kevin Tapani (Central Michigan) Elmlra (A Red Sox) 0-2 3.48 0 10 5 8 14 (A Cubs) 4-7 3.51 0 85 97 29 73 Martinsville (R Phillies) 1-3 3.52 0 30 29 10 27 Denver (AAA Brewers) 7-9 3.61 0 134 132 48 71 Burlington (A Braves) 043.62 1 87 101 25 45.

John Locker (Michigan) Chris Lutz (Michigan) Elliott Gray (Punt) Jett Peterek (Herbert) Dave Karaslnskl (Michigan) trying to avoid last place. Last July 27, the young and hungry Pirates were two games behind the first-place Mets. Though the Pirates couldn't sustain their challenge, they were touted as a team to watch in 1989. Instead, the Pirates have become a team that is almost too painful to watch especially for manager Jim Ley-land. After the Pirates lost three of four to the last-place Phillies, including a game in which they blew a 5-0 lead, Leyland said: "I'm sick of looking at it, to tell you the truth." "He's a big fan of mine," Strawberry said.

"He says he enjoys my talent." Strawberry said Nixon, who had his share of troubles with the press, gave him the following advice: "Don't worry about the media, because those people are just going to write what they want." LYING DOWN FOR liYUUID? Last year at this time, the Pittsburgh Pirates were challenging for first place. This season, tte Pirates are welj under .500 and 56 75 39 113 39 84 33 78 27 59 1 88 63 0122 114 0122 106 0125 127 5 85 83 6-5 3.66 8-7 3.68 5-10 376 84 3.81 6-4 381 Pawtucket (AAA Red Sox) Albany (AA Yankees) Tucson (AAA Astros) Ft. Lauderdale (A Yankees) Portland (AAA Twins) John Leister (Michigan State) Scot! KamienlecM (Michigan) Roger Mason (Saginaw Valley) Ed Martel (New Baltimore) Ray Soft (Central Michigan) Texas: Henneman pitching. Stanley ptnch-hK for Kreuter. Leach, plnch-hrltlng for Stanley, Hied to left.

Espy doubled to right. Gibson relieved Henneman Palmeiro popped to second. Baines homered to right. Sierra singled to left, out at second, leftflekler to second baseman. FINAL SCORE: Rangers 4, Tigers 3.

Vero Beach (A Dodgers) 9-6 3.84 0 98 66 28 47 Hamilton (A Cardinals) 3-2 3.94 0 29 28 8 27 Canton (A Giants) 3-2 3.98 0 31 29 11 28 Ft. Lauderdale (A Yankees) 4-8 4.30 0 92 102 39 51 Mariners (R Mariners) 1-1 4.32 0 16 18 10 12 Douglas Noch (Central Michigan) Tim Lata (Michigan) Dan Rambo (Central Michigan) Doug Gogolewskl (Michigan State) Val BaHesteros (SW Michigan JC).