European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Bucks Advance to semis by the associated press the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks wrapped up their first round series and the san Antonio spurs and Houston rockets staved off elimination in theirs in playoff action Friday the 76ers Defeated the Washington bullets 10698 to win the Besto five series 31 and Advance to the Eastern con Ference the Bucks trimmed the Chicago bulls 10597 to take their series 31 and also Advance to the Eastern the spurs Defeated the Denver rockets 116111 to tie their Western conference Aba playoffs series at two games Houston also stayed alive by beating the jazz 9694 to tie their series at 76crs bullets 98 Julius Erving scored 14 of his 25 Points in the fourth Quarter after Philadelphia had All but blown an 18point lifting the 76ers Over the Philadelphia shot a phenomenal 26 out of 33 from the floor in the first half to take a 6147 but allowed the bullets to make a comeback in the third period by sinking Only four of 22 from the a 158 Edge in kept the 76ers from total which trailed 6143 with 49 seconds left in the pulled to within 7268 before Moses Malone made two free throws for Philadelphia to close out the third Erving scored six Points in a 104 Phila Delphia Streak at the Start of the final period for an 8472 and the 76ers led by see Aba on Page 23 Milwaukee Terry Cummings right prepares to drive past Chicago David Greenwood in Bucks 10597 Victory Friday a photo dodgers Zap padres on Hershiser 1hitter from press dispatches Orel Hershiser fired a on hitter and Pedro Guerrero ripped a two run double Friday night As the los Angeles dodgers beat the san Diego padres who blanked the padres on a two hitter last allowed Only Tony Gwynn single in the fourth the right hander struck out five and walked one As he improved his record to Hershiser raised his scoreless inning Streak to 22 in facing the minimum 27 Gwynn walked in the first inning and was caught and Gwynn was National league again caught stealing after his Hershiser set Down the last 16 san Diego in the third Bill Russell singled with one out and went to third on Al olivers Guerrero followed with his double off padres starter Dave san Diego second baseman Alan wig gins failed to show up at dodger stadium for the second straight he was miss ing during the padres 63 loss to los an Geles on thursday padres president Ballard Smith said prior to fridays game that the team had talked to Wiggins who was believed to have contacted the Smith did not offer any details on Wiggins in other Friday games expos cardinals 5 Montreal Hubie Brooks had four Bis and Tim Wallach cracked his first Homer of the season As Montreal beat Louis for the expos fourth straight the expos had 11 Andre Dawson also his fourth in the last six to Back the pitching of David who allowed four hits in the six innings he Brooks broke a 22 tie in the third in Ning when he hammered a pitch from car Dinal starter Bob off the right Centerfield Fence to score Tim rain is and Miquel astros braves 2 Houston Phil garners two out single in the ninth inning drove in Jose see no on Page 23 Long foul Ball takes a Sweet turn twins Edge As on 9thinning Homer file photo Tom Brunansky weirdest Home run by the associated press a lot of potential Home runs have curved outside the foul pole but the Minnesota twins Are so hot that Tom Brunansky was Able to do it in it started out going foul and then it came Back in for some unknown it was the weirdest Home run Ive Ever Brunansky said of his sixth Homer of the the Lead off shot in the Bottom of the ninth inning Friday night gave the twins an 87 Victory Over the Oakland athletics for their sixth consecutive Brunansky Gam winning Homer made a loser of Oakland reliever Keith Atherton for the second consecutive Mineso tas Ron Davis entered the game in the top of the ninth after a Lead off walk to Mike american league who hit his seventh and eighth Davis stole second and was sacrificed to but Alfredo Griffins at tempted suicide squeeze was caught in the air by Ron who doubled Davis off Mike Heath also homered for Tim Laudner and Kent Hrbek connected for which benefited from two displays by As left fielder Dave Gary Gaetti was credited with a double when Collins displayed his seven thinning line drive and Greg Gagne singled him Home with the tying Collins lost Laudner pop Fly in the White roofing of the metronome for a run scoring double that produced the last of four Minnesota runs in the second in other Friday games tigers Brewers 0 Milwaukee Jack Morris Over powered Milwaukee with a he walked struck out nine and retired 14 batters in a Row until Cecil Cooper Dou bled with one out in the ninth As the Strug gling tigers won for Only the third time in nine they also went against baseballs which says you never put the potential winning run on Cooper was on third with two out in the bring ing Ted Simmons to the plate and manager Sparky Anderson to the fully aware that Simmons had beaten the to see Al on Page 23