European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. October 6. 1985 the stars and stripes pa9e 21 royals Clinch tie in Al West Kriim press dispatches Kansas cite. To. George trim s fourth Home rim in five Das pow ered Kansas he  Oakland 4-2 l Rida night clinching .1 lie for the royals in the american 1 i jiul West the win. Coupled Vii Texas s-0 shut out of second Pikl California gave inc Kovals. Ului arc gunning for i hair sixth Lille in 10 cars. A to game Lead in the american league division. Kansas c it has two panics remaining with the a s and the Angels will play two Mure Al i . Brett s fourth Home run and second in Side a he Park shot since monday night came off starter lose Rijo. N-4. In the seventh. It put Kansas City on lop 4-2. Brett hit a slicing line drive into left Field that eluded lose Canseco and rolled to the Wall. There was no play at the plate. Mark Iubile a a a up six hits in 611 innings hiking his record to 14-10. Dan Quisenberry finished for his league Lead ing 37th save. Fresh from w inning three of four from the Angels in a crucial showdown the royals struck for a run m the second against Rijo. George Orta led off with a walk went to second on Steve Balboni s single and scored on a single by put Sheridan. Willie Wilson doubled leading off the third and scored on Orta s double to give the royals a 2-0 Lead. After Jim Sundburg singled leading off the fourth. Buddy Biancalana Laid Down a sacrifice bunt. But Bolh runners were Safe when second baseman Tony Phillips pulled his foot off the bag. A fielder s Choice forced Sundberg at third and sent Biancalana to second. Then Wilson singled to Load the bases. Brill hit an infield grounder that brought Home Biancalana with the royals third run. Oakland s first run scored when Alfredo Griffin hit a two out single in the sixth and came Home on a triple by Phillips Dave Ken Maii hit his 30th Home run leading off the seventh. In other Al games Friday Yankees 4, Blue jays 3 Toronto Butch Wynegar hit a stunning two out Home run in the ninth inning that tied the score and Bobby Yankee Willie Randolph scores Friday As Blue jays  Hill misses the tag. New \ Ork won 4-3 to slay Alite in Al. . Meacham then raced Home from second base when Toronto Center fielder  m use by dropped a routine Fly Ball rally no the new York Yankees to a Victory hat kit them alive in the Al l Asl. The Blue jays who were within two trikes of clinching their first Ever division Itle suddenly collapsed under the charge if the Yankees. Toronto reliever Tom Menke had mowed Down All five waiters he had faced my had a 3-2 Lead when Wynegar stepped to the plate with to wools in the ninth. With the crowd screaming on every pitch Wynegar lofted a 1-1 pitch far Over the right Field Fence for just his fifth Homer of the season and his first since june 5. The blast shocked the fans and the stadium was almost silent As Wynegar rounded the base and was met by jubilant Yankees spilling out of the dugout. The Home run h turned out Wras just the beginning of Toronto s problems. Meacham followed with an infield single that second baseman Damaso Garcia stopped but threw wildly. Rickey Henderson then Drew a walk and left handed Rookie Steve Davis was brought in to face Don Mattingly who  the major leagues with 144 Rols. I ims of Mattingly to hit an  in in Center but Moseby apparent i a the  in the lights and it trickled off his i lne and fell to the ground allotting Mitcham to score the winning run Loru Silti. Which look a three a i Iii Lead into the three game series and needs just � be \ actors to Clinch the division appeared to have gotten it by scoring the lie break ing run in the eighth. In Eby Drew a Lead off uak inti re Lii or Rod Scurry and took second on a sacrifice before Willie up Haw popped up. I Johnson followed Uilah a in under see Al on Page 23 cards gain tie for no East Flag from press dispatches St.  the St. Louis cardinals clinched a lie Tor the National league East championship Friday night. Bob Forsch pitched a five Hilter through eight innings and Andy Van Slyck belted his 13th Home run in a 4-2 Triumph Over the Chicago cubs Ozzie Smith smashed an rib triple and Forsch also had a run scoring double in St. Louis major Laguc leading 100th Vic tory of the year. The cardinals need to win one of i hair final two games this sea son with the cubs to eliminate the second place new York mets and secure their second East Flag. They won the world series in 1982. New York remained alive with a 9-4 win Over Montreal. Forsch 35. Who retired 13 straight Bat ters at one Point improved his record to 9 6. He needed ninth inning Relief help from Todd Worrell after yielding a pair of sin Gles. Ryne Sandburg s rib double and a sacrifice Fly by Keith Moreland knocked in the cubs runs in the ninth. Forsch struck out four and walked none. It was his i29ih career win ranking him sixth on the cardinals All time list. National league Dennis Eckersley 11-7, was the loser. St. Louis scored in the opening inning. Vince Coltman grounded a double into shallow right off cubs first baseman Leon Durham s Glove. Coltman moved up on a ground Oul and easily scored when Tommy Herr drove a sacrifice Fly to Center Field. Of  picked Coltman off second base in the third inning Afler the Rookie sole his Iloth base. In the fourth. Van Slyke hit his first Home run since sept. 3, a drive Down the right Field foul line. Darrell Porter s Lead off double followed by Smith s triple and Forsch s double chased eckersly in the seventh. The cards beat Chicago for the 13th Lime in 16 games this season. In other no games Friday acts 9, expos 4 new York streaking Keith her Nande. Tripled Home iwo runs in a four run first inning and new York pushed across the tic breaking runs in the fifth Wilh the help of a Montreal error to keep the mils flickering pc Nail Hopes alive. The acts began the evening in second place in the National 1 eague East two games behind the St. Louis cardinals. Hernande who had five hits in thurs Day night s loss in is. Louis tripled Home two runs to give the mets a Lead in the first inning of  night s game. The runs came off Montreal right hander Bill Gullekson 14-12. One oui later Darryl Straw Berry who had three wbk in the game looped an rib single to left. George Foster followed Wilh another Rhi base hit to give left hander Sid Fernando a Quick 4-0 Lead. The acts sinner was not Able to hold it. However As Mon read came Back to lie it 4-4 with the help of Tim Raines two Home runs. Raines had a two run shot in the third inning. After the expos pulled within 4-3 in the fourth the Montreal left fielder lashed his 11 the Home run in the top of the fifth to make it 4-4. The mets went ahead to slay in the Bottom of the fifth. An error by second baseman Vance Law who booked a Poten tial double play ground Ball by cookie Wilson Pul men on first and second Wilh nobody out. Wally Backman sacrificed the runners up Lenin div was walked Intel Ori ill to  the bases. Gary Carter delivered inc  run Wilh a squib single mar inc Putter s Mound for his Looth Khi of the season Strawberry Ihnn Hil a sacrifice 11 to Pul tin mets up 6-4. Padres 4, astros 3 san Diego Mario Kaminc s Luine run paced san Diego in ichor Over Clouston.  Thurmond. 7-11. Went. Innings but  in favor of Lance Mccullers when the astros loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh inning. The Rookie right hander ended the threat in gelling Bill Doran to Fly Oul to Center Field. Rich loss age came on with one out in the eighth to earn his 26lh save pirates 7-5. Phillies 2-s Philadelphia Tom i Ole slammed a three run Homer with one Oul in the Bottom of the ninth to give Philadelphia an h-5 Victory Over Pittsburgh and a split of their ii night double header. Don Carman who pitched two witless innings improved his record to 9-4. Jose Delcon. 2-19. Was the loser. Tim Corcoran led off the ninth with a see no on Page 23