European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday october 11,1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 dodgers out Hustle cards 4-1 by John Nelson los Angeles a the los an Geles dodgers did what the is. Louis cardinals do Best and they did it better wednesday night o win the first game of the National league playoffs 4-1. Backed by the pitching of Fernando Valenzuela and Tom Niedenfuer the National league West Champion dodgers stole three bases capitalized on an error look advantage of some Bloop hits and a two out squeeze bunt and ran from first to third on singles in beating the cardinals a their own game. One thing our manager told us before the game was to be aggressive said Bill Madlock acquired by the dodgers from Pittsburgh five weeks ago. He said be aggressive play the game hard and Force them into mistakes. We be got to keep on playing that Way said Madlock who stole one base and scored two runs. We can t sit Back and Wail for Guys to hit Home runs. We be got to go out and be is. Louis manager Whitey Herzog admitted that the dodgers had run the bases to the same tune the cardinals had used All season in winning inc no East. Overall they did everything very Well Herzog said. Now we re Down one game. We have to win four and they have to win three. I m just glad it s a seven game the seven game series which opened to a dodger stadium crowd of 55,270 drawn by the matchup of Valenzuela against Cardinal left hander John Tudor was to continue thursday night with right hand ers on the Mound Orel Hershiser 19-3, for the dodgers and Joaquin Andijar 21 12, for the cardinals. While the dodgers were playing St. Louis game the cardinals were being shut Down by Valenzuela and Niedenfuer. Neither of the top iwo Basc Seal cars in the Cardinal lineup Vince Coleman and Willie my acc got on base. The key to keeping those two off base is to get ahead in the count said Valenzuela who pitched 6vj innings for his first Victory in nearly a month. Then you can throw a Good pitch to them because they arc really very dangerous when they gel in a Busl of so Van. You always like to win the first dodger manager Tom Lasorda said. I m sure they would be thinking thai coming in Here they would Settle for a split. Hut s one Way you could figure it. But from Ovir of thinking you can t win two at Home unless Yuu win the first the dodgers scored one run in the fourth on an error a stolen base and a Bloop single by Pedro Guerrero then scored three More in the sixth and chafed Tudor with the help of the bunt. Tudor who had won 20 of his last 21 decisions had taken a three Hitler into the dodgers big inning. A loss to Valenzuela on july 20 was the Only blemish on Tudor s record after a 1-7 Start. Valenzuela was rebounding from a poor finish that saw him go 1-2 with five no decisions in his final Highl starts. Mis last win of the regular season name on sept. 11 against Atlanta. Valcon Uda pave up seven hits walked two and struck out six. Nicoden fuck. Who had l saves during the season worked inc final 2- i innings for the save in his game Luxor pave up seven hits in 5 innings walking one and striking out three. With one out in the dodger fourth. Madlock Hil a ground Ball Losi. Louis third baseman Terry pc Duclon. The Ball Hil pc Duclon in the stomach and bounced away and before acrid Letuli could grab ii again. Madlock was Safe at first Mudlock who had Only 10 so Olin bases during inc regular season then stole Sec Ond and he scored when Guerrero lofted a 1-2 delivery from Tudor Inlo shallow right Field. Mike Marshall foul ii out to left Field and Ciu Errero. Still hampered by a sore icel wrist. Stole second. But Mike Scioscia see dodgers on Page 23 jays Edge royals with rally in 10th Toronto a on the roller coaster ride of playoff baseball Lloyd Moseby and the Toronto Blue jays Hung on wednesday and got the Best thrill of All. Moseby was the Center of controversy in the lop of the 10th inning in game 2 of the american league playoffs when he was ruled to have trapped a Ball in Center Field that gave the Kansas City royals the Lead. But he quickly reversed things in the Bot Tom of the 10tn, singling Home the tying run against Relief Ace Dan Quisenberry and coring the game Winner on a two out sin Gle by Al Oliver that gave Toronto a 6-5 Victory and a 2-0 Lead in the series. It s not take that until the game is Over said Moseby who had scored in the eighth to give Toronto a Short lived 4-3 Lead. Then it s Lake that " the Victory gave Toronto a commanding Edge in the Best of so Van series with game 3 scheduled for Friday night in royals stadium. It is an unenviable spot for the royals. This is the first bust of seven playoffs but in the Long history of the world series Only eight teams have rebounded from 0-2 Defi Chis to win the championship. This is the most painful kind of loss said third baseman George Brett. This one s going to be hard to forget about. When you make that Many mistakes in when the series resumes Friday at Roy als stadium Kansas City will Send Bret Saberhagen. 20-6, against Doyle Alexan Der 17-10, who pitched inc division clincher for Toronto last saturday. Mos by s non catch Jmc on a liner by Frank while with iwo cuts Ami Willie Wil son on second. Moseby charged the Ball scooped and raised his Glove High but there was no immediate Call from the umpires. Second base Umpire Ted Hondry was closest to the play Bui looked to Crew chief Dave Phillips on inc right Field line for help. Phillips waved thai inc Ball had been trapped. Television replays were inconclusive with one Shol from a Side Angle appearing to show a clean catch and a head on Shol appearing to show inc Ball Laking a Short hop Inlo Moseby s Glove. Asil Lur cd Oul inc play Only Sel the Siage for the Blue jays heroics. Tony Fernandez led off inc Bottom of inc Lola Wilh a bouncer to shortstop. Once Conception gloved the Ball but double clutched and Ihrck Laic to first base for an infield Hil. Fernandez took second As dam Aso Garcia grounded Oul and scored on Mosby s single to left. With George Bell at inc palc Moseby moved to second when first baseman Steve Balboni mishandled Quisenburry s Jekoff throw for an error. After Bell filed out. Oliver slashed an opposite Field single to left for inc Victory. I had tried to pull a Reggie Jackson the Pilch said Oliver who fell Down swinging Al a Pilch thai made inc count 2 2. Then i came Back to reality and Hil the Ball where it was pitched. Thai s Only Way i know How to in was prelim Quiel when we came Back see jays on Page 23 Blue a is Center fielder Lloyd Moseby appears to make the grab in the Lola inning but inc Umpire ruled no catch. Toronto s Moseby says his shoestring catch was Good Toronto a censer fielder Lloyd Moseby had a simple Way for doubters to decide whether he ready caught or trapped Frank White s drive in the Lola inning of Toronto s playoff game against wednesday. In was a Wel he said. If the Ball was out of the Mitt you d Sec water " the Lack of a splash was mos by s evidence thai inc umpires had missed the . Allowing inc royals to score inc go ahead run. He got even by singling Home inc lying run and Ihnn scoring inc Blue jays Winner in a 6-5 thriller that gave Toronto a 2-0 Lead in inc Bem of so Van Pennant playoff. Moseby would no Crivici a inc Call made by right Fiel Umpire Dave Phillips. I know 1 caught the he said. I m not saying it was a bad Call. You take thai for yourself. He missed it by a mile but i have nothing bad to say about the umpires. We did t lose so i Call it an Cven Sec Van Call. We won so the umpires a e the Phillips Crew chief on the six Man Al Pla Yoff umpiring team made the Call when second base Umpire Ted Hondry looked to him for help in my mind i m positive he trapped the Ball Phillips said. The left Field Umpire. Darryl cousins concurred. It was a difficult Call but in my opinion it was proper. I had a Good Angle. I saw the Ball Hil the turf. He made a he Kuva scoop. I m sure Moseby thought he caught Heball. In my opinion he did t " it was a shoestring Moseby said. I held it up to show them i had it one ump said i Don i know and another said i Don i know the third waved in Safe but again it was a great Call by the
