European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 21 cards spoil mets Home opener from press dispatches new York the St. Louis Cardi nals and the new York mets the hottest teams in the National league East last sea son wasted Little time in firing up their rivalry this year. It does t look like it s going to Stop any time soon Willie Mcgee said after sing Ling and scoring the tie breaking run in the 13th inning monday As St. Louis recorded a 6-2 Victory and spoiled the mets Home opener. In 1985, the cardinals mets series pro National league diced six extra inning games 11 one run decisions and a bean Ball Battle. St. Louis wound up winning 10 of the 18 games and eventually won the division in the final weekend of the season. T this time on a sunny Day before 47,752 fans it took an error by new York third baseman Howard Johnson in the 13th to produce a conclusion. This is the Way we started with the cards last season new York manager Dave Johnson said. Yeah we be had some barn burners said St. Louis manager Whitey Herzog. Both starting pitchers Dwight Gooden of the mets and Ricky Horton of the Cardi nals pitched Well although neither got a decision. Horton went seven innings and gave up one run on two hits. Gooden worked eight innings yielded two runs on five hits and struck out six. Mcgee who entered the game with 11 hits in 23 lifetime at bats against Gooden singled Home the tying run in the sixth in Ning and put St. Louis ahead 2-1 with a sacrifice Fly in the eighth. Darryl Strawberg a photo cardinals Willie Mcgee. Singles scores tie breaking run in the 13th by s rib single in the ninth sent the game into extra innings. The cardinals broke it open in the 13th after Mcgee led off with an infield single. Tommy Herr followed with a sacrifice bunt fielded by mets reliever Randy Niemann who threw late to second in an attempt to Force Mcgee. Reliever Bruce Berenyi then walked Jack Clark on a full count pitch to Load the bases. Tito Landrum followed with a hard grounder that skipped under the Glove of a drawn in Johnson for an error that allowed two runs to score. One out later Ozzie Smith doubled Home two More insurance runs. The biggest Surprise is 1 did t get it. I misjudged the Ball coming to my Glove Johnson said. I saw myself throwing him out at the  said Landrum the first groan was from me when i hit it but the second groan was from the crowd when he missed  Boddicker pitches 4-hitter in 2-1 win orioles ruin jays opener at Home from press dispatches Toronto Alan Wiggins and Rick Dempsey hit run scoring doubles and Mike Boddicker pitched a four hitter monday As the Baltimore orioles spoiled Toronto s Home opener with a 2-1 Victory Over the Blue jays. Boddicker trying to Bounce Back from a disappointing 12-17 record in 1985, struck out six and walked two before 43,587 fans at exhibition stadium. After tying the game 1-1 on consecutive two out Dou Bles by Dempsey and Wiggins in the third the orioles scored the winning run in the fifth against Doyle Alexander 1 1, As John Shelby singled to right and Dempsey hit his rib double into the left Center Field Gap. The Blue jays had opened the scoring in the first inning when Tony Fernandez hit a one out single to right stole second continued to third when Dempsey s throw bounced off his leg and into left Field roared through third base coach John Mclaren s Stop sign and Slid under Dempsey s tag. Pre game ceremonies were highlighted by the presentation of the american league East division championship Flag to Rookie manager Jimy Williams by Ameri can league president Bobby Brown. In  monday royals 8, red sox 2 Boston Willie Wilson triggered a american league Mike Boddicker and Juan Bonilla six run eighth inning with his third consecutive single As Kansas City erupted for a Victory Over Boston spoiling the red sox 86th american league Home opener. The royals held to six hits and two runs for seven innings jumped on starter Dennis Oil can Boyd 0-1, and reliever Bob Stanley in turning a close game into a rout with the league s biggest inning of the Young season. They sent 12 batters to the plate As Fenway Park s 75th birthday Bash resounded with Boos from Many in a packed crowd of 34,764. Left hander. Charlie Leibrandt a 17 game Winner last year earned the Victory in his first decision of the season. He allowed two runs and four hits including Marty Barrett s first Homer in seven innings. Dan Quinsenberry mopped up. A s 7, twins 6 Minneapolis Carney Lansford s two run single capped a three run rally by Oakland in the seventh inning to lift Oak land past Minnesota. Oakland which trailed 6-3 after five innings spoiled a two Homer night by Tom Brunansky. The twins collected eight hits seven for extra bases. Keith Atherton 1-0, pitched 1v4 innings in Relief of starter Jose Rijo to get the Victory. Steve Ontiveros worked two innings then Jay Jewell pitched the ninth for his second save. Rangers 10, Brewers 1 Milwaukee Nineteen year old Rookie de Correa pitched eight Strong innings and Texas had four Home runs in a 15-hit assault on four pitchers As the rang ers spoiled Milwaukee s Home opener. Darrell Porter s Homer with the bases empty in the second inning gave the rang ers a 1-0 Lead they scored twice in the third and Oddie Mcdowell led off the fifth with a Solo Homer off Tim Leary 1-1, who lasted 4/3 innings. Texas also got a Solo Homer from Pete Buchele in the eighth and three run blow from Larry Parrish to Cap a five run ninth. Correa 1-1, the youngest player in the major leagues gave up three hits struck out five and walked seven. He started the eighth with a shutout but lost it when Paul Molitor walked went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a double by Billy to Robidoux. Mitch Williams pitched the ninth for i pm q c tigers 10, White sox 8 Chicago Darrell Evans hit a two run Homer and singled to trigger a six run sixth inning leading Detroit Over Chicago. Lance Parrish and Harry Spilman also homered for the tigers while Greg Walker hit a pair of Solo homers for the White sox. Dan Petry 1-1, was the Winner and Richard Dotson 0-2, took the loss. Willie Hernandez earned his second save. Angels 7, mariners 6 Anaheim Calif. Darrell Miller singled in Brian Downing from third base in the Bottom of the ninth inning to lift California Over Seattle in the Angels Home opener. Losing Pitcher Pete Ladd 1-1, opened the inning by hitting Downing with a pitch. George Hendrick who had three hits and a walk in the game hit a grounder under the Glove of shortstop Spike Owen for an error As Downing took third. Miller then collected his second hit of the game and Sec Ond rib to make a Winner of reliever Don Nie Moore 1-0. The 4/2-hour Victory gave the cardinals a 5-1 record while the mets slipped to 2-3 with their third straight loss and second in extra innings. In other games monday pirates 3, Phillies 1 Philadelphia r. J. Reynolds doubled in the winning run in the 10th in Ning and Joe Orsulak singled in an another As Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia for its third straight Victory. With one out in the 10th, Pinch hitter Steve Kemp walked. Rafael Belliard ran for Kemp and scored on Reynolds double to right Center Field off Steve Bedrosian 1-1. Reynolds then scored on Orsulak s single to Center. Cecilio Guante 1-0, who has appeared in four of the pirates five games was the Winner allowing one hit in two innings. Jim Winn pitched the 10th and gained his first save. The pirates took a 1-0 Lead in the third when after two outs Orsulak doubled to right Field and scored on a single by Johnnie Ray. The Phillies lied it in the fifth when Pitcher Kevin Gross beat out an infield sin Gle went to third on a double by Gary Redus and scored on Milt Thompson s Sac Rifice Fly. Padres 4, dodgers 3 san Diego Pinch hitter Bruce Bochy cracked a Lead off Home run in the Bottom of the 1 he inning to lift san Diego Over los Angeles. Bochy batting for winning Pitcher Craig Lefferts 1-0, slammed a 1-1 pitch from de Vande Berg Over the left Center Field Fence. Vande Berg who entered in the 10th, fell to 0-1. The one run decision was the eighth straight for both teams extending the major league record each set sunday. Toronto fans actions termed absolute worst Toronto a it was in the words of those who witnessed it from Field level inexcusable ignorant and the absolute worst behaviour by fans i be Ever seen in  Toronto s baseball fans normally a Well mannered and appreciative lot spoiled an otherwise splendid Spring afternoon at exhibition stadium. The trouble began when the doors opened at noon for the Blue jays Home opener against the Baltimore orioles and a group of perhaps 10,000 adolescents some shirt less in the warmth of the midday Sun stampeded into the North grandstand bleachers. Of god Here they come moaned to Ronto third baseman Ranee Mulliniks As he watched from beside the batting Cage. Ironically it was Mulliniks who appeared to be the target of the first fan to interfere with the game in the fourth inning. Stand ing on third base Mulliniks watched As a Young female staggered toward him from the left Field bleachers apparently intent on impersonating Morganna baseball s kissing  stadium Security personnel intercepted the intruder and whisked her away but More fans then took to the Field. They started coming one at a time then in groups of three or four and then three or four dozen at a time running from the bleachers beyond the Center Field Fence to the right Field grandstand. Having dealt with similar invasions in the past the Security staff had erected four Waist High fences to impede the trespassers. Some speedier fans eluded guards but most were chased Down and tackled. Two mounted police arrived on the scene but their presence had Little effect