European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse , 4-�.-/.-Yft�Yito ,., tuesday. October 7, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports pitching to decide playoffs file photo Gene Mauch. Still seeking firs series by Ben Walker apis Catli writer the Boston red sox and Gene Macb will try to overcome their pasts. The hew York mils will try to prove they Are the Best team in the major leagues and the Houston astros will try la Stop them. In each Case pitching should be the key As the Best of even baseball playoffs Stan this week. Roger Clemens or the red sox and Mike Witt of the California Angels meet tuesday in game i of the american league playoffs at Boston. New York Dwight Gooden opposes Houston s Mike Scott in the National league opener wednesday at the year nil four teams won their divisions with a week or More to spare. But the Meis and astros battled to the final Day or the regular season for the no pitching title while California ranked second and Boston third in the Al. The Early clinching gave each team a Hance to set up its pitching rotations. They also made the regular season seem o last longer. I be been bored since last sunday said Mauch California s manager As his team Louii of seven games after Clinch ing the Al West title on sept. 26. I m not going to get worried. You Lalsee a difference when there s a gotta on Shoih sides he the Angels nor Mauch have Ever reached the world series califor Nia has lost twice in the playoffs in the team s 25-year , who managed the Angels in their last playoff loss in 1982, has Man aged 26 years in the major leagues in eluding stints with Philadelphia Mon Treal Anil red sox have reached the play offs Only once since the Start of Divisio Nal play in 1969, that was in 1975, when they swept Oakland in the playoffs be fore losing to Cincinnati in the world series. Boston has not won a world series since 1918. The red sox got two pieces of pitch ing news sunday one Good one bad. Clemns hit by a line drive in the right Elbow in his final regular season pats trounce dolphins 34-7 Foxboro mass. Up for the new England patriots routing the Miami dolphins is always a real Evenas coach Don Shula suffers through his most difficult season Tony Eason completed two touch Downs passes before suffering a rib in jury Ana Craig James scored on a 7-Yard run in the first half sunday lifting new England to a 34-7 rout of the dolphins. This is the lowest any team i be Ever been associated with has been said a subdued Shula after his learn dropped to 1-4 with its third straight loss. All through the game they dominated us. We re doing everything a losing team does he said. They Are having a hard time right now said new England cornerback Ronnie Lippolt who intercepted two Dan Marino passes if they Don t improve it s going to be a Long season. Eason suffered bruised ribs on his right Side and a possible hairline fracture with 40 seconds left in the first half after being sacked by defensive end Mack Moore. Eason who completed 12 of 16 passes for 161 Yards will be a Rayed again on monday before it is determined How Long he will be Oul i suspect we re looking at something that involves cartilage patriots coach Raymond Berry said and you gel into something which is very Eason threw touchdown passes of 2 Yards to Willie Scott in the first Quarter and 38 Yards to Irving Fryar in the Sec Ond. Replacement Steve Grogan added a 27-Yard to pass to Stanley Morgan in the fourth Quarter and Tony Franklin kicked Field goals of 31 and 21 Yards. Morgan finished with six receptions for 125 Yards and cracked the 100-Yardmark for the fourth time this season. New England 3-\ intercepted three passes from Mari Kyj who threw four interceptions against san Francisco last week. Miami s passing attack which entered the game ranked no. 1 in the National football league managed Only one score on a Yard Marino toss to Lorenzo Hampton in the fourth Quarter. Miami s defense which came into the game ranked 27th in the league has sur rendered an average of 35.2 Point per game. New England finished with 429 total Yards on offence compared to 251 for Miami. New England ran 68 plays to Miami s 47. Broncos whip cowboys Denver a Call the Denver Bronco Orange motion. Call the banged up Dallas cowboys confused. The Broncos beat the cowboys 29-14 sunday for their fifth Victory without a loss scoring 22 of their to m
