European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 16,1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports botox even series trounce Angels ? 0-4 to Force game 7 showdown by Ben Walker a baseball writer Boston Gene Mauch and the California Angels arc Down to their final game against he Boston red sox and history. The red sox behind Dennis Oil can Boyd s Gutsy pitching and Spike Owen s four hits charged past California 10-4 tuesday night evening inc Ameri can league playoffs and setting up a decisive seventh game. Now Well find out which team knows How to win when it has 10 win Mauch said. But so far. Mauch and the Angels have never done it. California within one strike of the first Pennant in its 26-year existence on sunday blew thai game and has now squandered ils 3-1 Lead in the besi of so Van series Mauch who has never guided a learn to the world series in his 25-year career was to gel one last Chance wednesday night. He was expected to Send left hand or John Candelaria to the Mound against Boston s Ace right hander Roger Clem ens the most dominant Pitcher in base Ball this year. All my nervous frustrating and worry Days Are behind me Mauch said the Only people who feel pressure Are those who Don t know How to Han dle  the fidgety Boyd showed he could Deal with the must win situation in game 6. He settled Down after a shaky Start and said he thought Boston s momentum would Boyd carry the red sox into the world series. "1 would Tike id think my Man Roger Clemens is going to pitch a marvelous game and Well win the seventh game Boyd said after inc Victory. Boyd lagged for rib doubles in the first inning by Reggie Jackson and Doug Decinces went on to allow just one More run in seven innings work. He left the game to a thunderous Roar of of can Oil can from the partisan crowd of 32.998, along with scores of la lib lining adjacent rooftops and cling ing to signs above Fenway Park. Boston meanwhile pounded Kirk Mccaskill and three California relievers for 16 hits including Owen s four and three by Marty Barrett. California played for inc third straight game without Rookie first baseman Wally Joyner. To has not been determined whether Joyner Balling ,455 in the play offs before being hospitalized with a bacterial infection in his lower right leg will he available for game 7. The Angels started game 6 like hey did not need Joyner taking the 2-0 Lead on Jackson s and Decinces doubles. California went on to Load the bases and seemed to be one baiter away from knocking out Boyd before being Over hauled by the Boston express. Boston tied it in the Bottom of the first and Brake the game open by scoring five times in the third two on first baseman Bobby Grich s throwing error. Boyd meanwhile breezed through the Middle innings. His Only blemish Afler his first inning troubles was a Solo Home run by Brian Downing in inc seventh. He pitched nine hit Ball Over seven innings striking Pul five and walking one on a humid night. The red sox added a run in the fifth against Doug Corbet on Dave Hender son s rib grounder and Owen hit a two run triple in the seventh. The Angels added another run in the eighth off Bob Stanley when Dick Scho Field singled and later trotted Home on Owen s throwing error from shortstop but the run was meaningless. Boyd evened his record in the series while Mccaskil who had plagued bos ton during the regular season was inc loser As he was in game 2. Jackson who entered the game 2-for-17 in inc series went 3-for-5 with two doubles and set two career Al playoff records. His rib was his 20th. Breaking a tie with Kansas cily s George Bretl. And his three hits gave him 37, inc most in a l playoff history. No doubt in Brocklander s mind Umpire positive he made right Call new York a first base Umpire Fred Broc Oclander said there was no doubt in his mind even after viewing television replays that he made inc right Call. Brocklander called Craig Reynolds out on a disputed double play that Cost the Houston astros a second inning run in their 2-1 12-inning loss to the new York acts in game 5 of the National league playoffs tuesday. Acts first baseman Keith Hernandez however said he tried to help the Umpire make his decision by screaming out before the Umpire did. Singles by Kevin Bass and Jose Cruz put Houston runners Ai first and third with one out when Reynolds came to the plate in the astros second inning. Reynolds hit a grounder to mels Sec Ond baseman Wally Backman who flipped to shortstop Rafael Santana forcing Cruz. Reynolds appeared to beat the relay to Hernandez by about half a step but Brocklander called him out ending the inning and a Coaling Bass run i cheated a Lille bit because i Felt it was going to  close play Hernandez said. We were fortunate to get the Call. I know i yelled out when i caught the Ball because i saw the Umpire a Little Bitin question and i jus wanted to put the out in his  in was just a question that his fool was this far off the bag Brocklander said holding his hands about six inches apart. In was a bang bang play i just Felt his foot was t on the bag. There was just a Little Daylight be tween the lop of the bag and the foot. 1 stand by that Call and i be seen the re  Brocklander said Ilc Pih perception was i he reason the television cameras made it appear that Reynolds was Safe. The Umpire was asked what Houston manager Hal Lanier said when he ran Oul to argue inc Call. They thought it was a tic Brock Lander said. But there s never a tie. It s either Oul or  Lanier however contradicted thai. When my first base coach mall a lame argues. I have to figure he missed the Call Lanier said. "1 thought Rey nolds beat inc Ball by Halfa step. If we got the Call we would have won in  in the hush of the astros dressing room a cooled Down Reynolds tried Tobe charitable. There ure a lol of ways you can read now Hal it s Over Reynolds said. Bui those Guys inc umpires have a lot of pressure on them. They can l gel anything right. By Hal i mean they always have to make a Call that s sure to make one title or the other unhappy. I m sure he fell he called ii  Reynolds who also viewed replays still fell the Call was wrong but refused to pin his team s defeat on it. "1 Don l know if it Cost us the game Reynolds said. The Way things turned out i guess you could say that. Bui that might be Over reacting. We still had lots of chances to Winthe game. 1 Don l think we should be Loo critical of  Reynolds also admitted his outburst was somewhat out of character. "1 Don l gel like Hal Loo  he said. I guess 1 kind of lost it there far a minute. But we still can win this thing and 1 believe we will. This in ing s not Over  a scribe picks Alabama Michigan by Herschel Nissenson a football writer this is gel even week for second ranked Alabama and no. 4 Michigan who share the nation s longest winning Streak Al nine games and they. Ii have to get revenge if they want to keep their National championship Hopes from slipping. Alabama. 11-0-1 since a two Point loss to Tennessee last season visits Knoxville while Michigan Rihm since a two Point loss to Iowa a year ago entertains the eighth ranked Hawk eyes. That was a Tough loss for me says Michigan s to Schembechler. Now we re going to Pul everything we be got into this one Schembechler is the winning Cal Active division i a coach at 201-55-7 but he s Only 2-3 against Iowa shaven Fry and has dropped the last two. In Schum theme i in years at Michigan no coach has beaten in Buirts in a Row and to never lost to Iowa at Al before Fry showed up Ioanu out thai Michigan had a Blowout Agi unit % j 982we had a Blowout against them 26-0 jul the other three games have been decided d my that s about As dose As you can get. Bear Bryant used to have a thing Aboul Tennessee since he never beat the vols when they were coached by Gen. Bob Neyland. And Tennessee is the Only Southeastern conference learn Hal Alabama has t beaten in Ray Perkins 3 i years As head coach. The vols also won in 19s2. Bryant s last year snapping a string of 11 losses to Alabama. "1 thought before the season started Hal Alabama had the Best team in the Sec says Tennessee s Johnny majors whose defending Sec champs Are Strug gling Al 2-3. Based on experience and ability and what they Al done so far i still feet thai  Alabama is favored by to a Points. The pick is. Alabama 27-13. Michigan is favored by 7 Over Iowa. The pick is. Michiga20-u. Last week s prediction record was 34 Righi 13 wrong and one lie for a percentage of 723 for the season 183-70-6.723. Against the Point spread last week s Mark was 18-18-0.sco on the year 95-95-3.500. No. I Miami Fla. Favored by 27 Al Cincinnati while Miami was blowing Oul West Virginia conc was giving Penn slate All h could handle. The Hurri canes have eight starters out but Vinny its Lavende is in. So is. Miami 35-7. Missouri Al no. 3 Nebraska by 34 /0 Miz Miu usually plays Tough against the huskers who have been caught napping at limes the last two weeks time for a makeup Call. Nebraska 38-7. Oklahoma slate at no. 5 Oklahoma by .34 Tarry Switzer lok pity on old schoolmate Fred Aker last week and Only beat Texas 47-12. If he can hell show the cowboys no mercy. Oklahoma 38-7. Syracuse Al no. 6 Penn slate by 19 Syracuse had Penn state beaten a year ago but fumbled the game away. The orangemen were supposed to Challenge for Eastern supremacy and they May have been looking to this game All season. Penn slate 28-7. Georgia tech Al no. 7 Auburn by 16 the yellow jackets certainly weren t looking ahead when they buried . State Tut week. They re 5-2-1 against ranked teams Over inc past three seasons and this will be the toughest test thus far for. Auburn 24-21. Bowling Green at no 9 Washington no line Lait year quarterback Brian Mcclure might have made this somewhat interesting. Without him Bowling Green ranks among the Bottom 10 teams in scoring and total off Cnoc. Washington 42-0