European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 21,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports red sox Wallop mets 9-3 take 2-0 series Lead to Fenway by John Nelso new York a the Boson red sox were big hits in new York and underdogs no is base hits two Short of the record the red sox completed a stunning sweep of the first two games of the world series at Shea stadium sunday night beating the heavily favored new York mets 9-3.Home runs by Dwight Evans and Dave Henderson helped spoil the anticipated duct Between 24-gamewinner Roger Clemens of Boson and i9&5 by Young Winner Dwight Gooden of new York and sent the Redfox Home with a Lead that no one expected people Are going to find out that we re a pretty Good bal club said manager John Mcnamara whose red sox battled to win the american league East then came Back from a three games to one deficit to win inc playoffs against red sox will go with right hander Dennis Oil can Boyd 16-10, in game 3 of the Besl of seven series on tuesday Nyhl against former red sox Pitcher Bob Ojeda 18-5, a left hander. Only one team the Kansas City royals of 1985, has rallied from two losses at Home to win a world still have to beat us iwo Mote times mets manager Davey Johnson said. My club has played Wellin Long streaks before and 1 Hope we Start one at Fenway. Neither Clemens nor Gooden lasted past the filth inning while the Hillers took Over. The record for hits in a world series game is 20 by the 1921 new York giant Sand the 1946 St. Louis cardinals. Henderson the hero of Boston s game 5 playoff Vic tory Over California with a ninth inning Homer hit a Solo Homer in. The fourth inning off Gooden. Evans hit Atwo run shot in Goodwn s last inning the fifth As the red sox took a 6-2 Lead. The red sox scored iwo More runs in the seventh on five consecutive singles out Rick Aguirra to put the game away. Wade Boggs rib Dou ble in the ninth ended the scoring. Clemens who failed to go five innings Only twice this season was knocked out in the fifth after giving up three runs on five hits in his third straight Outing on three Days rest. .,.,"to say inc least he was t very effective Mcna Mara said. He had trouble with the Mound. Lit probably the wildest and most erratic i be seen him. He could have been red sox scored three of their runs in the third Oil Goodwn aided by a rare throwing error by mets first baseman Keith Hernandez Winner of eight straight Gold gloves. The mets scored twice in the third failed to score in the fourth when Gooden hit for himself with two out and two on then chased Clemens with a run in the 4w-inning Outing was inc shortest of the season for Clemens except for a i Vij inning stint on oct. I when hews hit by a line drive by John Siefero of Baltimore. Relievers Steve Crawford and Bob Stanley shut out the mets Over the final 4� innings Goodwn meanwhile gave up five earned runs on Eig Thiu before he was relieved by Aguilera to Start the sixth. Gooden had not Given up As Many As five earned runs in game since aug. 6 against the Chicago cubs. Spike Owen walked to Start the red sox third. Clem ens bunted the Fisl pitch in front of the plate and it was fielded by Hernandez. Owen had broken Back to Linton the pitch but Hernandez rushed his throw to Sec Ond apparently to try to get a double throw was in the dirt in front of the bag. And Short Stop Rafael Santana was unable to handle it both . Clemens who went to third on the hit scored when Marty Barrett singled and Boggs scored the third run when Bill mets scored their first runs of the sends in the Bottom half of he inning cutting the Boston Lead to 3-2.Santana led off with an infield single to second. Trying to bunt Gooden popped the Ball up toward first , playing on two bad Ankles and Knees made a sluggish dive for the Ball but came up Short and Good hustled Down inc line Wilh a single sending Santana to Dykstra sacrificed the runners ahead. Santana scored on a single up the Middle by Backman and Goodwn came Home on an infield out by Hernandez. Henderson whose two strike Homer with two out inthe ninth inning of game 5 helped the red sox turn the playoffs around led of the fourth inning with a Homer Ona 1-0 pitch from Gooden to make the score 4-2. Evans hit the first pitch from Gooden for a two run Homer in the fifth an inning that Gooden perhaps should t even have s spot in the batting order came up in the fourth with two out and runners at first and second in manager Johnson elected to let Gooden hit. Goodwn grounded Oul to first then allowed a single by Jim Ricmelo Lead off the red sox fifth. Evans followed with a Homer to left thai landed on the awning Over the picnic bleachers giving the red sox a 6-2 Lead. The mels chased Clemens in the Bottom half of Trie inning. With one out Backman walked and Hernandez i i j _ a ill Raj Tia or Etc 4 i Ivy Rittu out at first Appiott Boston third baseman Wade Bow throws oat new York s Len Dykstra on a sacrifice Bull in the third Liming. The sox won 9-3, taking two game Lead in the Btl of Steen series. Inc Torunn we to our i Jui Chi Down 0-2, mets still confident of winning new York a the new Yor Kmets despite losing the first two games of the world series at Home expressed the Confidence of a Winner after sunday night s 9-3 defeat. Center fielder Len Dykstra said he is looking Forward to paying Boston Back ingame3 at Fenway Park tuesday night. Well go into Fenway and relax Dykstra said. They be still got Toi win two More. It s a Lonj series. I Don l Inin anyone s too concerned about in things just Aren t going the Way the should. But we feel we re a Good enough bal club 10 come Back is something inc mets did very Well during the regular their 108 victories they came from behind 39 s important to not do anything that you Haven done before first baseman Keith Hernandez whose third inning error led to three runs said. We just have Token after them and believe in ourselves. Hernandez was asked if the mets . No it s just that we be battled hardball year he said. It s been a Long year. We re not quitters. We did t get hereby being Wally Backman who platoons at Sec Ond base said the mels Bals have to come to begot to Start swinging the Bai he said. There s no double about that it s frustrating. When a team scores nine Namsa am they Backman was asked if the mels were embarrassed Well we Haven t showed them a whole lot he said. They re very confident Over there and 1 guess they have every reason of the Mew although surprised at losing both games at Shea stadium were gracious in defeat. You would t think they could do Shislo us. But everybody surely knows they re a Good team said right fielder Dairy Straw Berry. We have to prove we can go up there and do that to them in their s going to be a Tough go Catcher Gary Carter said. This Boston club has got a great lineup and they be gotten some Good pitching performances. Tonight hey got one out of their bullpen. T w feel we re a Good huh. I Plavins Hurt Buckner hangs Tough in series f 2 this Vii Veteran will have Bone in game 2. Buckner singled Home new York up the Days when Bill Luckner could count on his Speed have Long passed now the 36-year-old Boston first baseman relies on a swing that has produced almost 2,500 major league hits and an underrated Glove. Buckner drove in the final run in bos ton s three run third inning and snuffed out a rally with a Fine defensive play an inning later As the red sox Defeated the new York mets 9-3 sunday night game 2 of the world series. Thea in can league champions return to Fenway Parkesh a commanding 2-0 Tod in . Who stole 31 bases in1974 with the los Angeles dodger but now has trouble running to the dugout alter innings wears specially de signed High top baseball cleats to pushed Achilles ten Don. By Butner the 16-year Veteran will have Bon chips removed from his left ankle after the season la is the same ankle that required two operations in 1975. Buckner also plays with a pulled right Achilles Tendon he injured fun Ning out a hit in the final game of theal playoffs last week. The two injuries made him doubtful for the sends but Buckner was fitted for the custom made High top cleats for support. Someone going to have to shoo me with gun to keep me out Buckner said before the series started. In game 2. Buckner singled homemade Boggs from second base to give the red sox a 3-0 Lead. The run be came important when new York scored twice in the Bottom of the in in the new York fourth Danny Heep walked with one out and moved to second when Rafael Santana single Dan out later. Dwight Gooden followed with a smash Down the first base Lin that Buckner snared and then flipped to Pitcher Roger Clemens covering first for the third out
