European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 24, 198 the stars and stripes pag�2i sports mets rip botox tie series up Ponio met Guy Carter. 2 Home runs Over g Rcck monster by John Nelson Boston a the new York mets Are Back in he swing of things. With Gary Carter slugging two Home runs and Len Dykstra adding another the mets continued their As Sault on Fenway Park and Bea the Boston red sox 6-2 wednesday night in game 4 of the world series dead Locking the but of seven playoff at i-2. The Only thing of my mind now is getting that world series ring. Carter said. I m glad we re where we Are right now the mets had 12 hits including two doubles an now have scored 13 runs on 25 Hils in the two games at Boston they scored Only three runs on 12 hits in losing the first two games in new York. Carter slammed two homers Over the 37-fool highball in left Field the infamous Green monster to drive in three rum. Dykstra hit his second Homer in two nights for two More runs. Ron Darling worked seven scoreless innings on three Days rest to beat Boston starter Al Nipper who had t worked in 17 Days. Darling gave up just four hits and held the red so scoreless despite giving up six walks. He stranded nine runners. Darling pitched seven innings in losing the first game 1-0 on an unearned run. It meant a lot to win Here said Darling who Wasin the stands As a Spectator in Boston the last time the red sox were in the world series in 97s. While the mets appear to Nave broken out of their doldrums the red son now Are struggling. Wade Boggs the american league s leading hitter went 0-far-5, stranding five runners. He made the final out of the eighth inning ending it two run rally. Of course i m concerned said red sox Man Ager John Mcnamara but what con i do about it Darling started off shaky with some walks and Edman doubled in the second inning but we could t score. We could t get the base bit when we needed  Carter s first Homer with a Man on opened the scoring As the mels took a 3-0 Lead in the fourth inning against Nipper. The mets Catcher closed new York scoring with a Solo Homer Over the screen above the left Field Wall in the eighth off reliever Steve Crawford. It was Carter s seventh rib in the series. Dykstra s two run Homer came in the seventh of Crawford As the mets continued their offensive Resur gence. The Mel won game 3,7-1. Dykstra j Homer a two out shot lipped off the Glove of red sox right fielder Dwight Evans and fell into the mets bullpen to give the visitors a 5-0 advantage. Evans had taken away a Homer by Darryl Straw Berry in the sixth inning. Roger Mcdowell who pitched two perfect innings to close the mets Victory in game 3, gave up iwo runs in the eighth and needed Relief from Jess Orosco. Orosco got the last out of the eighth with iwo runners on and then closed out the red sox in the ninth. The Victory ensured at least a game 6, giving themes the Opportunity to Lake the series Back to Shea stadium. It was news that could have been greeted with mixed emotions. The Meu lost the first two games at Home then won two at Fenway Park. It was the first Lime since 1923 that the visiting teams have won in the first four series games. The Only other time was a 1906. Dwight Gooden 17-6, no lost game 2, was scheduled la Start for the mets. A game 5 thursday night against Bruce Hurst 13-8. Who worked eight scoreless innings As the Winner a game 1. Darling was not perfect coming Hack for the first continued Topi be 24 Mcnamara blames Lack of hitting by Dave o11ara Boston a the Boston red sox had the scoring chances. They just could t gel the big hit. Lack of Billing tint s the whole  Boston manager John Mcnamara said wednesday night after the red sox left 11 run ners on base in 6-2 loss to the new York Mel in game 4 of the world  had the chances Early and we just did t capitalize a bit atthe right Lime might have made a big difference said Mcnanara whose team is now even with theme i at 2-2 in the Best of seven  same thing happened to the Ueta in the first two games inner York. We Are a Getty a base hits to pot Oma elves close when we get an  he  for Mirty Barrett who had two of Boston s seven Hilt  we needed was a hit at the right list Barrett said a key hit would have put us on top or closed the up. We just could t gel any runs. One of the biggest Boston Cul prits wat american league Battin Champion Wade Boggs who was it for 5 and left live runners on base three in scoring  Bill Buckner also was 0 for s and stranded five runners. Abed if jul wat a Boot the oct of Prodie a by Boggs and Buckner Mcnamara. So Mcm Momu on Page 2 Darling overcomes jitters Blanks Boston for 7 innings by de Golden Boston a Ron Darling did let the Hometown jitters get the Best of him wednesday night. Instead he Goethe Best of the Boston red so As he pitched the new York mets to a 6-2 Vic tory to even the world Serin at two games apiece. I Don t know if i was nervous or just trying too hard in my  Sai Darba. Who grew up in Milbury Man. I pitched better in game  in front of til my friends and i Only let one Ball go Oft the Wall Darling held the red son scoreless on four hits Over seven innings. In bit two world series appearances he has Given up no earned runs in 14 innings. 1 was hoping to go nine innings but with All the walks seven was enough said Darling who gave up in walks in leading the mets to their second straight Victory. They talked a lot about shutting us Down and a As Home but this team has a lot of character and now i think that tide is  darting was the losing Pitcher income i sat Uday night when second baseman Tim Teufel committed a seventh Mnira error that allowed Jim Rice to time the Only ran of the game on wednesday night in the first a him. Darting gave up a one out double Smarty Barrett and loaded the base with consecutive two out Wada to Jim Rice and Dob Baylor. But Darling got oat of the Jam by getting Dwight Evans id a foist Otto. A him i the first the  we had some opportunities to score runs and we did to Lednum said. Thai s Toroc to happen  Wolf Fiad out what we re made  he started cart snaky in the first in Ning Bat we Cut tidal pal any Nils together to score the a Boston jump Rjohn Mcna Taan said. He pitched cry  mets teammate Gary Carter who hit two Home rat Over tie Wail m Loftfield a calorie pitched us tort of Jam of Kef Bol Ron Dat Flag just pitched a Fine Ball a on three Rys rest ads manager _ by Joh Awai �ai4 he was a title to oink a the Sci wont. And he tired in the Anesh att cells  took Kaaa oat became i plan of l a the seventh game if Dat inc aaes Ike m Anse Nean league Low of a Piaf stuff out Odst tent. Pitches mets out of Jam standing Forknall and his fastball u above  Boston Catcher Rich gedman led office second inning with a double but Darin that the door Wajn. He struck out Dawn Candor. Vow Owen m loader that sent Nedwa to third Oak cd ate Imit Large Tang Wade Tepo Poul Seball at St Joh thigh school in Shrewsbury mass., Grad i Ujwal in 1978. His brother. Charlie is the Captain of this year s St. John s base Ball  of the players he opposed wat Codman who played for St. Ptter on Central Catholic High school indy Worcester. 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