European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 25,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports sox Nab 3-2 Lead in series by John Nelson Boston Ai Bruce Hurst was All Boston needed to Check the hew York mets hats and the red sox blew their Fenway failures away in the wind to move within one Victory of their first world series championship in 68 years. With a 4-2 Victory Over Sloppy Fieldin Gnew York on thursday night the red sox averted a three game sweep by the mets in Fenway Park and took a 3-2 Lead in the Best of seven series. Hurst who pitched eight scoreless innings to win the first game 1-0, shut Down the mets on 10 hits As he went the distance losing the shutout bid when Tim thu Fol homered with one out in the eighth inning. The mets scored again in the ninth but Hurst ended the game by striking out Len Dykstra whose homers in the last two games led some red sox to say he might be doctoring his Bat. Hurst said red sox manager John Mcnamara called a team meeting before the game. He told us logo out have fun and play Good  Hurst said. That s what we did and it was a great win for  the mels Only error of the game by shortstop Rafael Santana led to one  and Darryl Strawberry collaborated on another misplay that led to a run and when things went wrong for the mets even the wind played a part in a Boston run. The mets facing a rust win situation lost the first two games in Newyork before winning two in a Row in Boston. We came in Here two Down mels manager Davey Johnson said and we had to win at least two out of three to get it Back to Shea stadium and that s what we  Dave Henderson had a double and triple for Boston drove in a run an scored once. Jim Rice had a single and a wind blown triple that led to a run. You la probably see a different club in emotions As far As the next couple of Days go Rice said. We re just Happy Togo to new York now knowing our backs Aren t to the door. Theirs  Hurst turned Back another new York threat in inc fifth when Dykstra the hero of games 3 and 4, also struck out. I think i had him looking for break ing pitches and both times he swung and missed at High fastballs Hurst said. Pitching on three Days rest mets Ace red sox Lethander Bruce Hurst fires Apa Insl the mets thursday Nihlen route to a 4-2 Victory his second world series in. Dwight Goodwn turned to his off Speed stuff but his fielders were so off it did t help much. He pitched into the fifth in Ning and left with none out and two runs Home As the red sox took a 4-0 Lead. In two world series losses Goodwn has an Era of 8.00. He also was the loser of game 2. See Story on Page 23. Hurst who allowed Only four hits in the first game was working on his regu Lar four Days rest because of a Gamble that Mcnamara made in game 4, using Al Nipper to Start. After losing the first two games at Home the mets broke a slump and won 7-1 in game 3, then beat Nipper 6-2 in game 4 to even the  Hurst was fresh and the series now goes to game 6 saturday night in new York with Boston s 24-Gamc win Ner Roger Clemens working on five Days rest. Mets left hander Bob Ojida Winner of game 3, will be pitching with three Days  31 other occasions the world series has been tied at 2-2. The team that won game 5 went on to win the i Hampi on ship 23  s Victory was the first by a red sox left hander in the world series at Fenway Park since babe Ruth won game 4 of the 1918 classic. That also was the last year the red sox won a world series. They also appeared in the series in 1946, i9o7 and 1975, and lost them All in seven  struck out six and walked one. Gooden had two walks and three strike outs in an Outing that continued a trend of Lack of support by his teammates. Goodwn has been the beneficiary of just three runs in 26 postseason innings. But this time his defense also betrayed him. As they did in game 4, the red so loaded the bases in the first inning with the help of a misplay by second Bas Manteufel who booted a grounder after it bounced off the Mound. But the red sox came up empty. Last time Dwight Evans grounded into a Force out for the third out. This time he flew out to left  ciame 4, however the red sox came right Back with a run in the second inning provided by the Seattle connection of former mariners Henderson and Spike Owen and giving the Home team its first Lead in this  one out Henderson sent a Low line drive into the Gap in right Center. Mets right fielder Strawberry and Cente fielder Dykstra converged on the Ball but it skipped under Strawberry s Glove see sox on Page 26 Boston s bats revived against Gooden by Dave o Hara Boston a Boston got its bats Back thursday night just in time. We got hits when we needed them something we had trouble doing in the last two games said Jim Rice after the red Soxm-2 win Over the new York mets in game 5 of the world series. The win sends Boston to new York with a 3-2 Edge in the Besl of seven series which resumes saturday night. We got the bats going again. This is the Way we have won All year with Good pitching and Good hitting. Now we be got to keep it going Rice said. For the second game in a Row the red sox left the bases loaded in a scoreless first inning with Dwight Evans making the final out. That first inning was Tough very  said Boston batting coach Walter Hriniak but you can t get a hit every time up. You just have to be pre pared every Day and let the chips fall where they  Evans said that new York Pitcher Dwight Gooden did t throw him a sin Gle fastball in the first inning. All he threw me was breaking stuff said Evans who was out on a Fly to Moo Kie Wilson. I thought i had a Good swing but it did t go very far just to the left fielder. It was frustrating not to be Able to get at least one run Home in that a i action. But we came Back and got Eno i  the a. Sox shelled Gooden in the fifth inning when they scored their last two runs. Evans had a key hit in setting up the second run of the inning. Spike Owen Boston s Light hitting shortstop had the game winning rib with a sacrifice Fly after Dave Henderson tripled with one out in the second. I just tried to Battle him Owen said. It was a situation where we needed to score. With the infield playing in i just tried to put the Ball in play. With one outland a Man on third you have to get the run in. I just managed to hit the Ball deep  american league batting Champion Wade Boggs broke out of a slump with a single which did not figure in the scoring. As Long As i m playing Good defense i m satisfied Boggs said. If you can to it with the Bat you be got to do it with something. Thank god i m not Thedah. I m hitting the Ball hard. I just picked the world series to go through a bad  Henderson who drove in Boston s fourth run with a double summed up the general feeling of the red sox As the packed their gear to go to new York for game 6. I guess we got the Home court advantage thing off our backs Henderson said. We won a game  Boston won the first two games of the series in new York last weekend then the mets evened the series by winning the first two games in Boston. Owen s sacrifice Fly scoring Henderson marked the first time the Home team had led in the series