European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 17, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports royals hand Brewers 9th straight loss from press dispatches Kansas City to. To Jackson scored on a wild throw by shortstop Dale scum with two out in the ninth inning to give he Kansas City royals a 4-3 Victory and Send the Milwaukee Brewers to Ihetu ninth straight  opened the ninth with a one out infield Ingle and went to Al Roundup second on Frank White s single. Willie Wilson hit a grounder straight to second baseman Juan Castillo who lipped the Ball to Sveum covering second. But Sveum s throw to first for a double play sailed into the royals dugout and Jackson trotted Home the Brewers who launched the season with a 13-Gamc winning Streak Haven t won since May 2and have fallen to second place be Hind new York in the american league Eastin other games Friday twins 3, red sox 1 Minneapolis Kirby Puckett hit a two run Homer in the Bottom of the ninth lifting Minne Sota Over Boston and ending the twins three game losing Streak. Ttgers4,induuu3 Detroit Lou whisker led off the ninth inning with his Sec Ond Homer of the game and Mike Henneman gained Nis first major league Victory with 5 a innings of one hit Relief for  sox 5, hangers 0 Chicago Richard Dolson pitched a five hitter As the while sox beat Texas and Chicago s Harold Baines hit in his eighth straight game since recovering from Nahra Copic surgery. Yinlum 7, mariners 3 Seattle Don mailing Ludrove in five runs including three with a ninth inning Home run and unbeaten Charles Hudson won his sixth game As new York beat  Jin 3, athletics 2 Oakland Calif. Rick Leach s sacrifice Fly following four consecutive singles in the fourth in Ning gave Toronto the Lead and the Blue jays went on to beat Oakland. Angco 7, orioles 6anaheim, Calif. Devon White s loth inning rib single lifted California Over Baltimore. Bucks Force game 7 Milwaukee a the Milkau acc Bucks have played follow the Lead Erin the last two games of the Aba play offs and John Lucas says that s Why the forced the series with the Boston celtics to the seventh and deciding game an note Trad to 7 . Sunday. The Leader has been guard Sidney Moncrief whose 34 Points Friday sparked an emotional 121-111 Victory that featured a second Quarter fight be tween Moncrief and Danny Ainge. Sid s picked his game up a level and he s made All of us pick our games up a level said Lucas who keyed a deciding 6-0 run late in the game with two driving baskets. We did t think it was Over at j-1. This team has Loo much  the Bucks trailed by 15 Points in the first half Friday but then turned to de sense for a 17-2 run overtaking the cel tics in the fourth Quarter. Boston came Back with a 19-0 spurt to catch up before Paul Pressey s driving Basket with three minutes left and the two baskets by Lucas stopped the cold shooting celtics in the fourth Quarter. We got the Ball in the open court and got extremely aggressive Moncrief said. I think the key was our quickness Down the stretch. The celtics playing without injured Aba playoffs Center Robert Parish missed 12 of whet first 13 shots in the fourth Quarter and made Only seven of 25 in the period. Moncrief said in was t fatigue that got the celtics. I did t Sec any fatigue he said. They just made some mistakes an team or player can make Down the stretch. It was not As much fatigue As our aggressive  Larry Bird suffered his second straight cold shooting game making nine of 20 shot twelve of his 22 Points came in the fire Quarter. I fell we should have swept them in four Bird said. They be played better the last two games. I give credit to Mil Waukee s defense. They forced a lot of turnovers 16 and they played their game. We had this game won. I missed too Many  Prescy drove the Baseline for a reverse Layup Wilh three minutes left to give the Bucksa 110-108 Lead after Kevin Mchale s free throw capping a 14-4 Boston run tied the game with 3 16 left. Bird missed inside and Lucas twice drove for baskets giving the Bucks a 114-108 Lead with 1 52 to go Moncrief hit a three Pointer at the Buzzer to wrap up the Victory. Jack Sikma had 17 Points and Terry Cummings and Pressey had 16 each for the Bucks. Dennis Johnson led the cel tics with 25 Points while Bird and Ainge had 22 each and Mchale had 21. After trailing by 15 Points in the first half the Bucks opened a 102-93 Lea with 8 27 left with a 17-2 run behind the play of Craig Hodges and Ricky Pierce. But Boston rallied As Ainge and John son hit Back to Back three pointers Start ing a 10-0 Streak. Mchale s Basket with 4 36 left lied the game at 104 and Ainge hit another three Pointer at the 4 02mark As the Gerties regained the Lead at 107-106.the Bucks Down 67-59 at the half used six Points from Pressey to pull with in 7&-74 with 6 54 to go in the third  Fred Roberts who had 13 Points sol Loose twice for baskets spurring an 8-celtics run giving Boston an 86-74advantage with 4 30 remaining in the  be tics still led 91-8s in the final minute of the Quarter but the Buck scored five Points in the final nine seconds As Moncrief drove for a Basket and Hodges tuned a steal into � three Point play to Mae it 91-90 entering the final Penn. Mets top giants 8-3 from press dispatches new York Darryl Strawberry Len Dykstra and Howard Johnson Hom ered and Sid Fernandez had a no hitter going until he was forced to leave the game at the Stan of the sixth inning Withan injury As the new York mets Defeated san Francisco 8-3 Friday night. Fernandez 5-2, who struck out seven and walked four was beginning his first warm up pitch in the sixth when he stumbled off the Mound. He also failed to Complete a second warm up Pilch an left the game in favor of Doug Sisk. Or. Fisk Warren the team s associate physician said the 24-year-old left hand or had suffered a possible sprained left knee. Precautionary a rays were scheduled for saturday. Sisk yielded All three giants runs Androgen Mcdowell making his second appearance in As Many games earned his first save of the season. Mike Krukow 1 4, took the loss. Strawberry who entered the game with Only three hits in his previous 33 at bats had a two run Homer and a single info ural bats. In other games Friday no round up St. Louis Terry rendition and Ozzie Smith drove in two runs each and Danny Cox won his fourth game As St. Louis Defeated Cincinnati. Cox 4-1, won for the first Lime since april 23. He gave up nine hits struck out three and walked one in Svi innings. Braves 9, pirates 3 Pittsburgh Ozzie Virgil Hom ered for the fourth consecutive game a three run shot that capped a six run eighth inning to Power Atlanta Over Pittsburgh ending the pintle four game winning Streak. Expos 6, dodger 3 Montreal Tim Raines scored twice and Reid Nichols drove in two runs As Montreal snapped a three game losing Streak by defeating los Angeles. Phlllim7,padrcs4 Philadelphia a two run triple by Milt Thompson triggered a five run fifth inning As Philadelphia handed san Diego its fourth straight loss. Coin 3, ass 1 Houston Greg Maddux allowed three hits in 7�i innings and drove in the go ahead run As Chicago Defeated hous ton. Sid Fernandez. Left knee injured flyers oilers open cup finals today Edmonton Alberta up the Philadelphia flyers open the Stanley cup finals today against the Edmonton oilers As the two rivals clash for the title for the second time in the past three . The oilers who won in five games in 1985, enter this year s Besl of seven series with inc extra Home game a rested and healthy team and an assortment of stars including seven time scoring Champion Wayne Gretzky. Other factors however appear to favor the flyers who Are seeking their first Stanley cup since 1975. For one thing they have shown a survival instinct by win Ning three series each Wilh its own problems. Second they have demonstrated an ability to win on inc Road. Third they have shown a willingness to invoke an intimidating style when necessary. When you look at the flyers you talk about a team first and then the Talent of some individuals Phila Delphia defens Eman Doug Grossman said. I think it i the opposite when you look Ai the oilers. You talk about their individual talents first and then inc team. I think we be proved that a team game is successful Bill Wilh the Edmonton oilers you just never know How much of a difference those tremendous individual Tal rats will  Philadelphia advanced to the finals by ousting the defending Champion Montreal canadians in six games. Three of the victories came in the Montreal forum including the clincher which was marred by a pregame Brawl. John Mccauly. Supervisor of nil officials said league vice president Brian o Neill has spoken to nil president John Ziegler about the fighting Inci Dent and an investigation has begun. Or. Zig scr will take a very dim View of what went on Mccauly said. That was a disgrace Home ice has meant Little in the playoffs so far and that May signal trouble for the oilers who have dropped two series openers at the North lands coliseum. However their five game Victory Over the de troit red wings in the semifinals May have prepared them for Philadelphia. I think playing Detroit with the defensive style they play was the Best preparation we could have had Edmonton defens Eman Kevin Lowe said. We also had some Lough defensive games in the Winnipeg be  had the oilers not faltered against the Calgary flames in a division final last year they might be seeking their fourth straight Stanley cup. Instead they Are appearing in the finals for the fourth time in the last five years. They won the cup in i9k4 and 1985. The flyers have also won the cup twice Bill Noi since Downing the Buffalo sabres since 1975