European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 4, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 tigers win tie jays in East by the associated press Detroit the Detroit tigers a Csc Ileal he to unto Blue jays 4-j Friday night and moved into a first pact tic with Ihm in the american league East. Right now it s a two game season said Doyl Alexander. Who won his ninth straight Victory without a loss Lor Detroit. We wanted o win. We needed to win. We were behind a game. We did t want to he in a position where we had to win two to  the Blue jays now have lost five straight squander ing a Lead thai was 3 i games last sunday before they lost inc final game of a four game series against de troit in Toronto and then three straight to Milwaukee. The teams were to play saturday and sunday at Tiger stadium and will meet in a one game playoff ii the stadium monday if they split the two games. Detroit shortstop Alan Trammel turned in a magnificent play with one out and two on in the fifth to Start one of five Detroit double plays Ranee Mulliniks hit a Ball up the Middle that Trammel fielded on the first base Side of second then Back handed to second baseman Lou who Laker to Start the double play. We be got 10 go hard tomorrow Mulliniks said. Thai s really All you can  Toronto got All three of its runs off Alexander in the second inning with inc help of Greg Myers first major league hit and Manny Lee s first Homer of the season a Al Roundup three run shot on a cold drizzly night. Both Lee and Myers were playing for injured Blue jays starters. Alexander who came to Detroit in a Trade from Atlanta on a in. 12. Has won All nine of his decisions in ii starts with the tigers. He scattered eight hits i seven plus innings walked four and struck out five before getting Relief help from Mike Hunneman. Lloyd mos by singled to Lead off the jays eighth. After he stole second Mulliniks walked and Elynne Man came in. George Dell hit into a fielder s Choice and Juan Beniquez grounded into 8 double play. Hen Neman retired the Side in the ninth for hit seventh save ending the game on a double play five double play that helps tigers manager Sparky Anderson said. Now it s All even and that s the Way it should be. The Detroit players can l give people any More than  Toronto right hander Jim Clancy 15-11. Was trying to equal his career High in victories but loft without gelling an out in Lite third inning. He has beaten the tigers Only four times in 20 career decisions and has not beaten Idem since sept. 14, i9r4, while losing eight straight Jesse bardic la it d off the Blue jays second with a single to right. One out later Mycon singled to right on the first pitch of his first major league Al Bat sending Arkid to third. Lee baiting ninth took a strike be fore he hit his first Homer of Fth season off the facing of the upper decl in right Field giving Tornio a 3-0 Lead. Acc who had Only one Oiler Homer in his major league career in 1986, has been playing since Send. 24. When shortstop Tony Fernandez broke a bum in i right Elbow in a game against Detroit. Myers a september Call up was making his firs major league Start in place of Catcher Ernie Whin who was Field out of the starting lineup air the second straight game with Cricket ribs he sustained tuesday night against Milwaukee. It Broil scored twice in the second on Rookie Scott la Iader s first major league Homer a two run shot then chased Clancy with iwo More runs in he third Lelake a 4-3 Lead. Chol Lemon led off inc second with a hard grounder to third that much Niks boated for in error Lusader who was called up on sent. 1, then lined a i i Pilch from Clancy into inc left Field scats. In the third. Trammell led off with his 28lh  Clancy walked Darrell Evans. Left hander David Wells replaced Clancy and Rookie Catcher mall Noke grounded a single into right Field. Barfield threw per see Al on Page 23 Upshaw says he May halt nil strike by Dave Goldberg new York a As the num Ber of nil players crossing picket lines nearly doubled in 24 hours Union Leader Gene Upshaw admitted he was contemplating an end to the12-Day strike. Upshaw speaking to striking cardinals player in is. Louis said Friday that ordering the players to return without an agreement was a. Possibility. The two sides last met on sept. 25, and no negotiations Are planned a Tola of 38 More players return Edlo their learns before the 3 . Edt deadline Tor getting paid this week bringing the total to 86 since he strike started sept. 22. There are1,585 players under Union jurisdiction. You have to look Al it one Day at a time Upshaw said after meeting with the cardinals. When you Are on strike and Are Deal ing with such a sensitive situation it can change in Mailer of  slump Mitchell one of 15 Cardi nals who met with Upshaw Laid lie believed the Union Leader was consid ering sending the players Back to their Leams while he continued his efforts to reach agreement with the league. Gene said he was t going to allow us to lose much More Money Mitchell said. He does t want to see us Hurt. He said that one of the things that could be done is to have us go Back Inland play without an agreement rather than sign one now that he can t  striking players had hoped Upshaw would come to St. Louis before More defections occurred. Eight Cardinal crossed the line Friday bringing to 13the number of is. Louis regulars Back at practice. Things changed in Between the time got Here and Ine time 1 had 10meet with other teams Upshaw said. They cardinals Felt if i had been Here a lot sooner " the strike is making Joe Gibbs Appolo players association head Gene Upshaw makes personal plea to defector. Worst Nightmare come True. Gibbs Washington redskins who normally would be favored by at least a touchdown at Home against the cardinals. Bui while Many of the 1.1 car Dinal returnees will play the redskins will have none of their regulars. This is one of the bigger underdog situations i be Ever been  Gibbs said Friday. Nothing Agair a our Guys but every time you Inok out in arc and see Roy Green who s burned us Romany limes you worry a  the influx of new player from inc picket line still Foft 12 teams with no regulars and several others with Only one or two injured Reserve players who crossed picket lines to receive treat ment it also left several teams relatively loaded for games this weekend against teams made up largely of free agents and castoffs. The St. Louis strike team features starting wide receivers Green and . Smith pro bowl safely Leonard Smith linebacker . Junior de pc Niiva end Curtis Greer who had three sacks in the first to regular sea son games and pro bowl kick returner Ai sikh Cha who will probably Start Al running Back. Dallas has quarterback Danny while running Back Tony Dorset defensive linemen de too tall Jones and Randy White and wide receive Mike Renfro. New Orleans has six regulars on de sense to play against the los Angeles rams who themselves got four defensive Shari cars Back Friday and have backup quarterback Steve Dislo Start. New England has five players Back including our Quality starters of sea nil on Page 23 Santiago extends hit Streak my the  press san Diego Rookie Catcher of Toni to Santiago extended his Hilling Streak lo34 games but he could t prevent the san Diego padres from suffering their ninth straight loss As they fell to inc Losangeles dodgers 10-3 Friday night. Mike Marshall drove in three run with a two run Homer and a single and no Roundup John Shelby had a two run Homer As the dodgers won for the ninth time in 12 games. The losing Streak is the padres longest since they dropped 10 in a Row in 1974. Santiago whose Hilling Streak is the Long Sci by a Rookie in major league history doubled Down the left Field line with one out in the first inning becoming the i3lh player with a batting Streak of 34games or More. The hit came on a 2-2 pitch off Fernando Valenzuela 14-14,who allowed five Hilt and two runs in sin innings for the Victory. In two other Al bats Santiago flied out and grounded out before being remove from inc game after the end of the fifth inning. In other games saturday Cardinal 3. My 2 St. Louis Dave Magadan s error opened the door for two unearned runs in the third inning helping St. Louis celebrate its National league was title witha Victory Over new York. John Tudor. 10-2. Withstood five new York hits in the second and third innings and pitched five innings for his seventh straight win. Steve Peters Gol the last six outs Tbs his Llesi major kaput save. Both teams fielded mainly backup players in the follow up o the divisional title St. Louis nailed Down thursday night. Expos 7, cubs 1 Montreal Cal a cajun allowed hate Hin in Sii innings for hit first Victory since july 30 As Montreal helped by see no on pane 23