European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october a 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports cards top giants 5-3 for 1 -0 playoff Lead by be1s Walker St. Louis a Pitcher Greg male cos told four Houra before the game thai he would Start because of Danny Cox s Slid neck pitched the St. Louis cardinals to a 5-3 Victory Over the san Francisco giants tuesday night in the opener of Fth National league playoffs. Male cos pitched tour hit Ball Tor 7vi innings and collected a two run single in the sixth inning 10 give himself a 5-2 Lead. When they old me i was going to Start i kind of froze. I could t believe it male cos said. After that i said of let s do it yesterday i played 18 holes of Golf. Maybe that loosened me up a  male cos a second year left hander who was sent to the minors for three weeks in May responded coolly against the learn that pounded him three times this season. Hit performance came iwo Day after his last Start in which he yielded iwo runs in iwo innings on the final Day of the regular season. For Greg Mathews to throw 101 pitches and give us a Lead into the eighth inning it was quite a performance cardinals manager Whitey Herzog said. I like his Hilling a Lille bit too. We did t play thai Well Herzog added. We won mostly because of  the cardinals have been plagued by injuries All sea son and were playing without ailing first baseman Jack Clark. The largest crowd in Busch stadium history 55.331, squirmed As the cardinals Clung to their Fead after match we left in the eighth. The giants scored once and then loaded the bases against reliever Todd Wor Rell before Ken Daliey retired will Clark on a Long Fly to right Field. Mathews was the difference giants manager Roger Craig said. He kept us off balance with a change up and a fastball that was Good  Mathews had gone 0-2 in three starts against san Francisco this year allowing 14 runs on 21 Hiu in i6w innings. The cardinals bunched five hits against Rick rus Chol and took advantage of a blown rundown to score three runs in the sixth inning. With the score tied at 2-2, Dan Driessen playing for Clark at first doubled with one out. Willie Mcgee followed with an infield hit thai shortstop Jose Uribe stopped in the Hole. Driessen was trapped off second but Uribe bounced a throw to second baseman Robby Thompson for an error thai enabled Driessen to reach third. That was a big play Craig said. Thompson still had a play Al third but he did i see  Terry rendition hit a tie breaking single and Curt Ford s single loaded the bases. Tony Pena fouled out to third bringing up Mathews who singled to Center for two runs. I was thinking i d Lake three Cut. 1 kind offt ared at it Mathews said. Mathews who also had two sacrifices had driven in three runs in 68 previous at bats this year. Mathews hit proved to be the key one when Worrell look Over and ran Inlo trouble. Daliey however re tired Gark to end the inning and the giants last threat. Worrell relieved after mathews1 first walk in 22 innings to Thompson with one out in the eighth that snapped a string of 10 straight batters retired by Mathews. Worrell with a 7.36 Era in six games against the giants his year gave up a single to Leonard an rib double to Candy Maldonado and a walk to Chili Davis thai loaded the bases. Daliey a left hander quelled the threat by pelting the left handed Clark on a Fly bait to Ford just Short of the warning track in Center Field. Jeffrey Leonard homered Over the 414-fool Mark in Apo Kytt cardinals i Tarity Greg Miuwa. Four hit pitching two run single Center Field leading off the fourth for a 2-1 Lead. Leon Ard whose Long Fly to Center set up a run in the first connected on Mathews second pitch of the inning ending a string of nine straight Bailers retired by the left hander. The cardinals bounced Back in their half of the fourth As Ozzie Smith opened with a one hop triple off the Fence in right Center Field. Smith bluffed Home on two shallow Fly Otiis and then scored when Mcgee grounded a Sharp single to left. An rib single by Vince Coleman with two outs in see cards on Page 19 Victory no Surprise to St. Louis Veteran  St. Louis apr shortstop Ozzie Smith had seen in 51 Imes before so he was t surprised when the St Louis cardinals overcame a deficit to beat the san Francisco giants in the first game of the National league playoffs tuesday night. We played our game. We got the base hits when we needed them said Smith who tripled and scored in the fourth inning As St. Louis Drew even at 2 2 on their Way to a 5-3 Victory. Our pitching came through Smith said. We re going to Lake it one at a Lime. I see no reason to View this game any different from any  Todd Worrell who relieved starter Greg Mathews in the eighth inning As the giants rallied for their third run of the game thinks the Victory gives St. Louis the upper hand in the series. The said All year that the first game or any series is the one that is important Worrell said. It put the pressure on them. They re going to have to win tomorrow night or they re in  second baseman Tommy heir said the Victory also served notice that the cardinals can t be dismissed simply be cause slugging first baseman Jack Clark is sidelined with an ankle injury. We realized from All the commentary that we were not coming in As a favor  heir said. I think they Are Selling us Short a Little bit. We be Goi a pretty Good bal club. We d like to have Jack Clark in the lineup but we be got some other pretty Good  Center fielder Willie Mcgee. Who had two singles said san Francisco right hander Rick Reuschel did t have his Best suit. His pitches were a Lille High me gee said. We were getting ahead on the count. Rick Reuschel is a Good Pitcher bul tonight he did t have his  Worrell who gave Way to Ken Daliey after surrendering Candy Maldonado s ground Rule rib double and walking Chili Davis would t second guess his Effort against Maldonado. I was trying to get in in on him. It Stough for me to know my location. Re have to see a re play Worrell said of the pitch Maldo Arf stroked on 01 ounce to the Wall in left Center. I did t gel it where 1 wanted in. But of All the pitches i threw that s the Only one 1 threw where i did t want  Mathews who allowed one earned run before weakening in the eighth pitched � super game St. Louis pitching coach m Ike Roarke said. You can t pitch any belter than he did tonight Roarke said. A few times. He started to gel off track but be came right Back. He was Little weary. If he d got through the eighth he Wisn l going to pitch the  Montana among 49ers returning to Gridiron by David Ginsburg Washington a Quarter Back Joe Montana and eight other Sam Francisco 49crs beat wednes Day s payday deadline along with 14 other nil regulars who resumed to work As another week of strike fool Ball loomed. That brought the total of defectors to 112 since the nil strike started 16 Days ago. There Are 1,585 players under Union jurisdiction. Montana was joined by wide receiver Dwight Clark running backs Roger Craig. Joe Cribbs and Harry Sydney cornerback Eric Wright defensive end Dwaine Board linebacker George Cooper safety Jeff Fuller. Abo expected to return were place kicker Ray Wersching punter Max to tanager and defensive lineman Pele Kugler. Tight end Russ Francis re turned tuesday. Also reporting wednesday were defensive end Carl Hairston of the Cleveland Browns backup Quarter Back Blair Kiel nose tackle Scott Kel tar and Rookie Light end John Brandes of Indianapolis defensive lineman Kevin Brooks of Dallas defensive end Eddie Edwards of Cincinnati offensive lineman Joe Fields of the new York jets running Back Frank pol lard of Pittsburgh safety lift Ort Hob Ley of Miami placekicker Tony Franklin and running Back Elgin Davis of new England and running Back cart Byrum and defensive Back Duwood Roquemore of Buffalo. Meanwhile Union head Gene up Shaw and management negotiator Jack Donlan resumed negotiations at 10 . Edt in an attempt to end the walkout that has Cost the strikers Mil Lions of dollars and left the owners contemplating More empty seats and Loafer to ratings. Prospects for a Quick settlement seemed doubtful. Resolution of the outstanding is sues will take considerable time Donlan said following a five hour meeting tuesday with i pshaw at an undisclosed site in Washington. Free Agency once the major Issue of the strike was not discussed according to the statement from the nil management Council. / discussions entered on two minor issues club fines and player  it said. Neither Upshaw nor the nil players association had any comment. But Doug Allen the Union s assist ant executive director said we re covering a lot of  he said Donlan and Upshaw Hod covered nine of the 38 articles in the collective bargaining agreement tuesday night. There had been Hope that a settlement could be reached in time for the sinking players to report to their teams by the owners i  Edt deadline wednesday. Players who re ported will be paid for this week and can play in this weekend s games. The Union has softened its stance on free Agency Wilh the player representatives giving Upshaw a commit see Montana on Page 22