European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 9,1987 the stars and stripes sports twins win giants tie series Gaetti hrs Baylor s hit Down tigers by he Assn stated press Minneapolis Don Baylor singled la break an eighth inning lie and Gary Garni homered in his first two playoff Al bats As the Minnesota twins Drew on both youth and experience 10 beat inc Detroit tigers 8-5 wednesday night in inc opening game of inc amen can league playoffs. The Victory was the first Ever in a Al playoffs playoff series for inc twins who were swept by Baltimore in their two previous appearances in 1969 and 1970. Came 2 As scheduled at the met radome thursday night with Detroit s Jack Morris ib-11, facing Ben Blyleven 15-12. The twins scored four runs in the eighth erasing a 5-4 Detroit Lead and chasing tigers starter Doyle Alexander. One run already had scored in the eighth when Baylor came to Bat against reliever Willie Hernandez with the basis loaded and one out. Baylor one of Only five twins with postseason experience lined a single to left for the run that put the twins ahead id stay and made a win Ner of reliever left a cordon who had replaced starter Frank Viola in the top of inc inning. The hit extended Baylor s record of consecutive playoff games with a hit to Pacili hit Soto homers in the second and in Minnesota s three run fifth be coming the first player Ever to hit Hom ers in his first two playoff Ai Bais. Alexander came into the game with a 9-0 regular season record with Detroit bul in one previous world series and two playoffs he was 0-3 with a 7.69 earned run average. Dan Gladden started inc Minnesota eighth with a single. One out later Kirby puck to doubled 10 left scoring Gladden with inc tying run and chasing Atchan Der. Mike Hencman relieved Alexander and walked Kent Hrbek intentionally. Hencman followed with a walk to Gal i and that brought on Hernandez. Baylor Hilling for Randy Bush singled for the lie breaking run and Tom see Al on Page 23 Minnesota s Gary Gaetti homers twice to help twins beat Detroit a Pedid nil management says pact highly unlikely Dravecky stops cards on 2 hits by the ask Sciuti j press St. Louis Dave Dravecky pulled the plug on St. Louis. Will  flied Jeffrey Leonard turned on the Power and the san Francisco i ans headed Home with the National league playoffs lied Al one Victory apiece. Dravecky continued his postseason Success with a iwo Hiller. Mulching three others for the fewest flits allowed in a comply be playoff game while Clark and Leonard homered wednesday As san Francisco beat inc cardinals 5-0. Without a doubt it was my Best game Ever said Dravecky who worked to scoreless innings in postseason play Tor san Diego in 1984. Dravecky did in his Lime against the toughest team to shut out this season. The cardinals were blanked Only tour times and Dravecky pitched Hie first two Hitler in inc playoffs since Oakland s Vida Blue in 1974. Ross Grimsley and Jon Matlack also accomplished the teat. Trie focus is keeping their Speed off the  he said i was trying to be oblivious  the giants shut Down is. Louis sprinters with another Brilliant Pil Choul sending inc Power is Speed series Back to candlestick Park for the next three games. Game 3 will be Friday night. We play Well in our  giants manager Roger Craig said. It takes something away from their  san Francisco which out homered the cardinals 205-94 during the regular sea son and look the season so pics 7-5 while hitting 16 homers lost. Louis eight exerted itself with the Long Ball. St. Louis which led the majors in stealing 248 bases again failed to unleash its speedsters. They had inc Green Light. I Don t know Why they did t run cardinals manager Whiley Herzo said. Dravecky who did not let a runner Advance Poisl second base was aided by two double plays. Craig also helped calling a Pilch out in a sacrifice situation thai resulted in a runner  stealing. The giants threw see no on Page 23 Union insists settlement possible by Dave Goldberg Tyson Corner. A. A the opposing sides in the 17-Day nil strike could nol even agree thursday on whether Progress was being made in Pineir negotiations. While Jack Donlan and Gene l1 pshaw the two chief bar gainers were engaging in a Linc by Tinc dissection of 38 separate items in inc old up Miraci the spokesmen for each were engaging in a variation of the old television feature Point.  the Union insisted thai a settlement was possible by this weekend management said it was highly unlikely. On the one hand there was nil management Council spokesman John Jones saying a difference of opinion remains on Many major  including player contracts Protection for player representatives guaranteed contracts the draft and discipline by the commissioner. He said inc Only Points on which the two sides agreed were an anti discrimination clause that includes a Section on hair length for players and another on club fines. We urge everyone to recognize thai this is a lengthy process that the optimism Al this time might be some thing of an overstatement of the actual Progress that is taking place at the table Jones said it is not an overnight process. Chan in timing Ilas such is not Only misleading the players in is misleading people on the Progress being made. The process it nol moving As rapidly As some members of inc Union say in  on the other hand there were Doug Allen. I p Shaw s chief assistant and Dick birth Rhyn. The Union s general counsel who said Hal substantial Ping Reid was being made and that the possibility existed for an agreement in from 48 la 72 hours.  in Foci compared Illo the negotiations that brought the 57 Day strike in 1982 loan end. We think Progress is being made bar Thulien said. If or. Jones is suggesting otherwise maybe he knows something we Dun l. In these kinds of negotiations you get a feel for where of arc and i see us now where we were in 1982, iwo to three Days before a  in fact the Charat Leri actions a Ere typical of the Way the iwo sides have been talking i or inc Lasi five Days. This instalment of Negolia Lions k in tuesday at Upshaw s Home in nearby great fall and moved thursday to a Hutel along a is rip us shopping malls hotels or dealerships and fam food re Lauranti about 12 Miles Wail of Washington. The talks began after a meeting of ply Jar represents lives in Chicago Al which the players indicated but did l say specifically Hal they were backing of their see Union on Page 23