European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 10, 1987 the stars and stripes Page is sports twins beat tigers go 2 up Minneapolis a Tim stud nor and Dan Gladden drove in iwo runs each and the twins dealt Jack Morris his first major league loss in the state of Minnesota beating the Detroit tigers 6-3 in tic second came or the american league playoffs thursday night. The twins who were 0-6 in playoff games before wednesday night s 8-5 Vic tory took a 2-0 Lead in games in the Best of so Van series which moves to Detroit Al playoffs for Cnoc 3 saturday. Detroit will Send Walt Terrell. 17-10, against twins Rookie la Straker 8-to, Morris a Minnesota native and 11-0 in his career against the twins in the twin cities allowed a two run double to Launcr in a three run second inning and a two run sing c to Gladden in the fourth. The runs All were scored with to out. Morris 18-10. Also gave up a fifth in Ning Homer to Kent Hrbcek who led the twins with 34 during the season. Bert Blyn Cven who pitched for he twins the last Lime they were in the play offs in 1970, worked 7w innings and limited Detroit o Chat Lemon s second in Ning Homer a two run shot and an eighth inning Solo Homer by Lou who Laker Juan Burc Nguc got the final five outs four on strikeouts for the save. This game very easily could have be come a Home run Hilling contest. Blyly Van 15-12 in the season led the major allowing 46 homers and Morris gave up 39. The to firs led the majors with 225 homers the twins Hod 196. But this game did not turn on Home runs although three were hit. It turned on defense and Speed with Randy Bush stealing two bases in the Pivotal Minnesota fourth to tie the playoff re Cord. That made a loser for the first Lime see Al on Page 26 of photo Sparky Anderson appears disgusted after trying to Point out to Umpire Dunwood Merrill that Matt noises had late bit by a Pilch. Panamanian express kept twins momentum going by Mike Nadel Minneapolis apr As if facing Bert Blyn Cven when he s on top of his game in t bad enough he Detroit tigers had to Deal with someone even tougher once Blyn Cven left inc game. First you get an assortment of curve balls and someone changing speeds All the time Minnesota pitching coach Dick such said thursday night after the twins beat the tigers 6-3 in game 2 of inc american league playoffs. And at of a sudden Here comes the big panamanian express he obviously throws their Liming  the panamanian express is Juan Berenguer who entered the game with one out in the eighth and struck out four of the five Bailers he faced. Juan has been a Workhorse All year. He s a very Strong Man and just challenges the hitters said Blyly Ven. Inc twins 36-year-old curve Bailer. I imagine he s Tough to face after me Berenguer As is his custom refused to talk to the Media after he game. Dul before the series started he said this was special to him because of How tigers manager Sparky Ander son had treated him in the 1984 postseason. Berenguer was 11-10 for the j9b4 tigers but was not used at All in the playoffs and world series. Juan s a Battler a competitor said Tom Brunansky whose second inning double got the twins going against Detroit starter Jack Morris. He did t like the Way he was used when he was pitching for Detroit and he wanted these games. He threw hard that s Why we Call him Smoky " Blyleven never has been called  Bui he has been called the twins Pace seller from the Mound. He s the Captain he s he Leader Brunansky said. He picked it up and he just threw  during one stretch Blyleven retired 18 of 20 Bai lers making up for a shaky Start thai included yielding Chat Lemon s two run Homer in the second. In inc first couple of innings i was too pumped  by Levin said. 1 made a mistake Pilch to Lemon and he hit it the Way he should have 1 was rushed. It took a while for my adrenalin to slow Down. Once found my rhythm. I told myself it s my game to win or my game to lose and i wanted in bad. Nhi l Iii Rise nor thursday s results on Page 22 Union says nil owners slowing talks  to sons Corner in. A the nil players Union Friday accused the club owners of trying to slow Down contract negotiations by introducing new issues in order to get in another weekend of games with replacement players. Doug Allen he associate executive director of the nil players association said thai management demand fora Sivear contract instead Ofa three year agreement and a revised proposal on pensions had slowed Down the talks. Allen said while the talks continued and Prog Ress still was being made on other issues we re a Little concerned about a Pailca that seems to be developing a Pace stowed Down so that some time tomorrow management will walk away from inc  agreement has been reached on eight of 38 issues none of them major. Earlier management Council spokesman John Jones Aid lie league had definitely decided to use replacement players where necessary this weekend. Jones after Allen s accusation said that the Union was disappointed because in had raised Etc Stalions too High that the regulars players would be Back in time for sunday s games. There was no indication from either Side that Alks were breaking off. Union chief Gene up Haw and Miina rom head Jack Donlvin resumed talking in inc late see Union an Page 26