European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Sheridan s Homer lifts tigers Over twins 7-6 by John Nelso Detroit a Pat Sheridan hit a two run Homer with one out in the eighth inning giving Detroit a 7-6 Victory Over Minnesota saturday and keeping the tigers out of a playoff predicament from which no team has Ever  tigers Victory Cut Minnesota s Lead in this bust of seven american league playoff to 2-1. The tigers lost the first two games in Minnesota but resumed saturday to Detroit where their Home Park record is second Only to Minnesota  team Ever has recovered from a 3 0 deficit in a postseason Best of seven series. Now the tigers who once led this game 5-0, will not Nave to , Detroit will Send left hander Frank Tanana 15-10, against Minnesota s first game starter Frank Viola 17 10, in game 4 sunday night with a Hance to tie the series. The tigers started Walt Terrell in game3. He was 17-10 Overall and 13-2 at Tiger stadium this year but he got into trouble inthe seventh had to leave and Gary Gatti hit a two run single off reliever Mike Hon Neman that put Minnesota ahead 6-5. Dan Schatzeder and Juan  on Avi scoreless innings in Relief of Minnesota Rookie Les stealer before Ace reliever Jeff Reardon came on to Start the  won game 1 and Berc Nguc saved game 2 As Minnesota s bullpen provided nearly impeccable Relief. This time the tigers made a loser of Reardo after Larry hem Don who drove in two runs with a double in Detroit s five run third led off with a single. Al playoffs one out later Sheridan who had six homers in the regular season launched the first pitch into the right Field scat for a game winning Homer. Henneman who had combined ineffectively with Willie Hernandez As Minnesota won game i allowed Gatti s two run sin Gle in the seventh but then pitched two More scoreless innings for the  twins chased Terrell in the seventh after he yielded consecutive singles to Sal Butera and Dan Gladden putting runners at first and third. Henn Manthen got Greg Gagne to ground into a fielder s Choice at the plate the throw from third baseman Tom Brookins easily beating Pinch runner Mark  Puckett fouled out to first base Man Darrell Evans who had to chased own the Ball in foul territory in right Field. With Evans Back to the Field Gladden and Gagne were Able to tag up putting runners at second and  manager Sparky Anderson elected to walk left handed hitter Ken Throck intentionally bringing up the right handed hitting Gatti against the right hander Henneman. Gaetti lined a soft single into right Field scoring Bot runs and giving Minnesota the Lead. Detroit had a 54-27 Home record this season second in the league Only to Minnesota s 56-25. The twins had a 29-52road record worst of any team to Ever win a division title or Pennant. Terrell had a 17-10 record 13-2 at Home and was starting against 10-year minor i Caguco so Raker a Rookie  scored five runs in the third inning against Straker with the help of Aback and two walks. Sheridan who finished the regular season wit just five hits in. His last 68 at bats. Led off with a double into the left Field Corner. Lou Whitaker singled to right sending Sheridan to third an Straker walked Evans loading the bases. Kirk Gibson grounded into a fielder Choice for the first run As Whitaker went to third. Gibson then stole  he was getting the sign from Catcher Butera Straker twitched his left knee and Home plate Umpire Drew Coble called the balk scoring Whitaker an sending Gibson to third. Trammell s looping single Over a drawn in infield scored Gibson and one out later Straker walked Chol  manager Tom Kelly had seen enough. On Friday he said he hoped Roget six innings out of Straker. He did t even get three and pitching on his birth Day is Raker was gone without Cele  came in and Herndon Pinch hit for designated hitter Dav Bergman lining a double into the left Field Corner. That scored Trammel an Lemon and the tigers led 5-0. Tom Brunansky hit a two run Homerin the sixth helping to atone for an ear Lier base running Blunder and pulling the twins within 5-4. Gagne had a Lead off Homer in Minnesota s two run  came on in Relief of Straker in the third. He worked 3w scoreless innings in his first playoff appearance giving up two hits striking out five and not walking a Batter. Nil talks still unproductive Tyson Corner a. A talks aimed at ending the nil strike droned through another unproductive session saturday. With the league preparing for it second sunday or games involving mostly replacement players the antagonists still were blaming each other for the Lack of Progress. The owners cited the Union s demand for free Agency As the critical stumbling lock the players said the owners had put up new obstacles by their demands for a six year contract and a revised pension plan. However Gene Upshaw an Jack Donlan the chief negotiators for Union and management continued what have been primarily on on one walks. Despite their Long hours of talking there had still been agreement on Only eight minor issues in the 38-Articlc collective bargaining agric Cmunt. It s slow said Jim Conway the management Council s assist ant executive director and general counsel. After an initial period in which there was agreement on minor is sues we be hit kind of a Lull. Idon t think it s fatal or cause for  Conway also said that manage ment had no plans to walk away from the table this weekend. That Drew an apology from Doug Allen the assistant executive director of the nil players association who said Friday that he suspected management was ready to break off this round of negotiations which began tuesday. Patchwork cards win Lead san Francisco 2-1 Vince col cum. Single puts cards ahead by Ben Walker san Francisco a the  cardinals playing a Patchwork lineup because of injuries to third base Man Terry Pendleton and first baseman Jack Clark rallied for four runs in the seventh inning Friday to defeat the san Francisco giants 6-5 and take a 2-1 Leadin the National league playoffs. I Don t like to Harp on these injuries top much manager Whitey Herzog said. We really did t play that Alert but i was t discouraged because we got a lot of Guys playing positions that Theydon t play All the  the giants took a 4-0 Lead in the third inning As Jeffrey Leonard now 6-for-ii in the series homered for the third straight game. But the cardinals who had not advanced a runner past second base in 15 innings began their resurgence in the sixth when Ozzie Smith singled with one out and Jim Lindman homered. Then in the seventh. St. Louis broke Loose. Jose Oquendo s Lead off single finished starter Alec Hammaker and re Liever Don Robinson allowed a single to Curt Ford hitting for Tom Lawless who was just 2-for-2s this year and was play ing third base for the injured Pendleton. Vince Coltman then singled for two runs to put the cards ahead and Linda Man who hit .208 for the season capped the rally with a sacrifice Fly. Lindeman was batting cleanup for Only the second time this year. The last time 1 probably went o-for-4 and broke three bats he said. The cardinals got three consecutive hits off Robinson. Robinson has been my stopper thelast six weeks. He s the Guy i was going to bring in san Francisco manager Roger Craig said. Bob Forsch and Todd Worrell mean while shut Down san Francisco on three hits in the final five innings. Forsch Goethe Victory in Relief of Joe Magrane who Blancd because Danny Cox is still both ered by a stiff neck. Worrell gave up a Pinch Homer to Harry Spilman with two puts in the ninth but Kevin Mitchell filed to Centerton end the game. The Victory gave the cardinals renewed momentum going into  4 saturday. Cox was expected to oppose Mike Konikow. The giants hit three balls hard in the first inning off Magrane but had nothing to show for it. They found the Range inthe second against the Rookie. Chili Davis lined a double into the left Field Comer leading off the second and scored on will Clark s single to Cen Ter. Bob Brynly then sliced a hit and run double to right that scored  two outs Brenly made it 3-0 by scoring on a wild pitch a curve Ball in the dirt that so Louis manager Whitey her zog argued hit Batter Robby  led off the third with his Home run Over the left Field Fence be coming the fourth player in playoff history to hit Home runs in three straight games. Hank Aaron did it in 1969 Gary Matthews in 1983 and Bill Madlock in1985. Pittsburgh s Bob Robertson set the playoff record of four homers in 1971 against the giants in four  May have paid for his accomplishment in his next at bal when he Washin in the upper right Arm by a Pilch from  plate Umpire Dave Palloni stepped in front of Leonard to prevent any trouble while the crowd of 57.913, the largest to Sec a baseball game at candlestick Park booed loudly. Forsch went on to escape a bases loaded Jam in the fifth by retiring Davis on a pop and Clark on a routine Fly