European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. October 2.t, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 cards race past twins 4-2 Home sweep provides 3-2 series Lead by Ben Walker St. Lou is Al the St. Louis cardinals swept at Home. Now the Minnesota twins must do the same at the dome. Curt Ford s two run single and a Lucky ounce broke a scoreless game open in the sixth inning As the cardinals bounced Back with their Speed for Athree game sweep and a 3-2 Lead in the world series beating the twins 4-2 thursday night. That put St. Louis within one Victor of its i oth championship and sent the world series Back to the metronome. Where Minnesota romped in the firs to games. It s going to be Tough. We know it s a Tough place to play. I just Hope we can win there cardinals manager . The twins 60-25 Home record is the Best in baseball and St. Louis was the top team on the Road this year. There s no More games Here. It la be Good to gel l a i Home twins manager Tom Kelly said. There has never been a world series in which the Home team won Ever game. Rut so far this has been a Home a Eccl dome matchup. Danny Cox shut out Minnesota on three hits for seven innings White is. Louts Speed pulled the twins apart atthe seams. The cardinals stole five bases lying a record last accomplished in 1907, and three of those runners scored. They got running after running them selves out of two Early scoring chances. We did what we had to do Cox said. It s going to be a Tough Road 10 Ravel but a fun  gamed is cried Ujco for saturday with St. Louis John Tudor who won the third game opposing Lossl Raker. Co whose game 7 shutout in the no playoffs put the cardinals into the world series dul ducted Bert Bill Cven who took his first loss in six postseason Deci Sions. Was a reversal of four Days sea when Ray Levin won As the twins shelled Cox. This Lime on a 64-Degrcc evening 22 degrees warmer than a night earlier Cox was hot. Cox struck out six and walked three and was removed in the eighth after allowing singles to Dan Gladden and Greg Ganc both of whom scored. Blyleven managed to stay out of Trou ble until the sixth when St. Louis put together typical cardinals baseball and manufactured three runs. Vince Coltman led off with an apparent routine grounder to first baseman Kent Hrbek. Bui the Ball s second hop scooted Oil a scam and handcuffed Hrbek whose shovel toss to Blyleven was a Shade late. Owie Smith followed Cpl Man s 4 Jih infield hit of the season with his fourth bunt single of the year As Blyleven fumbled the Ball on the third base Side. After Tom Herr fouled off two bunt attempts and fouled out Culeman and Smith executed a double steal with Dandri Cost n at he talc. Twins Catcher Tim Launcr. Who threw out just 19 percent of opposing base sea Lars this year. Dropped the Pilch and did not make throw Oleman. Successful on 22 of 27 steal attempts at third base this year Lacr in the game got his Sish steal of the series oni1 Dort of the scenes record set see series on Page 23 Cardinal Jose Oquendo slides into Home As twins Cati Hor Tim Launcr wails la tap him out in third inning action in St. L returning twins crave cheering of dome fans Bert Bjk Al in Wiful i/aum1-, problems Hymi Emadel St. Louis a the end of the Road came just in time for the Minnesota twins. Now they re fining Home for inc end of the world series. This is our last Road game said Bert Blyleven the losing Pitcher in the 4-2 loss lost. Louis in game 5 thursday night. I m thankful to be going Home. I m looking Forward to going Home. We re going to need he fans. 1 think inc fans Are going to play a big role at  series has been a Mirror image of the twins season. They won the first two games at the Mcl radome where they had the Best Home re Cord in baseball this season 56-25. Then they lost three straight on the Road where heir 29-42 regular season record was the worst Ever for a first place team. It s Betti a Good series Gary Gael it said. We beat them two games they beat us three games. That s How it is. If you re not going to lie confident about Nur chances you might As will not show up. Why Warr " sol lost three games. What can you say Lirt baseman Kent Hrbek. Humr in ability to handle Vina Oleman s kid hop gun under a pm d the or for a Shrei Nin nah inning for the cardinals said thi1 twins Fri relax Ivl heading Back inc. We can t  Hrbek , the can t hit either. Afler Saj Ziy is runs in the form Zwir gangs to Tami managed ill five in the three losses a St. Louis. If we re hitting on All cylinders the Little things Don l Mailer As much roys Mallcy said. But if we re going to win. We can t afford cold  will he method orc thaw uni he twins bats i won t know until saturday Lor sure Smalley said. But i think it will play a big part. Would expect us to score some runs on  that John Tudor Sliu shut Down the twins in game 3. Would stun ingate 6, Smalley said he s going to be Tough on us. If we could have our Choice he would uni be the one thai we  they chose Blyleven to Pilch Cor them in he Pivotal fifth game and he had the cardinals shut out until Curt Ford s two run single broke a Scordi is tie in the i in inning. I just got behind in the cum on Ford and he in a Prelly Good Pilch inside Laid he eleven. Who took a 5-0 career postseason record into Chr game lie Imide Fulcd it. He hit the Hall right Tom Najih the Middle he Levi n Sejd he it la behind u a a Hul in is and n finally caught up with him. Yuu Pul nurse of in Luithle und u u a got to Pul in Roll Nul us Tiiu file he said. That Tain sent Fili the twins liw. It s the world  him a said. Vim Hope the Breaks go air Wii to night i to did t