European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday. April 23.1988 oilers wings go 2-up b he Affioti itty Pilj Calgary Alberta Wayne Gnoj tvs Short handed goal at 7 54 of overtime gave the Edmon ton oilers a 5-4 Victory Over the Calgary flames and a 24 Lead in the Smyithe division finals. Earlier thursday the Detroit red wings Defeated the is. Louis nil playoffs blues 6-0 to Lake a 2-0 Lead in their Busl of seven Morris division series. The oilers Mark Messier was called for tripping at 5 57 of Over time and the flames had a couple of Good chances during the Power play on  Gram Fuhr. Bui then  Kerri passed out to arc icky near mid ice and he sped in alone from the ten boards and beat goal under Mike Vemon with a drive into the Corner of the net. Game 3 or the bust of seven series Wilt be saturday in Edmonton. The oilers lied the score at 4 when Kerri beat Vernon with 4 01 led in the third period. It was Kur i s seventh goal of the playoffs. Tim Hunter gave the flames a 4-3 Lead when he scored no 4 04 of the Hind period. The names look a 2-1 Lead after one on goals by Veteran Lanny Mcdonald and defend Sinan Al Mac Innis. Messier scored his sixth goal of the playoffs for the oilers an the Power play 11 13 49 of the first. The Fjames took a 3-1 Lead when Rob Ramage scored his first goal of the playoffs at 3 56 of the second. But the oilers tied it on goals by Charlie Huddy and grit in 1. Red wings 6, shies 0 Detroit Detroit goalie Greg Stefan earned his first playoff Shloul and Petr Kojima scored three goals to Lead Detroit Over St. Louis. It was the second three goal game in the playoffs for Klima making him the first player in the red wings storied history la notch two hat tricks in the same playoff season. Klima who had 37 goals and 25 assists during the regular season also had three goals in game 2 of the division semifinals against to Ronto. It was the 20th career playoff game for Stefan who made 19 saves. Stefan had plenty of help from his defense which limited the blues to just five total shots during eight Power plays. Al is Best save came against Doug Gilmour who broke in alone at 3 10 of the third period when def Anseman Steve Chiasson got trapped. Stefan was 3-0-2 against the blues during the regular season Wilh a 2.sb goals against average. St. Louis goalie Greg Millen who has started All seven playoff games made 12 saves in he close checking con test. Two of the goals by Klima. Who has nine in the playoffs went in off the Slicks of St. Louis de fun Emun. The series resumes saturday night in St. Louis. Cards rap pirates to end skid As Pena slugs 2 hrs by the anon bed pits Pittsburgh it took him More than a year to do it but Tony Pena finally at caged the Pittsburgh pirates for trading him away. Pena i his first two Home runs of the season scored three rum and went 3 for 4 As the is. Louis cardinals ended a five game losing Streak by Cooling off the pirates 9-3 thursday night. The cardinals who had been held to seven runs in their previous five games won for the first time in eight Road games this season. Thai leave the wingless Balti More orioles As the Only team in the a jars without Road Victory. It was Nice to be Back in my old Ball Park said Fena who collected his first two rats of the season. I be tried to put the Trade behind me and 1 just want to forget about that and do my  Pena helped the cardinals win the no championship last season but the Trade has been an unpopular one in St. Louis because Pena hit Only .218 and the cardinals dealt away the nucleus of the re built pirates Mike Dunne. Andy Van Slyke and m Ike Laval litre to gel him. He s been pressing Ever since he got Over Here said cardinals manager Whiley Herron. He wants to be so Good sometimes he tries too hard. He makes it difficult on himself because he wants to do so much. This game was Good for him but i d like to Sec him do it for four or five Days � is Row Ihen he can feel a whole lot belter about  the loss was Only he second for he East leading pirates in 10 games and their first in six Home games. They had won nine in a Row at three riven stadium dating Back to last season. Randy o Neal 1-0, won his first Start since being recalled from class aaa Louisville allowing three runs on seven hits in seven innings. Former pirate Larry Mcwilliams pitched the final two innings to remain unsfored upon in six appearances. Pena. A Ihrck time All stir Catcher with the pirates broke a 2-2 ii with a oni sout Solo Homer off John Smiley 0-2, to trigger the cardinals three run fifth inning. Jim Lindman homered in the is. No Roundup ton pm beats his old team Louis eighth. Five of his career 11 Home runs have come in Pittsburgh. You knew the cardinals were going to break out of it sometime. After air they Are the National league Champi  pirates manager Jim Leyland said. This was one of those nights where we just got beat 1 n other games thursday astr i 8, in Ivan 0 Houston Bob Knapp or and Ernie gun Acho combined on a six Hitler and Denny Walling had three hits and drove in two runs As Houston beat Atlanta. The braves shut out by Houston s Mike Scott wednesday night have not scored in 19 innings. Atlanta has been shut out four times this season. Knapp or 2-0, gave up five hits in i innings. Hes Nick out three and walked two. Alan Ashby hit a two run double and Walling followed with in r re single for a 3-0 Lead in the fourth against Kevin cof Man 0-2. Gerald Young walked stole second and scored on Kevin Bass single in the fifth off Jim Acker. The astros scored three runs in the Smith capped when Terry Puhl stole Home As part of a double steal. Ashby reached on first baseman Ted Simmons error Walling tripled and Rafael Rami rez hit a sacrifice Fly. Puhl Drew a walk took third on Young s single and they eiccutcd3 double steal. The Lasi Houston runner to steal Home on a double steal was Luis Pujols on May 19.1981, against St. Louis. Young hit an r by single in the eighth. Redi 7, giants 6 Cincinnati Nick Esasky homered in the third inning As Cincinnati built a 6-2 Lead and scored the winning ran in the 12th inning after singling As the reds beat san Francisco. Cobs exp Chicago Vance Law emended his hitting Streak to 14 games with a two run Homer and Andre Dawson hit a Home ran and a sacrifice Fly leading Greg Maddux and Chicago Over Montreal rain in Ixo Angeles los Angeles the sin Diego padres at los Angeles twi night double header scheduled for thursday was rained out marking the first Lime in the 26-year history of dodger stadium that games have been rained out on three straight Days. It was the i5lh rainout Ever at dodger stadium and he Sish involving the padres. No makeup dates have been announced. The teams played Only the first game of a scheduled four game series. Earlier thursday the dodgers announced thai Center fielder John Shelby had been placed on the i a Day disabled list with a strained abdominal muscle. Outfielder Mike de vermin was recalled from class aaa Albuquerque to replace him. Bird tops Jordan As celtics win by the a my Ted press Boston give the style Points to Chicago s Michael Jordan. Give the basketball Points and the Victory to Larry Bird and the Boston celtics. Bird outscored Jordan 44-39 and the celtics held off several Chicago surges in the fourth Quarter for a 126-119 Aba Victory thai ended the bulls Road win Ning Streak at seven games thursday Zigni. He s More flashy and he mates More spectacular plays than i do Bird said. "1 Hope he s More spectacular and we win the  it s not a game Between Larry and myself. It s a game Between the bulls and the celtics ionian said. We just try 10 be the in Adan of our teams. Everybody played Well on our team. We just did t get the a Raki Down the  the loss broke a Sis Gamp winning Streak and dropped the bulls to 49-31 and into a tie for second place in the Centra division with Atlanta. It was the regular season Home finale for Boston which won for the loth Simein 12 games. Bird s total left him 63 Points Short of John Havlick s team record of 2,338 Points in one season. The celtics last two games arc at Atlanta Friday night and Al Chicago sunday but Bird May Aba Roundup not be in them. He sprained his icel ankle with 4 49 left in the game and said he would decide Friday morning whether to make the trip. Coach . Jones and or. Arnold sync Lucr the team physician said he d stay Home. Bird remained in he game after being injured thursday night. In other game thursday night spun 117, rocket 116 Houston Mike Mitchell s 25-foot jump shot at the Bacr gave san Antonio a Victory Over Houston the spurs first win in Houston since Jan. 25,1985, a Ballet by Frank Bricko Wolti with 49 seconds left gave the spurs a 115-113 Lead. Houlon t Allen univ cell s Layup lied the score and moment later he hit a free throw to give the rockets a 116-11 i Lead with 12 second left. But Mitchell picked up a Loose Ball alter Houston s Kacem Olajuwon blocked Rick Wilson s shot and hit the winning Basket to give the spurs their eighth Road Victory of the season. 76enld4, nets 101 Philadelphia Charles Barkley scored 38 Points and grabbed 19 re Bounds to Lead Philadelphia Over new Jersey and set up a final weekend Battle for the last two playoff berths in the Eastern conference. Hartley s two free throws and a tap in Basket in the final two minutes carried the 76ers to within one game of new York and Indiana and a half game Back of Washington in the four team scramble for the postseason spots. The lots was the i St straight Lor the nets and their 12th consecutive defeat on the Road As they approached the end of their wont season since entering the league in 1976-77. Earlcy i iwo free throws snapped a 98-98 tie and 47 seconds later he lapped in a Field goal to make the score 102-98. A futons 99, bulled 117 Lan Dover. Mil Adrian Dan Llcy scored 18 of his 31 Points in he second half to Lead Detroit Over Washington and give the pistons a team record 53 Victo Ries this season. After Washington tied the game at 45 Wilh the first Basket of the second half Detroit with Dan Llcy scoring 10 Points opened up a Iead of Ai Many a tight Points before the bullets trimmed it to 7&-7i after three Quarter Dan Ley scored four Points and Utah Thomas. Added two u give the pistons an 82-71 Lead Wilh 10 1 remaining and washing ton was never Able to gel closer than five Points the rest of the Way