European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 6,198b the stars and stripes Page 17 athletics hand sox 2-1 loss by Ben Walke Boston a dive Henderson a. Former Boston postseason Here singled Home the tie breaking run inthe eighth inning and the Oakland athletics beat he red sox 2-1 wednesday in the first game often Amer ican league playoffs. Jose Canseco s Home ran had held up since the fourth inning As Oakland s Dave Stewart and Bruce Hurst hooked up in a pitching Duel. But Wade Boggs Al playoffs hit a sacrifice Fly in the seventh Selling up Hender son s heroics on a Chilly afternoon at Fenway Park. Carney Lansford hit Hurst s first Pilch in the eighth for a double and Henderson grounded the next pitch into right Field for the go ahead single Henderson cheered in the pre game introductions was Boston s Saviour in the 1986 playoffs against Cali fornia his Home run rescued the red sox when they were one strike from elimination in game 5, and bos ton rallied to win the series. Henderson went on to Bat 400 in the world series loss to the new York mets but was traded to san Francisco Midway through the next season. Oakland s bullpen which held Boston to three run sin 35 innings this year did the Job again and preserved the Lead. Rick Honeycult relieved Stewart with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and kept Boggs to a sacrifice Fly. In the second Boggs a .173 career Hitler with the bases loaded struck out in the same situation the first time he had fumed in. Lifetime Al Bals against Stewart. Boggs ended the game by striking Oul with Nniro on first and second. Dennis Ecker sly another former Boston slam " n shed with two shutout innings Eckersley who Wrt games As a starter for the red sox in 1978, led to majors with 45 saves this season and Oakland i Bult pen had a record 64 saves. Mets nip dodgers in ninth Nyji Donachy los Angeles a a season of frustration for Gary Carter turned into a night of capped a three run rally with a two run Bloop double in the lop of the ninth inning tuesday night Login the new York acts a 3-2 Victory Over the los Angeles dodgers and a i of Lead in the National league Champi the mets were shut Oul until the ninth by Orel hrs his or who for eight innings continued the brilliance he had displayed in finishing the regular season with a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings Hershiser took a five hitter and a 1 -0 Lead into inc ninth inning Gregg Jefferies. Who had three hits led Jose Conseco sports athletics 2-1 playoff win the athletics won the season series against Boston 9-3 and out homered them 13-1. Oakland again showed off its pitching and Power and took a Lead into game 2thursday night with storm Davis going against bos Ion s Roger , a 21-game Winner was masterful through the Middle innings. He retired 10 successive batters starting with the strikeout of Boggs in the second and had Little trouble until the Rice walked with one out and Jody Reed was hit by a Pilch. Rich gedman followed with a line in veto Center Field and Henderson slipped and fell but kept it to single that loaded the bases. It was doubtful whether Henderson would have caught the Ball More Likely it would have dropped in just like Gary Carters winning double in game 1 of the National league Honeycutt a left hander look Over to face the left handed Boers who led the majors with a .366 average. Boggs hit a line drive to left fielder Tony Phillips playing his first game in front of the Green monster Asa replacement for ailing Dave Parker for a tying Sacri fice Fly. Strawberry s do or de fief ends Hersh ser shutout skein Dyb Ehnie Wilson los Angeles a with one swing Darryl Strawberry ended two streaks. Strawberry failed to gel the Ball out of the infield in his first three at bats in tuesday night s opening game of the National league playoffs. But when the game was on the Ling in the ninth inning he doubled to drive in inc first run allowed by dodgers starter Orel Hershiser in 68 innings. That was my most important Al bal. It could turn the series around for us,1 Strawberry said. It s going to give me More it gave harsh scr a ticket to the Shower and the acts went on to beat his replacement Jay Howell 3-2 on Gary Carter s Bloop double Hershiser had Given up Only six hits when he faced Strawberry for the fourth time. Strawberry fouled off several pitches before sending a 2-2 Pilch toward the Alley in right Center. Gregg Jeff ones who had singled to open the inning and advanced to second on a grounder came Home with the first new York run. "1 really had to Battle Strawberry said. It Ain t american easy. It was do or die. It s a sign of the maturity i be developed Over the years. I m More relaxed in situations like that. I was aggressive All the Strawberry a Southern California native was quoted on tuesday As saying he wanted to play someday in los Angeles before his Hometown fans. Many of the 55,582fans in dodger stadium taunted Strawberry with a chant he first heard in Boston s Fenway Park during the 1986 world series Dakar Ryl Dakar Ryl. To Strawberry it was a Lullaby. It was great. You be got to love it. That s the name of the Strawberry s double ignited another postseason comeback by new York. The mels came Back from a three run ninth inning deficit in game 6 of the 1986playoffs against Houston and rallied from a two run deficit in inc i oth inning of world series game 6 against Boston. The ninth inning for us was a Little bit of a Confidence builder Strawberry said. If we continue to Battle we will make things happen. What we did to night reminds me of How the mets played All year. It shows you what Type of bal Klub we no playoffs of Wilh a single and moved to second when Keith Hernan Dez grounded to first Darryl Strawberry then doubted to score Jeff ones and Cut the dodgers Lead to 2-1."i dont think Orel wanted to Sec Darryl up in that Situa Tion Carter said we were hoping to get that first run and sccjayhowell.", Howell relieved Hershiser and walked Kevin mercy nolds. After Howard Johnson struck out. Carter blooded a soft liner Shelby got a late Start and failed to make a catch at his Sho Clops. The Ball glanced off his Glove and rolled a few feel away. He was playing pretty deep and when he came in and got his Glove on it i thought he made a spectacular play on it Carter said Strawberry scored the tying run with Case and mercy nolds who was running on the pitch just beat Shelby s throw to the struggled most of the season finishing with a .242 Balling average 11 homers and 46 Bis. He went through Atwo month Homer drought in inc Middle of the season in scarchofhis300thcarcerhomcr."Orel was getting tired dodgers manager Tommy la Sorda said. But they still have to win three Myers pitched two innings in Relief of Dwight Gooden to gel the Victory. Howell got the loss. Goodwn allowed Only four hits and struck out 10 in seven innings of a game that More than lived up to its Billing As a pitchers Duel. ,. Harsh scr s regular season Streak broke the major league Mark of 58 set by the dodgers Don Drysdale in 1968. It Resnol however of Iril . The last rut harsh scr had allowed was in the fifth in Ning against Montreal on aug. 30. The right hander then pitched five straight shutouts and went 10 scoreless innings against san Diego on sept. 28 Tosca the . 23-8 Durina the season with eight shutouts allowed seven hits struck out five and walked one in Svi innings. He used a variety of sliders curves and sinking fastballs the first eight innings to fool the mels who out scored the dodgers 49-18 in winning 10 of 1 games during six is pitching the Best baseball right now Carter said. Goodwn remained unbeaten at dodger stadium. He entered the game with a 4-0 record in six starts at los Angeles Tiama allowed two earned runs in 53 innings for a 0.34 earned run average. The dodgers who scored Only 13 runs Dunna hers his cr1 record Streak scored in me Bottom of the first when Mike Marshall singled Home Steve sax from third base with sax led off the first inning with a single id right Field an stole second. During inc season. Sax was successful on 42 of 64 steal attempts but was caught in his Only attempt against the Stubbs attempted a sacrifice on a 3-1 pitch and missed it and Gooden then struck him out swing see no on Page 22 t
