European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 13,198b the stars and stripes Page 17 Cone mets Stop dodgers Relief Pitcher Brian Lollon Setili s homr with Chr budgets Only run As mols Catcher Jary Carlsr Waits for Ball in tilth inn uni. Comeback by . Ties no playoffs b Jim Dong ii los acre lbs Al t tills ii the Way Dai id Cone would have written in. Cone pitched a five hitter and the new York mils beat the los  5-1 in game 6 of inc National league playoffs tuesday night to lie Thebes of so Van series at three games apiece. After inc mets won the first game 3-2with three runs in the ninth off dodgers Ace Orel Hershiser and reliever Jay How cell. Cone wrote in a first person article for the new York daily news saying Hai Howell ladled like a High school Pitcher and Hicri Hiir was Lucky to throw eight shutout inning. This game tonight was a great Opportunity to prove what i can do and what our team can  Cane said. Cone was ratty d by inc hoopla caused by his article last week and wished i would 10 away. "1 wanted to Pilch so Well so badly bul 1 Dun l want to focus on this . If i was writing this Story i would focus on How i i  while anxious to gel Lino Lucr Start Heddin t seek to prove anything. That s the mentality i tried to avoid Cone said. The decisive seven in game was to he played wednesday Al dodger stadium with a cashier the dodgers 23-eame Winner going against Ron Darling. 17-9, Kevin mercy notes had a two run Homer among his four hits in tour at Bals and added a sacrifice Fly for the mets who had dominated the season scribe against the dodgers by winning 10 of inc ii Gnirs. Lus Angeles had won two of three Pim at new York in this series for a 3-2 Lead going into game 6 in the see mets on Page 12 Houston trades Petersen Mccray for kings1 Thorpe Houston a the Houston Pockels fulfilling new Couch Don Chaney s plea for Power Forward haded Jim Iversen and Konty Mccray to the Sacramento Kings tuesday for Forward Olis Thorpe. When i arrived 1 Felt the team needed a Iho Oling guard and a Power Forward Chancy said. Olis Thorpe fills the Forward spot. He has tin potential to become an  the rockets will become More of a running team this season and Thorpe will help with the new style of play. Chancy said. We wanted a player who would Fil in with our philosophy or the running game and be a Post up player Chancy said. He and Akem Olajuwon will make us very competitive the rockets had sought a second round draft pick from he Kings but stilled for the two for on  m nol disappointed rockets general Man Ager Kay Patterson said. We be been looking for a Power  Hill Kusu i. Executive vice president of the Kings said we Are car Emily pleased to have sea Trade on Page 22 Gibson s bad bunt attempt halted dodgers momentum by  Walker los Angeles al1 Kirk Gibson s left Ham string Hurt. Maybe nol a much m his decision to bunt. The los Angeles dodgers were one big swing from burying David Cone and breaking open the National  Pat bolts Early tuesday night. Hut Gibson did t even swing instead he tried Surprise bunt and popped up miserably. Cone and the new York mels immediately look advantage of the first inning reprieve and went on 10 win 5-1, setting up came 7. Gibson inc catalyst in los Angeles comeback from a 2-1 deficit in games could t Rescue them this , Captain Kirk led. The Wuy to the dodgers destruction. He popped up in All four Al Balv three of them foul. Perhaps slowed by a hamstring injury hat forced him to leave game 5 monday he had trouble charging a single to left Field thai led to a run in the first inning and did t Plant himself Well for a throw in the sixth that led to another run. In does t matter How my leg feels Gibson said. "1 Don t think the mets care. Al least i would t expect any Gaqi Well cards from them. Tonight i did t know if i would be in there until about a half hour before inc  he said. I think it s obvious i m not a Hundred pm pm and t won t be a Hundred percent tomorrow bul i la come out and Pic my Best  Long after he made the decision to play. Gibson Leftich game following inc eighth inning. By then Many of inc lans Al dodger stadium were gone too. Bul the usually Sedale crowd was hollering in the first inning when Gibson came to the plate the Dodg ers trailed 1-0, but were threatening to gel Back Ilmet run and a lot More. Cone driven from the Mound after two brutal innings in game 2, walked Mcadoff baiter Steve a on four pitches. Two More balls to Mickey Hatcher Sig naked an alarm and my $ pitching coach Mel Glottic Marc ran to the Mound quickly followed by Caln Crary Carter first baseman Keith Hernandez and pc Ond baseman Wally Hackman. Cone s next pitch was wild sending sax to second and the crowd into a frenzy. Cone then walked Hatch or on a 3-1 count and big Kirk slowly walled to inc Plale the noise level rising with each step. After he second walk. Gibson turned to Mike mar shall who followed him in the lineup and Lold him he was going to bunt. Gitajn had homered in two successive games and another blow could be killed the mets. Gibson a caged Tiger in the baiter s Box. Played the percentages and see bunt on Page 22