European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 17 a s win on Mcgwire blast by Ben walked Oakland Calif Apt Mark Mcgwire hit a Solo Home run Wilh one out in the ninth inning tucs night to give the Oakland athletics a 2-1 Victory Over the los Angeles dodgers who now Lead the world series two games to one. Ii we his first Hil in 10 series a Bals and came after he fouled off three 2-2 pitches from dodgers Relief Are Jay unwell who was making his first Mound appearance since in ing suspended for using Pine Lar on his Glove in game 3 of the National league playoffs Lodius ago. The Homer cams after Howell Jol Jose Canseco on a Pii Pup to Start the ninth. We re Al right. Just because we Haven l Gaiton Loo Many hits everyone is All worried said Mcgwire after sending a fastball Over the icel cell or held Fence la was just a Mailer of the All tics managed just five hts As Mcgwire. Canseco and Carney Tan Ford again slumped. They were3 combined for 30 and 0 for i hair last 29 before Mcgwire s Homer. When you re in the playoffs or world series every thing gets blown out of proportion Mcgwire said i was gelling some Good cuts and 1 isl found a Pilch t could Hil. Hit Thalia la hard a couple of times but right Al flow Ell said he stayed Wilh the fastball because Mcgwire is a Good arc Aliina Hall Hitler. I Hrew a pitch and he hit in Howel said "1 Arird to sir us ii frs Ibal up. No excuses. I just made a bad Pilch up 1 tried to get it by him but 1 did t get enough on it. He s a Good hitter give him or Ceil Oakland s pitchers wore Lough All night never More is Chiin when they got Oul of n bases loaded no out Jam in the sixth inning without giving up a run related slurry in i aut 11. That was the oppor Unity we had to win the game. We could l hit the Ball out of Hie infield manager Tommy Lam Iron said. Kirk Gibbon who won game 1 with a Pinch Home run in the Bottom of ill ninth was ready again when us Angeles threatened. Hut Jasurda. With team rib Lender Mike Marshall already on the Bench with a stiff Back chose not to employ his injured Siar and Holh stood by As the dodgers Bottom pan of the lineup failed to produce. I thought about using him but i did t want to in the Sim inning. 1 Dicon i want to gel caught Short Lanida said. Re ind me he was ready to Hil whenever i wanted him the dodgers Strandt a runners in scoring position in live innings. Oakland which got Only two Hils Afler talc fourth inning had scored Only one run in 24 innings until Mcgwire s Homer. Pc have Loo Many Good hitlers on this learn to stay in a prolonged slump. As far As the Homer goes i m sure it will pick us up Mcgwire said. They had a great Chance to blow this game open when they had the bases loaded but our Guys shut them Greg Cadiz Rel and Gene Nelson hailed Oakland Oul of the sixth and Rick Honey cult finished with two witless innings for inc Victory. A s Mark met wire hits Bat winning a Snurr a Catcher Mike close a Iii id Umpire Bruce watch. Liolu Hull pcs have done an excellent Job Honey cult said. Escell for the aces. Dennis Eckersley the Best reliever in the majors this year gave up Gibson s Home run. Which marked the seventh Lime a world series game has ended with a Home run Mcgwire evened thai score against the dodgers top closer never had two games in the same series ended Wilh Home runs. When we won it in the ninth i fell great. When we lost on a Hom run in the ninth fell Lousy Lazorja said. But what s the difference if we lost 11-0 or 2-1?" Oakland s Dave Stewart was to Slart game 4 wednesday night against Rookie Tim Helck a in a re match of opening game starters. The Home team has now won 13 straight world series games. The dodgers blew a Chance to break the Garni open in the Sim when hey loaded the bases with no outs but failed to score. Danny a cup s double. John Shelby s single and a walk to Mike Davis finished Hob Welch who had sea a s on Page 26 a s offensive frustrations continued until 9th by Dave Carpenter Oakland Calif. Api the a s offence has been an of so far in the world series Well maybe a Oakland heralded As inc most fearsome offensive team in baseball has just 15 his in three world series fames against los Angeles and has scored Only two runs in 25 innings since Joso Canseco s second inning grand slam in game i Bui with Mark Mcgwire s ninth inning Bash tues Day night Oakland pulled to within 2-1 in the world series. I think we have even More respect for their Pilch ing than we did going in said Carney Lansford who is 0-Fpr-Io. They re not any slouches. Bui we be been swinging the Bat Well. If we keep swinging the Way we have been we re going o catch some Oakland s offensive frustrations were Clear in the fourth inning when they hit three balls hard to the Outfield but did not score. Jaw Canseco was robbed of a hit on right fielder Mickey Hatcher s diving catch. Mcgwire flied Hullo the warn ing track in Center. Terry Stcin Oach doubled but was stranded when Lansford lied Oul Lori he. Sometimes you re going Well and you gel nothing to show for it said Canseco who is Hilt is in 12 at Bals since the grand slam. Sometimes you Don t have your stroke Down and gel two hits. Baseball s a funny game i can l figure it Oakland Catcher Ron Hascy was l-for-4 tuesday the Hil gave Oakland a i -0 Lead in inc third inning the Only a s run not to score on a Homer. It was Oak land s first run in is innings the longest scoreless Streak Tor any team in the world series since Cincin Nati shut Oul Oakland for 19 straight innings in 1972. It does t matter that we Haven l come out of our offensive slump la assay said. We won a must game and tomorrow night we have another must game. Maybe Mcgwire s Homer will go us a Linbach had to of Oakland live hits tuesday and is now 3-for-7 in the world series. He said Loo much was made of Mcgwire s going witless in the first iwo games. In the regular season it s no big Deal if you go 0 for-6," Steinbach said. It s very hard la Deal Wilh that kind of Media pressure. Kun he is going 10 be remembered for a world series Mcgwire s Homer overshadowed Bob Welch s Tresl postseason Start. Welch was pitching for inc first Lime in 10 Days and shut out his former team on six hits Over five plus innings. He struck out eight to match his season High to was the first time he Lud lusted past inc third inning in five postseason starts the reason we won the Ball earn was because of Greg cad Rel and Gene Nelson Welch said of Oak lands Middle inning relievers who got the a s out of a bases loaded no Cui situation in the sixth. I put them in an ugly Mew Oul if re and hey came through just like they have All year Welch said. He said there was nothing special about facing the dodgers his former team of 10 years. You be got enough adrenaline Oul there in the world series without needing anything else he said. Nelson now has eight shutout innings in the Pusca son. But he does t Lake any credit. Our Job is Juil 10 throw strikes he said. Hopefully tomorrow Well be pumped up because of the Homer and Well gel More runs for the pitchers to work with
