European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Fonday. October 6. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 giants rip cubs in opener no Dhamoon said series the giants will Clark belted two homers including a grand slum und brute in a posts easing six runs against the cubs. Ii Ben Walker lilt Gap my season Lone. Will Clark and Kevin Mac Hal terrorised the National league. So Why should the postseason be any different Clark tied a postseason record b driving in six runs As he went 4 Loi 4 with two Home runs including a grand . And Milch ii hit a three run shot is the san Francisco giants routed 11 wednesday night in the opener of the National league playoffs. It s Nice to go into every game knowing a ill is going to do something Mitchell said i be seen it All Mayhe. But not like this. Clark in the Shadow of his slugging teammate All Vear. Shined brightly in the playoff spol Don t know if that was my Best game but it w As the most Clark said. It also was sur pissing. Considering neither Clark nor Mitchell likes to swing Al Wrigley Field one of the Mitchell Best hitlers Parks in the majors. Ciomag into the game. Clark had hit two Home runs in my career at bats against the cubs his lowest total against any team and had no homers and just five Bis in 48 tries this season. Mitchell hit .189 against Chicago this year. I think the night game was a Laylor i saw the Ball better. I did t see it Well during the Day Clark said. I be had my problems but this is the first time i be Ever played with the wind blowing out. It was just one of those games. That does t mean i be got this Ballpark or this pitching staff in my pocket Clark s slam in the fourth inning off 19-game Winner Greg Maddux landed on Sheffield Avenue past right Field and made it 8-3. By then there already had been four Home runs and 13 hits. Clark s grand slam came one pitch after cubs manager Don Zin nut Isi cd Maddux on the Mound. I was going to leave him in Zittner said. I just wanted to make sure we were together on How to pitch him. So i asked him. I got the answer i walled just not the he had a hell of a week dimmer said in assessing Clark s performance. Maddux pitching for the first time since clinching the division Champi see no on Page 27 a s race to 2-0 Lead on jays b Jim Donaghy Oakland Calif. A Jose Canseco missed the Start of the show so Rickey Henderson stole it. Henderson sparked a two run rally in the fourth inning with two stolen bases and the Oakland athletics beat the Blue jays 6-3 for a 2-0 Lead in the Best-of-7 american league playoffs. That s what i m Here for Henderson said. I want to make things thai s just what he did. Canseco who is Antless in his Las 22 postseason at bats was in the starting lineup but was scratched when he had a migraine head acc before the game. He Pinch hit in the a Thiee run such inning and struck out. He walked in the eighth. He did t feel Well before the game he was vomit Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. On two of 11 teams have rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win the Al playoffs Milwaukee in 1982 and Al champions hid series Kansas City Over Toronto in 1985. So there is Hope for the Blue Java. "1 Hope we re careful la Russa said. We re Conti Dent but we have to be once again the a s put together a combination of Power pitching and Speed to beat the Blue Jas. Starter Mike Moore allowed three hits in seven innings. Mark Mcgwire had three hits and Dave i incr hit his first Home run in 25 postseason games spanning v3 at bats. Henderson had two singles and two walks and has been on base seven times in nine plate appear Aux a. He has six steals in the series breaking the playoff Accord of live Penu usle held by Dave Lopes in i Mil and leu in 1988, both Iulah los Angeles. The previous Al Accord for steals in a series was four by Kansas Pilj s Amos Otis in 1978. Henderson stole both second and third in the fourth and seventh innings. I Vervone has to Worp about Rickey Toronto manager Cilo Aston said. Let him steal second throw to third and maybe we can gel him Toronto starter Todd Stottlemyre who was 7-3 in his last 15 starts held the a s to two hits and no runs on 26 pitches in the first three innings. The Blue jays grabbed the Lead in the third inning on i red Mcgrill s run scoring grounder. But just As he had done in game 1, Henderson got the is going again. Henderson walked leading Oil the fourth and stole see Al on Page 26 an snorts television Das Elfull american up lofts. Ganie . Saturday. Radio baseball Al Plu Juffy 1 07 . Suture ii
