European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. October 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 a s grab 3-1 playoff Lead from Page 1 Ion said. Jose c ans co helped Loo. He hit the longest Home run in the Short history of the ski Doc and added a run scoring single. The Blue jays lost for the first time in 12 games with their retractable roof shut. The defeat ended a seven game winning Streak for dome teams at Home. We have a lot of ways to win a game and we re showing that Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. The athletics led 6-2 in the seventh before Toronto rallied. The Blue jays got a runner on base in Ever inning and did t give up until Pinch hitter Lee Maz Illi popped up with a Man on first to end the game. The roof was to be closed sunday with Oakland trying to close out the playoffs and Advance to the world series for the second straight year. Dave Stew Art a 20-Gamc Winner for three consecutive years was to face Toronto s Dave stick in a rematch of game i which the athletics won 7-3. Of the 37 teams that look a 3-1 Lead in the world series and playoffs 30 went on to win. Henderson booed in pregame introductions and jeered after he hied out to open the game quieted the 50.076 fans with a loud two run shot in the third off loser Mike Flanagan. Henderson watched his 430-foot drive sail into the Center Field stands and clutched his fists covered by Neon Green batting gloves. Two Bailers later Canseco became the first player to hit a Ball into the sky Doc s upper deck. It was a monstrous drive estimated Al 480 feet into the left Field scats and could be been farther. After Toronto nicked Winner Boh Welch for a run in the fourth. Henderson look another easy trip around big innings lifted jays in game 3 Toronto a Tony Fernandez sparked two big innings with doubles As Toronto won 7-3 Friday night to Cut Oak land s Load in the american league play offs io2-l. A record crowd of 50,268 at the sky dome raised the Decibel level and the Blue jays raised their level of play. The 39lh straight sellout at the sky dome made the most noise yet. Even when the Blue jays fell behind 3-0 in the fourth inning the fans kept cheering and finally inc learn responded. Rickey Henderson did his Best to quiet the fans scoring twice and stealing his seventh base of the playoffs. Bui this time the Blue a said not fold. Toronto scored four times in the fourth against 19-game Winner storm Davis and added three runs in the seventh. Jimmy key overcame a shaky Start and held on to win. He gave up seven hits in six innings Jim Acker allowed two hits in two innings and Tom Henke pitched the ninth. Toronto outhit 20-10 in inc first two games and Oakland each had eight hits. The Blue jays however made belter use of them As they got four in the fourth inning and their other four in the seventh. Henderson s steal was the Only one of the evening after the teams combined for 15 with just one runner caught in the first two games. Jose Canseco singled twice for Oak land slopping his o-for-24 slump in the postseason. In started in last year s world series and ended when he singled in the third. From the Start Henderson was the Al championship series the bases lie homered into the netting off the left Fiel foul pole for his first two Homer game since april 24. 1987. To another chorus Ofca Calls. Thai Homer gave Oakland a 5-1 Lead in the game and a7-1 Home run advantage in the series. Toronto out Hom ered the athletics 142-127 during the regular season. Henderson is 5-for-l2 in the series and has reached base in 12 of i1 plate appearances including six walks and a hit by pitch. He did not steal a base for the first time leaving his total at a postseason record tying seven yet lived up to his Billing As Canada s most unpopular sprinter since Ben Johnson. Henderson s style of play has rubbed opposition players and fans wrong and they got some satisfaction when Henderson dropped a Fly Ball in the fifth for an error and was picked off by reliever John cd Multi after walking in the ninth. Those mistakes however did nol help the Blue jays. I thought the fans were  Henderson said. They were a Little obnoxious at first but it got better. They were laughing at me once when i was trying to throw a paper air plane Over the Fence and it kept com ing Back and i also  Walt Weiss stole a base giving the athletics a play off record 12. Toronto stole three times and the Tea shave combined for a playoff record 20. With Canseco being the Only runner caught. Welch one of the decade s biggest winners but on of the worst in postseason play got the Victory by allowing two runs in 5 2-3 innings. In his previous five postseason starts he gave up 16 earned runs on 28 hit Sand 16 walks in 21 innings. Dennis Eck Creley. The third a s Pitcher went 1 2-3 innings for a save. He relieved with the score 6-3 and runners on first and third with one out in the eighth. Cookie Wilson hit into an run scoring for Coul. Just Healing the relay. Fred Mcgilt followed with a Long single and Wilson dashed Home this time just ahead of Canseco s throw from right Field. Flanagan. 8-10 this season was chosen to Start be cause of his 18-7 lifetime record against Oakland including 2-0 this year. The Gamble tailed when he go tagged for five runs on seven hits in 4 1-3 innings. The first two homers Don t Hurt me. The Hack breaker More or less is Henderson s Home run Fla Nagan said. I would give up a couple More like canse co had As opposed to the one Henderson hit to make the game 5-1." the Blue jays got plenty of chances and did nol Lake advantage. Trailing 3-0, they loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth. Toronto hit .356 with the bases loaded this year and led the majors with eight grand slams but got Only one run As Manny Lee struck out. Junior Felix hit an rib grounder and Lloyd Moseby fanned. Felix doubled Home a run in the sixth making it 5-2 and finishing Welch. Rick a Honeycutt walked Moseby the seventh straight Batter to reach base on the left hander without him gelling an out before Wilson grounded out. Oakland scored in the seventh on a two out double by Dave Henderson and a single by Canseco. Toronto made in 6-3 in the seventh when Tony Fernandez Dou bled and Kelly Gruber of for j going into the game Hii his third of four singles. Grubor s final Hil came with two mils in the ninth before Licker sly Golma Illi on a pop Oul to end the game. Carney Lansford. Second in the league with a .336 average did not play for Oakland. He pulled his left hamstring in game 3. Toronto s Fred Mcgilt slides Home for a fourth inning run As Oakland Catcher Terry a Linbach fails in come up with the Bull. Center of Toronto s attention. Key began the game with two walks. He pitched carefully to Henderson and passed him on a full count and Ihen walked car Ney Lansford on a 3-2 Pilch. Canseco followed with a Fly Ball and right fielder Junior Felix overthrew the cutoff Man As both runners advanced. Mark mag wire Hil a sacrifice Fly to Rigil Field. Key then retired seven straight Bailers before Henderson doubled Down the third base line with one out in the third. Henderson stole on the first Pilch and scored on Lansford s single. Dave Parker booed because of his lengthy Home run Troi in game 2. Gol to Lake another one when he connected with two outs in the fourth. Parker ran around the bases a Little faster this time. Toronto s rally began when Lloyd Moseby Drew a Ica dolt walk in the fourth. Wilson Jot a broken Bat single and Fred Mcgrift singled loading the bases. George Bell Hil a sacrifice Al. Ending Davis Streak at 15 scoreless innings in the playoffs. Fernandez who entered the game without an rib in 32 career Al bats in the postseason pulled a drive Down the right Field line for a run scoring Dou ble. Canseco overran the Ball or an error allowing Mcgilt 10 score and Fernandez to take third. Whin s single put the Blue jays ahead 4-3. The Blue jays put away Davis and the game with their four runs in the seventh. An snorts television baseball american league Plu Juffs game 5. 9 30 . Sunday National league playoffs. Game 4,1 . Monday. Radio baseball Al playoffs game 5, 9 . Sunday m. Playoffs. Game 4, 1 07 . Monday