European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 10,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21 song Ohhi Duncan leads reds past bucs for 2-1 Edge by Jim Donaghy Pittsburgh apr Mariano Duncan and the Cincinnati reds sure did no to need much time to regain the Home Field advantage and break Zane Smiths spell. The reds 6-3 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates on monday gave them a 2-1 Lead in the Best of seven National league playoffs and a four game winning Streak at three Rivers stadium. Former pirate Billy Hatcher hit a two run Homer in the second inning and Duncan snapped a 2-2 tie with a three run Homer in the fifth and drove in another run in the ninth with his third hit of the game to make it 6-3. A i knew i Wasny to going to Start for Pittsburgh so i asked them to Trade me a Hatcher said. A they were very Nice to me and now everything has worked out for the both of us. A i done to think either team has much of an advantage at Home a reds manager Lou Piniella said. A both stadiums have the same dimensions both have artificial turf. The Only difference is the even that Wasny to much of an advantage for the pirates in game 3 As about 10,000 seats a mostly in the upper deck a were empty. A maybe 10,000 people were smarter than i was a manager Jim Leyland said. A i thought we were going to still it was disappointing for a club that Drew 2 million during the regular season to look around and see so Many empty seats. It also had to be just a Little embarrassing for baseball. A it was a Day game and its hard for people to get off from work around Here a Leyland said. A i think you la see a Little More support the pirates did no to get As much support As they expected from their fans or the Middle of their order. So far Barry reds Mariano Duncan connects for a three run Homer in fifth. Pirate Catcher is Don Slaught Bonds Andy Van Slyke and Bobby boil la have combined to go 7 for 34 with no homers and two Bis in the three games. Meanwhile the reds scored Only 20 runs in their last nine regular season games and showed no signs of breaking out of it in the first two games. Neither team did much hitting in the first two games combining for Only 10 runs and 23 hits. But the Surprise was How easily the reds got to Smith who had pitched like Sandy Koufax in the last two months of the season. In 10 starts for the pirates after being acquired from Montreal on aug. 8, Smith gave up nine earned runs in 75 innings. In game 3, the reds got five runs off Smith in five innings. Hatcher opened the fifth with a double and moved to third on winning Pitcher Danny Jackson a sacrifice. Barry Larkin in a 6-for-27 slump reached on an infield single with Hatcher holding at third. Duncan then hit a hanging curve Over the left Field Fence. The reds second baseman was 0 for 8 in the playoffs and had Only four hits in his previous 30 at bats. A in a situation like that i Wasny to looking for a Home run a Duncan said. A i was just trying to hit the Ball hard Hatcher gave the reds a 2-0 Lead when he homered to left after Joe Oliver sin Quot led with two outs in the second. A i kept getting behind the hitters and see reds on Page 25 television and radio baseball a Al championship series game 4, Boston at Oakland 8 . Wednesday no championship series game 5, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1 . Thursday 1 07 on radio. Browns Edge Denver by Dave Goldberg Denver apr Cleveland a season was on the vex jux a a i Suauu o a Vovou Nuovo a a line. Coach Bud Carsons Job was hanging by a thread and so perhaps was Bernie Kosaris As the Browns quarterback. Xiv Waal Kosar responded monday night by turning the tables on the team that has so often tormented him leading Cleveland to 10 Points in the final 3 21 and a 30-29 Victory Over Denver. The winning Points came on Jerry Kauric a 30-Yard Field goal As time expired after Kosar engineered a 48-Yard drive. Minutes earlier Kosar hit Brian Brennan with a 24-Yard touchdown pass to Cut a 29-20 deficit to 29-27. T the Browns offence had scored just three touchdowns in its four previous games. Kosar completed 24 of 38 passes for 318 Yards and three touchdowns a and could have had a fourth had a five Yard flip to Eric Metcalf for a to not been ruled a lateral Ana scored As a Rushing touchdown. What mattered most however was that Cleveland 2-3 broke a three game losing Streak a week after a 34-0 debacle in Kansas City had put Carson s Job m jeopardy. The Cleveland Victory came against the team that has beaten the Browns three times in the last four acc title games and had Defeated Cleveland in 11 of the last 12 contests. Denver 2-3which had five turnovers in a loss to Buffalo last week took advantage of two Cleveland miscues to overcome a 20-19 deficit Early in the fourth Quarter. Then came Kosar. He threw a 24-Yard pass to Vernon Joines on fourth and 2 from Midfield then threw his third touchdown pass of the game a 24-yarder to Brennan with 3 21 left. The final drive started with 2 04 left. Kosar completed passes of 15 Yards to Joines 20 to Reggie Langhorne and 15 to Brennan on a third-and-8 play to set up the winning Field goal. Mark Jackson scored on a 16-Yard reverse and David Treadwell kicked a 25-Yard Field goal As Denver took a 29-20 Lead. Until Kaurich a Field goal it appeared that Denver would win by the margin of a second Quarter safety. The two Pointer came when Denver a Simon Fletcher blocked Bryan Wagner a punt through the Browns end zone. It was the third score against Thesee Browns on Page 26a s Weiss Hurt out of playoffs Oakland Calif. Apr just when everything seemed to be going Oakland a Way in the american league playoffs the athletics got a bad break monday shortstop Walt Weiss will Likely miss the rest of postseason play with an injured knee. Weiss Hurt on a hard slide by Bostons Ellis Burks while trying to turn a double play in game 2 sunday night sprained a ligament in his left knee and is definitely out for the rest of the playoffs. Weiss said doctors told him it was a a doubtful that he would be Able to return for the world series if the athletics who were leading the Best of seven series with Boston 2-0, Advance that far. Injured players cannot be replaced on the roster during the playoffs but substitutes May be used on the world series roster. A a it a frustrating to come this far and then miss out a Weiss said. A but it comes with the territory especially for a Weiss was 0 for 7 in the two games and made Oakland a Only error of the series. Still he is considered one of the athletics key players. Mike Gallego who started the first two games at second base will shift to shortstop. Willie Randolph will Start at second. Amp m
