European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 11,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17 red step Awa Cincinnati leads 3-1 on Sabo or we ii to my a  a baseball writer Pittsburgh a the Cincinnati reds potent combination of Power pitching and defense has them one Victory from their first world series in 14 years. The reds beat the Pittsburgh pirates 5-3 tuesday night to take a 3-1 Lead in the National league playoffs. A when we were going Good Early in the season this is How we won games a manager Lou Piniella said. A the pirates came Back from being 3-1 Down in 1979 so in a sure their fans know it can be done. But we re in the position we want to  the reds could win their first no Pennant since 1976 a when they were known As the big red machine a on wednesday night if left hander Tom Browning were to beat 22-game Winner Doug Drabek in game 5. Chris Sabo in a 2-for-13 slump snapped a 2-2 tie with a two run Homer in the seventh inning off Bob wal.\,National league playoffs the Winner in game 1 at Cincinnati. Jose Rijo the reds Ace pitched like it tuesday night As he gave up six hits and three runs in seven plus innings. A Lou and coach Tony Perez worked with me on my swing before the game a Sabo said. A it was just a Little  Jay Bell chased Rijo when he led off the eighth inning with a Home run to make it 4-3. A i think i had better stuff in the first game a said Rijo who led the reds this season with 14 victories. A they really hit some balls hard tonight and i was Lucky a couple went  Randy Myers finished the eighth but he Wasny to quite As Nasty As usual. A i did no to have quite the hop on my fastball tonight and it could have Cost us a he said. A but when you have the kind of defense we have in the Outfield sometimes even hits Are turned into  after Myers got Andy Van Slyke to Fly out Bobby Bonilla hit a hard drive off the Center Field Wall just above the Glove of Billy Hatcher. Eric Davis came Over from left Field to Field the carom and made a terrific one hop throw to Nail Bonilla trying to stretch it into a triple. Bany Bonds followed with a single and stole second but Sid Bream struck out leaving the pirates 5 for 34 with runners in see no on Page 22 i Chris Sabo launches his game winning two run Homer tuesday. Catching is Mike Lavalliere the ump is dutch  stuffs botox for 3rd straight by Ben Walker a baseball writer Oakland Calif. A same Boston Start same Oakland finish. If this All looks familiar it is. The a a again won with ease 4-1 tuesday and were on the verge of another sweep. For the third straight game the red sox took an Early. Ead and for the third straight game it Wasny to enough. 0nly one difference this time a Bostons bullpen did t Low it because it did no to get a Chance to pitch. Willie Randolph filling in for the injured Walt Weiss. And a pair of rib singles and Dave Henderson made the most of his first Start with a sacrifice Fly As the ath stick won their ninth straight postseason game. Oakland became the 18th team to take a 3-0 Lead and he previous 17 All won 13 by sweeps. That includes the athletics who routed the red sox in the 1988 playoffs and won last years world series Over san Francisco in our straight. Oakland was to try wednesday to Advance to the world series for the third straight season when it was to american league playoffs Send Ace Dave Stewart against Roger Clemens weak and pitching on three Days rest in a rematch of game 1 starters. A i done to believe they can win four games in a Row so i just done to see any Point in Clemens pitching a Stewart said. A this shoulder is tired and i believe that probably he is tired. A i would think that the Best thing for Roger Clemens would be to rest for the rest of the year and get himself healthy and Strong for next year. Or see if they should happen to win tomorrows game and pitch on his regular Day. Stewart won his last seven starts Gamst Clemens and if it happened again Oakland would be the first team to play in three consecutive world series since the new York Yankees from 1976-78. A a we be played the Best for a Long time Oakland manager Tony la Russa said. A in most of our games our starting pitching has been great and our relievers have been excellent. I think today was very typical. Mike Moore who struggled most of the season shut Down Boston on one run on four hits for six innings. Then it was time for Oakland a bullpen which has not allowed a run in 5% innings this series Boston relievers have Given up 12 runs on 16 hits in 6v6 innings. Dennis Eckersley pitched the ninth for his second save of the series. His nine career playoff saves and 10 in the postseason Are both records. A a they re the Best team in the world a Boston manager Joe Morgan said. A a in be been saying that for a few years.�?�, the red sox meanwhile have lost nine straight in the postseason and their seventh consecutive playoff defeat set a record. Mike Boddicker pitched Well in defeat As the red sox again wasted another Strong Effort by a starter. Boddicker gave up just she singles but three errors three walks and two hit batters Hurt him. The red sox were 56-21 when scoring first in games during the regular season but Are 0-3 in the last week. Tom Brunansky a sacrifice Fly put Boston ahead in the second but the red sox could not extend it instead see Al on Page 22