European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes ports i a a so re re. April 26,1991 Page 28 oilers sting Kings by the associated press Edmonton. Alberta a Edmonton oilers goalie Grant Fuhr made sure an extra period Wasny to acc third wednesday night putting on a spectacular performance that inspired the oilers to a 4-2 Victory Over the los Angeles Kings and a commanding Lead in the smythe division finals. The Victory gave the oilers a 3-1 Lead in the Bcst-of-7 series heading Back to los Angeles for game 5 on Friday night. Meanwhile the Minnesota North stars exploded for five second period goals to beat the visiting St it Louis blues 8-4 and take a 3-1 Lead into Friday nights game 5 of the Norris division finals at St. Louis the oilers had played a record tying five straight overtime games including a pair of 4-3 double overtime wins Over the Kings in the preceding two contests. The Kings won 4-3 in the single of opener. A after it was 3-1, the oilers played very Well and we Dignat a los Angeles Captain Wayne Gretzky said. A we had four really Good one on one chances against Fuhr in the second and he came up with the big Gretzky a wearing a redesigned helmet because of an ear injury suffered in Houston s Kile starts with 6 no hit innings is. Reds St Louis blues clan feat hers tone right shoves Minnesota North stars Mike Craig during the first period of wednesdays game. Nil playoffs on an to Minnesota at St. Louis 2 30 . Sat urday. Game 3 on monday night a had two assists. He had missed most of monday nights game after he was hit in the left car by a shot and required 25 stitches. He had his ear Frozen for wednesday s game. A it was of but it was something 1 did no to like a Gretzky said of the new headgear. A after you play 13 years with the same helmet. But its the playoffs and you do the Best you Fuhr made 26 saves As the oilers out shot the Kings 3028. At one Point Fuhr dazzled the sellout crowd of 17,503 at the North lands coliseum by making two sensational leg saves while sprawled on the ice. By that time the oilers were working with the 3-1 Lead they had built in the first period. The Kings later got a second period goal by Steve. Duchense on a. See cup on Page 22 inside sports Ismail could also join raiders in �?T91 a Page 22 Olaf offers fun while it lasts a Page 25 royals win with Gibson a dramatic Homer Page 26 Becker rallies in Monte Carlo Page 27 Houston up a elfin the Prospect of Matching something achieved by Only the meteoric Bobo Holloman would t deter Houston manager Art Howe from his game Kile making his first major league Start pitched a no hitter through six innings wednesday night before the astros beat Cincinnati 1-0 in 13 innings. Pinch hitter Bill Doran broke up the no hit bid with a clean single to Start the ninth against Curt Schilling. Dwayne Henry 2-0 worked the final two innings As four Houston pitchers allowed three hits Over 13 innings. Ken Oberkfell singled Home Rafael Ramirez with two out in the 13th, Kile the Rookie whose total major league experience consisted of five Relief appearances and a 14.21 earned run average came As close As anybody has in recent time to Matching Holloman who hurled a no hitter in his first big league Start. The right hander Kile starting in place of the injured Mark Portugal stymied the defending world champions Over six innings walking two and striking out five. He threw just 65 pitches 44 for strikes. But any Hopes of Kile putting his name alongside Hollomand a in the record Book were dashed when Howe went to another Rookie Al Osuna to Start the top of the seventh. A the Howe just wanted six out of me a Kile said. A the other National league games on Page 26 most i pitched in Spring training was three innings and i pitched two innings last week against san Francisco. I just tried not to think about it while i was out there. When Al took Over 1 wanted him to keep it going. 1 Feit i could have gone another inning but i just As easily might have fallen a a a a a a a. A. 7 a a a. Kile certainly Hopes he has a longer career than Holloman. Despite opening his career by no hitting the Philadelphia athletics 6-0 in 1953, the St. Louis Browns rights hander finished 3-7 in his Only year in the majors. / a it the no hitter did not affect my decision a Howe said. �?o1 wanted him to get us to the sixth and our Short men and he did his Job. I thought he was getting a Little tired. He has not pitched very much this year and i did no to want him to Hurt himself by Doran Pinch hitting for reds starter Jack Armstrong broke up the no hitter against Schilling singling to Center on a 2-1 pitch. A a. A in the 13th inning Ramirez got a one out single off Scott Scudder 0-1and Craig Biggio walked. Ramirez went to third As Ken Caminiti a grounder forced Biggio at seconds Oberk Feily a Bloop hit fell just beyond the reach of second baseman Mariano Duncan to score Ramirez with the game Winner. A. Astros Rookie Darryl Kile delivers against 1 a a sharpest debut is
