European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a the stars and stripes Friday october 11, 1991toronto wins 5-2, evens series by Jim Donaghy Minneapolis a the Toronto Blue jays Are ready for some dome doings of their own. In game 2 of the american league playoffs on wednesday metronome magic was simply no match for Rookie Juan Guzman and the Blue jays hard throwing bullpen. Guzman pitched Strong innings As Toronto beat Minnesota 5-2 to even the Best-of-7 series at one game apiece and break the twins seven game postseason winning Streak in their High Decibel dome. Now its on to the sky dome for More turf wars in baseball s first Ever indoor playoffs. After a Day off the series shifts to Toronto for game 3 on Friday night. Scott Erickson 208 is scheduled to pitch for the twins against left hander Jimmy key 16-12. A i Hope we done to have to come Back Guzman Here a a Toronto manager Cito Gaston said. A this is a Tough place to  the last time the twins lost a postseason Home game was in 1970, when they played at metropolitan stadium. But it really  come As a big Surprise they lost to Toronto. Coming into game i of the playoffs the Blue jays had won 10 of 12 games in the metronome and 12 of 18 Overall against the twins. Minnesota was trying to tie the record for consecutive postseason victories at Home set by the new York Yankees 1927-36. A sure we would have liked to win both games Here Quot Toronto right fielder Joe Carter said. A but realistically this is what we were hoping for. We be played Well against them this  Guzman 10-3 after his recall from class aaa Syracuse on june 4, is becoming something of a twins killer. He beat Minnesota starter Kevin Tapani for the third time this season. A Guzman pitched a fabulous game a Kelly said. A we got beat by the better pitchers  the top of the order came up big for the Blue jays. Devon White had two hits and scored three runs and Roberto Alomar had two hits and scored a run. Each stole a base too. A a that a our Job a White said. A i go out there trying to get to second. We had a Young Pitcher out there and needed to get his head  the twins looked like they would get off to a Quick Start again when Guzman american league playoffs Minnesota Schili Davis hangs his head Low in the eighth inning wednesday. Walked two in the first inning but the right hander quieted the crowd by getting Kent Hrbek on a Popup and striking out Chili Davis. A i used to by concerned about Juan in a situation like that but not now a Gaston said. A you have to be patient with  Kirby Puckett Hrbek and Davis a the 3-4-5 batters a went a combined 3 for 20 in the first two games. Toronto scored a run in the first when White led off with a single stole second took third on Alomary a sacrifice and came around on Carter s single. The top of the order got the Blue jays going again in the third when White doubled and moved to third on Alomary a infield hit to third. Alomar stole second and both runners scored on Kelly Gruber s broken Bat single to right. Alomar thrown out at the plate in Minnesota s 54 Victory tuesday night made a Nice head first slide to avoid Catcher Brian harpers tag. Every time Guzman seemed to get a Little rattled the Blue jays tried to break the momentum with a meeting on the Mound. The capacity crowd of 54,816 tried to stir the twins but sometimes got bored waiting for Blue jays to break up the gatherings. Minnesota scored in the third when Chuck Knoblauch singled moved to second on a wild pitch and came Home on Puckett s single. Guzman acquired from los Angeles in 1987 for infielder Mike Sharperson then retired seven straight before walking Knoblauch leading off the sixth. Knoblauch moved to second on Puckett s groundnut and Davis Drew a two out walk. Harper pulled the twins to 3-2 with an rib single on a full count pitch chasing Guzman who gave up two runs and four hits struck out two and walked four. Tom Henke relieved and got Shane Mack on a come Backer to the Mound. Henke pitched 1% hit less innings and Duane Ward got the final six outs for the save. In two games Toronto a bullpen has Given up no runs and four hits in 8% innings with 10 strikeouts a it was a big win for us Quot Ward said a we  afford to come out of Here Down 2-0. Joe Carter said before the game that the team with the Lead after seven innings in this series would probably  Toronto came right Back for two runs in the seventh off Tapani and Steve Bedro Sian again sparked by White and Alomar. Manuel Lee walked chasing Tapani and Bedrosian walked White. Alomar followed with a single and Lee scored when Mack hobbled the Ball in right for an error also allowing White to take third. Carter followed with a sacrifice Fly. A both Devo White and Roberto carried this team for a lot of the season a Gaston said. But in game 2, it was Guzman that made their efforts stand up. Guzman is the first Rookie to win a playoff game since Baltimore a Mike Boddicker and Philadelphia Scharles Hudson both in 1983. A Juan does no to pitch like a Rookie a Gaston said. A the acts More like a  More importantly for the Blue jays in game 2, Guzman pitched like a  jays Fly to Home dome by Carrie my skat Minneapolis up Only two teams have Ever rallied from a 1-0 deficit to win the american league championship series. The Toronto Blue jays could become the third. A i think we can Quot Toronto third baseman Kelly Gruber said. The Blue jays 5-2 Victory wednesday Over the Minnesota twins in game 2 squared the Best of seven dome series at one game apiece the scene now shifts North to sky Donte. Only the 1974 Baltimore orioles and 1983 Chicago White sox have rallied from a 1-0 deficit to sweep the series. The difference in the current  has been the production a or Lack of it a by key people in each teams lineup. The twins were Lucky to win game 1 5-4, some of the Blue jays players hinted. �?o1 think Early in the game it was very important to us to get on top and show that we own them a Little a Toronto a Devon White said. A us coming Back yesterday tuesday from a 5-0 deficit think we put a scare in  what White Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter did was exactly what they be done All season. The top five waiters in the Blue jays order arc 16 for 38 .421 in the series. White Alomar and Carter combined to go 5 for 10 wednesday scoring four runs and driving in three. In game 1, the Trio was 5 for 12 and scored four runs. A basically the Mcadoff hitter and the second hitter that a their Job Quot while said. Quot in a trying to gel on base and trying to get on second base and everything worked out  what has t been so Fine Tor the twins is production from their 3-4-5 hitters a Kirby Puckett Kent Hrbek and Chili Davis. They Are a combined 3 for 20 with All three hits being singles. A Hrbek had a Tough Day Quot twins manager Tom Kelly said. A we need to get him going. He and Chili both had Tough Days and when you face people like Juan Guzman Duane Ward and Tom Henke they can do that to you. A a we be got to get a couple hitters going in the Middle there so we can get a Little More production Quot Kelly said. What could hurl the twins More is the surge in Confidence by the Blue jays who weren to intimidated by the 54,000 Homer hankies. A coming out there in the first inning and scoring that was a big boost from yesterday a White said. Quot i expect All the games to be 2-1. It s going to be a one run difference. Quot it s Lough to play with their  lie said. A a lot of our infielders kept having conferences on the Mound because its hard to  the 54,000 at tuesdays game were even worse. A yesterday i came up you have 50,000 or More fans Yelling at you and i was nervous a White said. The Only player who appears unfazed by the hoopla is twins second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. He a a Rookie. A a he a been playing pretty much the Way he played the whole season a Kelly said of Knoblauch who has four hits two walks and has scored three runs in two games. On Friday while will have 50.000 or More Yelling for him. Quot we put some fear in their twins hearts a White said. A we came Back from 5-0. 1 Don t think they expected that. 1 Oday we just continued