European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Happy Home dome Leius Homer gives twins 3-2 win 2-0 series Lead the stars and stripes october 22,1991 b Page 28 by Ben Walker Minneapolis a the pitch from Tom Glavine was Aown and in but Scott Leius sent it up and out of the met radome. Leius improbable Homer leading off the eighth inning barely cleared the left Field Fence but it was just enough to give the twins a 3-2 Victory Over the Atlanta braves sunday night and a 2-0 Lead As the world series moves South for game 3 tuesday night. The twins suddenly so Strong that even no. 8 hitter Leius reaches the Fence got their other runs on Chili Davis two run Homer off a Down and in Glavine Slider in the first inning. A i was just looking to get on base and he Laid it in there a said Leius a Rookie who hit Only five Home runs All year. A once i saw it go out i was just trying to touch All the bases to make sure that was covered. In be never done anything like this. Well maybe in Waffle  Minnesota now has scored seven of its eight runs in two games on four homers by four different players a third of the Way to the series record of 12 by the 1956 new York Yankees. Mir Yesota hit 140 Home runs this season in the Middle of the pack of the More powerful american league. The twins hit Only 62 of them at the met Rodoc. Power or not the twins Are 9-1 in postseason games at their Park. A a it a fun to play at Home there a no doubt a Minnesota manager Tom Kelly said. A i think the Wallfield helps us especially in the world  the braves meanwhile Are struggling As much As the twins Are streaking. In two games they have outhit the twins 14-13 Only to be outscored 8-4. In game 2, they had runners at second and third with none out against the twins Kevin Tapani in the second inning and scored Only once and they had first and third and one out in the eighth and did no to score at All. Their frustration May have reached a Peak much earlier when twins first baseman Kent Hrbek hoisted Ron Gant off base and tagged him out ending a braves rally. A i done to like to talk about umpires Calls a braves manager Bobby Cox said. A there were a lot of factors. We could be won the game on our  Atlanta a Best Hope now is that the twins who beat the St. Louis cardinals in seven games in 1987, have been just As bad on the Road in the world series As they have been Good at Home a 6-0 in the metronome 0-3 outside it. On the twins Side of 41 teams to take a 2-0 Lead in the world series 31 have gone on to win. Steve Avery the map of the no playoffs alter pitching a record 16la shutout innings will try to get the braves Back on track when he faces Scott Erickson in game 3 tuesday night. Glavine and Tapani both wingless in the playoffs each pitched Well enough to win. Tapani allowed two runs on seven Minnesota twins Scott Leius is swarmed by his teammates after his game winning Home run in the eighth inning sunday night. Hits in eight innings while Glavine gave up just four hits in eight innings and retired 15 straight batters from the second to the seventh innings. A i think head say it was a mistake a Leius said of the pitch he hit. A i went up there looking for a fastball and got  Rick Aguilera relieved Tapani to Start the ninth and struck out Sid Bream. After Brian Hunter singled Aguilera got Greg Olson and Pinch hitter Tommy Tom Glavine. Homers spell defeat Gregg on called third strikes for his second save in two Days and fifth in the postseason. Twins relievers have not allowed an earned in 26 a postseason innings starting in the 1987 world series. Hrbek gave the twins a big lift a literally a in the third inning. Lonnie Smith was on second base with two outs when Gant singled sharply to left. Smith stopped at third and Gant took a wide turn when the relay trickled away briefly in the infield. Tapani backing up the play snapped a throw to Hrbek at first and Gant went in standing up. A i hate it when the boys Start throwing the Ball around a Kelly said. Quot i did no to even see what  what happened was the 250-Pound Hrbek and the 170-Pound Gant became wrapped up and Hrbek tagged him As he appeared to push him off the bag. Hrbek has often said he wants to become a pro wrestler when he retires from baseball and even has his future nickname picked out a  he apparently wont need to work on his take Down technique. First base Umpire Drew Coble called Gant out ending the inning with the braves trailing 2-1 and Justice on deck. Gant had to be restrained by coach Pat Corrales and teammates and vented More anger at the end of the twins third by throwing his Glove into the dugout and turning Over three coolers. A in my judgment momentum carried him Over the top of Hrbek Quot Coble said. The braves after playing a sound defensive game in the opener fell victim to the metro dome a twin terrors on Gla vines first pitch. Dan Gladden lifted a High Fly to shallow right that second baseman Mark Lemke seemed to lose against the White Teflon roof. Right fielder Justice saw the Ball and rushed in but apparently Lemke could not hear him calling for it. At the last instant Lemke spotted the Ball and it hit the pocket of his Glove but was jarred Loose when Justice ran into him. Justice was charged with the error for getting in Lemkes Way. A the probably did no to see Mark camped under it a Cox said. A you can to take your Eye off the Ball when you re coming in and Mark probably  hear  Glavine had Given up runs in the first inning of seven of his last nine starts a a total of 15 runs in All a and this time was no exception. Perhaps rattled he walked Chuck Knoblauch. Kirby Puckett who led the majors by grounding into 27 double plays helped Glavine by bouncing into another one. Davis however was not so kind and having seen Glavine in the National league reacquainted himself with a 383-foot drive Over the left Field Fence. Glavine began the second inning with his third walk to Hrbek. Leius then grounded into another double play starting the Streak of 15 straight batters retired by Glavine. The braves Cut their deficit and the crowd noise by bouncing Back for a run in the second on a Lead off single by Justice a squib double by Sid Bream Down the third base line and Hunters sacrifice. Atlanta tied it at 2-2 in the fifth when Minnesota native Olson doubled to the Gap in left Center moved to third on Lemkes groundnut to the right Side and scored on a sacrifice Fly by no. 9 hitter Rafael  sports Elway hurls Broncos by chiefs a Page 21 world series Box score a Page 23 Tyson May have to fight Hurt in january a Page 25 More on world series game 2 a Page 26