University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 20, 1986
Sports Monday
Hitting gives Boston 2nd-game win
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Last night's game had been billed as a classic matchup between baseball's premier power pitchers — New York's Dwight Gooden and Boston's Roger Clemens. But that never materialized as neither pitcher made it into the sixth inning.
Instead it was a classic demonstration on Boston batting tips. Boston's 18 hits were a team record for a World Series game. They fell two short of the record, set by the New York Giants in 1921 and tied by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946.
NEW YORK — Dwight Evans and Dave Henderson homered powering an 18-hit attack and turning an expected pitching duel into a Boston tea party last night, giving the Red Sox a 9-3 victory over the New York Mets and a two games to none lead in the World Series.
The Red Sox, who have not won a World Series in 68 years, assaulted five New York pitchers and became only the 11th team in World Series history to win the first two games on the road. Of the 10 previous clubs to do so, only last year's St. Louis Cardinals lost the Series.
The Red Sox rapped Gooden for eight hits and six runs in five innings in tagging him with the loss. Henderson and Evans each hit 400-foot shots, and their clout coming with a man aboard in the fifth.
After a travel day today, the best-of-seven Series resumes at Fenway Park tomorrow night with Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd pitching for the Red Sox and Bob Ojeda, a former Red Sox, going for the Mets.
Wade Boggs, the major league's batting champion this season who has been fighting a postseason slump, also contributed two run-
"I come out 20 minutes early each day and work on that aspect of my game." Boggs said of his fielding. "I have to work harder on that. It's really hard, but it's a 2-0 lead. This team has never given up all year."
In addition, Boggs, not known for his fielding,
turned in an excellent game at third base, making
several sparkling plays that helped pull
Boston out of trouble.
scoring doubles, including one in the third that put the Red Sox ahead for good.
Clemsen, the major league's top winner this season with a 24-4 record, normally would have prospered from such support. But the hard-throwing right-hander was working on only three days rest for the third consecutive start and did not have control of his fastball.
Clemens could not make it through the fifth inning and fell two outs short of being credited with the victory.
"We're not embarrassed at all," said Mets catcher Gary Carter. "We came out of our most pressurized series against Houston. I'm very proud of this club."
The Mets, who entered the game batting. 184 in the postseason, managed eight hits but only two over the last four innings.
The Red Sox chased reliever Rick Aguera, the seventh and collected five straight singles to turn the game into an 8-3 rout. Singles by Rice, Evans and Rich Gedman loaded the bases and Henderson singled to center to knock in Rice. Owen then singled in Evans.
Steve Crawford bailed Clemens out of a fifth-inning jam and was the winner. Bob Stanley pitched the final three innings for the save.
The Red Sox struck early, taking advantage of an error by first baseman Keith Hernandez building a 3-0 lead in the third inning.
The Red Sox added a run off Sid Fernandez in the ninth on singles by Henderson and Owen and Boggs's second double. Owen hurt his leg sliding into third on Boggs's hit. He was replaced by pinch-runner Ed Romero and his status for Game 3 was uncertain.
Santana led off with an infiltrate hit and Gooden bunted for a single. After Len Dykstra sacrificed, Wally Backman slung to center to score Santana. Hernandez hit a shot off Clemens' glove that Boggs fielded and threw for the out at first as Gooden scored. Boggs saved a run with a diving stop of Carter's smash that he turned into an out at first.
NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox represent the most dangerous entity in sports — a good team that is hot at the right time.
Boggs lined an 0-2 pitch down the left-field line to double in Owen. Marty Barrett followed with a single to right to score Clemens. Gimpy-legged Bill Buckner slashed a single past Hernandez bringing in Boggs for the third run.
Gooden walked leadoff batter Spike Owen and Clemens banged to the right of home plate. Hernandez, an eight-time Gold Glove winner who made only five errors all season, waked Gooden off the play. Hernandez appeared to have an easy out at second, but his rushed throw bounced in the dirt in front of shortstop Rafael Santana at second base.
The Mets bounced back with two runs in their half of the third.
No facts and figures can explain a team that suddenly does everything right, and not even the most sophisticated strategist can deal with it.
The Mets knocked out Clemens in the fifth and scored another run to increase the score to 6-3. Clemens walked Backman and was removed when Hernandez singled to center. Crawford relieved and surrendered an RBI single to Carter before getting the last two outs.
The 1954 New York Giants made every play necessary in upsetting Cleveland, a team that won an American League record 111 games. The 1969 Mets did the same against Baltimore.
With a 9-3 victory last night, the Red Sox lead the Mets 2-0 in the World Series and now have three games in their own ballpark. The Series need not return to New York.
Analysis
Henderson led off the Red Sox fourth with a homer to make it 4.2. Evans made it 6-2 with a two-run homer in the fifth, scoring Jim Rice who opened with a single.
The Red Sox have played a one-run game and a laugher and won both. Their mistakes aren't hurtting them, and they are receiving the key performance, whether it be pitching, defense or hitting.
Sox are peaking at the right time
"People are going to find out we have a pretty good ballclub," said Boston Manager John McNamara.
United Press International
Wade Boggs, not a Gold Glove third baseman, has made five above-average defensive plays, including three in one inning.
The Mets have not exploited first baseman Bill Buckner's lack of mobility. In fact, he robbed Dwight Gooden of a hit in the fourth inning.
Red Sox pitchers have retired Keith Hernandez, perhaps New York's most dangerous hitter, in three key situations.
Look at what's happened so far:
Dave Henderson and Spike Owen, Boston's seventh- and eight-plate hiters, have combined for eight hits in two games.
Boston's middle relief, a weakness during the regular season, showed competence in Game 2. Steve Crawford was the winner and Bob Stanley earned a save.
"I'm more surprised we haven'a done better than I am surprised at how well the Red Sox are playing." New York Manager Davey Johnson said. "We've got to get a little intensity going in Fenway
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The Missouri Tigers showed third-ranked Nebraska something different, only to have the Cornhuskens turn it into more of the same.
The Tigers scored on their first possession, but Nebraska posted the next 48 points in rolling to a 48-17 win in Big Eight Conference action. The Tigers also defeated Nebraska victory over Missouri.
In other games Saturday: No. 6 Oklahoma did not get an offensive touchdown but still beat Oklahoma State 19-0; Colorado rushed for 303 yards, stopped Iowa State 31-13; and Kansas State posted a highly emotional 29-12 victory over rival Kangas.
The Cornhuskens scored six straight touchdowns with Keith Jones and Tyrese Knox each scoring twice. One of Knox's three touchdowns came off a pass to the led the Cornhuskens to improve to 6-0, including
Injuries and young players have led to inconsistency this season for Missouri, but early against Nebraska, the Tigers showed different stripes. Mississippi got a field goal on its first quarter, then Minnesota turned hunchkers to six points through the second quarter. Then Nebraska came to life.
a 2-0 Big Eight mark. Missouri is 1-5 overall and 0-2 in the league with a five-game losing streak.
"I think as time went on we began to adjust a bit. bit, said Nebraska head coach Tom Omor
"Tyrsees Knox played well today. He gives us a little punch at I-back that we may have been lacking. With Keith and Tyrsees, I think it would be good players that can make things happen."
Missouri head coach Woody Widenhofer said Nebraska was the best team the Tigers had ever played.
"I can't compliment them enough because I think they're an excellent football team offensively, defensively, specialty teams, all the way around," he said.
"It's about time the defense wins one around here," said Oklahoma linebacker Brian
Oklahoma's defense held its fifth opponent this season to fewer than 13 points as the Sooners improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the league. Tum Lesser hitched four field goals, and the game's only touchdown came on a Dante Jones interception return.
Bosworth. "Today was a game where the defense had to take up the slack. It feels good to win the way we did."
Oklaahoma State's defense, which held Nebraska to its second-lowest point this total
'It's about time the defense wins one around here. Today was a game where the defense had to take up the slack. It feels good to win the way we did.'
Brian Bosworth Oklahoma linebacker
of the schedule should be kinder to the Cowboys.
season, is the reason Cowboys' head coach Pat Jones is hoping to go to a bowl game despite 2-4 overall and 0-2 conference records. The best thing about that Big Eight record is that the losses are to Nebraska and Oklahoma. The rest
Colorado began the season 0-4 but appears to be playing better now. The Buffaloes are 2-0 since the conference season started and the offense has 639 rushing yards in those games. Mark Hatcher and O.C. Oliver combined for 164 yards and Oliver scored two touchdowns Saturday.
"It was the most complete game we've played so far," said Buffalo head coach Bill McCartney. "I was pleased to move the ball on against them and our defense was dominant."
"They established the quarterback (Hatcher) early on the perimeter and then (Oliver) hurt us inside late," said Iowa State head coach Jim Crimer, who saw a four-game winning streak snapped as the Cyclones slipped to 4-2 with a 1-1 league record.
In this week's Big Eight games, Oklahoma will go to Iowa State, Nebraska will be Colorado. Missouri will play at Kansas State and Illinois will travel to Oklahoma State for a night game.
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