BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : NATIONAL: San Francisco vs. St. Louis : Tudor Faces Dravecky Again in Game 6 : St. Louis Pitcher Hopes to Avoid the Mistakes He Made in Game 2

The pitchers who started Game 2 of the NL playoffs say they’ll be sticking to similar game plans for Game 6.

“Hopefully to win,” Cardinals left-hander John Tudor said Sunday when asked the change he anticipates while opposing San Francisco Tuesday night in St. Louis.

“I gave up the home run ball the other day and didn’t win,” Tudor said of the Giants’ 5-0 victory in Game 2. “I didn’t make the good pitches when I needed them. As far as being a good game (for me), it wasn’t.”

Tudor will again face left-hander Dave Dravecky.

Dravecky threw a two-hitter in the playoff matchup, striking out six. It was his first victory over the Cardinals in St. Louis since May 1985, but he said he still has an affinity for Busch Stadium.

“I like the atmosphere with the fans and the stadium, basically everything that surrounds baseball in St. Louis,” Dravecky said. “It’s just an ideal place as far as baseball is concerned, and that’s why I like playing there.”

Dravecky, although restricting the Cardinals to singles by Jim Lindeman and Tommy Herr in Game 2, said he could still improve on that performance.

“I would like to think that I could have four fewer walks,” he said in reference to his total while pitching a complete game. “There’s no defense against walks, as the saying goes, and when you give this ballclub (St. Louis) free passes, they can explode at any given time.”

Dravecky said the pitching pattern he employed in Game 2 will not necessarily be the one he uses in Game 6.

“I hope I can continue some of the things from that game, but the bottom line is just going out and being able to establish a game plan right from the start,” he said. “I’m not planning any changes. The bottom line for me is just to keep it as simple as possible.”

Tudor said his foremost objective will be, of course, to stay away from making bad pitches that Giants sluggers Jeffrey Leonard and Will Clark hit for home runs in Game 2.

“I know that Will Clark can hit a high fastball,” Tudor said of the lessons he learned. “I just try to go about each hitter the same way. For me to be successful, I have to be in control of myself.”

Dravecky, one the pitchers San Francisco picked up in a midseason trade with San Diego, said he also hopes to stay on an even keel emotionally.

“I think the key for me on Tuesday is going to be concentration and just going out and having fun,” he said. “That’s what this game is all about. If I can’t enjoy myself and allow all of the pressure to be so intense that it takes away from that, then I’m really not able to be effective.”

Aside from his pitching, Dravecky said he will rely heavily on a Giants defense that turned over nine double plays in the playoff series’ first four games.

“Last night’s game was just a perfect example of the way this ballclub has played all year,” he said of San Francisco’s four double plays Saturday night in their 4-2 victory. “Things have been going very well for us. That is, without a doubt, where the emphasis should be.”