Sunday, October 21, 2007

Major League Championship Series Game 1

Rene St. Clair vs. Pedro Lewis...Top of the 1st, Hollywood takes the lead on a John Conner hit and run single that sends Elvis Dixon to third with no outs, that sets up a Geoff Favre DP as the run scores. In the third, another Conner hit and run, this time a double, scores Dixon to make it 2-0 Hollywood. In the 6th, a Roy Brown singles scores Favre to make it 3-0. After New York goes scoreless in the bottom of the inning, New York elects to pull Pedro Lewis after 6 innings and 25 batters, in favor of Chuck Rader to face some of the Hollywood lefties. The lefty Cardonia then lines one off the wall for the leadoff double. After a St. Claire sacrifice bunt, New York pulls the infield in for Elvis Dixon. Dixon grounds hard to third, but Tim Griffin makes a fine play to retire Dixon and hold the runner. New York then intentionally walks Conner to face the lefty Favre. Favre flies out deep to right to end the inning. Bottom of the 7th:

Garrison leadoff walk
Griffin grounder to Dixon at third, throws wild to first, runners to 2nd and 3rd
St. Claire delivers to Justin Lewis...passed ball, Garrison scores, Griffin to third.
Hollywood pulls St. Claire in favor of Blackwell
Lewis pop up to first
New York pinch hits contact hitter James Ray for Rader...strike three! 2 out
Buckley grounds to second to retire the side, New York squanders at least 1 run here.

New York then retires Hollywood in the 8th with Fritz Jones doing the pitching.
In the bottom of the 8th, Manfred makes an out, then Chad White follows with a single and stolen base. Keith Lee then singles to center to score White to make it 3-2. Brett Solo then flies out deep to left, and Garrison lines out to third base to end the 8th.

To the 9th:
Cardonia single of Jones
Lefty Terence Davis pinch hits for Blackwell...New York relieves Jones for lefty Bill Wright.
Davis grounds to second base, 4-3 out.
Dixon singles to right, runner holds at third.
New York pulls the infield in vs. Conner, grounds to Buckley, checks the runners, gets the out at first.
Runners on 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs, Geoff Favre.
Walk
New York relieves Wright with Jaret Benser.
Benser facing Tejawa with the bases loaded: Strike Three!

Bottom of the 9th, McDougal coming on to face the New York 7-8-9 hitters:
Griffin Strike Three
New York pinch hits for Justin Lewis (.063 Avg) for regular season hero Lenny Backman: Strike Three.
New York pinch hits Vern Terrell for Benser: Looper to second, caught by Cardonia.

Hollywood wins Game One 3-2.

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