SLCS Game 6

Utah looks to wrap up the series in front of their home fans. Drothar Hines and Jack McDermott are on the mound. A walk to Mickey Tinsley, single by Jacen Solo, and double by Bowen makes it 2-0 in the first, but McDemott gets out of the inning with no more damage. Utah put together a rally in the second to go up 3-2, but McDemott ran into more trouble in the third. He loads the bases with 1 out, and Battletrap has seen enough. He goes to the bullpen for AJ Biasatti to face Phillips, and gets him to fly out. One run scores to tie the game. Biasatti then walks Kelso to reload the bases.

Utes bring in lefty Tommy Dwyer to face Sergio Perez, and he gets an inning ending groundout. Charlotte breaks the tie with two in the 6th on Tommy Miller's homer and a Jacen Solo RBI single. Utah gets two back in the bottom of the inning. After loading the bases with none out Blaylock strikes out and Frank Lewis pops up. Lou Zamuda then came through with a 2 run single.

In the bottom 7th Utah had a chance to do some damage after a one out single by Eddie Davis. Battletrap then made a big mistake, telling rookie speedster Rafael Vasquez to "get in the game" While Battletrap intended for him to pinch run, next thing he looked up to see Vasquez take the bat from 2B Juan Ordonez. Ordonez, a weak hitter himself, raised no objection and walked back to the dugout. By the time Battletrap realized what was happening, it was too late. Ordonez was out of the game. Vasquez popped up and Utah failed to score.

In the top of the 8th Utah was out of second basemen, so Eddie Davis slid over to second with Doug Dodson coming in to play third. With 2 outs into the 8th, Richie Jefferson pinch hit for Tinsley and knocked a homer to make it 6-5. That was the score to the bottom of the 9th, when Bobby Lewis tied the game with a 2 out RBI single. Blaylock then struck out with the winning run on third. The game goes to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, Utah brings in Rollins. Sergio Perez grounds to the out-of-position Eddie Davis at 2nd, and Davis bobbles it for an error. Miller grounds out, moving Perez to 2nd, and Santana pops out to left. Michael Johnson then doubles in the go ahead run. Cesar Ganzel relieved Rollins and retired Jacen Solo, so Utah had one more chance in the bottom 10th.

Leading off against Rob Porter, Frank Lewis lines a single to left, bringing up Zamuda.

With strong throwing Tommy Miller behind the plate, Utah has avoided the running game, but here, they try the hit and run. Lewis takes off. Zamuda swings and lofts a flyball to right:

lifted down the right field line ... that could be trouble ... Perez races over

into the corner ... he leaps ... just out of reach ... it's gone! ... it's all over!

a two-run shot ... Zamuda will touch them all ... and he's sure taking his time

he's greeted at the plate

And Utah goes to the world series for the first time since 1998.