World Series Game 5

Utah sends game 1 starter Keith Langford against Mazdahonda. In the bottom of the first, New York loads the bases with 1 out for Manfred Mueller. Mueller grounds to Dodson who throws wide of first. 2 runs score and the runners take 1st and 3rd on the error. Griffin then singles home Chad White to give New York a 3-0 lead. In the 3rd, Utah gets on the board with a 2 out double by Holdsworth that plates Dodson. In the bottom of the 4th, New York scores 3 more on a sacrifice fly and a 2 out 2 run triple. On the play, Ryan Ballard and Del Holdsworth collide and have to leave the game due to injury. They will both be ready for Game 6 back in Utah, if necessary. In the bottom of the 6th, New York has 2 runners on and leads 6-1. They can sense the game, and Eddie tells Brett Solo to "hit a three run homer" to put the game out of reach. Solo obliges by taking spot starter Armando Morales over the left field wall. New York leads 9-1 on the great strategy by Eddie. In the 8th, New York pulls Mazdahonda who goes 7-5-1-1-2-4. Despite the 9-1 lead, they go to Jaret Benser, as Eddie says, "to make sure nothing stupid happens." Benser retires the side in the 8th, and remains on the mound for the 9th. Lou Zamuda and Bobby Lewis work leadoff walks. Merejo then strikes out bringing up Eddie Davis. Davis singles to right to load the bases for Scott Romano. Romano pops it up to Buckley to bring up catcher Bendict. Benedict flies to right, but Chad White and Keith Lee collide! The runners are streaking around the bases as they were off on contact...the ball took a strange hop off Chad White's head and Ricky Buckley is able to gather it. 2 runs score and Buckley looks around and sees slowpoke catcher Benedict heading to second base. Buckley throws it to Solo who applies the perfect tag, and the game is over. New York wins the game 9-3 and we will head back to Utah, with the Utes still leading the series 3 games to 2.