Major League Playoffs Game 5s

Denver at Philadelphia, Hyde vs. Zito. Its 1-1 in the bottom of the 5th, and Hyde gets the first 2 Philadelphia batters out, bringin up Zito. Zito singles, Jimmy Taylor singles, and then a Rocky Balboni double makes it 3-1. Denver gets 1 run back in the 7th on a Jason Hopper solo homerun. In the 7th, they pinch hit for Hyde trying to get more runs but fail. In the bottom of the 8th, the wheels come off the Denver bullpen as Philadelphia connects for hit after hit, scoring 5 runs to take the 8-2 lead. Thats the final score as Philadelphia stays alive and extends the series to 6 games. Zito goes 8-5-2-2-2-6 for the win. Hyde goes 6-6-3-3-0-3 and takes the loss.

New York at Bay Area, rematch of Game 1 starters Pedro Lewis and Scott Belcher. Bay Area takes a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI singles by Jack Collins and Bill Herrera. Tim Griffin drives home Chad White in the 2nd to make it 2-1. In the bottom of the 5th, Bay Area gets a 2-run homer from Fred Lewis to make it 4-1. The next inning, a 2-out 2-run double from Jason Davenport makes it 6-1. Pedro Lewis does not look like an ace in this one, going 6-11-6-6-1-8. In the top of the 7th, New York shows life. Manfred singles, Griffin singles, and Justin Lewis hits a double that scores Manfred, and makes it 2nd & 3rd with no one out. New York then pinch hits Harry Henderson, hoping for the 3-run bomb. He pops out to third, and then Ricky Buckley strikes out. Jason Foster then works the 2 out walk to load the bases for Keith Lee. Lee connects for a blast down the right field line. Is it fair or foul? Foul ball. Then, Lee lines a double to right center that clears the bases. 6-5 Bay Area. Belcher exits with a line of 6.2-9-5-5-2-5. After Bay Area gets out of the inning without any more damage, Bill Wright comes in for New York and shuts down Bay Area in the 7th & 8th. In the 9th, Bay Area goes to closer Ernie Perkins to preserve the 1 run lead. Leon Wolf pinch hits for Justin Lewis and singles. After a pinch runner, Perkins gets pinch hitter Dallas Knight to strike out. After a near pick-off, Ricky Buckley drives a Perkins fastball to deep centerfield. Herrera goes to the track but can't make the play...Homerun. Buckley blasts one over the wall to give New York the 1 run lead 7-6. In the bottom of the 9th, New York will be facing the 2-3-4 hitters for Bay Area and elects to go with Game 4 hero, Jaret Benser. Benser gets Fred Lewis to fly to right-center where Chad White makes a great running catch. Ryan Harris then grounds out to shortstop. Down to their last out, Benser stretches for the pitch but doesnt feel right. He has to leave the game due to injury, but should be OK for Game 6 after the travel day. Bernie Grayson comes in to relieve and allows a walk to Jack Collins. With the winning run at the plate, Grayson strikes out Otto Tingley to end the game. New York wins Game 5 7-6, and takes the 3-2 lead in the series as we go back to New York for Game 6.