Game Five

Either way, this will be the last game played in Miami this season, and it will also be the last game that New York will have to use the DH rule. For this game, Eddie decides to use Dallas Knight Jr. to start the game in left-field, to provide better defense and speed for the whole game, rather than use Leon Wolf for his slightly better bat, but inferior legs. Its also a rematch of Game 1 starters, Stuart Coppolla and Bill Greene.

In the first inning, Miami takes the 1-0 lead as Quilvio Gato leads off with a double, and scores on a 2-out error by left-fielder Dallas Knight Jr. In the 2nd, New York gets 2 runs on a double from Chad White, Manfred Mueller hitting into an error by the shortstop, and then singles by Dallas Knight Jr. and Justin Lewis.

The score remains 2-1 until the bottom of the 5th. Ronald Young and Clyde Frogg lead off with singles, and score on a 2-run triple by Eli Moreno. Pinch-hitter Junior Spidey hits a sac-fly to give Miami a 4-2 lead. In the 6th, Miami scores another 3 runs on and RBI double from Clyde Frogg, a sac-fly from Eli Moreno, and then a double from Jim Concepcion.

Coppolla is chased after allowing all the runs, and finishes 5.2-7-7-6-2-4. Neither team scores again, as Bob Belardi closes out the 9th. Bill Greene goes 7.2-7-2-0-2-3 for the win.

Miami wins Game 5 7-2, and cuts the series lead to 3-2. Can they pull off the impossible? We'll travel to New York for Game 6 to find out.