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BoilerRocketScientist · 06-19-2013, 09:59 PM

Thornton Blasts Seattle to Comeback

The winner take all Game 5 takes us back to Seattle where Detroit will send Jack Morris against Seattle’s Floyd Bannister. Seattle got on the board first with a 2-out solo homer by Ruppert Jones, his 3rd of the series. Detroit bounced back in the 2nd with 3 runs on 3 miscues. First, Lou Whitaker scored from 3rd on a Bannister balk, then Jason Thompson scored from second when the defense failed to corral a pop-up on short right field, and the 3rd run scored when John Stearns overthrew 3rd base on a steal attempt allowing Rudy Law to score. All-in-all, it was a horrible showing for the Seattle defense in the 3rd and it puts the Mariners in a 3-1 hole. Seattle countered in the bottom of the 2nd with a Andre Thornton solo homer reduced Detroit’s lead to 3-2. Detroit added a run in the 3rd when Lou Whitaker singled in Alan Trammel. Whitaker is hitting .529 for the series with a team leading 7 RBI’s. Seattle exploded in the 4th with 5 runs off of 2 homers. First, Greg Walker hit a grand slam off of Morris, sending him to the showers. Andre Thornton followed that up against reliever Tom Underwood for his 2nd homer of the game to give Seattle a 7-4 lead after only 3 innings. In the bottom of the a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly scored John Stearns increasing Seattles lead to 8-4 after 4 innings. In the 5th, a Tim Wallach double and a Paul Molitor triple plated two more runs to increase the lead to 10-4 Seattle. In the 6th inning, Andre Thornton blasted his 3rd homer of the game to bump the lead to 12-4. For the game Thornton is 3/3 with a walk, 3 HR’s, 4 RBI’s, and 4 runs scored. The crowd was going wild and his Seattle teammates sent Thornton out for a curtain call. A solo homer by Tim Wallach added to the 13-4 Seattle lead giving them at least a run in every inning so far this game. A Buddy Bell solo homer off of Seattle reliever Sheldon Burnside was all the Tigers could manage in the 9th inning and a strikeout of Brett Butler ended the game and gave Seattle a miraculous comeback this series from down 0-2 in the first 2 games to winning the 5-game ALCS. The Series was a total slugfest. Detroit scored 33 runs while hitting .299 with 7 HR’s while Seattle scored 34 runs hitting .282 but the 12 HR’s rocked the Detroit staff. Andre Thornton earned the MVP with his 4 HR’s including 3 in the clinching Game 5. Helping him out was Ruppert Jones 3 HR’s and 8 RBI’s and Greg Walkers 2 HR’s and 8 RBI’s.

06-19-2013, 09:59 PM	#112
BoilerRocketScientist All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 611	1982 - ALCS Game 5 Thornton Blasts Seattle to Comeback The winner take all Game 5 takes us back to Seattle where Detroit will send Jack Morris against Seattle’s Floyd Bannister. Seattle got on the board first with a 2-out solo homer by Ruppert Jones, his 3rd of the series. Detroit bounced back in the 2nd with 3 runs on 3 miscues. First, Lou Whitaker scored from 3rd on a Bannister balk, then Jason Thompson scored from second when the defense failed to corral a pop-up on short right field, and the 3rd run scored when John Stearns overthrew 3rd base on a steal attempt allowing Rudy Law to score. All-in-all, it was a horrible showing for the Seattle defense in the 3rd and it puts the Mariners in a 3-1 hole. Seattle countered in the bottom of the 2nd with a Andre Thornton solo homer reduced Detroit’s lead to 3-2. Detroit added a run in the 3rd when Lou Whitaker singled in Alan Trammel. Whitaker is hitting .529 for the series with a team leading 7 RBI’s. Seattle exploded in the 4th with 5 runs off of 2 homers. First, Greg Walker hit a grand slam off of Morris, sending him to the showers. Andre Thornton followed that up against reliever Tom Underwood for his 2nd homer of the game to give Seattle a 7-4 lead after only 3 innings. In the bottom of the a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly scored John Stearns increasing Seattles lead to 8-4 after 4 innings. In the 5th, a Tim Wallach double and a Paul Molitor triple plated two more runs to increase the lead to 10-4 Seattle. In the 6th inning, Andre Thornton blasted his 3rd homer of the game to bump the lead to 12-4. For the game Thornton is 3/3 with a walk, 3 HR’s, 4 RBI’s, and 4 runs scored. The crowd was going wild and his Seattle teammates sent Thornton out for a curtain call. A solo homer by Tim Wallach added to the 13-4 Seattle lead giving them at least a run in every inning so far this game. A Buddy Bell solo homer off of Seattle reliever Sheldon Burnside was all the Tigers could manage in the 9th inning and a strikeout of Brett Butler ended the game and gave Seattle a miraculous comeback this series from down 0-2 in the first 2 games to winning the 5-game ALCS. The Series was a total slugfest. Detroit scored 33 runs while hitting .299 with 7 HR’s while Seattle scored 34 runs hitting .282 but the 12 HR’s rocked the Detroit staff. Andre Thornton earned the MVP with his 4 HR’s including 3 in the clinching Game 5. Helping him out was Ruppert Jones 3 HR’s and 8 RBI’s and Greg Walkers 2 HR’s and 8 RBI’s.