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tavo2311 · 06-20-2020, 07:46 PM

RESULTS: ROUND 1 - REGION 1:

6) 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. 11) 2002 Anaheim Angels

Kirby Higbe and Ramon Ortiz are the opening game starters in Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and both got through the first third of the game without a baserunner. What a start! But the Angels were able to break out in the 4th capped by a Bengie Molina 3-run shot. The Dodgers would attempt to pull back into it with a couple runs off Brendan Donnelly in the bottom of the 8th, but Troy Percival would shut things down and hold the 5-4 win to grab homefield in the series.

In game 2, Jarrod Washburn and Whit Wyatt would both have their flashes but exchanged the lead a few times to arrive at a 4-4 game in the 6th. It would stay that way until the top of the 14th when Tim Salmon launched a two-run shot. Percival had already gone two innings earlier in the game, so Scot Shields came on to close game 2 and send the series to the West Coast with the Dodgers in dire trouble.

Rookie sensation John Lackey was awesome in game 3, giving up only a run through seven. But Curt Davis did him one better going eight shutout innings and took a 1-0 lead to the 9th. That’s when Les Webber came in from the Brooklyn bullpen and served up a two-run homer to Tim Salmon who walked it off with his second straight game-winning HR. The Dodgers are on the verge of being swept and we clearly have a front runner for the series MVP if things don’t change.

In game 4 Brooklyn got to Kevin Appier for four early runs and the game threatened to get away from Anaheim when, who else, Tim Salmon hit his third homerun of the series to cut the lead to 4-2. The score stayed unchanged until the bottom of the 9th, when Anaheim would end the series in dramatic fashion, walking off for the second straight night. This time David Eckstein hit a 2-run triple to tie it up and then Darin Erstad’s sacrifice fly ended it 5-4.

The Angels made quick work of their future So Cal rivals and we have yet another lower seeded team moving on. For a series sweep this was actually very close. Total runs were 18-13 over four games, three one-run games, and two pitches on consecutive nights away from a 2-2 series instead of 4-0. The Dodgers best hitters, Reese, Vahan, Medwick all hit under .200. I’ll give everyone a guess on the Series MVP…. Tim Salmon went .313/.421/.938 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs.

06-20-2020, 07:46 PM	#71
tavo2311 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 157	RESULTS: ROUND 1 - REGION 1: 6) 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. 11) 2002 Anaheim Angels Kirby Higbe and Ramon Ortiz are the opening game starters in Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and both got through the first third of the game without a baserunner. What a start! But the Angels were able to break out in the 4th capped by a Bengie Molina 3-run shot. The Dodgers would attempt to pull back into it with a couple runs off Brendan Donnelly in the bottom of the 8th, but Troy Percival would shut things down and hold the 5-4 win to grab homefield in the series. In game 2, Jarrod Washburn and Whit Wyatt would both have their flashes but exchanged the lead a few times to arrive at a 4-4 game in the 6th. It would stay that way until the top of the 14th when Tim Salmon launched a two-run shot. Percival had already gone two innings earlier in the game, so Scot Shields came on to close game 2 and send the series to the West Coast with the Dodgers in dire trouble. Rookie sensation John Lackey was awesome in game 3, giving up only a run through seven. But Curt Davis did him one better going eight shutout innings and took a 1-0 lead to the 9th. That’s when Les Webber came in from the Brooklyn bullpen and served up a two-run homer to Tim Salmon who walked it off with his second straight game-winning HR. The Dodgers are on the verge of being swept and we clearly have a front runner for the series MVP if things don’t change. In game 4 Brooklyn got to Kevin Appier for four early runs and the game threatened to get away from Anaheim when, who else, Tim Salmon hit his third homerun of the series to cut the lead to 4-2. The score stayed unchanged until the bottom of the 9th, when Anaheim would end the series in dramatic fashion, walking off for the second straight night. This time David Eckstein hit a 2-run triple to tie it up and then Darin Erstad’s sacrifice fly ended it 5-4. The Angels made quick work of their future So Cal rivals and we have yet another lower seeded team moving on. For a series sweep this was actually very close. Total runs were 18-13 over four games, three one-run games, and two pitches on consecutive nights away from a 2-2 series instead of 4-0. The Dodgers best hitters, Reese, Vahan, Medwick all hit under .200. I’ll give everyone a guess on the Series MVP…. Tim Salmon went .313/.421/.938 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs.