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tavo2311 · 07-17-2020, 01:14 PM

RESULTS: ROUND 2 - REGION 2:

4) 1995 Cleveland Indians vs. 4) 1984 Detroit Tigers

One of the more anticipated 2nd round matchups starts in Cleveland today with Jack Morris and Charles Nagy the starters. The Indians jumped on Morris early with Eddie Murray and Manny Ramirez driving in three runs. Morris would settle down and the game stayed 3-0 to the 8th. Morris and reliever Rozema would give up a grand slam to Paul Sorrento, and a three-run shot to Manny Ramirez. Nagy gets the complete game in an 11-1 thrashing.

Game 2 was rough for the starters, and saw the Indians again jump out on top with a four-run 1st off Dan Petry. Detroit would then respond and tie it up in the 2nd. The back and forth game’s key point was in the the 7th. With Dennis Martinez tiring, Kirk Gibson drew a key walk to load them up, Lance Parrish drove in two, and Darrell Evans drove in two. With the 8-7 lead in hand, closer Willie Hernandez threw an immaculate 9-pitch, 3-strikeout inning for the save and a tied series.

Orel Hershiser and Milt Wilcox contested game 3 as the series shifts to Detroit. Detroit would jump to a 3-0 lead but in the 4th Cleveland erupted for five, highlighted by Jim Thome’s grand slam. Detroit clawed back and Larry Herndon would tie the game at 5-5 with a double off Hershiser in the 7th. Then in the 8th Lance Parris and co. would touch up Julian Tavarez for four runs and a 9-5 lead. Willie Hernandez would get a five out save for a 9-7 final. Detroit leads the series 2-1.

The Indians certainly showed some urgency in game 4 as Eddie Murray and Albert Belle both went deep early and built a 6-0 lead, but Mark Clark apparently didn’t like pitching with such a big lead, as the game would be tied at 6 with Kirk Gibson’s grand slam in the 5th. The moment of the game came in the 7th when Detroit reliever Doug Bair served up Albert Belle’s 2nd dinger of the game. Jose Mesa would save the 8-6 victory for a tied series.

The aces returned for the always pivotal game 5. You certainly couldn’t tell they were aces by the linescore. Cleveland opened up a 3-0 first inning lead. Detroit exploded for six runs in the 3rd, keeping the series’ status quo of big innings with Howard Johnson’s bases loaded triple. Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome would each hit 2-run bombs in the 4th and the game was 9-6 before the stands were full. With individual runs in the 6th and 7th Detroit pulled to within a run, but Jose Mesa would get a five out save and Cleveland leads the series 3-2.

What a highly entertaining series this has been, with four close, high scoring games after game 1’s blowout. The first big moment in game 6 was Albert Belle’s 2-run double capping a 3-run 3rd inning. Cleveland would add another in the 6th and the game was uncharacteristically low scoring into the late innings. Forty year old Dennis Martinez never faced trouble, giving up only 5 hits and no walks in a 120-pitch complete game shutout. By a final of 4-0 Cleveland wins the series in six!

Albert Belle was the easy pick for MVP slashing .435/.500/.870, with 3 HRs and 12 RBIs.

07-17-2020, 01:14 PM	#94
tavo2311 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 157	Round 2 RESULTS: ROUND 2 - REGION 2: 4) 1995 Cleveland Indians vs. 4) 1984 Detroit Tigers One of the more anticipated 2nd round matchups starts in Cleveland today with Jack Morris and Charles Nagy the starters. The Indians jumped on Morris early with Eddie Murray and Manny Ramirez driving in three runs. Morris would settle down and the game stayed 3-0 to the 8th. Morris and reliever Rozema would give up a grand slam to Paul Sorrento, and a three-run shot to Manny Ramirez. Nagy gets the complete game in an 11-1 thrashing. Game 2 was rough for the starters, and saw the Indians again jump out on top with a four-run 1st off Dan Petry. Detroit would then respond and tie it up in the 2nd. The back and forth game’s key point was in the the 7th. With Dennis Martinez tiring, Kirk Gibson drew a key walk to load them up, Lance Parrish drove in two, and Darrell Evans drove in two. With the 8-7 lead in hand, closer Willie Hernandez threw an immaculate 9-pitch, 3-strikeout inning for the save and a tied series. Orel Hershiser and Milt Wilcox contested game 3 as the series shifts to Detroit. Detroit would jump to a 3-0 lead but in the 4th Cleveland erupted for five, highlighted by Jim Thome’s grand slam. Detroit clawed back and Larry Herndon would tie the game at 5-5 with a double off Hershiser in the 7th. Then in the 8th Lance Parris and co. would touch up Julian Tavarez for four runs and a 9-5 lead. Willie Hernandez would get a five out save for a 9-7 final. Detroit leads the series 2-1. The Indians certainly showed some urgency in game 4 as Eddie Murray and Albert Belle both went deep early and built a 6-0 lead, but Mark Clark apparently didn’t like pitching with such a big lead, as the game would be tied at 6 with Kirk Gibson’s grand slam in the 5th. The moment of the game came in the 7th when Detroit reliever Doug Bair served up Albert Belle’s 2nd dinger of the game. Jose Mesa would save the 8-6 victory for a tied series. The aces returned for the always pivotal game 5. You certainly couldn’t tell they were aces by the linescore. Cleveland opened up a 3-0 first inning lead. Detroit exploded for six runs in the 3rd, keeping the series’ status quo of big innings with Howard Johnson’s bases loaded triple. Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome would each hit 2-run bombs in the 4th and the game was 9-6 before the stands were full. With individual runs in the 6th and 7th Detroit pulled to within a run, but Jose Mesa would get a five out save and Cleveland leads the series 3-2. What a highly entertaining series this has been, with four close, high scoring games after game 1’s blowout. The first big moment in game 6 was Albert Belle’s 2-run double capping a 3-run 3rd inning. Cleveland would add another in the 6th and the game was uncharacteristically low scoring into the late innings. Forty year old Dennis Martinez never faced trouble, giving up only 5 hits and no walks in a 120-pitch complete game shutout. By a final of 4-0 Cleveland wins the series in six! Albert Belle was the easy pick for MVP slashing .435/.500/.870, with 3 HRs and 12 RBIs. Last edited by tavo2311; 07-21-2020 at 02:24 PM.