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World Series Game 1 -- St. Louis 4, Cleveland 3, St. Louis leads 1-0
Jared Thomas led off the top of the ninth inning with a tie-breaking home run off Cleveland relief pitcher Juan Munoz, and St. Louis held on for a 4-3 win at Cleveland Stadium (1980).
Thomas' fourth homer of the postseason came on a 1-2 pitch. It traveled 438 feet over the fence in center field.
The River Walkers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, only to have the Juke Box Heroes rally to tie it.
Jose Ramirez led off the game with a single off Cleveland starter Luis Vasquez, and later scored on a Jose Segura two-out single.
Jordan Groshans drew a walk, and Steve Rossi scored both runners with a double.
The Heroes finally got on the board against Walkers starter Kaneo Kawamoto in the bottom of the sixth.
Tyler McKenzie, who went 4 for 4, led off with a double, and moved to third when the next hitter, Mac Horvath, singled.
A walk to Tanner Kohlhepp loaded the bases.
Joe Silverstein scored McKenzie with a single.
Horvath scored when Will Holland hit into a double play.
Cleveland tied it in the seventh with Kawamoto still on the mound to open the inning.
Judson Fabian led off with a single, which saw him reach second when left fielder Jose Ramirez misplayed the ball.
Travis Krogman replaced Kawamoto and was greeted by Fernando Jimenez, who hit a fly ball which moved Fabian to third.
McKenzie connected with his second double of the game, scoring Jimenez.
But Krogman was able to stand him there and keep the game tied.
Kawamoto worked six innings, allowing the three runs on three hits. He struck out seven and walked three.
Krogman pitched the one inning.
Cory Tiller worked a perfect eighth.
Ernesto Barbosa gave up a one-out single to Robert Perez in the ninth, but was still able to come out with his second save of the postseason.
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