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World Series Game 6: St. Louis 4, Cleveland 3, Series tied 3-3
Izzy San Juan limited Cleveland to one run over seven innings, and St. Louis jumped out front with a three-run top of the second inning before holding on to win Game 6 of the World Series 4-3 at Cleveland Stadium (1980).
Steve Rossi ignited that big second for the River Walkers with a one-out double off Juke Box Heroes starting pitcher Matt Frisbee.
A walk to Rick Scott followed before Jean Carmona flew out for the second out.
But as often happens, a misplay in the field led to some bad things for the team playing defense.
San Juan reached when Cleveland second baseman Will Holland booted a ground ball, allowing Rossi to score.
The red-hot Jose Ramirez followed with the second triple of the inning, and St. Louis led 3-0.
Cleveland got the one board in the bottom of the second when Robert Perez singled with one out and scored on an Adrian Hernandez double.
A Jordan Groshans solo homer off Ronny Carvajal in the top of the eighth, put the St. Louis lead back at three.
They would need that extra run.
Cory Tiller relieved San Juan to start the eighth and gave up three singles, Mac Horvath with the third to drive in Tony Jackson.
Walkers closer Ernesto Barbosa's postseason struggles continued in the ninth.
He allowed a one-out single to Perez, then unleashed a wild pitch to move him up a base.
Hernandez scored Perez with his second double of the game.
But Barbosa settled down and got Tony Jackson to ground out and Logan Davidson to hit a fly ball to the warning track in right to end it.
Barbosa now has four postseason saves.
San Juan (1-0) allowed the one run on four hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked none.
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