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October 13th, 1989
Game Seven of the NLCS.
Frank Viola vs Ron Darling.
This is it.
Top of the 1st
RUSTY PRISKE - groundout to 2B
Lonnie - strikeout
Ruben - fly out to RF
Bottom of the 1st
Gerald Young - groundout to 3B
Lenny Dykstra - fly out to CF
Wally Joyner - walk
Darryl Strawberry - strikeout
Top of the 2nd
Rob Deer - strikeout
Robby Thompson - strikeout
Keith Hernandez - walk
Alan Cockrell - fly out to CF
Bottom of the 2nd
Mike Fitzgerald - fly out to RF
Johnny Ray - fly out to CF
Ross Jones - strikeout
Top of the 3rd
Tim Naehring - single
Frank - sac bunt. Tim to 2nd
ME - fly out to CF
Lonnie - RBI single
Ruben - single. Lonnie to 2nd
Rob - strikeout
GIANTS lead 1-0!
Bottom of the 3rd
Wally Backman - strikeout
Darling - groundout to ME
Young - groundout to 2B
Top of the 4th
Robby - groundout to 2B
Keith - fly out to LF
Alan - strikeout
Bottom of the 4th
Dykstra - double
Joyner - strikeout
Strawberry - strikeout
Fitzgerald - line out to 2B
Top of the 5th
Tim - fly out to CF
Frank - strikeout
ME - fly out to CF
Bottom of the 5th
Ray - groundout to 3B
Jones - walk
Backman - fielder's choice to ME
PH Mel Hall - single. Backman to 3rd
Young - groundout to P
Top of the 6th
David Wells relives for Mets.
Lonnie - groundout to 1B
Ruben - groundout to 1B
Rob - pop out to SS
Bottom of the 6th
Dykstra - groundout to 1B
Joyner - fly out to RF
Strawberry - groundout to 2B
Top of the 7th
Robby - strikeout
Keith - fly out to CF
Alan - groundout to 2B
Bottom of the 7th
Fitzgerald - strikeout
Ray - reaches on error by... ME.
Jones - single. Ray to 3rd
Backman - line out to ME.
PH Hubie Brooks - walk. bases loaded.
Young - groundout to ME
Phew. I bailed myself out.
Top of the 8th
Roger McDowell relieves for Mets.
Tim - groundout to SS
Frank - reaches on error by Joyner.
ME - 6-4-3 double play
Bottom of the 8th
Dykstra - groundout to 2B
Joyner - hit-by-pitch
Strawberry - strikeout
Fitzgerald - strikeout
Top of the 9th
Randy Myers relieves for Mets
Lonnie - groundout to 3B
Ruben - single
Rob - single. Ruben to 2nd.
Robby - HOME RUN!!
Keith - fly out to CF
Alan - walk
Tim - fly out to CF
GIANTS lead 4-0!
Bottom of the 9th
Mark Davis relieves for Giants.
Tom O'Malley takes 1B as defensive replacement.
Ray - single
Jones - walk
Backman - strikeout
PH Rick Cerone - Priske - Thompson - O'Malley double play to win the game and the series!
WE ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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