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Game 3 was a classic. An absolute classic.

14 game winner Bert Blyleven faced 12 game winner David DeLuca in a lovely fall evening, no worries about freeze warning in Anaheim. We pushed an unearned run across in the 2nd to take the lead, but singles by Strawberry and Singleton gave the Jays a 2-1 lead..

In the bottom of the 3rd, 2-time MVP Fred Lynn hit his 1st post-season HR in his first ever post-season in his 10 year career and we led 3-2. From there, DeLuca and Blyleven only allowed a total of 3 hits from the 4th through the 7th setting up a classic ending.

In the 8th, I pulled Blyleven after a leadoff walk to Von Hayes and 110 pitches with 2 lefties coming up and Al Holland fresh in the bullpen. Hayes then took off for second and we had him dead to rights, but the throw by Ted May sailed into center and Hayes ended up on 3rd where he scored on a sac fly by Strawberry and we are tied after 8.

In the 9th, the Jays put runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs when David Rusco lined a single up the middle and fleet-footed Darryl Thomas came flying around 3rd, but Vernon Armstead threw a pea and May blocked the plate and nailed him, keeping it tied up.

Next man up, Jose Urena lofted one to left where Fred Lynn grabbed it with a running start and nailed Otto Velez at home, nailing back-to-back runners at home!!

And with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth facing Jays closer Mike Smith, Lynn stamped his name in our teams post-season history books with a 440 foot walk-off to dead center.

Lynn has 2 HR's, 7 RBI and an outfield assist after his 1st 3 post-season games. Not bad.