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In game 2, Tom Candiotti and Araujo matched zeros through 3, but Kutcher doubled in a run in the 4th to open the scoring, 1-0. We started to give things away in the 5th after Brunansky dropped a fly ball which eventually led to to 2 unearned runs on another Kutcher double and a Mike Bordick single.
We were generous again in the 6th. A Maldonado error contributed to a 3-run inning and the Phils took a comfortable 5-0 lead. Keith Moreland and Mike Anderson added RBI singles and Araujo's day was over, allowing 5 runs, but only 2 earned.
We got 1 back in the bottom half with a Brunansky home run, and then the amazing Lynn made it back-to-back with his 3rd hr of the series and it was quickly 5-2. But in the top half of the 7th, Bill Gullickson surrendered a monster home run to Allen Sigler and they had a 5-run lead back, 7-2.
That man Randy Kutcher hit a 2-run HR in the top of the 9th, and they almost needed it. We added 3 runs with hits and walks to make it 9-5, and Brunansky came up with the bases loaded, but popped out and the series went back to Philly tied at 1
In the AL, 38 year old Burt Hooton allowed just 6 runners in 9 innings as the Twins literally turned the series around, winning 8-2 after losing game 1 by the same score. Ellis Burks homered and knocked in 3 and Chili Davis hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI.
Hooton has had a great career. The 38-year old has won at least 10 games 17 of his 18 years and has added 2 years of at least 10 wins and 20 saves. He has 251 wins and after a year going 17-12, he has an outside chance of making it to 300
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