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2029 Playoffs
World Series
The 2029 World Series was a matchup between the 96-win Dallas Mustangs and the 87-win and wildcard team Indianapolis Racers, it was also a strength-on-strength matchup with the Dallas pitching staff (owners of a 2.88 team ERA) versus the Indianapolis Racers powerful offense. Most experts expected this series to be a close matchup with Dallas seen as slight favorites courtesy of their better pitching and having homefield advantage. Fans flocked to the JFK Memorial Stadium for game one to witness the Dallas Mustangs first ever World Series game, but it was the visitors who built an early two run lead. Dallas finally gave their fans something to cheer in the the seventh when SS Mike Jensen slammed a Wood fastball into the seats for a 2-run homer giving the Mustangs a 3-2 lead. After his early wobbles Dallas starter Alwin Roozen had settled down and after pitching eight strong innings (8IP, 6H, 2ER, 1BB, 9K) handed over to closer Luis Torres for the ninth. Torres retired the first two batters before things went awry, as he surrendered two runs to blow the save. The whole atmosphere had changed and Indianapolis smelled blood, the Racers called on closer Chuck Patrick to finish the job, after retiring the first man Patrick then walked Wayne Radke before enticing Angel Gil to hit a groundball to short but Juan Miranda botched the double play chance and so the Racers were only able to retire Radke at second. Patrick then walked Mike Jensen to put two men aboard and swing the momentum once again back in the Mustangs favour and force the Racers to call on Brad Wright to try and get the final out. Dallas sent pinch hitter Nick Robbins to the plate and on a full count Robbins smashed the ball deep into centerfield for a game winning walk-off 2-RBI double. After the excitement of the night before game two was much more sedate, Indianapolis starter Stephen Price couldn’t keep the Dallas hitters off the bases, surrendering nine hits and four runs before he was removed having pitched just three innings. Dallas starter Randy Bane on the other hand was in complete control pitching into the seventh before surrendering a run. The Mustangs bullpen then kept the Indianapolis bats quiet the rest of the way, securing the 6-1 win and giving Dallas a 2-0 series lead to take to Indianapolis. Two nights later back in Indianapolis, Mustangs starter Edward Williams failed to make it out of the second inning as the Racers erupted for four runs, going on the take the game 5-1. The Mustangs struck first in Game four on Mike Jensen's RBI single but their starter Kurt Banks (a 19-game winner during the regular season) struggled in the bottom half, as he surrendered a two-run homer to Nelson Vasquez. Indianapolis starter Angel Castro took the 2–1 lead into the fifth, but then surrendered a crucial two-out, two-run homer to Wayne Radke giving Dallas the lead, Roberto Guzman then tied the game with a solo homer to lead off the bottom of the seventh. Angel Gil restored the Dallas lead in the eighth with solo shot of his own before Mustangs closer Luis Torres took the mound for the bottom of the ninth, he pitched around a Jose Cintron single to close out the 4-3 win and put Dallas one victory away from the world series title. Game one starters Alwin Roozen (DAL) and Jerry Wood (IND) opposed each other once again in game five. The contest remained scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Racers scored on a Roberto Guzman RBI single. Wayne Radke tied it for the Mustangs in the fifth with a solo blast, and they pushed a pair of runs across in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead. Indianapolis stranded two men in the seventh and left the bases loaded in the eighth and although Jose Cintron took Dallas closer Luis Torres deep to lead off the bottom of the ninth, that was as close as Indianapolis would get, as Torres retired the next three batters to preserve the narrow 3-2 victory and give the Dallas Mustangs their maiden World Series title.
2029 Playoff Recap
Divisional Series
EL: Detroit 3-0 Miami, Indianapolis 3-1 Washington
WL: Dallas 3-1 San Diego, Las Vegas 3-1 Kansas City
Championship Series
EL: Indianapolis 4-3 Detroit
WL: Dallas 4-1 Las Vegas
World Series
Dallas 4-1 Indianapolis
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