[jg2977]

“Welcome back everybody, Jacobs Field, Game 1 of the World Series… and the Cleveland Indians pick up right where they left off. Final here: Indians 6, Padres 3.
J.P. Busch, your winner tonight, seven innings, five hits, a couple runs, worked out of some jams, and the Tribe takes the opener. He had the Padres off balance most of the night — or maybe they were just still celebrating that sweep over the Reds, who knows.
Now it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Third inning, Busch hangs one, Moreno smacks a triple, Padres push across three. Crowd got a little nervous. But then — boom! — shortstop Scott Arena puts one into the cheap seats, two-run shot, cuts it to a one-run game.
Then came the seventh. Pat Kresse at the plate, two outs, man on third, base hit up the middle, Indians take the lead. Fans go nuts. That, folks, was your ballgame. Add a couple more in the eighth for insurance, call it a night.
Padres couldn’t hit water if they fell out of a boat after the third inning. Nine men left on base, and you’re not winning a World Series game that way.
So, Game 1 to Cleveland. They’re up 1–0 in the best of seven. Busch your star, Kresse the clutch hit, Arena the long ball. Tomorrow we’ll do it all over again right here.
Indians 6, Padres 3. Tribe leads the Series.
...and for those of you keeping score at home — if you are, you really need to get out more.”