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Motor City had not won a playoff series since they lost in the IBLCS to Weare in 1996, but now find themselves once again playing for the IBL Championship. Alan Trammell and the Marauders would like to congratulate the Devils on a fine season and exciting playoff series. Game 6 The Marauders returned home to play game 6 up 3-2 in the series, but without the services of Mariano Rivera who informed Trammell that he had pitched too much in game 5. PAD 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 MCM 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 5 W - McElroy L - Almanzar S - Nen The Marauders jumped on Chuck Finley in the first, with Alex Ochoa delivering a 2-run single and Fernando Tatis following that up with an RBI single that just barely got over the glove of the second baseman. Shane Reynolds couldn't hold the lead though, as Stan Javier hit a solo shot in the 3rd and Edgar Martinez singled in two more runs later that inning. With both starters yanked early, the two bullpens dueled it out once again. As was the case throughout the series, the Marauders bullpen was the difference in the game. Five Motor City relievers combined to shut out the Devils over the final 6 innings. Edgar Renteria plated the go-ahead run with a two-out single off Almanzar, and Frank Thomas added an insurance run with a double off Lowe (with Quilvio Veras being thrown out at the plate). Series MVP Robb Nen retired the last 6 batters, including striking out the side in the top of the 9th. Game 5 The Devils had a 5-0 lead early, and continued to hold onto a 5-2 lead, when the bullpen simply collapsed in the 7th -- 8 straight Marauders reached base and scored 6 runs, giving the Marauders a 8-5 lead that they would not relinquish and pushing the Devils to the brink of elimination. Mariano Rivera, Kelly Wunsch, and ex-Devil Robb Nen combined for 6.1 innings of scoreless relief to hold the Devils off, and Mike Piazza homered twice for the Marauders. Greg Vaughn homered for the Devils. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- MCM 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 8 15 1 PAD 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS MCM AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 2b MCM ATL Veras 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 1b MCM CHA Thomas 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 c MCM NYN Piazza 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 rf-lf MCM CIN Ochoa 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 5 3b MCM STL Tatis 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 5 3b MCM NYA Sojo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 cf MCM CIN Griffey 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 dh MCM CIN Young 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 8 lf MCM OAK Grieve 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 8 ph-rf MCM TEX Kapler 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 ss MCM STL Renteria 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 TOTALS for MCM 40 8 15 8 2 0 3 0 1 4 9 35 11 PITCHERS MCM IP H R ER BB K HR - MCM KC Reichert 2.2 4 5 5 3 0 1 W MCM NYA Rivera 3.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 - MCM CHA Wunsch 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S MCM SF Nen 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 TOTALS for MCM 9.0 7 5 5 5 4 1 LOB: 11 E: 1 - Griffey. PB: none. GIDP: 1 - Piazza. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: 2 - Ochoa 2. WP: none. IBB: 1 - Grieve. BALK: none. BATTERS PAD AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 2b PAD TEX Catalanotto 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 cf PAD STL Edmonds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1b PAD OAK GiambiJa. 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 dh PAD SEA Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 c PAD LA Hundley 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 lf PAD TB Vaughn 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 ph-lf PAD SF Crespo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 ss PAD BAL Mora 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 ph PAD NYN Ventura 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3b PAD MON Blum 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 rf PAD SEA Javier 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 TOTALS for PAD 32 5 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 5 4 3 34 PITCHERS PAD IP H R ER BB K HR - PAD TEX Rogers 6.0 6 3 3 4 7 2 L PAD HOU Slusarski 0.0 3 4 4 0 0 1 - PAD BAL Groom 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - PAD COL Rose 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 - PAD CLE Finley 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS for PAD 9.0 15 8 8 4 9 3 LOB: 5 E: 1 - Mora. PB: none. GIDP: 2 - Vaughn, Javier. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: none. IBB: none. BALK: none. grs version 2.7.2b3 MCM at PAD Warm, Pt. Cloudy, No Wind Starting pitchers - Reichert for MCM, and Rogers for PAD MCM 1: Veras K. Thomas 1b llf. Piazza GDP 6-4-3, Thomas out. MCM 0 PAD 0 PAD 1: Catalanotto ground out 3-1(IFR). Edmonds RG 3. GiambiJa. 2b (IFR3b). Martinez BB. Hundley FC 4-6, Hundley to first, Martinez out. MCM 0 PAD 0 MCM 2: Ochoa RG 5-3. Tatis K. Griffey K. MCM 0 PAD 0 PAD 2: Vaughn SG 4-3. Mora ground out 6-3(IFR). Blum HG 4-3. MCM 0 PAD 0 MCM 3: Young fly out 9(E). Grieve K. Renteria 1b gcf. Veras 1b lcf, Renteria to second. Pickoff 1o(WP), Renteria out. MCM 0 PAD 0 PAD 3: Javier ground out 4-3(IFR). Catalanotto 2b rcf. Edmonds HG 4-3, Catalanotto to third. GiambiJa. BB. Martinez BB, GiambiJa. to second. Hundley 1b lrf, GiambiJa. scores, Martinez to second, Catalanotto scores. Vaughn HR lc, Vaughn scores, Hundley scores, Martinez scores. Rivera now pitching for MCM. Mora 1b llf. Blum RG 3. MCM 0 PAD 5 MCM 4: Thomas SG 5-3. Piazza HR cf, Piazza scores. Ochoa HBP. Tatis K. Griffey safe on E 6(Mora), Griffey to first, Ochoa to second. Young HF 7. MCM 1 PAD 5 PAD 4: Javier SG 6-3. Catalanotto 1b lrf. Edmonds K. GiambiJa. SG 6-3. MCM 1 PAD 5 MCM 5: Grieve K. Renteria HR lf, Renteria scores. Veras SG 4-3. Thomas BB. Piazza FC 4-6, Piazza to first, Thomas out. MCM 2 PAD 5 PAD 5: Martinez BB. Hundley HF 9. Vaughn GDP 5-4-3, Martinez out. MCM 2 PAD 5 MCM 6: Ochoa RG 5-3. Tatis BB. Griffey K. Young 2b lc, Tatis to third. Grieve IBB. Renteria FC 6-4, Renteria to first, Grieve out. MCM 2 PAD 5 PAD 6: Mora K. Blum BB. Javier GDP 6-4-3, Blum out. MCM 2 PAD 5 MCM 7: Veras BB. Slusarski now pitching for PAD. Thomas 2b lc, Veras scores. Piazza HR lc(DF), Piazza scores, Thomas scores. Ochoa HBP. Tatis 1b (IFRss), Ochoa to third. Groom now pitching for PAD. Griffey 1b lrf, Tatis to second, Ochoa scores. Young 1b llf, Griffey to second, Tatis to third. Kapler ph for Grieve, batting 8. Rose now pitching for PAD. Kapler 1b glf, Griffey scores, Young to second, Tatis scores. Renteria HF 8. Veras SG 6-3, Young to third, Kapler to second. Thomas K. MCM 8 PAD 5 PAD 7: Wunsch now pitching for MCM. Kapler moves to rf. Ochoa moves to lf. Catalanotto HF 7. Edmonds RG 2-3(E). GiambiJa. HG 6-3. MCM 8 PAD 5 MCM 8: Piazza SG 5-3. Ochoa 1b llf. CS, Ochoa out. Tatis 1b llf. Finley now pitching for PAD. Griffey 1b lcf, Tatis to second. Young K. MCM 8 PAD 5 PAD 8: Sojo now 3b for MCM, batting 5. Nen now pitching for MCM. Martinez SG 4-3. Hundley K. Crespo ph for Vaughn, batting 6. Crespo HG 6-3. MCM 8 PAD 5 MCM 9: Crespo moves to lf. Kapler foul PO 6. Renteria HG 6-3. Veras LF 8. MCM 8 PAD 5 PAD 9: Ventura ph for Mora, batting 7. Ventura 1b cf(E). Error 8(Griffey), Ventura to second. Blum HF 7. Javier K. Catalanotto HF 9. MCM 8 PAD 5 Game 4: The Marauders jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but after that it was all Devils, as the Devils scored 16 straight runs and held on for a 16-5 win. Every Devil starter had a hit, and Palo Alto got homers from Edgar Martinez, Greg Vaughn, and Melvin Mora. The game was costly for both teams, as the Marauders' Tyler Houston and the Devils' Randy Velarde suffered series-ending injuries. Houston would be out until Game 7 of the IBLCS (if the Marauders advance), while Velarde would be out until Game 2 of the IBLCS (if the Devils advance). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- MCM 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 3 PAD 0 0 2 5 3 0 6 0 0 16 17 2 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS MCM AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 1b MCM CHA Thomas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 dh MCM SD Klesko 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 c MCM NYN Piazza 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 c MCM MIL Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 c MCM STL Tatis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 cf MCM SEA Griffey 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 5 lf MCM CIN Ochoa 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3b MCM PIT Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 rf MCM TEX Kapler 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 rf MCM CIN Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3b-2b MCM PIT Sojo 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2b MCM ATL Veras 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 ph-lf MCM OAK Grieve 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 9 ss MCM STL Renteria 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 TOTALS for MCM 35 5 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 7 33 PITCHERS MCM IP H R ER BB K HR - MCM BOS Wakefield 3.0 6 3 3 2 2 1 L MCM TB Lopez 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 - MCM SEA Ramsay 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - MCM BAL McElroy 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 - MCM CHA Wunsch 1.0 4 6 1 2 1 1 - MCM SF Nen 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 TOTALS for MCM 8.0 17 16 11 8 4 3 LOB: 8 E: 3 - Wilson 2, Renteria. PB: none. GIDP: 1 - Thomas. SH: none. SF: 1 - Sojo. HBP: none. WP: none. IBB: 1 - Grieve. BALK: none. BATTERS PAD AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 2b PAD OAK Velarde 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 pr-2b PAD TEX Catalanotto 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ph-2b PAD MON Blum 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1b PAD OAK GiambiJa. 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 3 1b PAD SEA Martinez 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 lf PAD TB Vaughn 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 cf PAD STL Edmonds 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 6 c PAD LA Hundley 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 ph-c PAD SF Mirabelli 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 3b PAD NYN Ventura 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 8 rf PAD SEA Javier 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 9 ss PAD BAL Mora 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 TOTALS for PAD 43 16 17 16 3 0 3 2 0 8 4 24 27 PITCHERS PAD IP H R ER BB K HR - PAD ARI Reynoso 3.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 W PAD BOS Lowe 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - PAD HOU Slusarski 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - PAD NYA Stanton 0.1 2 2 2 3 0 0 - PAD BAL Groom 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS for PAD 9.0 8 5 5 4 2 0 LOB: 11 E: 2 - GiambiJa., Lowe. PB: none. GIDP: 1 - Javier. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: none. IBB: none. BALK: none. grs version 2.7.2b3 MCM at PAD Cool, Clear, No Wind Starting pitchers - Wakefield for MCM, and Reynoso for PAD MCM 1: Thomas HG 6-3. Klesko SG 3-1. Piazza K. MCM 0 PAD 0 PAD 1: Velarde HG 5-3. GiambiJa. 1b lrf. Martinez BB, GiambiJa. to second. Vaughn fly out 7(OFR). Edmonds K. MCM 0 PAD 0 MCM 2: Griffey 2b rcf. Ochoa 1b llf, Griffey scores. Kapler 3b lcf, Ochoa scores. Sojo SF 9(DF), Kapler scores. Veras 1b llf. Renteria 1b gcf, Veras to second. Thomas GDP 4-6-3(IFR), Renteria out. MCM 3 PAD 0 PAD 2: Hundley HF 8. Ventura 2b lc. Javier HF 7. Mora BB. Velarde FC 6-4(E), Velarde to first, Mora out. MCM 3 PAD 0 MCM 3: Klesko HG 1-3(E). Piazza safe on E 3(GiambiJa.), Piazza to second. Griffey RG 3, Piazza to third. Ochoa HF 7. MCM 3 PAD 0 PAD 3: GiambiJa. HF 8. Martinez K. Vaughn HR lfl(DF), Vaughn scores. Edmonds 2b (IFR3b). Hundley 1b lrf, Edmonds scores. Ventura HF 8(E). MCM 3 PAD 2 MCM 4: Kapler RG 5-3. Reynoso suffers arm trouble, out 1 day. Lowe now pitching for PAD. Sojo SG 5-3. Veras HG 4-3. MCM 3 PAD 2 PAD 4: Javier 1b lrf. Lopez now pitching for MCM. Mora BB, Javier to second. Velarde 1b (OFRcf), Javier scores, Mora to third. SB, Velarde to second. Velarde injured, out 9 days. Catalanotto pr for Velarde, batting 1. GiambiJa. 1b grf, Catalanotto scores, Mora scores. Martinez HR lc(DF), Martinez scores, GiambiJa. scores. Lopez fatigues. Vaughn HG 6-3. Ramsay now pitching for MCM. Edmonds HG 4-3. Hundley BB. Ventura FC 5-4(E), Ventura to first, Hundley out. MCM 3 PAD 7 MCM 5: Catalanotto moves to 2b. Renteria SG 4-3. Thomas safe on E 1(Lowe), Thomas to second. Klesko SG 3-1, Thomas to third. Piazza SG 6-3. MCM 3 PAD 7 PAD 5: McElroy now pitching for MCM. Javier 1b lcf. Mora BB, Javier to second. Blum ph for Catalanotto, batting 1. Blum 1b llf, Javier scores, Mora to second. GiambiJa. SG 6-3, Mora to third, Blum to second. Martinez HG 5-3, Mora scores. Vaughn 1b glf, Blum scores. McElroy fatigues. Edmonds HF 8. MCM 3 PAD 10 MCM 6: Blum moves to 2b. Griffey BB. Ochoa FC 4-6(E), Ochoa to first, Griffey out. Kapler fly out 8(E). Sojo 1b glf, Ochoa to second. Grieve ph for Veras, batting 8. Grieve FC 4-6, Grieve to first, Sojo out. MCM 3 PAD 10 PAD 6: Wilson now 3b for MCM, batting 5. Grieve moves to lf. Sojo moves to 2b. Mirabelli ph for Hundley, batting 6. Mirabelli SG 5-3. Ventura safe on E 5(Wilson), Ventura to first. Javier GDP 5-4-3, Ventura out. MCM 3 PAD 10 MCM 7: Mirabelli moves to c. Renteria SG 5-3. Slusarski now pitching for PAD. Thomas RG 6-3. Klesko SG 6-3. MCM 3 PAD 10 PAD 7: Wunsch now pitching for MCM. Mora HR rc, Mora scores. Blum HF 7. GiambiJa. K. Martinez safe on E 5(Wilson), Martinez to first. Vaughn safe on E 6(Renteria), Vaughn to first, Martinez to second. Edmonds BB, Vaughn to second, Martinez to third. Wunsch fatigues. Mirabelli 2b rc, Edmonds scores, Vaughn scores, Martinez scores. Ventura BB. Javier 1b lrf, Mirabelli scores, Ventura to second. Mora 1b llf, Ventura scores, Javier to second. Blum SG 5-3. MCM 3 PAD 16 MCM 8: Piazza WT 8. Griffey K. Wilson SG 3-1. MCM 3 PAD 16 PAD 8: Houston now c for MCM, batting 3. Young now rf for MCM, batting 6. Nen now pitching for MCM. Foul tip ricochets off Houston, out 15 days. Tatis now c for MCM, batting 3. GiambiJa. 1b (IFR2b). SB, GiambiJa. to second. Martinez HG 6-3. Vaughn K. Edmonds BB. Mirabelli HF 8. MCM 3 PAD 16 MCM 9: Young PO 4(OFR). Stanton now pitching for PAD. Sojo 2b lc. Grieve IBB. Renteria PO 2(E). Thomas BB, Grieve to second, Sojo to third. Klesko 1b lcf, Grieve scores, Thomas to second, Sojo scores. Tatis BB, Klesko to second, Thomas to third. Groom now pitching for PAD. Griffey HF 8. MCM 5 PAD 16 Game 3: The game started out as a pitcher's duel, as the starting pitchers Shane Reynolds and Rolando Arrojo kept each other's team off balance, but in the 6th the Marauders broke through with 4 runs on two singles and two doubles and held on for a 6-2 win. Edgar Renteria paced the Marauders with two hits, including a triple. The Devils got a solo homer from Greg Vaughn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------- MCM 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 6 6 0 PAD 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2 ------------------------------------------- BATTERS MCM AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 2b MCM ATL Veras 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 1b MCM CHA Thomas 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 3 dh MCM SD Klesko 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 c MCM NYN Piazza 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 rf MCM CIN Ochoa 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 lf MCM OAK Grieve 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 ph-3b MCM NYA Sojo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 cf MCM TEX Kapler 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 3b MCM MIL Houston 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 ph-lf MCM CIN Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 ss MCM STL Renteria 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS for MCM 34 6 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 7 0 39 PITCHERS MCM IP H R ER BB K HR - MCM HOU Reynolds 5.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 W MCM STL James 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 - MCM CHA Wunsch 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - MCM SF Nen 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - MCM NYA Rivera 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS for MCM 9.0 7 2 2 3 12 1 LOB: 6 E: none. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: none. IBB: 1 - Klesko. BALK: none. BATTERS PAD AB R H RI 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K PL PR 1 2b PAD OAK Velarde 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 cf PAD STL Edmonds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 3 1b PAD OAK GiambiJa. 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 dh PAD SEA Martinez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 5 lf PAD TB Vaughn 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 ph-lf PAD SF Crespo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 c PAD LA Hundley 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 ss PAD BAL Mora 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 ph-ss PAD MON Blum 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3b PAD NYN Ventura 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 rf PAD SEA Javier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 9 ph PAD TEX Catalanotto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS for PAD 34 2 7 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 12 2 35 PITCHERS PAD IP H R ER BB K HR L PAD BOS Arrojo 5.0 5 5 5 2 4 0 - PAD COL Rose 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 - PAD BOS Lowe 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 TOTALS for PAD 9.0 6 6 5 5 7 0 LOB: 8 E: 2 - Javier, Ventura. PB: none. GIDP: none. SH: none. SF: none. HBP: none. WP: 1 - Arrojo. IBB: none. BALK: none. grs version 2.7.2b3 MCM at PAD Cool, Pt. Cloudy, No Wind Starting pitchers - Reynolds for MCM, and Arrojo for PAD MCM 1: Veras LF 9. Thomas K. Klesko fly out 9(E). MCM 0 PAD 0 PAD 1: Velarde HF 8(E). Edmonds foul PO 5. GiambiJa. 1b grf. Martinez HG 1-3(E). MCM 0 PAD 0 MCM 2: Piazza K. Ochoa HF 8. Grieve BB. WP, Grieve to second. Kapler SG 5-3. MCM 0 PAD 0 PAD 2: Vaughn K. Hundley HF 8. Mora 1b lrf. Ventura FC 6-4, Ventura to first, Mora out. MCM 0 PAD 0 MCM 3: Houston HG 4-3. Renteria 3b cfw. Veras ground out 5-3(IFR), Renteria scores. Thomas HG 6-3. MCM 1 PAD 0 PAD 3: Javier SG 4-3. Velarde BB. Edmonds K. SB, Velarde to second. GiambiJa. 2b (OFRcf), Velarde scores. Martinez BB. Vaughn FC 5-4, Vaughn to first, Martinez out. MCM 1 PAD 1 MCM 4: Klesko WT 8. Piazza K. Ochoa RG 6-3. MCM 1 PAD 1 PAD 4: Hundley HF 8. Mora K. Ventura SG 6-3. MCM 1 PAD 1 MCM 5: Grieve K. Kapler RG 5-3. Houston RG 4-3(!). MCM 1 PAD 1 PAD 5: Javier K. Velarde 1b glf. Edmonds K. GiambiJa. fly out 9(OFR). MCM 1 PAD 1 MCM 6: Renteria 1b llf. Veras 1b (IFR1b), Renteria to second. Thomas 2b lc, Veras scores, Renteria scores. Klesko IBB. Piazza 2b lcf, Klesko scores, Thomas scores. Rose now pitching for PAD. Ochoa RG 3(E), Piazza to third. Grieve BB. Kapler HF 7. Houston K. MCM 5 PAD 1 PAD 6: James now pitching for MCM. Martinez K. Vaughn HR lc, Vaughn scores. Hundley fly out 9(E). Blum ph for Mora, batting 7. Blum 1b lrf. Ventura FC 4-6, Ventura to first, Blum out. MCM 5 PAD 2 MCM 7: Blum moves to ss. Renteria HG 4-3. Veras K. Thomas BB. Klesko BB, Thomas to second. Piazza FC 5, Thomas out, Klesko to second, Piazza to first. MCM 5 PAD 2 PAD 7: Javier BB. Velarde K, SB, Javier to second. Wunsch now pitching for MCM. Edmonds K. GiambiJa. K. MCM 5 PAD 2 MCM 8: Lowe now pitching for PAD. Ochoa 1b rf(E). Error 9(Javier), Ochoa to third. Sojo ph for Grieve, batting 6. Sojo safe on E 5(Ventura), Sojo to second, Ochoa scores. Kapler SG 5-3, Sojo to third. Young ph for Houston, batting 8. Young HG 4-3. Renteria line drive 5. MCM 6 PAD 2 PAD 8: Sojo moves to 3b. Young moves to lf. Nen now pitching for MCM. Martinez K. Crespo ph for Vaughn, batting 5. Crespo K. Hundley K. MCM 6 PAD 2 MCM 9: Crespo moves to lf. Veras HG 4-3. Thomas K. Klesko ground out 4-3(IFR). MCM 6 PAD 2 PAD 9: Rivera now pitching for MCM. Blum 1b gcf. Ventura SG 4-3, Blum to second. Catalanotto ph for Javier, batting 9. Catalanotto HF 8. Velarde ground out 5-3(IFR). MCM 6 PAD 2 Game 2 PAD 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 MCM 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 W - Slusarski L - Wakefield This time the Devils jumped out to the early lead, with 6 of the first 7 batter reaching base against Dan Reichert, keyed by a 2-run homer by Jim Edmonds. Chuck Finley held the Motor City bats at bay for 6 strong innings, before tiring in the 7th and allowing a 2-run shot by Frank Thomas to cut the lead to 4-3. Derek Lowe came in to pitch the 8th, but a Robin Ventura error was followed by two singles and the Marauders tied up the ballgame. Motor City manager Alan Trammell then blundered by calling on Tim Wakefield for the top of the 9th instead of closer Robb Nen. Wakefield was touched for back-to-back homers by an unlikely tandem of Stan Javier and Randy Velarde (both FR power DF homers). The Marauders had a shot to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th, but Fernando Tatis' drive to right fell short at the warning track. Joe Slusarski picked up the win, bailing Lowe out of a jam in the 8th by inducing Frank Thomas to ground into a double-play. Game 1 PAD 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 MCM 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 x 11 W - Rivera L - Rogers Poor defense hurt both teams early, as the Marauders plated three unearned runs in the first after a Melvin Mora bobble, and the Devils got two of their own due to an Edgar Renteria miscue in the third. The Devils took a brief 5-4 lead when a Geoff Blum single scored Todd Hundley, but the Marauders took the lead for good in the bottom half on a 2-run homer by Ken Griffey. Ben Grieve put the game out of reach in the 7th, with a 3-run shot off Carlos Almanzar. Griffey was injured stealing second in that same inning, and was forced out of the next 2 games of the series. Mariano Rivera got the win, getting two crucial outs in the 4th when the Devils had the bases loaded.
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