Saturday, October 24, 2015

NLCS GAME 1 - "Ruggiano Awakening" - Dodgers 6, Pirates 5 (10 inn)

GAME 1 - Dodgers Stadium
Cole vs Geinke
Dodgers 6, Pirates 5


Most expected a tight pitcher's duel.  Instead fans were treated to an interesting chess match between managers.  LA jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but the Bucs answered right back with 3 runs of their own.  Opening night jitters seemed to affect each team's defacto ace.  A-gone's 2 run shot in capped off a 3 run Dodger 5th that put the home team up 5-3.  Neil Walker's 2 out 2 run blas in the 7th tied it and took away Greinke's chances to be the winner.  An error by thirdbaseman Justin Turner prolonged the inning, which led to Walker's 2 out blas, which followed consecutive k's of Polanco and Harrison.  Neither team scored during the 8th and 9th innings and the game headed toward extras.  A Pedro Alvarez blast to dead center off of Yimi Garcia died in Joc Pederson's glove on the warning track.  Garcia fanned Stewart to end the inning.  Joakim Soria, who pitched a scoreless 9th inning took the mound once again for the tenth and recorded 2 quic outs before serving up a double to pinch hitter Jimmy Rollins.  An intentional pass was given to pinch hitter Keke Hernandez, in order to face the low average hitting Pederson.  LA went with another pinch hitter after the Bucs removed Soria and replaced him with lefty Tony Watson.  Justin Ruggiano, a righty, was brought in.  Ruggiano and Watson had a tough 6 pitch at bat before the former slammed a two bagger off the wall to score J-Roll and give the Dodgers the first game.  In relief Garcia upped his post season record to 3-0.
Dodgers lead series 1-0.

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