[PilotMan]

NLCS Game 4
10/13
Terrell v. Tanana
4-3 Dodgers over the Mets


Kevin Mitchell starts the game with 8 career hits off of Tanana, 7 of them are home runs. Tanana hoped to build off his last regular season start and once again, he came through with flying colors. He is the wily vet that we needed to tame the Mets. He allowed 2 hits heading into the 9^th where Martinez lead off with a single and Strawberry homered to deep right to cut the lead 4-2 and that was all for Tanana. Robinson came in and gave up a HR to Mitchell right off the bat and suddenly there was need for worry. Robinson did manage to pull it together to strike out Donnie Hill and Wally Backman to end the game. Rickey went 3-5, with a 2 run single. Lynn went 3-4 with an RBI and Scioscia went 2-4 and knocked in the run that put LA in front in the 5^th. The Mets committed 4 errors in the game. The series is tied at 2.


ALCS Game 5


Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the 2^nd inning, but a 3-run Stubbs HR (4) opened up a 6 run 6^th inning. The Blue Jays added another pair in the 7^th and would go on to win 8-3. Jim Clancy went the distance for the win. The Blue Jays take a 3-2 lead and head back to Toronto where they only need 1 to head to the World Series.


NLCS Game 5
10/14
Wegman v. Rhoden
4-2 Mets over Dodgers


Crap. Another key game lost. It really looked like on paper, that LA could get one against Wegman starting, but he was totally in control today. He struck out 7, allowing only 3 hits all game. Rhoden had some control issues and he ended up walking 5. The teams traded runs in the first, but the Mets came right back with 2 in the 2^nd. Dykstra homered in the 7^th to really put the nail in. LA never got anything going after that. Against McDowell in the 9^th Inky crushed a solo homer to cut the lead, but nothing else came of it. He'd finish 3-4, the team had 4 hits. Not going to win like that. The Mets head back to NY needed to win 1.


BJ Surhoff tore his calf and he's done for the year.


ALCS Game 6


Ryne Sandberg went 4-5 and Corey Snyder homered and the Blue Jays opened up a 6-2 lead after 4 and never looked back. They went on to win 8-6. The Mariners threatened in the 9^th when Jose Lind and Vince Coleman lead off with singles. Phil Bradley then lined into a double play, but the M's weren't done. Alvin Davis doubled, Coleman took third. Pasqua then singled in both men. Dave Smith came on to close it out for the Blue Jays and he was able to get Jim Presley looking to end it. The Blue Jays are the AL Champs and look take the title back to Toronto for the 3^rd time in 4 years.


NLCS Game 6
10/16
Downs v. Gooden


The Mets are going for it. Doc Gooden went on 2 days rest, and now he's going on 3 days rest to end it. LA needs to solve this riddle. Downs has been LA's top pitcher lately, coming off of his own 3 hit shutout of the Mets.


3-2 (11) Dodgers over the Mets


Gooden was Good-en, but not quite Good-enough. Fred Lynn singled in Sax in the first and then Downs doubled in Ray Knight in the 2^nd and LA jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the Mets. It looked like LA might chase Gooden early, but after that, he was back to his completely dominant self. Downs kept pace, and got out of trouble when we walked the bases loaded in the 3^rd. In the 4^th the Mets finally got through when Carmelo Martinez singled in Mitchell and Bonilla. Both starters would go 9, with Gooden closing out his game by striking out the side in the 9^th and Downs with 2 of his own in the bottom half. It was tit for tat like that all game long. The Mets went with McDowell and the Dodgers put Robinson on the mound. The nerve wracking 10^th came and went and in the 11^th LA started off when Kevin Mitchell, now playing short, mishandled a ball hit by Jack Fimple, who had taken over for Sax at 2^nd base, allowing Fimple to reach. Pete O'Brien doubled off the wall in center, but Fimple, who isn't speedy was stuck at 3^rd with 1 out. Fred Lynn would do the deed with another deep flyout to center that allowed Fimple to score easily. Inky then flied out, but that was all LA would need. Robinson shut the Mets down in the bottom half to lock down the win, and send the series to a 7^th and deciding game.