San Diego Padres(97-65)
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Denver Broncos(99-63)
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San Diego 1 0 0 2 1 5 4 6 1 20 23 0
Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Ouch. Game Three was an absolute bloodbath, and the Broncos were the ones doing the bleeding. The Padres got on the board in the first inning, when second-baseman
Jeremias Lucia ripped a 1-out, solo homerun.
Lee Chappel tied the game in the bottom of the first with a 1-out, solo shot of his own. It remained a 1-1 game until the fourth inning, when San Diego first-baseman
George Canales spanked a 2-out, 2-run homer. An inning later, third-baseman
Rodney Ashford hit a 2-out, run-scoring single to make it 4-1, San Diego. In the sixth inning, the floodgates opened. Center-fielder
Gaby Matos hit a 2-run double. Right-fielder
Jack Ector produced a sacrifice fly. Finally, designated hitter
Gregorio Ruiz smashed a 2-run homerun, giving the Padres a commanding 9-1 lead.
At that point, the Broncos inserted pitcher
Thomas Fons into the game to save the bullpen.
Fons decided that losing 9-1 wasn't quite embarrassing enough. In the seventh inning,
Canales singled in a run,
Lucia singled in a run,
Matos drew a bases-loaded walk, and
Ector had another sacrifice fly. That gave San Diego a 13-1 lead.
Embarrassing enough for you,
Mr. Fons? No, not quite. In the eighth inning, catcher
Salomon Alvarez singled in a run to make it 14-1.
Matos singled in another run. And then,
Ruiz hammered a 2-out, grand slam homerun, giving the Padres 19-1 lead.
Surely that's enough,
Mr. Fons? Nah, better make it an even 20. Left-fielder
Robert Borland led off the ninth inning with a solo homerun, completing the scoring in a 20-1 annihilation of the Broncos.
The Padres'
Casey Greene tossed 7 innings, gave up 6 hits and 1 run, and had 3 strikeouts against 0 walks.
On Denver's side, starter
Kenny Pillsbury took the loss, with 12 hits, 6 runs, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings pitched.
Fons took one for the team, with 9 hits, 11 runs(10 earned), and 2 walks in 3 innings of relief.
Naturally, plenty of Padres' hitters had strong performances.
George Canales had 4 hits, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored.
Jeremias Lucia had 4 hits, 2 RBI, and 3 runs scored.
Gaby Matos had 4 hits, 4 RBI, 3 runs scored, and a walk.
Gregorio Ruiz had 2 hits(both homeruns), 6 RBI, and 2 runs scored.
San Diego leads the World Series, 2 games to 1.