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BoilerRocketScientist · 04-27-2013, 11:28 PM

St. Louis Blasts Way to 7-3 Win, Trails Series 2-1

St. Louis got on the board first taking a 1-0 lead after 2 innings. Surprisingly, it was the Cardinals pitcher Doug Capilla whose single scored the first run but Johnny Wockenfuss ran St. Louis out of the inning when he got thrown out trying to advance to third base. St. Louis added a run in the 3rd off of Hooton but it could have been much worse when St. Louis had runners on 2nd & 3rd with none out. Hooton managed to make it out of the 3rd down only 2-0.

In the 4th, a Richie Zisk homer (his 5th in 6 playoff games) cut the Cardinal lead to 2-1. After a walk to Keith Hernandez, Reggie Jackson made Burt Hooton pay taking his first pitch over the fence to left-center for a 2-run homer and a 4-1 lead after 5 innings. The Mariners scored 2 in the 6th to reduce the St. Louis lead to 4-3. With 1 out, a single by Craig Reynolds (in at SS after Dave Stapleton got ejected in the 1st for arguing balls & strikes) and a walk to Ruppert Jones led to a single by Richie Zisk to score Reynolds. The second run came on a ground out by Dave Winfield. Capilla got out of the jam by striking out Tim Wallach to end the 6th.

St.Louis batters came up big when Reggie Jackson, Gary Templeton, and pinch-hitter Leo Sutherland blasted back to back to back home runs off of reliever Sheldon Burnside. Burnside was brought in specifically to pitch to left-handers but he didn’t have the stuff today and St. Louis took a 7-3 lead into the 9th inning. With a Lee Smith strikeout of pinch-hitter Steve Braun, St. Louis wins Game 3 by a score of 7-3 but Seattle still holds a 2-1 lead in the Series.

Doug Capilla (3-0) earned the win giving up 3 runs on 5 hits & 3 walks in 6 innings pitched while Burt Hooton (1-1) takes the loss (6 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 K’s, 2 BB’s). The story of the game was St. Louis rapping 12 hits and playing Seattle’s game of long ball, blasting four homers for the game. Reggie Jackson earns the game MVP hitting 2 homers in his 4 at-bats while driving in 3 runs.

04-27-2013, 11:28 PM	#55
BoilerRocketScientist All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 611	1981 - World Series - Game 3 St. Louis Blasts Way to 7-3 Win, Trails Series 2-1 St. Louis got on the board first taking a 1-0 lead after 2 innings. Surprisingly, it was the Cardinals pitcher Doug Capilla whose single scored the first run but Johnny Wockenfuss ran St. Louis out of the inning when he got thrown out trying to advance to third base. St. Louis added a run in the 3rd off of Hooton but it could have been much worse when St. Louis had runners on 2nd & 3rd with none out. Hooton managed to make it out of the 3rd down only 2-0. In the 4th, a Richie Zisk homer (his 5th in 6 playoff games) cut the Cardinal lead to 2-1. After a walk to Keith Hernandez, Reggie Jackson made Burt Hooton pay taking his first pitch over the fence to left-center for a 2-run homer and a 4-1 lead after 5 innings. The Mariners scored 2 in the 6th to reduce the St. Louis lead to 4-3. With 1 out, a single by Craig Reynolds (in at SS after Dave Stapleton got ejected in the 1st for arguing balls & strikes) and a walk to Ruppert Jones led to a single by Richie Zisk to score Reynolds. The second run came on a ground out by Dave Winfield. Capilla got out of the jam by striking out Tim Wallach to end the 6th. St.Louis batters came up big when Reggie Jackson, Gary Templeton, and pinch-hitter Leo Sutherland blasted back to back to back home runs off of reliever Sheldon Burnside. Burnside was brought in specifically to pitch to left-handers but he didn’t have the stuff today and St. Louis took a 7-3 lead into the 9th inning. With a Lee Smith strikeout of pinch-hitter Steve Braun, St. Louis wins Game 3 by a score of 7-3 but Seattle still holds a 2-1 lead in the Series. Doug Capilla (3-0) earned the win giving up 3 runs on 5 hits & 3 walks in 6 innings pitched while Burt Hooton (1-1) takes the loss (6 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 K’s, 2 BB’s). The story of the game was St. Louis rapping 12 hits and playing Seattle’s game of long ball, blasting four homers for the game. Reggie Jackson earns the game MVP hitting 2 homers in his 4 at-bats while driving in 3 runs.