Back To The Bay; Dodgers Stay Alive
The Brooklyn 1933 Dodgers got a strong game from starter Ownie Carroll, but it was some clutch hitting that ultimately delivered the win.
The Dodgers took the 6-5 win over the San Francisco 1986 Giants in Game 5 of the World Series in a 9th inning walk-off today. The win capped off a fine outing for the right-handed Carroll, who was named player of the game. Carroll threw 7 innings allowing 3 runs in the win, which allowed the Dodgers to narrow their deficit to 2-3 in the best-of-7 series.
Joe Stripp was the walk-off hero for Brooklyn 1933. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dodgers third baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.That makes it two walk off wins in three games at Ebbets Field and the underdog Dodgers are starting to put the pressure on.
"It's great when the crowd gets into it," Stripp said.
Game 6 is set to be played on Wednesday, October 8th, 1986 at Candlestick Park. Slated to start are Boom-Boom Beck for the Dodgers and Mike LaCoss for the Giants.