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Playing as the 2001 Mets. (19-16 so far) I've just had an unbelievable game in Colorado. 4th game against them having won the first two easily and lost the next by a single run in extra innings.
Scoring in this one went,
2-0
2-4
3-4
3-6
4-6
4-7
5-7
10-7 (Piazza driving in 3 runs with a 2 outs pinch hit HR on what was supposed to be his rest day)
10-11
13-11
after a scoreless 8th it's the top of the 9th
We tack on a run for 14-11
In comes Benitez 7 for 8 saves so far this season
a walk and a home run and it's 14-13
another walk and a single and another walk , bases loaded and now I'm fearing the worst
with the day before going to extra innings my options are very limited so I leave Benitez in
Strikes the next two out, Come on!
Up steps Larry Walker
Walk off GRAND SLAM! I lose 14-16
This after Benitez's exploits in a game about a week earlier. We're in the bottom of the 11th and after my fifth relief pitcher of the night leaves 2 men on with 2 outs I bring in Benitez to finish them off, which he did straight away with a strike out. Into the twelfth and it's all square at 7 apiece still. 2 outs later and Benitez is at the plate. No options left to pinch hit and a tired pen means I opt to let him bat, hoping to keep them scoreless next inning and see if the top of my order can get us the win in the thirteenth.
Up he steps
and launches a home run! Puts us a run ahead.
Bottom of the twelfth, can he see it out?
first man - strike out
then
one, two, three
singles that is as he loads the bases!
Edmunds and McGwire up next
Strikes them both out!! We win 8-7
Got to love this game.
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