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Griever20 · 02-10-2019, 06:48 AM

World Series Game 3:

October 31st, 2022

Texas Rangers - Milwaukee Brewers @ Miller Park

TEX: SP Aaron Nola(R, 1-1 4.50)
MIL: SP Jeff Samardzija(R, 2-1 4.58)

After we licked our wounds on the way to Milwaukee, we figured out that today's pitching matchup wasn't too bad after all and we slowly got the spirits back up for game three. Vegas still considered us favorites by a wide margin... we will see.

Playing without the DH obviously meant we had to do some lineup adjustments... and with Velazquez hitting .385 with a 1.056OPS in the postseason, he was untouchable... Mazara hit .386 with a 1.249OPS... so Justin Williams was the odd man out...

Hansel Moreno moved into the #2 hole... and all those changes worked like a charm as Moreno walked, stole second, and scored on a Mazara liner to left that fell for a loud double... TEX 1, MIL after one-half inning! That was our only hit in the first three frames, and all eyes were on Nola now...

Who liked to make it interesting. Our righty went into some deep counts and yielded a single every frame... and only a single luckily as he struck out two in a row to strand Jorge Alfaro at second in the third... in this park, every swing could be a come run so...

Yet, the pitcher's duel continued as both starters combined for 5 hits allowed through five with Velazquez getting our second hit, and in a game that lived from the tension... and little else, Milwaukee blinked first and summoned Ben Bowden to pitch the sixth, while Nola got through the sixth... stranding two.

He got the handshakes, bringing a 1-0 lead through six, and we went to the pen... which was like lighting a fuse... Delin Betances was near perfect in the postseason so far and promptly walked Hiura, saw a soft grounder by Grossman roll through the seams of the infield... and was almost out of the inning... when a grounder found Joey Gallo at third... ate up Joey Gallo for an error... and tied the game at one.

By that time, Betances was past his expiration date and walked Gonzalez... and Joe Girardi in his infinite wisdom only had one reliever warmed up and ready... Brian Adcock to get ONE OUT with the bases loaded and two down... I was already hiding in the corner, unable to look out on the field...

All I heard was a crack... a loud OOOOHHH... and a depressed OHHH... as the ball off the bat of Bryson Stott became a looper to center field... and a charging Almora JUUUST caught in on a big leap forward... dodged a bullet there... TEX 1, MIL 1.

While we were casually 2-hit by their scrapyard pitching, Alex Claudio pitched two wonky, but scoreless innings into extra innings we went... advantage for us: They were already deep into their pen... maybe they run out of pitchers so that one of our suckers ACTUALLY GET'S A ******* HIT....

That rare occurrence, a hit, occurred in the 10th when Joey Gallo singled... which didn't matter much as Robert Stock still retired the side on five pitches and one pickoff throw that caught Joey Gallo, who was already thinking about the postgame chicken nuggets, napping... and the game ended in the bottom 10th when A.J. Reed tattooed Guzman for a 2-run homer.

SP Aaron Nola 6IP 5H 0ER 0BB 5K
2B Hansel Moreno 0-3 R BB
RF Nomar Mazara 1-4 R
LF Nelson Velazquez 1-4
3B Joey Gallo 1-4
C Patrick Bailey 0-2 BB
HR TEX: none
HR MIL: A.J. Reed(3)
W: Robert Stock(1-0 0.00) L: Jorge Guzman(0-1 7.71)
TEX 1 MIL 3(10) MIL leads World Series 2-1.
When I eventually entered my hotel room, I found a handwritten node saying "The hits you seek are in another castle." After I filed a formal complaint to the hotel management, me and Captain Morgan went to bed...

02-10-2019, 06:48 AM	#122
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,648	2022 World Series Game 3 World Series Game 3: October 31st, 2022 Texas Rangers - Milwaukee Brewers @ Miller Park TEX: SP Aaron Nola(R, 1-1 4.50) MIL: SP Jeff Samardzija(R, 2-1 4.58) After we licked our wounds on the way to Milwaukee, we figured out that today's pitching matchup wasn't too bad after all and we slowly got the spirits back up for game three. Vegas still considered us favorites by a wide margin... we will see. Playing without the DH obviously meant we had to do some lineup adjustments... and with Velazquez hitting .385 with a 1.056OPS in the postseason, he was untouchable... Mazara hit .386 with a 1.249OPS... so Justin Williams was the odd man out... Hansel Moreno moved into the #2 hole... and all those changes worked like a charm as Moreno walked, stole second, and scored on a Mazara liner to left that fell for a loud double... TEX 1, MIL after one-half inning! That was our only hit in the first three frames, and all eyes were on Nola now... Who liked to make it interesting. Our righty went into some deep counts and yielded a single every frame... and only a single luckily as he struck out two in a row to strand Jorge Alfaro at second in the third... in this park, every swing could be a come run so... Yet, the pitcher's duel continued as both starters combined for 5 hits allowed through five with Velazquez getting our second hit, and in a game that lived from the tension... and little else, Milwaukee blinked first and summoned Ben Bowden to pitch the sixth, while Nola got through the sixth... stranding two. He got the handshakes, bringing a 1-0 lead through six, and we went to the pen... which was like lighting a fuse... Delin Betances was near perfect in the postseason so far and promptly walked Hiura, saw a soft grounder by Grossman roll through the seams of the infield... and was almost out of the inning... when a grounder found Joey Gallo at third... ate up Joey Gallo for an error... and tied the game at one. By that time, Betances was past his expiration date and walked Gonzalez... and Joe Girardi in his infinite wisdom only had one reliever warmed up and ready... Brian Adcock to get ONE OUT with the bases loaded and two down... I was already hiding in the corner, unable to look out on the field... All I heard was a crack... a loud OOOOHHH... and a depressed OHHH... as the ball off the bat of Bryson Stott became a looper to center field... and a charging Almora JUUUST caught in on a big leap forward... dodged a bullet there... TEX 1, MIL 1. While we were casually 2-hit by their scrapyard pitching, Alex Claudio pitched two wonky, but scoreless innings into extra innings we went... advantage for us: They were already deep into their pen... maybe they run out of pitchers so that one of our suckers ACTUALLY GET'S A ***** HIT.... That rare occurrence, a hit, occurred in the 10th when Joey Gallo singled... which didn't matter much as Robert Stock still retired the side on five pitches and one pickoff throw that caught Joey Gallo, who was already thinking about the postgame chicken nuggets, napping... and the game ended in the bottom 10th when A.J. Reed tattooed Guzman for a 2-run homer. SP Aaron Nola 6IP 5H 0ER 0BB 5K 2B Hansel Moreno 0-3 R BB RF Nomar Mazara 1-4 R LF Nelson Velazquez 1-4 3B Joey Gallo 1-4 C Patrick Bailey 0-2 BB HR TEX: none HR MIL: A.J. Reed(3) W: Robert Stock(1-0 0.00) L: Jorge Guzman(0-1 7.71) TEX 1 MIL 3(10) MIL leads World Series 2-1.** When I eventually entered my hotel room, I found a handwritten node saying "The hits you seek are in another castle." After I filed a formal complaint to the hotel management, me and Captain Morgan went to bed... __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)