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In game 4, AL ERA leader Ray Fontenot faced another formed Angel, Blue Moon Odom as we try to tie this up at 2 games a piece.
Mickey Hatcher gave the Braves an early 1-0 lead with a 1-our double in the first. Ellis Valentine added a sac fly to make it 2-0 after the top of the first. We didn't wait long to get into the game, consecutive singles by Cox, Lynn and Amstead got us to 2-1 and a 4th straight single by Howell loaded them up for Dan Briggs who drew a walk to tie it up. Rivera hit into a fielders choice and it was 3-2 Angels but we weren't done. Jeff Burroughs lined a single to left and we now led 4-2 after 1.
Their MVP had a chance in the 2nd to tie things up with men on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs, but Whitaker grounded out to 2nd. Our MVP Fred Lynn took the last pitch Blue Moon Odom threw deep to right to lead off the 2nd and we led 5-2.
The next time Lynn came up in the 4th against reliever Jeffrey Culbreath, he lined a single to center knocking in Burroughs for his 10 post season RBI, 6-2 Angels. Castino singled in Whitaker to trim that to 6-3 in the top of the 5th, but Alfaro added an RBI single to give us a 4-run lead again and Cox made it 8-3 with another single.
Fontenot was replaced by James Chamberlain after 6 innings having given up 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks, he was in trouble all night and Chamberlain was our #5 all year and I brought him in to go the rest of the way.
Armstead made it a little easier with an RBI single in the 8th and Chamberlain finished it out with 3 no-hit innings walking 1 and the Series is now tied at 2 after a 9-3 win.
Now we go back to Leary v. Ullom for game 5 and the Braves get Reggie Smith back for game 6 in Atlanta. We need this one.
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