Finally.
I've been waiting for this lineup, chock full of future Hall of Famers to explode and the moment arrived in Game 5.The Mets paraded a dozen batters to the plate in the top of the third, a march that yielded an astronomical nine runs and drove the Amazins to a 13-6 victory and, more importantly, a 3-2 edge in the series.
After collecting 25 hits over the first four games, the Mets pounded out 17 in Game 5, eight coming in the third. Katsuhiro ****anishi, who's glove plagued the Mets earlier in the series, atonned with a 3-run homer during the uprising and Roberto Clemente added a two-run triple.
Once again, Clemente cemented his legacy as an offensive savage in the post season. He finished 4 for 6 with a two-run homer in the ninth to stamp the outcome.
The fireworks complemented Steve Carlton, who was anything but sharp but still persevered to pocket his second win of the series. Lefty gave up 10 hits, four walks and four runs in eight innings while fanning four.
Batterymate Johnny Bench counted a home run among his two hits and SS Buddy Harrelson, who has really put together a quality post-season performance with the bat, was 3 for 4.
We head back to Flushing for a Game 2 rematch between Nolan Ryan for the Twins and Nelson Briles for New York.
