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“Hello baseball fans, Harry Doyle here… and if you like ninth-inning drama, you came to the right place. Cleveland pulls one outta the fire — 4-3 over the Rangers — thanks to a bases-loaded walk. Yeah, you heard me right, a walk. Exciting stuff, huh?”
“Dustin Cranmer was dealing — 7 innings, only two hits, looking like Cy Young’s long-lost cousin. He kept Cleveland in it while the bats were snoozing through six. Then finally, finally, somebody remembered it was a playoff game. R. Gonzalez goes yard in the 7th, Holdcraft with a big two-run blast in the 8th, and then in the 9th… Pedro Peńa steps up. Bases loaded, two out, the whole season on the line — and he… takes… ball four. Yup. Parade the guy around the bases, and the Indians walk it off. Fans went nuts, beers went flying, and somewhere Bob Uecker opened another one.”
“Meanwhile, Texas thought they had it. Guerrero hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth that tied the game and swung the momentum in their favor. But their bullpen looked shakier than my hands after a six-pack. Hector Rodriguez comes in, walks the yard, and gifts Cleveland the win. Thank you very much.”
“So we’re going to Game 5 in Texas. Should be fun. Or not. Depends on if anyone remembers how to hit the ball before the seventh inning. Final again from Cleveland: Indians 4, Rangers 3. Back after this… maybe.”
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