GAME 5 - Safeco Field
Sorensen vs Pineiro
Brewers 2, Mariners 0
With the finality of a game 5 hanging over the heads of both teams the expectations for this game were huge. Typically these "all or nothing" matchups tend to disappoint with a lopsided score. This game delivered. Faced with the option of going with one of their lesser arms the Brewers decided to follow their game 4 pattern and go with one of their aces on short rest by tapping game 2 winner Lary Sorensen. Seattle went with their game 1 winner Joel Pineiro, who was on full rest. Advantage M's. Both starters matched each other by posting goose eggs for the first four innings. Then in the top of the 5th Milwaukee got back to back to back singles from Dick Davis, Buck Martinez, and Robin Yount (RBI) to make it 1-0. Paul Molitor lined one in the gap that Cameron made a sensational diving grab on, but on the play Martinez easily trotted home to make it 2-0. With a 2-0 lead Sorensen had to fight both fatigue and the M's bats. He masterfully worked out of a bases loaded jam in the 6th, then cruised the rest of the way finishing with a tidy 5 hit complete game shutout and the series MVP. Pineiro was excellent, allowing just 2 runs, but he found himself the hard luck loser in the final game of a well contested series.
Brewers win series 3-2
Special thanks to Andy Weinrib for doing a great job piloting the M's to the best record in the AL during the regular season (they were tied with Boston). Andy got the games in at 11pm both nights to work around my schedule. It's always a lot of fun playing game against Andy. Our rivalry dates back to 1989 playing Earl Weaver baseball on my old IBM AT computer in my den back in Brooklyn. I sure miss those simpler times and playing in the same room with 5-8 other guys sitting around yelling and screaming at the results. Thanks for being a great bud Andy !
Sorensen vs Pineiro
Brewers 2, Mariners 0
With the finality of a game 5 hanging over the heads of both teams the expectations for this game were huge. Typically these "all or nothing" matchups tend to disappoint with a lopsided score. This game delivered. Faced with the option of going with one of their lesser arms the Brewers decided to follow their game 4 pattern and go with one of their aces on short rest by tapping game 2 winner Lary Sorensen. Seattle went with their game 1 winner Joel Pineiro, who was on full rest. Advantage M's. Both starters matched each other by posting goose eggs for the first four innings. Then in the top of the 5th Milwaukee got back to back to back singles from Dick Davis, Buck Martinez, and Robin Yount (RBI) to make it 1-0. Paul Molitor lined one in the gap that Cameron made a sensational diving grab on, but on the play Martinez easily trotted home to make it 2-0. With a 2-0 lead Sorensen had to fight both fatigue and the M's bats. He masterfully worked out of a bases loaded jam in the 6th, then cruised the rest of the way finishing with a tidy 5 hit complete game shutout and the series MVP. Pineiro was excellent, allowing just 2 runs, but he found himself the hard luck loser in the final game of a well contested series.Brewers win series 3-2
Special thanks to Andy Weinrib for doing a great job piloting the M's to the best record in the AL during the regular season (they were tied with Boston). Andy got the games in at 11pm both nights to work around my schedule. It's always a lot of fun playing game against Andy. Our rivalry dates back to 1989 playing Earl Weaver baseball on my old IBM AT computer in my den back in Brooklyn. I sure miss those simpler times and playing in the same room with 5-8 other guys sitting around yelling and screaming at the results. Thanks for being a great bud Andy !
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