Now it's time for Game 5 of the 1992 World Series from County Stadium in Milwaukee. The date is Friday, October 23:
Lineup Changes:
Braves- Deion Sanders is back in left field and will bat second. David Justice and Lonnie Smith once again change places in the batting order; Justice will bat cleanup while Smith bats fifth. Sid Bream is back at first base, sore leg and all, and he'll bat sixth. Finally, Jeff Blauser moves down to seventh.
Brewers- Darryl Hamilton moves to right field. Paul Molitor will serve as the designated hitter, while Robin Yount returns to center field. Kevin Seitzer moves up to seventh, while John Jaha is back at first base and will bat eighth.
Weather: 66 degrees, fair skies, west wind at 7 MPH.
Braves 1st: Terry Pendleton lined a single to right center with two out, but was forced by Justice to end the inning. Now let's hear from the Brewers.
Brewers 1st: Hamilton walked with one out, then stole second. Molitor's single to left center brought Darryl home, and the Brewers led 1-0. Yount stroked a base hit to right to put runners at the corners, but Greg Vaughn went down swinging and B.J. Surhoff flew to right to end the inning. The Brewers get on the board first thanks to a pair of hits, a walk, and a stolen base, but they also leave runners at first and third. We've played one, and the Brewers lead 1-0.
Braves 2nd: Smith led off with a single to left, but Bream's liner was speared by Jaha, and Blauser forced Smith for out number two. Damon Berryhill's slow roller to first ended the inning. After an inning and a half, it's Brewers 1, Braves 0.
Brewers 2nd: Braves starter John Smoltz retired the Brewers in order, but the Crew still leads 1-0 after two.
Braves 3rd: Mark Lemke grounded a leadoff single up the middle. but Otis Nixon's pop was caught by Brewers shortstop Pat Listach for the first out. Deion Sanders took a pitch off of his forearm to put two men on, but Pendleton bounced into a 6-4-3 double play to retire the side. The Braves strand a runner at third, and after two and a half they still trail the Brewers 1-0.
Brewers 3rd: Listach belted the first pitch he saw from Braves starter John Smoltz off the top of the center field wall for a standup triple. Hamilton lined a base hit to left center to bring Listach home and give the Brewers a 2-0 lead. After Hamilton stole second, Molitor slapped a single to left to bring him home and make it 3-0. Molitor then stole second, and Yount beat out an grounder to short for an infield single to put runners at the corners. Vaughn's fly to right was too shallow to bring Molitor home, but Yount kept things going by stealing second, the Brewers' third theft of the inning. Surhoff's fly down the line in left was snagged by Deion for the second out, but it was also deep enough to score Molitor, and the Brewers led 4-0. Yount moved to third on the play, but he was stranded when Seitzer flew to right center to end the inning. The Brewers have opened things up a bit, scoring three runs on four hits and stealing three bases. At the end of three, it's AL Champs 4, NL Champs 0.
Braves 4th: Bream lined a single to right with two out, but Brewers starter Chris Bosio struck Blauser out swinging, as he had Justice and Smith, to end the inning. It's still 4-0 Brewers after three and a half.
Brewers 4th: Jaha drew a leadoff walk, but Scott Fletcher struck out swinging for the first out. Jaha moved to second on Listach's comebacker, but was stranded when Hamilton flew to Deion in left to end the inning. After four, it's still 4-0 Brew Crew.
Braves 5th: Bosio posted his first one-two-three inning of the night. Halfway through Game 5, it's Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 0.
Brewers 5th: Another three-up, three-down inning for Smoltz: Molitor's foul pop was caught by Pendleton behind third, Yount went down swinging, and Vaughn bounced to short. The Crew still leads by four after five.
Braves 6th: Deion led off with an infield single to second. He moved to second on Pendleton's bouncer to Fletcher, then came home with the first Atlanta run when Justice lined a single up the middle. Smith forced Justice for the second out, and Bream's grounder to second ended the inning. The Braves are on the board thanks to a pair of hits linked by a productive groundout, but after five and a half they're still staring at a 4-1 deficit.
Brewers 6th: The American League champions went down in order: Surhoff's fly to the warning track in center was gloved by Nixon, Seitzer grounded to second, and Jaha bounced to short. After six, it's Brewers 4, Braves 1.
Braves 7th: The National League champions went down in order: Blauser popped to his counterpart Listach, Berryhill was retired on a comebacker, and Lemke flew weakly to roght center. As we stretch for the final time this year at County Stadium, the home squad's enjoying a 4-1 lead.
Brewers 7th: Fletcher drew a leadoff walk, but was forced by Listach. Hamilton's single to right put runners at the corners, but Molitor's foul pop was caught by Pendleton for the second out. Hamilton stole second to put two runners in scoring position and set the table for Yount, who lined a base hit to right center, scoring both Listach and Hamilton and putting the Crew up 6-1. Vaughn's shallow fly to left center was caught by Nixon for the final lout, but the Brewers have added two insurance runs on two hits, a walk, and a stolen base to lead the Braves 6-1 after seven.
Braves 8th: Nixon beat out a bouncer to short for a leadoff infield hit. After Deion flew to right center for the first out, Pendleton singled to right center to move Nixon to third. Justice's fly ball to the warning track was caught by Yount for the second out, but Nixon sped home with the second Atlanta run. Smith dumped double among three onrushing defenders in shallow left center to score Pendleton and cut the Milwaukee lead to 6-3. That was all for Bosio, who left to a standing ovation from the Brewers' faithful at County Stadium. Mike Fetters replaced him, and pinch hitter Brian Hunter (batting for Bream) walked to put two men on. But Blauser's grounder to Seitzer at third retired the side with runners still at first and second. The Braves have to settle for two runs on three hits, a walk, and a sacrifice fly, and as we go to the bottom of the eighth they still trail the Brewers 6-3.
Brewers 8th: Smoltz finished his evening with a three-up, three-down inning: Surhoff and Seitzer each grounded to first, and Jaha struck out swinging. We go to the ninth with Brewers closer Doug Henry ready to face Berryhill, Lemke, and Nixon; he'll be working with a 6-3 lead.
Braves 9th: Nixon singled to second with two out, but Deion went down swinging to end the game. Our final: Brewers 6, Braves 3, and the Brewers lead the series three games to two.
Hamilton and Yount shared CBS's Player of the Game honors. Yount was three for four and drove in a pair of runs, while Hamilton was two for three plus a walk with an RBI while scoring three runs and stealing three bases. Listach only had one hit in five at-bats, but scored a pair of runs. Molitor was two for four with a pair of RBIs and scored the other Milwaukee run. The Brewers stole five bases on the evening to aid their offense.
On the mound, Bosio gave up three runs on nine hits in seven and two-thirds innings while striking out four and not allowing a walk. For the Braves, Smoltz suffered his second straight complete game loss; in eight innings, he gave up six runs on eight hits while walking three, striking out four, and throwing a hundred and twenty pitches. The Atlanta starters have now thrown four consecutive complete games, but the team's record in these games is only 2-2.
Final totals: Brewers 6-8-0, Braves 3-10-0.
W- Bosio (1-0)
S- Henry (2)
L- Smoltz (0-2)
The series goes back to Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta tomorrow night for Game 6. First pitch is scheduled for shortly after 8PM Eastern, with Bill Wegman starting for the Brewers and Steve Avery going to the hill for the Braves, each on just two days' rest.
Next: We look at Game 6.
Thoughts?
Lineup Changes:
Braves- Deion Sanders is back in left field and will bat second. David Justice and Lonnie Smith once again change places in the batting order; Justice will bat cleanup while Smith bats fifth. Sid Bream is back at first base, sore leg and all, and he'll bat sixth. Finally, Jeff Blauser moves down to seventh.
Brewers- Darryl Hamilton moves to right field. Paul Molitor will serve as the designated hitter, while Robin Yount returns to center field. Kevin Seitzer moves up to seventh, while John Jaha is back at first base and will bat eighth.
Weather: 66 degrees, fair skies, west wind at 7 MPH.
Braves 1st: Terry Pendleton lined a single to right center with two out, but was forced by Justice to end the inning. Now let's hear from the Brewers.
Brewers 1st: Hamilton walked with one out, then stole second. Molitor's single to left center brought Darryl home, and the Brewers led 1-0. Yount stroked a base hit to right to put runners at the corners, but Greg Vaughn went down swinging and B.J. Surhoff flew to right to end the inning. The Brewers get on the board first thanks to a pair of hits, a walk, and a stolen base, but they also leave runners at first and third. We've played one, and the Brewers lead 1-0.
Braves 2nd: Smith led off with a single to left, but Bream's liner was speared by Jaha, and Blauser forced Smith for out number two. Damon Berryhill's slow roller to first ended the inning. After an inning and a half, it's Brewers 1, Braves 0.
Brewers 2nd: Braves starter John Smoltz retired the Brewers in order, but the Crew still leads 1-0 after two.
Braves 3rd: Mark Lemke grounded a leadoff single up the middle. but Otis Nixon's pop was caught by Brewers shortstop Pat Listach for the first out. Deion Sanders took a pitch off of his forearm to put two men on, but Pendleton bounced into a 6-4-3 double play to retire the side. The Braves strand a runner at third, and after two and a half they still trail the Brewers 1-0.
Brewers 3rd: Listach belted the first pitch he saw from Braves starter John Smoltz off the top of the center field wall for a standup triple. Hamilton lined a base hit to left center to bring Listach home and give the Brewers a 2-0 lead. After Hamilton stole second, Molitor slapped a single to left to bring him home and make it 3-0. Molitor then stole second, and Yount beat out an grounder to short for an infield single to put runners at the corners. Vaughn's fly to right was too shallow to bring Molitor home, but Yount kept things going by stealing second, the Brewers' third theft of the inning. Surhoff's fly down the line in left was snagged by Deion for the second out, but it was also deep enough to score Molitor, and the Brewers led 4-0. Yount moved to third on the play, but he was stranded when Seitzer flew to right center to end the inning. The Brewers have opened things up a bit, scoring three runs on four hits and stealing three bases. At the end of three, it's AL Champs 4, NL Champs 0.
Braves 4th: Bream lined a single to right with two out, but Brewers starter Chris Bosio struck Blauser out swinging, as he had Justice and Smith, to end the inning. It's still 4-0 Brewers after three and a half.
Brewers 4th: Jaha drew a leadoff walk, but Scott Fletcher struck out swinging for the first out. Jaha moved to second on Listach's comebacker, but was stranded when Hamilton flew to Deion in left to end the inning. After four, it's still 4-0 Brew Crew.
Braves 5th: Bosio posted his first one-two-three inning of the night. Halfway through Game 5, it's Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 0.
Brewers 5th: Another three-up, three-down inning for Smoltz: Molitor's foul pop was caught by Pendleton behind third, Yount went down swinging, and Vaughn bounced to short. The Crew still leads by four after five.
Braves 6th: Deion led off with an infield single to second. He moved to second on Pendleton's bouncer to Fletcher, then came home with the first Atlanta run when Justice lined a single up the middle. Smith forced Justice for the second out, and Bream's grounder to second ended the inning. The Braves are on the board thanks to a pair of hits linked by a productive groundout, but after five and a half they're still staring at a 4-1 deficit.
Brewers 6th: The American League champions went down in order: Surhoff's fly to the warning track in center was gloved by Nixon, Seitzer grounded to second, and Jaha bounced to short. After six, it's Brewers 4, Braves 1.
Braves 7th: The National League champions went down in order: Blauser popped to his counterpart Listach, Berryhill was retired on a comebacker, and Lemke flew weakly to roght center. As we stretch for the final time this year at County Stadium, the home squad's enjoying a 4-1 lead.
Brewers 7th: Fletcher drew a leadoff walk, but was forced by Listach. Hamilton's single to right put runners at the corners, but Molitor's foul pop was caught by Pendleton for the second out. Hamilton stole second to put two runners in scoring position and set the table for Yount, who lined a base hit to right center, scoring both Listach and Hamilton and putting the Crew up 6-1. Vaughn's shallow fly to left center was caught by Nixon for the final lout, but the Brewers have added two insurance runs on two hits, a walk, and a stolen base to lead the Braves 6-1 after seven.
Braves 8th: Nixon beat out a bouncer to short for a leadoff infield hit. After Deion flew to right center for the first out, Pendleton singled to right center to move Nixon to third. Justice's fly ball to the warning track was caught by Yount for the second out, but Nixon sped home with the second Atlanta run. Smith dumped double among three onrushing defenders in shallow left center to score Pendleton and cut the Milwaukee lead to 6-3. That was all for Bosio, who left to a standing ovation from the Brewers' faithful at County Stadium. Mike Fetters replaced him, and pinch hitter Brian Hunter (batting for Bream) walked to put two men on. But Blauser's grounder to Seitzer at third retired the side with runners still at first and second. The Braves have to settle for two runs on three hits, a walk, and a sacrifice fly, and as we go to the bottom of the eighth they still trail the Brewers 6-3.
Brewers 8th: Smoltz finished his evening with a three-up, three-down inning: Surhoff and Seitzer each grounded to first, and Jaha struck out swinging. We go to the ninth with Brewers closer Doug Henry ready to face Berryhill, Lemke, and Nixon; he'll be working with a 6-3 lead.
Braves 9th: Nixon singled to second with two out, but Deion went down swinging to end the game. Our final: Brewers 6, Braves 3, and the Brewers lead the series three games to two.
Hamilton and Yount shared CBS's Player of the Game honors. Yount was three for four and drove in a pair of runs, while Hamilton was two for three plus a walk with an RBI while scoring three runs and stealing three bases. Listach only had one hit in five at-bats, but scored a pair of runs. Molitor was two for four with a pair of RBIs and scored the other Milwaukee run. The Brewers stole five bases on the evening to aid their offense.
On the mound, Bosio gave up three runs on nine hits in seven and two-thirds innings while striking out four and not allowing a walk. For the Braves, Smoltz suffered his second straight complete game loss; in eight innings, he gave up six runs on eight hits while walking three, striking out four, and throwing a hundred and twenty pitches. The Atlanta starters have now thrown four consecutive complete games, but the team's record in these games is only 2-2.
Final totals: Brewers 6-8-0, Braves 3-10-0.
W- Bosio (1-0)
S- Henry (2)
L- Smoltz (0-2)
The series goes back to Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta tomorrow night for Game 6. First pitch is scheduled for shortly after 8PM Eastern, with Bill Wegman starting for the Brewers and Steve Avery going to the hill for the Braves, each on just two days' rest.
Next: We look at Game 6.
Thoughts?
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