Sunday, December 28, 2014

'85 Yanks outscore '00 M's in 4

GAME 1
85 New York      4
00 Seattle          8

WP     Sele
SV    Sasaki
LP     Guidry

Seattle jumps all over Guidry with 2 in the second, 2 in the third, chasing him in the fourth where they plated 4 more for an 8-0 lead.   Aaron Sele cruised into the ninth with a shutout before needing bullpen help from Rodriguez then Sasaki as the Yankees plated 4 to make it respectable.

GAME 2
85 New York    5
00 Seattle        2

WP    Niekro
SV    Righetti
LP    Halama

Butch Wynegar broke open a 2-1 game with a three-run bomb in the fourth.  Seattle
countered with a solo shot from A-Rod, his second of the series, to cut it to 5-2, but the Yankee bullpen combo of Shirley and Righetti pitched 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief to secure the win.

GAME 3
00 Seattle        5  
85 New York    8

WP    Cowley
SV    Righetti
LP    Moyer

Seattle took a 1-0 lead on the first on A-Rods third dinger of the series, but the Yankees countered with two in the second on Don Baylor's 2-run homer.   Not to be outdone,  A-rod hit jack number 4,  a 2-run shot in the fifth to give the Mariners a 5-3 lead.  New York counters with three in the fifth to take the lead,  then Dave Winfield finishes it off with a 2-run bomb in the seventh for the final 8-5.

GAME 4
00 Seattle        4
85 New York    6

WP    Righetti
LP    Rhodes

In a battle of Henderson's,  young Ricky bests old Ricky, 
finishing of a remarkable series performance by hitting a 2-run walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth to send the Yankees into the next round.  The home crowd felt confident heading into the ninth with a 4-2 lead and Dave Righetti on the mound, but the feisty Mariners would rally.  Three straight singles,  a wild pitch then a fielders choice tied the game up, setting the stage for young Ricky's ninth inning heroics.  Young Ricky finished the series hitting .571 with 5 steals, 3 runs and 3 RBIs.  A-Rod led the way for Seattle, hitting .438 with 4 homers and 6 ribbies.

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