ALDS Game 5: Blue Jays 8, Angels 7

California 7 Toronto 8
Frost vs Flanagan

Exhibition Stadium

 

With 1 out Grich doubled off the wall in left center. Downing singled and Baylor notched a 381 foot blast over left center. The Angels were flying high in this the deciding game. Fernandez walked and McGriff doubled, Bell grounded out and Fernandez scored. An error by Carew allowed moseby to reach first, leach singled to left centre and barfield loaded them up with a single. Lariano walked scoring Moseby. Frost who had started his 2nd game of the series threw a wild pitch scoring Leach. Fernandez flew out scoring Barfield and McGriff singled scoring Lariano, Frost had thaw out and Knapp came in to relieve him, he got Whitt and Mulliniks to fly out but not before Toronto took the lead 5-3. Toronto added to the lead when Whitt pushed on over the opposite wall in right 334 feet. The Angels didn't give up and as Ford lead off the 6th with a double and scored on an Anderson single. Carew singled and Rudi pooped up. Eichhorn was brought in for the Blue Jays and walked Miller, struck out Lanford , allowed gfrich to single but walked in the tying run when he walked Downing and Carew scored. Finally he got Baylor to flyout. With the score tied California brought in Tanana to pitch to Leach but he was called back and Beniquez came to the plate and he powered a 340 foot blast over left which was the first Tanana had allowed all season. In the 8th Eichhorn with 2 out tossed a gopher ball to grich who made no mistake and it sailed 334 feet over left field to once more tie the game at 7. In the bottom of the 8th Tanana faced Beniquez again and this time made no mistake and had him pop out to third. He then walked Barfield and Lee Fernandez then singled scoring Barfield and struck out Mcgriff but was then pulled when Bell came to the plate and Clear had him ground out. With a 1 run lead the Blue Jays brought in Henke to meet the heart of the Angels lineup Baylor hit one down the right field line and Barfield rushed over to catch it. One out. Next up ford again hit hard to right but Barfield was under again it 2 out. Thon came to the plate as a pinch hitter and Game MVP Tom Henke ended the Angels season with a strikeout. the Blue Jays win the series 3 games to 2. Eichhorn was credited with the win and Tanana the loss. Thanks to Doug for the hard fought battled series. Now Toronto goes on to do battle with the Sunshine States other AL team the Oakland A's.

--full series writeup submitted by Robert Chisholm--

Toronto wins series 3-2