Game 5 – Astros 3 – Braves 4
Shane Reynolds vs. Steve Avery
This was a classic game 5. We had a rematch of two hot pitchers from game 1. The ebb and flow of the series looked to favor the Astros. But the Braves, a seasoned bunch, who ran away with the regular season title, were buoyed by the sold-out crowd, an unusual occurrence in the ATL.
The game started out like it would be a high scoring American League game. Jeff Bagwell hit a 2 run homer to give the Astros the lead before the most of the late arriving crowd was in their seats. Otis Nixon, who would go 5 for 5 in game 5, singled and stole 2nd. Justice drove him home and Ron Gant added his own 2 run homer to give the Braves a 3-2 lead after 1. The Braves added a run in the 4 th on a Steve Avery single. Manager Ryan wondered who the heck the hitting coach was as Braves pitcher had quite a few hits and RBIs in this series. Maybe Charlie Lau?
Meanwhile Steve Avery was pitching great. After that rough first inning, he retired 15 in a row before Bagwell’s single in the 7th. The Astros finally got to a tiring Avery pushing across a run in the 8th as that Bell and Gutierrez combo made the score 4-3 Braves. Manager Burnette decided to bring in a well-rested Greg McMichael to close this game out. He struck out Carl Everett leading off the 9 th. Bagwell walked on 4 pitches and true to form promptly stole second. Stan Javier, pinch hit for game 4 hero Tony Eusebio, grounded out to Lemke with Bagwell taking third. This brought up the hot hitting Spiers. Manager Burnette thought long and hard about putting Spiers on but decided to pitch him, trusting in McMicheal. Greg got him to line out to a well-positioned Mark Lemke to end the game and allow the
Braves to advance to the next round.
Congrats to Justin Ryan on a well-played series
This was a classic game 5. We had a rematch of two hot pitchers from game 1. The ebb and flow of the series looked to favor the Astros. But the Braves, a seasoned bunch, who ran away with the regular season title, were buoyed by the sold-out crowd, an unusual occurrence in the ATL.
The game started out like it would be a high scoring American League game. Jeff Bagwell hit a 2 run homer to give the Astros the lead before the most of the late arriving crowd was in their seats. Otis Nixon, who would go 5 for 5 in game 5, singled and stole 2nd. Justice drove him home and Ron Gant added his own 2 run homer to give the Braves a 3-2 lead after 1. The Braves added a run in the 4 th on a Steve Avery single. Manager Ryan wondered who the heck the hitting coach was as Braves pitcher had quite a few hits and RBIs in this series. Maybe Charlie Lau?
Meanwhile Steve Avery was pitching great. After that rough first inning, he retired 15 in a row before Bagwell’s single in the 7th. The Astros finally got to a tiring Avery pushing across a run in the 8th as that Bell and Gutierrez combo made the score 4-3 Braves. Manager Burnette decided to bring in a well-rested Greg McMichael to close this game out. He struck out Carl Everett leading off the 9 th. Bagwell walked on 4 pitches and true to form promptly stole second. Stan Javier, pinch hit for game 4 hero Tony Eusebio, grounded out to Lemke with Bagwell taking third. This brought up the hot hitting Spiers. Manager Burnette thought long and hard about putting Spiers on but decided to pitch him, trusting in McMicheal. Greg got him to line out to a well-positioned Mark Lemke to end the game and allow the
Braves to advance to the next round.
Congrats to Justin Ryan on a well-played series
Braves win the series 3-2
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