Welcome to the KOD3 Fall Classic – where the 1977 LA Dodgers will face the 2006 Detroit Tigers…..with the series is set to begin in LA. Both teams are suffering from fatigue, after a long season and playoff run, so it will be interesting to see how each team performs.
Game 1 has pitching ace Jeremy Bonderman (6-2 with 2.54) of Detroit facing LA’s own ace Don Sutton (3-5 with 5.20). Sutton has had his share of knocks this year, but has really come on strong as of late. Both pitchers came out firing, as both teams were held scoreless thru 4 innings. In the bottom 5th inning, Hale tagged Bonderman with a leadoff Double, which was followed by a Single from Oates – with no outs. Sutton came to the plate and hit into a DP but scored Hale – and the Dodgers led 1-0 after 5 innings of play. In all, Bonderman pitched 5 full innings and surrendered that 1 run on 5 hits – but his night was done. Meanwhile, Sutton held Detroit to just 1 hit thru those same 5 innings. Zack Miner came in for Bonderman – and in the bottom 7 inning, the Dodgers scored another run when Sutton singled home Reggie Smith. Sutton was involved with both LA runs and truly helped his own cause. Sutton went on to pitch a 2-hit complete game shutout and took the Game MVP. Detroit never even made it to Second Base in this game.
LA wins 2-0 to take Game 1.
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