Round 2–‘92 Friars burn ‘93 M’s

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GAME ONE – Andy Benes fired 8 innings of 3-hit shutout ball as the Padres captured the opener 3-1. Gary Sheffield drove in the series first run in the 1st inning with a single after Darrin Jackson had doubled. Catcher Dan Walters swatted a solo homer in the 5th and DH Benito Santiago homered in the 7th to give the Friars a 3-0 lead. An unearned run in the 9th off Randy Myers was the lone tally for the Mariners.

GAME TWO – Bruce Hurst and Larry Andersen combined to shutout the Navs on just 4 hits as San Diego took a commanding two game advantage with a 4-0 win. The Pads went up 3-0 in the 2nd on a Kurt Stillwell RBI double, a Tony Gwynn RBI single and a Jack Clark sac fly. Gwynn added a solo shot in the 4th and Hurst (7 inn.) and Andersen took it the rest of the way. One run in two games for the Mariners at the Kingdome . . . Go figure.

GAME THREE – However, in sunny San Diego Ken Griffey, Jr. and Tino Martinez warmed up their long ball swings. Martinez 2-run blast equaled the Griffey’s 2-run knock in the first and Seattle had a 4-0 lead for the “Big Unit” Randy Johnson. Johnson would yield just 1 run on 2 hits in 7 innings to earn the 6-4 win.

 

GAME FOUR – Seattle proved beyond a doubt that southern California is to its liking with a lopsided 18-0 victory to even the series. It was also a great day to be a Martinez. Both Tino and Edgar hit grand slams and drove in 5 runs each. Omar Vizquel collected 4 of the 17 Mariners hits and also scored 4 runs. Rich Amaral delivered 3 hits and tallied 4 runs. In the 6th inning alone, the Mariners sent 15 men to the plate and plated 10 runs. Dave Fleming (7 IP) and Dennis Powell (2 IP) were the beneficiaries of this offensive largesse.

GAME FIVE – Back to the Northwest for the finale and wouldn’t you know it, Seattle again cannot find home plate. This time Jose Melendez (7 IP) and Andersen (2 IP) do the whitewashing. “DJ” Darrin Jackson handles the offense with a solo shot in the 1st and a 2-run double in the 8th. Vizquel and Amaral have 3 hits apiece at the top of the Navs lineup, but the big guns were quiet.

The visiting teams win each of these games and Seattle outscores San Diego 25-14, but the Friars move on.

--Played by AJ, submitted by his ghostwriter Bruce Thomas--