The powerhouse Cincinnati Reds completed a three game sweep
of the St. Louis Cardinals on a
Cesar Geronimo walk off home run to cap a
comeback 8-7 win in game 3. The Reds took significant early leads in
games one and three, only to see the Cardinals make a game of it each
time before falling short. The Cardinals actually overcame a 6-0 deficit
in game three and lead 7-6, but the lack of a strong bullpen gave up
the lead as Joe Morgan homered to tie it in the 8th and Geronimo homered
off Bob Forsch in the 9th to win it as mentioned above.
The
Cardinals tried a different strategy in game two, taking a lead. But
that did not work either as the Reds stormed back to win that one as
well. The biggest difference in the series was probably control.
Cardinal pitchers walked 17 Reds in the three games, while the Reds
hurlers gave only 6 free passes. Giving away 11 extra base runners is
not a recipe for success.
--submitted by Bikemike--
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