Wednesday, October 6, 2004
World Series: Game 5
Twins 1, A's 0
Nelson's bloop single the difference
Nelson notched all three hits the Twins could muster, most notably the game winner, a bloop single down the right field line that scored Edgar (running for Nelson) from second with the game's only run as the Twins took a 3-2 series lead with a 1-0 Game 5 victory. K-Mart (4-1) continued his impressive post-season pitching with another shutout performance, despite walking nine, he allowed only two hits and struck out nine. The Twins also got some big outs on the basepaths, once getting Larry out at the plate early on, and again in the sixth as the A's tried rallying to win. The Pirate (4-3) pitched a great ballgame himself, allowing just three hits (all to Nelson), striking out three, but walking no one. It can be argued that The Pirate outpitched K-Mart in this game as well, but the final scores are all that matter.
Submitted:
Oct 6, 2004
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