COVID-19(73) Baseball Version 3 NLCS game 2

Game 2 was billed as a face off between 1973 Cy Young Winner Jim Palmer and lefty Jerry Koosman. The Gotham Pauls used Koosman as an opener to get all the right handed hitters into the Matts lineup.
After Koosman got Davey Lopes to popout in the bottom of the 1st, Manny Mota singled - and that was all for Koosman, right hander Doc Medich came in. Medich induced a double play from Joe Ferguson and set the tone for a low scoring affair.

The Pauls scored first in the top of the 5th.

• Bud Harrelson led off with a single but was doubled off on Graig Bettles hard liner to first.
• With 2-out, the Pauls sent Medich up to hit for himself, he took advantage of the situation with a triple.
• Matty Alou singled him home to make it 1-0
• Palmer was shaken and walked Bobby Murcer and gave up a single to Thurman Munson - but Alou was held at third
• A Ron Blomberg ground ball ended the inning

The lead lasted 4 batters

• After a Steve Garvey ground out, Willie Crawford drew a walk from Medich
• Crawford moved to third on a single from Al Bumbry - Bumbry took 2nd on the throw
• Hoping for the double-play, the Pauls had the infield back
• Davey Lopes ground ball seemed to fit the bill, but he was too fast for the relay and Crawford scored to tie it up

Fred Beene, Bob Reynolds, Lindy McDaniel and Grant Jackson kept the score tied into the bottom of the 9th. The gamed seemed destined for extra innings.

• With 2-outs Bobby Grich doubled to center field, bringing Ron Cey to the plate
• Cey hit a hard ground ball to Nettles at third, Nettles misplayed the ball and with 2-outs the speedy Grich came all the way around for the winning run