Opening up this
3rd version of the
COVID playoffs was the first game of the NLCS and the Gotham Pauls traveled to Dodger Stadium to take on the Bi-Coastal Script Jersey Matts.
- The Matts struck early in the bottom of the first. After walking Merv Rettenmund, Tom Seaver left a mistake over the heart of the plate and Willie Crawford deposited it in the seats for a 2-0 lead
- Don Sutton was pitching well and it looked like that would hold up until the top of the 6th
- Matty Alou walked, moved to second on Bobby Murcer's deep fly ball and scored on Thurman Munson's single - only the second hit off Sutton.
- Munson took second on the throw to the plate. Then Munson scored on Ron Blomber's single to tie the game at 2.
- The tie held until the bottom of the 7th
- Boog Powell lead off the inning with a double
- Seaver struck out Ron Cey
- Joe Ferguson singled and Powell was able to score on a tight play
- That ended the night for Seaver
- Mark Belanger greeted Fred Beene with a single, scoring Ferguson to make it 4-2
- Paul Threatened in the top of the 9th
- Munson walked toe lead off the inning
- Blomberg singled. putting runners on first and second with nobody out
- Then Cey took over
- Rusty Staub hit a hard grounder to Cey who made the diving stop, tossed to Bobby Grich at second, who then pivoted and relayed to Powell to turn the double play
- Munson moved to third
- Roy White, pinch-hitting for Bud Harrelson, also grounded to Cey, Cey didn't think he could get the speedy White at first and threw home, Ferguson applied the tag on Munson and sealed the 4-2 win
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