COVID-19(73) Baseball, Version 3, World Series, Game 6

Ken Holtzman our pitched Andy Messersmith in game 3 and was hoping to again in game 6 to keep his team alive.

The Matts got all they needed in the first and then came back for more.

• With one out Manny Mota singled
• Joe Ferguson hit a sinking liner that got by Bill North on right and the ball bounced around in the corner long enough for Ferguson to end up on third with a triple.

In the fourth inning, likely series MVP Merv Rettenmund homered to make it 2-0

• The fifth inning ended any suspense
• With one out Messersmith singled
• Davey Lopes followed with a walk
• Mota collected his third hit, scoring Messersmith
• With runners in second and third Holtzman uncorked a wild pitch, scoring Lopes and ending his night
• Ferguson greeted Horacio Piña with a single, scoring Mota
• Rettenmund grounded into a force, erasing Ferguson
• Chris Speier has trouble on, Bobby Grich's hard shot, kicking it into short left. Grich got to second and Rettenmund to third
• Piña intentionally walked Al Bumbry to load the bases and Ron Cey made him pay with a run scoring single for a 7-0 lead

Messersmith, Bob Reynolds and Grant Jackson scattered 4 hits and 7 total base runners for the shutout and 4-2 series victory

As I said above Rettenmund is most certainly the MVP 

The Alteses are now the statis-pro version of the 1990s Atlanta Braves with their 3 consecutive World Series loss

With some sports, particularly baseball back, this may be our last season for the summer, if we come back it might be for a fall classic.

Thanks to Leo, Madds, Paul and Matt for letting me relive my nerdy youth. And thanks to Melissa for not being too angry at the nights spent on Zoom