MOSES LAKE, WA (GPS)--Goose Goslin slugged a three-run homer against Greg Maddux to give Goldendale a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth, and the G's held on to beat Moses Lake 6-4 October 12 and take a 1-0 lead in their first-round A to Z League playoff series.
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| Goose Goslin's three-run homer in the fourth was the key hit in Golden- dale's 6-4 series-opening win over Moses Lake. |
G's starter Bob Gibson held Moses Lake in check, allowing just two hits over the first four innings, until the M's broke through in the fifth. Joe Mauer led off the frame with a double. Gibson got the next two hitters--Rabbit Maranville and Johnny Mize, pinch hitting for Maddux--on groundouts. But Joe Morgan laced a double down the right field line to score Mauer, and Mays followed with a single to right to plate Morgan and the Goldendale lead was cut in half, 4-2. Moses Lake had a chance for more. Stan Musial worked Gibson for a walk, and Mickey Mantle ripped a hard liner to center, but Griffey made a nice running catch to end the inning.
Goldendale immediately answered the M's score, when Josh Gibson greeted reliever Randy Myers with a homer deep to right to make it 5-2. Moses Lake cut into the lead again in the seventh. Edgar Martinez, pinch hitting for Myers, drilled a double to left center on the first pitch he saw. Morgan's groundout moved Martinez to third, where he scored on a sacrifice fly by Mays, and it was 5-3. The G's answered again in the top of the eighth. Tug McGraw got the first two batters, but Gehrig lashed a homer to deep right to make it a 6-3 game.
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| Bob Gibson pitched eight solid innings in the series opener. |
Gibson was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth, in which Goldendale did not score. Goose Gossage pitched the ninth. Moses Lake brought the tying run to the plate when Mays beat out an infield hit with one out. But Gossage fanned Musial and Mantle to nail down the win and give Goldendale a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Game two of the series is set for October 13 at Larson Field. Tom Glavine is set to start for Goldendale and Pedro Martinez will go for Moses Lake.
Game 1 box score, October 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
Goldendale 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 7 1 4 1
Moses Lake 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 10 0 9 1
G's AB R H BI AVG M's AB R H BI AVG
Gehringer 2b 4 0 0 0 .000 Morgan,J 2b 5 1 1 1 .200
GwynnSr,T rf 4 0 1 0 .250 Mays,W cf 4 0 2 2 .500
GriffeyJr cf 4 1 1 1 .250 Musial lf 4 0 1 0 .250
Gibson,J c 4 2 3 1 .750 Mantle rf 5 1 1 0 .200
Gehrig 1b 3 2 1 1 .333 Murray,E 1b 4 0 1 0 .250
Garciaparra ss 3 0 0 0 .000 Mathews,E 3b 2 0 0 0 .000
Goslin lf 4 1 1 3 .250 Mauer c 4 1 2 1 .500
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0 .000 Maranville ss 2 0 1 0 .500
Gibson,B p 2 0 0 0 .000 Murphy,Dal ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Granderson ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Marion ss 1 0 0 0 .000
Gossage p 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddux,G p 1 0 0 0 .000
32 6 7 6 Mize ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Myers,R p 0 0 0 0 .000
Martinez,E ph 1 1 1 0 1.000
McGraw,T p 0 0 0 0 .000
Molitor ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Marshall,MG p 0 0 0 0 .000
36 4 10 4
G's INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gibson,B W 1-0 8.0 9 4 4 3 3 121 77 4.50
Gossage S 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 20 11 0.00
9.0 10 4 4 3 5 141 88
M's INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Maddux,G L 0-1 5.0 5 4 4 2 3 73 49 7.20
Myers,R 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 27 17 4.50
McGraw,T 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 17 9 9.00
Marshall,MG 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 0.00
9.0 7 6 6 4 6 129 84
GOL: Granderson batted for Gibson,B in the 9th
ML : Mize batted for Maddux,G in the 5th
Murphy,Dal batted for Maranville in the 6th
Marion inserted at ss in the 7th
Martinez,E batted for Myers,R in the 7th
Molitor batted for McGraw,T in the 8th
E-Garciaparra. 2B-Gibson,J 2(2), Morgan,J(1), Musial(1), Murray,E(1),
Mauer(1), Martinez,E(1). HR-GriffeyJr(1), Gibson,J(1), Gehrig(1), Goslin(1).
RBI-GriffeyJr(1), Gibson,J(1), Gehrig(1), Goslin 3(3), Morgan,J(1),
Mays,W 2(2), Mauer(1). K-Gibson,J, Gehrig, Goslin, Gaetti, Gibson,B 2,
Musial, Mantle 2, Maddux,G, Marion. BB-Gehringer, Gehrig, Garciaparra,
Gaetti, Musial, Mathews,E 2. SH-Gibson,B. SF-Mays,W. WP-Gossage.
GWRBI: GriffeyJr