A.L. DIVISION SERIES – HOL @ SEV G#3

HollywoodGame 3:  David Price vs Tim Hudson.  After 2 hard fought contested games in Hollywood, we switch to Severn.  The wind is blowing out hard today, so if Price or Hudson leaves the ball up, it won’t take much more than a ‘fart’ to blow the ball out of the park.   Hudson gets through the top of the first unscathed.  Price takes the mound and gives up a 1-out single to Matt HollidayMiguel Cabrera steps in..he bounces one back to the mound, Price turns and throws to 2nd for one, but they can’t turn it.  In steps Paul Konerko…Price rocks and fires….Konerko goes the opposite way…. it’s lifted deep to right center….right fielder Jay Bruce going back … all he can do is watch … it’s out of here!  Two-run shot for Konerko … he sure seems to like those base runners…Severn leads 2-0.   The game remains quiet into the Top of the 4th.  With 1-out, Alex Gordon steps in.  And the pitch comes in … Gordon gets plenty of wood on this ball….it’s headed for the gap in right center … it may carry … it’s a home run!  Hollywood cuts the lead to 2-1.  Then with 2-outs, Bruce steps in..a blooper down the right field line … Jason Werth racing in … it drops..Bruce’s headed for second … the throw … the tag … and he’s safe! … that’s a double for Bruce his 1st hit of the series.  Jason Kubel steps in…he goes out and gets it … long ball … down the left field line … curving…curving … is it or isn’t it? … the ump signals … a home run!…an opposite field two-run blow to give Hollywood a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the 4th, Miggy leads off with a double.  This brings up most probably the series MVP Paul Konerko.  The pitch….He pops it up…Wilson Betemit moves under it and squeezes it for out #1.  Ramon SevernHernandez steps in…hits one down the line….Bruce gets a great jump….grabs it near the line and gets it in quickly….Miggy will not be testing that 37 arm.  Alex Rodriguez steps in…hits a high fly to right, Bruce trots over and makes the catch.  Severn strands a runner at 2nd base with nobody out.  We move to the top of the 5th…..Starlin Castro strides to the plate.  Hudson lets one go … cut on … hit deep to left field … way back ... Holliday is racing back and it’s long gone! … Castro got all of that one & Hollywood leads 4-2.  We move to the top of the 6th, with the score Hollywood 4 Severn 2.  Alex Gordon faces Hudson…he loops it to left, toward the gap…it drops for a hit…Bruce steps in with 1-out.   Big hole on the right side … Gordon not wandering too far … Hudson comes home…it’s smoked to right…Werth on his high horse…he’s up against the wall and can only watch it sail over….kiss it good-bye … a 2-run homer for Bruce and a 6-2 Hollywood lead.  Severn trying to fight back in the bottom half, gets Miggy to coax a walk with 2-outs that leads to Konerko.  Price fires it in, Konerko hammers it…a blast to right and there is no doubt about this one … it’s gone!  Konerko has all 4 Severn RBIs as they cut the Hollywood lead to 6-4.    It stays that way into the top of the 8th, then with 2-outs, Mike Gonzalez faces Jay Bruce…Bruce really gets ahold of that one….deep to centerfield, the fans can only watch as it’s in the UPPER DECK!  Hollywood leads 7-4.   Severn mounts no real comeback in this one the rest of the way and Hollywood wins the “Homer” game 7-4.  In an odd occurrence, with the wind blowing out, Hollywood brings in Javier A Lopez to save the game.  Lopez didn’t give up a homer the entire season, so Hollywood taps into that.

Winner:  David Price 1-0
Loser:  Tim Hudson 0-1
Save:  Javier A Lopez (1)

Homeruns:  Alex Gordon (1), Jay Bruce (1,2), Jason Kubel (1), Starlin Castro (1), Paul Konerko (2,3)

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