KOD 13 - Tier C Playoffs - Friars win NLCS over Jints in 4

Game 1 at San Diego,

Juan Eichelberger pitched 8 strong innings to even his record at 4-4.  Gene Richards hit his second homerun of the year and pounded out three runs in the 6th inning to build a 6-1 lead.  Eichelberger needed to be replaced in the 9th as he ran out of steam. John Urrea came on in relief and struggled as he walked the bases loaded and allowed 3 runs to score but he got Enos Cabell to ground out to Luis Salazar to seal the victory. Padres 6...Giants 3.

Game 2, at San Diego,

Luis Salazar, Ozzie Smith, and Juan Bonilla all lead the offensive onslaught by gathering 3 hits apiece in support of Padre starter Steve Mura. Mura pitched seven innings allowing only 3 hits and one run. Gary Lucas came on in relief to seal the win.  Padres 5....Giants 1.

Game 3, at San Francisco,

The Giants came on strong in game 3 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and fourth innings.  Jack Clark and Darrell Evans each drove in two runs to assist a strong pitching performance by veteran southpaw Vida Blue. Blue did not allow a run through 7 innings of work to improve to 5-3.  He needed relief help from Al Holland.  Giants 4....Padres 1.

Game 4, at San Francisco,

With the Padres leading the series 2 games to 1, a pair of lefties squared off. Chris Welsh for San Diego and Gary Lavelle of the Giants. Both pitched strong games as Lavelle held the edge with a 2-1 lead until the 5th inning.  Evans and Leonard drove in single runs with hits early in the game. However, with a runner on base in the sixth inning, Joe Lefebvre got a hold of a Lavelle fastball and lined it over the right field fence for a go-ahead two run homerun to give the Padres a 3-2 lead.  Gene Richards added some insurance in the 9th with an RBI single off Ed Whitson.  The Giants made matters tight in the ninth inning off of two relievers.  John Urrea got the first two batters out but gave up a single to Larry Herndon.  Gary Lucas came on to face Joe Morgan. Morgan singled and then base on balls to Darrell Evans loaded the bases.  Lucas faced Jeff Leonard but got him to pop out to second base to end the game and give the Padres the series 3 games to 1....Padres 4....Giants 2.

--submitted by Joey Scigliano--