Friday, October 10, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Chief Wahoo's tribe not off warpath yet
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — Check the temperature and the scoreboard, this Indian summer isn't finished yet.
Marquis Grissom hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning off Armando Benitez last night, giving the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 victory against the Baltimore Orioles in Game 2 of the American League championship series.
With the Indians trailing 4-2 in the eighth and on the verge of falling behind 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, Grissom hit a shot into the Orioles' bullpen that stunned the Camden Yards crowd and surely sent living rooms and bars in Ohio into a frenzy.
Cleveland benefited from two walks and a controversial call in the eighth that set up Grissom's shot.
Benitez struck out pinch-hitter Jeff Branson to open the inning before walking Sandy Alomar. He then struck out Tony Fernandez
and appeared to get pinch-hitter Jim Tomew as on a 3-2 pitch.
Thome checked his swing on the pitch and although TV replays showed his bat had crossed the plate, he was awarded first base. Grissom, who went 3-for-4, then drove a 1-1 pitch to the deepest part of the ballpark, bringing the Indians out of the dugout.
Cleveland's Mike Jackson got two outs in the eighth and Jose Mesa pitched the ninth for the save.
Mike Bordick snapped a sixth-inning tie with a two-run single, and Cal Ripken hit a two-run homer — his first career postseason shot — as the Orioles took a 4-2 lead into the eighth and turned it over to their brilliant bullpen, which was 83-4 when protecting leads after the seventh inning this year.
Until Grissom's dramatic shot, it appeared Baltimore's new shortstop and its old one would push the Orioles a little closer to the World Series.
Championship
Wednesday
Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0, Baltimore led series-0
American League
Wednesday
Yesterday
Cleveland 5, Baltimore 4, Series tied 1-1
Tomorrow
Baltimore (Mussina 15-8) at Cleveland (Hershiser 14-6), 3:15 p.m. Sunday
Sunday
Baltimore (Erickson 16-7) at Cleveland (Wright 8-3), 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 13
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National League (NBC)
National League
(NBC)
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Florida 5, Atlanta 3
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Atlanta 7, Florida 1, series tied 1-1
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Injury hooks Marlins pitcher from playoffs, possibly career
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Alex Fernandez hoped the exam would reveal only a sore shoulder. Instead, he was shaken by the most dreaded words a pitcher can hear: His rotator cuff is totally torn, his postseason is finished, and his career could be, too.
The Florida Marlins' plans for the National League Championship Series were scrambled yesterday with the shocking news that Fernandez, finishing up the first season of a $35 million, five-year contract, was done for the foreseeable future.
surgery soon.
"It could be probably a full season, a year or a year and a half," he said, his voice cracking with emotion. "Hopefully it's less than the prognosis."
An MRI yesterday revealed a full tear of the right rotator cuff, though it was not clear when the injury occurred. The team said he would have
"Our guys are disappointed, heartbroken to an extent," said Jim Leyland, Marlins manager.
But there also was the possibility — though no one dared say so — that the once-durable ace could be sidelined much longer, maybe forever.
Fernandez, who felt pain in
lasting just 2
2-3 innings
Wednesday in a 7-1 loss to
Atlanta that evened the
playoffs, was scheduled to
start Game 6,
if necessary.
Rookie Livan Hernandez will pitch in his place.
Fernandez, a 17-game winner, beat San Francisco last week to complete Florida's sweep in the division series. Hernandez last won on Aug. 31.
The NLCS resumes tonight with Game 3 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. A record crowd of 55,000 is expected to turn out for the first postseason game in Florida, and Fernandez will be in the dugout to cheer on his team.
Under baseball rules, the Marlins are not allowed to replace Fernandez's spot on the roster
in this series. They would be permitted to add a player if they reach the World Series.
"I feel real bad for the organization and team," said Fernandez. "I feel sometimes I let the team down, now that I'm not there for Game 6."
Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, friends with Fernandez since they were high school rivals in South Florida, was saddened.
"You play this game to get a chance to get to the playoffs and World Series, and he was in a good situation here," Jones said. "You never know how many opportunities you'll get."
This was not the first time a serious, out-of-nowhere injury came in the postseason.
Vince Coleman missed the 1985 World Series after a tarpaulin rolled over his leg during the NL playoffs in St. Louis. Reggie Jackson hurt his hamstring in the 1972 AL playoffs and missed the World Series. And Cincinnati outfielder Eric Davis lacerated his kidney making a diving catch in the clinching Game 4 of the 1990 World Series.
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