Saturday, September 22, 2012

Block 1 Walk-Offs


Blue-Jays....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 - 8 10 2 
Royals.......... 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 - 9 18 0 

Adrian Gonzalez had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Kansas City Royals pulled out a
win over the Toronto team by a score of 9 to 8 at Kauffman Stadium.
 
The deciding run was scored by Kansas City in the 9th.  Gonzalez lofted a
solo-blast 'downtown' giving Kansas City the victory and sending the 13,555
home-town fans home happy.




Indians......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  0
Angels.......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5  8  0

In a thrilling finish the Anaheim Angels won in dramatic fashion coming back
to beat the Cleveland Indians by the count of 5 to 3.
 
Anaheim won the game with a rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 3 runs
utilizing 2 base hits.  After an out was recorded, Marco Scutaro got things
going when he lined a base-hit.  Jason Bartlett followed next and he drew a
walk.  Matt Tolbert got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Casey
McGehee was up next and he clubbed a three-run home run giving Anaheim the
victory as 16,481 happy fans celebrated wildly.



Blue-Jays....... 0 1 0  0 0 1  3 1 0  -  6 10  2
Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 3  -  7 13  0

In an great finish the Atlanta Braves won in dramatic fashion over the Toronto
club by a score of 7 to 6 at Progressive Field.
 
Atlanta scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 9th inning scoring 3
runs on 2 base hits.  Derek Jeter kicked off the action when he laced a
base-knock.  Kevin Youkilis followed next and he was hit by a pitch.  Matt
Holliday dug into the batters box next, but he struck out.  Nick Swisher
followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Jermaine Dye came to the plate and
launched a three-run homer giving Atlanta the win as 48,075 happy fans
joyfully celebrated.


Justin Morneau Justin Morneau #33 of the Minnesota Twins rounds third after hitting a two-run home run against the Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning at Kauffman Stadium June 4, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Twins........... 0 1 1  1 0 0  4 0 1  -  8 11  2
Pirates......... 0 6 0  0 0 0  0 2 2  - 10 11  0

In a dramatic ending at Miller Park the Pittsburgh Pirates won in their last
at-bat beating the Minnesota Twins by the count of 10 to 8.
 
Pittsburgh erupted with the game winning runs in the bottom of the 9th inning
with 2 runs.  Justin Morneau led off and started the rally when he drew a
walk.  Ben Francisco stepped up to the plate and he cleared the fences for a
two-run home run making Pittsburgh victorious to the delight of the the home
town crowd.  This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans,
as the lead kept changing - 5 times in all.



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