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Game 3 - "Eli's Comin..."


GAME 3 - 10/18/82
Tiger Stadium
Lea vs Wilcox
Expos 5, Tigers 4 (10 inn)

This historic 1st "International World Series" shifted south across the border to the Motor City, where the Tigers delighted their fans by taking a 4-1 lead after 3 innings of play.  The Expos would fight back with a solo run in the 4th (Doug Flynn RBI single) and 2 in the 5th (2 run single by Gary Carter) to tie the game at 4 all.  Neither team could push across a run over the next 4 innings as the Detroit temperature slipped into the high 40's and became as cold as both team's respective bats.  Dave Tobik started the 10th for Detroit and faced rookie thirdbaseman Tim "Eli" Wallach, who worked the count to 3-1 and then slammed a fastball 357 feet into the overhang to make it 5-4.  Jeff Reardon, who pitched a scoreless 9th came back out for the 10th needing 3 outs for the victory.  First batter he faces, Larry Herndon flied one deep into the left center field gap that the fleet footed Dawson tracked down.  Lance Parrish fanned on a 1-2 slider for the 2nd out.  Johnny Wockenfuss worked out a walk, which brought HoJo to the plate.  Reardon threw a 2-1 fastball to a dead fastball hitter who jerked the ball to the warning track, where it fell comfortably into Warren Cromartie's leather.
Expos lead series 2-1

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