Brewers Taken To Wood Shed In Game 1. Respond With Bronx Bomber Beating Of Their Own. Series Split.

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Washington, C

Game MVP:Rafael Santana

County Stadium    (12-30-2023 05:06:15)       Time 3:32, 79ø, Wind: 7 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Aug 2, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 New York (A) 55-48       2 1 0   0 2 1   6 1 0     13 21  1
1988 Milwaukee 60-47          0 0 0   4 0 0   1 0 0      5 10  0

Recap

NYY 1st: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

NYY      Dave Winfield singled, hit streak now 11.

NYY      Ken Phelps hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  NYY  1 Mil 0.

NYY      Claudell Washington doubled scoring Winfield.  NYY  2 Mil 0.

NYY 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

NYY      Rafael Santana singled scoring Aguayo.  NYY  3 Mil 0.

Mil 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Gantner.  NYY  3 Mil 1.

Mil      Greg Brock singled scoring Yount.  NYY  3 Mil 2.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard hit a 2 run HR(6) to take the lead.  NYY  3 Mil 4.

NYY 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

NYY      Ken Phelps singled scoring Velarde to tie the score.  NYY  4 Mil 4.

NYY      Claudell Washington singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  NYY  5 Mil 4.

NYY 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

NYY      Rickey Henderson singled scoring Velarde.  NYY  6 Mil 4.

NYY 7th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 7 hits.

NYY      Rafael Santana doubled scoring 3.  NYY  9 Mil 4.

NYY      Rickey Henderson singled scoring Santana.  NYY  10 Mil 4.

NYY      Don Mattingly doubled scoring Velarde.  NYY  11 Mil 4.

NYY      Dave Winfield hit a grounder scoring 1.  NYY  12 Mil 4.

Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.

Mil      Jim Gantner singled scoring Surhoff.  NYY  12 Mil 5.

NYY 8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

NYY      Rafael Santana singled scoring Slaught.  NYY  13 Mil 5.

NYY  Luis Aguayo: 3 for 5, 2 runs.

NYY  Rickey Henderson: 2 for 5, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2 SB.

NYY  Don Mattingly: 2 for 5, 2 doubles.

NYY  Rafael Santana: 3 for 5, double, 5 RBI.

NYY  Randy Velarde: 3 for 5, double, 3 runs.

NYY  Claudell Washington: 3 for 5, double, 2 RBI.

NYY  Tommy John pitched 5 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's 9-5 on the year.

Mil  Mike Birkbeck pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 13 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 3-7 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Gantner

Game MVP:Bill Wegman

County Stadium    (12-30-2023 05:14:08)       Time 3:30, 73ø  Night Game

Aug 3, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 New York (A) 55-49       0 0 0   0 0 0   2 0 1      3  5  1

1988 Milwaukee 61-47          3 1 1   2 5 0   1 2 -     15 18  2

Recap

Mil 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.

Mil      Jim Gantner singled scoring Molitor to take the lead.  NYY  0 Mil 1.

Mil      Jim Gantner scored on a PB by Slaught.  NYY  0 Mil 2.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard singled scoring Yount.  NYY  0 Mil 3.

Mil 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Dale Sveum singled scoring Surhoff.  NYY  0 Mil 4.

Mil 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff singled scoring Brock.  NYY  0 Mil 5.

Mil 4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Rob Deer singled scoring 2.  NYY  0 Mil 7.

Mil 5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits.

Mil      Paul Molitor doubled scoring 2.  NYY  0 Mil 9.

Mil      Jim Gantner singled scoring Molitor.  NYY  0 Mil 10.

Mil      Greg Brock hit a 2 run HR(5).  NYY  0 Mil 12.

NYY 7th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

NYY      Ken Phelps hit a 2 run HR(2).  NYY  2 Mil 12.

Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a solo HR(5).  NYY  2 Mil 13.

Mil 8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff hit a 2 run HR(2).  NYY  2 Mil 15.

NYY 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

NYY      Don Slaught doubled  scoring 1.  NYY  3 Mil 15.

Mil  Greg Brock: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Mil  Jim Gantner: 3 for 4, 2 RBI, 3 runs.

Mil  B.J. Surhoff: 4 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Mil  Robin Yount: 2 for 4, HR, 3 runs.

Mil  Bill Wegman pitched a solid complete game for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 2 BB, 5 K. He's 9-8 on the year.

NYY  Dave Eiland pitched poorly for 3.2 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 10 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.