1988 CDBL PREVIEW DC Riots (98-64) vs. Springfield Isotopes (94-68) This round one matchup features 2 of the 3 winningest teams in the leauge this year. DC shot out to the front of the Paige division this year and stayed there. Ace Dave LaPoint won a league high 21 games. Tim Leary won 13, while Mike Moore won 15 games. Closer Dennis Eckersley saved 32 games with a tiny 1.56 ERA. The team ERA of 3.03 was 5th best in the league. First baseman Fred McGriff hit 26 homers with a league high 0.442 on base average and 42 intentional walks. Longtime outfielder Robin Yount scored 103 runs and stole 20 bases. Hubie Brooks hit 20 homers with 93 RBI's. Springfield was the team that Barry built. Barry Bonds advanced to super-star status this year, hitting 31 homers, scoring 107 runs, driving in 106, while hitting .285 and slugging .509. OF Willie McGee hit .304 with 99 runs scored and 55 stolen bases. 2B Harold Reynolds stole 48 bases. SS Jose Oquendo had a .361 on base average with 75 runs scored. Melido Perez went 16-11 with a 2.57 ERA. Mark Langston and Joe Magrane combined for 26 wins. Closer Randy Myers saved 22 games with a 2.16 ERA, while reliever/part-time starter Jeff Pico went 8-3 with a 1.76 ERA. The team's 2.98 ERA was 4th in the league ... right ahead of DC. The DC Riots won the regular season series 7-3, and have home field advantage. **************************************************************************** GAME ONE -- Isotopes (Langston) at Riots (Leary) Some players are born into playoff greatness. Other have greatness thrust upon them. All Chris Sabo wanted to do was fight for playing time against Carney Lansford. In the first inning, Sabo put DC in the lead with a solo shot. Later in the inning, 2 errors by the Isotope fielders allowed Yount to make his way around the bases for a 2-0 DC lead. In the 7th inning, Sabo struck again, blasting a 2-run homer for a 4-0 Riots lead. Tim Leary kept Springfield in check, pitching a complete game shutout (with no extra base hits). DC wins game 1 by a score of 4-0. RIOTS LEAD 1-0. Series 3 9/20/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Isotopes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 9 1 88 Riots 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 9 1 5 1 Isotopes AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Oquendo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3 0 0 Reynolds 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 2 0 0 Bonds lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 O'Brien 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 9 1 0 0 McGee cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 Barfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Treadway 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 Parrish c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 1 0 0 Stanley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Grace ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Langston p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 1 0 Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Smith,L p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Aguayo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 35 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 11 2 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 0 1 0 0 Yount cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 0 0 0 Gladden lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0 0 Brooks rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 1 0 Santovenia c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 Hendrick 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 12 1 0 0 Quinones ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 5 0 0 Gantner 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 3 0 0 Leary p 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1 2 0 0 31 4 9 3 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 13 1 0 Isotopes INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Langston L 0-1 6.0 7 2 1 0 3 89 58 25 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 Smith,L 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 21 16 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 8.0 9 4 3 0 5 110 74 33 2 0 0 0 1 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Leary W 1-0 9.0 9 0 0 1 5 120 79 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9.0 9 0 0 1 5 120 79 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 SPR: Stanley batted for Parrish in the 7th Hatcher batted for Langston in the 7th Stanley moved to c in the 7th Grace batted for Stanley in the 9th Aguayo batted for Smith,L in the 9th GWRBI: Sabo Temperature: 65, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 15 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME TWO -- Isotopes (Magrane) at Riots (Bankhead) An exercise in execution by the Riots. In the first inning, Robin Yount singled, stole second, and scored on a Hubie Brooks single. In the bottom of the 4th inning, with runners at second and third, Joe Magrane threw a wild pitch, scoring Hendrick from 3rd. Chris Sabo hit an RBI double. 3-0 DC. Magrane throws another wild pitch (Isotope pitchers threw 4 wild pitches this game) while walking Robin Yount, and runners are at 1st and 3rd. Yount goes to steal 2nd, and Parrish tries to throw him out. The ball sails into the outfield, and Sabo scores from 3rd. The Riots would score 5 runs for the game. Meanwhile, Scott Bankhead throws a 3-hit shutout, throwing only 93 pitches. DC shuts out the Isotopes for the second straight game. RIOTS LEAD 2-0. Series 6 9/21/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Isotopes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 88 Riots 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 x 5 8 0 8 1 Isotopes AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Oquendo ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2 0 0 Reynolds 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4 0 0 Bonds lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 0 0 0 O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 11 0 0 0 McGee cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 4 0 0 0 Barfield rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 0 0 0 Treadway 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1 0 0 Parrish c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5 0 1 0 Grace ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Stanley c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Magrane p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Smith,R p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Winningham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 29 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 9 1 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2 0 0 Yount cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 0 0 0 Gladden lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 0 0 0 Brooks rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 0 0 0 Santovenia c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 7 0 0 0 Hendrick 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 9 1 0 0 Quinones ss 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 2 2 0 0 Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 3 0 0 Bankhead p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 32 5 8 3 3 0 1 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 27 9 0 0 Isotopes INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Magrane L 0-1 3.2 5 4 3 3 3 72 42 20 0 0 1 3 0 0 7.36 Smith,R 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 16 10 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 Jones 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 24 17 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 Kipper 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 13 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 8.0 8 5 4 3 6 125 78 37 1 0 2 4 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Bankhead W 1-0 9.0 3 0 0 1 7 93 67 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9.0 3 0 0 1 7 93 67 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 SPR: Winningham batted for Smith,R in the 6th Grace batted for Parrish in the 8th Jackson batted for Jones in the 8th Stanley inserted at c in the 8th GWRBI: Brooks Temperature: 65, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 11 MPH. **************************************************************************** GAME THREE -- Riots (Burns) at Isotopes (Perez) The Isotopes were looking to get a little respect in game three, after being shutout the first two games. In the top of the first, Fred McGriff hit an RBI single to put the Riots in the lead. In the 3rd inning, Jim Gantner hit a bunt single, stole second, and scored on Carney Lansford's single. 2-0 Riots. Hubie Brooks would reach on error. Scott Bradley singled to center field, with Lansford going home and Brooks going to third. McGee throws to 3rd, but the ball sails over Treadway's head, allowing Brooks to score. Springfield would make 4 errors on the day. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Isotopes would finally make their mark. With 2 on, Harold Reynolds hit an RBI double. 4-1 Riots. Barry Bonds walked to load the bases. Pete O'Brien popped out, making it 2 outs. Willie McGee hits a double-play ball, but the throw from 2nd hits McGee in the back, making him safe and scoring another run. 4-2 Riots (although due to a key error in the 3rd by Gantner, none of the Isotopes runs were earned). In the 6th inning, Garry Templeton hit an RBI single, and in the 7th Scott Bradley hit a 2-RBI double. By the time Dennis Eckersley came on the mound in the 9th, the outcome was never in doubt. DC wins game three by a score of 7-2, and are 1 game away from the AP conference finals. RIOTS LEAD 3-0. Series 9 9/22/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Astrodome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 12 1 7 0 88 Isotopes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 4 13 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Gantner 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 1 1 0 Yount cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 0 0 0 Lansford 3b 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 1 2 0 0 McGriff 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 9 0 0 0 Brooks rf 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 1 0 0 Bradley c 4 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 2 1 0 0 Gladden lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 4 0 0 0 Templeton ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 3 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Burns p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 0 0 Quinones ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1 0 0 38 7 12 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 27 10 1 0 Isotopes AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Treadway 3b 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 2 0 0 0 Reynolds 2b 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 3 1 0 Bonds lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 3 1 0 0 O'Brien 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 10 1 0 0 McGee cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 6 0 1 0 Barfield rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 0 0 0 Aguayo ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2 1 0 Winningham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Oquendo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2 0 0 Stanley c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Grace ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Parrish c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 Nixon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Ortiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Smith,R p 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Brown ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Hatcher ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 38 2 11 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 10 4 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Burns W 1-0 6.2 9 2 0 2 1 124 72 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 Pena 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 13 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Eckersley 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 14 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 11 2 0 3 3 151 90 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 Isotopes INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Perez L 0-1 2.2 7 4 2 0 1 50 32 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.75 Smith,R 3.1 3 1 1 0 0 39 28 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 Jones 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 32 21 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 Kipper 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 9.0 12 7 5 0 2 133 87 41 0 0 2 0 0 0 DCR: Quinones inserted at ss in the 7th SPR: Grace batted for Stanley in the 6th Brown batted for Smith,R in the 6th Parrish inserted at c in the 7th Winningham batted for Aguayo in the 7th Oquendo inserted at ss in the 8th Nixon batted for Parrish in the 8th Hatcher batted for Jones in the 8th Ortiz inserted at c in the 9th GWRBI: McGriff Temperature: 70, Wind: none. **************************************************************************** GAME FOUR -- Riots (LaPoint) at Isotopes (Long) This playoff series has not been kind to Springfield. Down 0-3, they were facing a must win game, and to win it they'd have to beat a 21-game winner from the regular season. In the first inning, the Isotopes broke out quickly. Mark Grace hit an RBI triple (their first earned run of the series). Jesse Barfield later followed it up with a 2-run homer. 3-0 Springfield in the first. In the third inning, Garry Templeton walked, moved to 2nd on a passed ball, moved to third on a ground out, and scored on Jim Gantner's single. In the 7th, DC closed the lead to 2 on a Willie Wilson RBI single. We would go to the top of the 9th with the Isotopes holding a 3-2 lead. Randy Myers was on the mound. First batter for the Riots, Hubie Brooks, grounded out. John Russell flied out for out #2. Dan Gladden singled. But in the end, DC couldn't get over the hump. Garry Templeton flied out to end the game. Springfield wins against Dave LaPoint and the Riots, and live to see another day. RIOTS LEAD 3-1. Series 11 9/23/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Astrodome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 6 2 88 Isotopes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 7 0 1 0 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Gantner 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 5 0 0 Yount cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 4 0 0 0 Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2 0 0 McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 13 1 0 0 Brooks rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 1 0 0 Bradley c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 2 0 0 0 Russell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Gladden lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 4 0 0 LaPoint p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0 Wilson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 33 2 6 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 0 0 Isotopes AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Oquendo ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2 0 0 McGee cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 3 0 0 0 Bonds lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 5 0 0 0 Grace 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 13 1 0 0 Barfield rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 1 0 0 0 Reynolds 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 6 0 0 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 1 Aguayo 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 4 0 0 Long p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Smith,L p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Nixon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 28 3 7 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 13 0 1 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA LaPoint L 0-1 6.0 7 3 3 0 2 72 50 22 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 Pena 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 7 3 3 0 2 87 61 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 Isotopes INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Long W 1-0 6.2 5 2 2 2 1 94 59 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 Smith,L 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 Myers S 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 6 2 2 2 2 110 71 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 DCR: Wilson batted for LaPoint in the 7th Russell batted for Bradley in the 9th SPR: Nixon batted for Smith,L in the 8th GWRBI: Grace Temperature: 70, Wind: none. **************************************************************************** GAME FIVE -- Riots (Leary) at Isotopes (Langston) Foiled at a sweep, the Riots were looking to put the Isotopes away as early as possible. The Isotopes were looking to get to game six. In the top of the 3rd, Dan Gladden hit an RBI single, scoring Fred McGriff. The Isotopes answered in the 4th when Pete O'Brien hit into a double play with runners at 1st & 3rd with 0 outs, but Harold Reynolds scored anyways. The Riots took the lead in the 5th when Chris Sabo doubled and scored on a Robin Yount single. The Isotopes tied things up yet again in the 6th when Barry Bonds singled in Oquendo. 2-2 ballgame. The game would go into the 9th inning tied at 2. Randy Myers on the mound for the Isotopes. Up first was Fred McGriff, who got a 0 out walk. Nelson Liriano struck out for out #1. Chris Sabo singled, putting runners at 1st & 3rd. Up comes Robin Yount. DC went for the kill, when Yount bunted for the suicide squeeze ... and it worked. McGriff made it home, giving the Riots the 3-2 lead. Springfield would find themselves down a run in the 9th, and facing Dennis Eckersley .. and they get demolished. Using only 7 pitches, Eck gets O'Brien to pop out, McGee to strike out, and Barfield to ground out to end the game. DC wins game 5 by a score of 3 to 2, and advance to the AP conference finals. RIOTS WIN 4-1. Series 13 9/24/1988 -- Game 1 of 1, Astrodome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 88 Riots 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 9 2 88 Isotopes 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 4 1 Riots AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Sabo 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 0 3 0 0 Yount cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .350 2 0 0 0 Gladden lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 0 0 0 Brooks rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 0 0 0 Santovenia c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 8 0 0 0 Kreuter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Quinones ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 4 0 0 Lansford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1 0 0 Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 6 0 0 McGriff 1b 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 12 0 0 0 Leary p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Liriano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 33 3 9 3 1 0 0 4 11 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 14 0 0 Isotopes AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Oquendo ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3 0 0 Reynolds 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 5 2 0 0 Bonds lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 0 0 0 O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 7 0 0 0 McGee cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 0 0 0 Barfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 0 0 0 Treadway 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 1 3 0 0 Parrish c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 Stanley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Langston p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2 0 0 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Grace ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0 0 0 Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 32 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 11 0 0 Riots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Leary W 2-0 8.0 7 2 2 1 8 106 72 30 0 0 0 0 2 1 1.06 Eckersley S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 7 2 2 1 9 113 77 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 Isotopes INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP BK ERA Langston 6.1 7 2 2 3 8 129 82 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.19 Jones 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 18 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 Myers L 0-1 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 18 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 9.0 9 3 3 4 11 165 104 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 DCR: Kreuter batted for Santovenia in the 8th Lansford batted for Quinones in the 8th Templeton inserted at ss in the 8th Kreuter moved to c in the 8th Liriano batted for Leary in the 9th SPR: Stanley batted for Parrish in the 7th Stanley moved to c in the 8th Grace batted for Jones in the 8th GWRBI: Yount Temperature: 70, Wind: none.