1995 – AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD ROUND
Portland Mavericks @ Detroit Stars |
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  77-63 Portland Mavericks visit the Detroit Stars 89-51 for the A.L. Wildcard Round. |
| Preview – Two solid teams with one winning 12 more games during the regular season than the other. |
| GAME #1 – Aaron Sele 4-1 (4.70) vs. Pete Schourek 17-6 (1.58)
Raul Mondesi has 2 Home Runs, drives in 4 RBI’s Rodd Hundley has 2 Hits in 3 Trips & Mo Vaughn scores 2 Runs. Pete Schourek is solid going 8 Innings allowing only 2 Earned Runs. Final Score: Detroit 6 – Portland 2 |
| GAME #2 – Roger Pavlik 15-9 (3.39) vs. Al Leiter 12-6 (3.98)
The tide turned & so did the score in this second game. Chuck Knoblauch was 3 for 4 with a solo Home Run & scored 3 Runs Gerald Williams & Joe Carter both chipped in with 2 RBI’s apiece. Roger Pavlik went 7 Innings allowing only 3 Earned Runs & Troy Percival closed down the final 2 Innings allowing only a walk while doing so. Final Score: Portland 6 – Detroit 2 |
| GAME #3 – Dennis Springer 3-1 (2.56) vs. Ismael Valdes 12-8 (2.61)
The Mavericks got off to a 4-0 start after the 1st half Inning of play. Detroit looked stymied & didn’t put up a run until the 5th Inning. The 3 more runs in the 6th, to give them a 5-4 lead. 2 More runs in the 8th sealed the deal & the Mavericks were eliminated as Tony Fossas closed the door & the season for Portland. Final Score: Detroit 7 – Portland 4 |
| Summary – Detroit wins a tough 3 game wildcard series. |