1999 NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD ROUND
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| PREVIEW – Santa Rosa and Winnipeg two equal Teams all year meet in 1999 National League Mid-West Winter League Wild Card Matchup. |
| GAME #1 – John Smoltz 17-9 (4.48) vs. Curt Schilling 13-1 (4.73)
Classic ace match up John Smoltz for Santa Rosa and Curt Schilling for Winnipeg. Smoltz did not have it. 10 hits and a Mark McGwire homer gave Winnipeg a 5-0 lead, In the 8th the “Big Hurt” got to Schilling hitting a 2-run shot. But an “Itchy” Jeff Shaw locked the door down in the 9th. Final Score: Winnipeg 5 – Santa Rosa 2 Win: Curt Schilling 1-0 (2.25) |
| GAME #2 – Russ Ortiz 14-7 (3.91) vs. Armando Reynoso 10-6 (5.60)
Russ Ortiz had no control for Santa Rosa walking 6 in 2 plus. Winnipeg looked good up 8-5 in the 8th. But the Beach Bums did not give up scoring three off the Goldeyes pen and Jeff Shaw blows the Save. 8-8 through 9 innings. Armando Rios and Juan Encarnacion homed for Santa Rosa and Javy Lopez hit a Grand Slam. Then nothing until two out in the 16th when Javy Lopez singled off simas. Stan Javier pinch ran and stole 2nd before Dan Naulty came into face Paul O’Neill. The clutch vet O’Neill came through with walk-off RBI Double. Final Score: Winnipeg 9 – Santa Rosa 8 (16 Innings) Win: Byung-Hyun Kim 1-0 (0.00) |
| SUMMARY – Winnipegs big bats Mark McGwire, Carl Everett, Paul O’Neill and Javy Lopez did better than Frank Thomas, Juan Encarnacion and Roberto Alomar. The huge Alomar/McGwire deal once again pays off for Winnipeg. But with McGwire’s run ending the deal will swing the other way for Santa Rosa. A three game series was too short for Santa Rosa to show that they were a really good team. Winnipeg has once again shown that they are a clutch in the playoffs. |