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1999 Wayne Series Page Here are the 1999 Wayne Series game scores and summaries:
Game 6: Lions 6, Yellow Sharks 5. Virginia won the first Wayne Series 4 games to 2, after rallying to defeat Dallas in Game 6. It was another close game, with Virginia closer Bill Taylor picking off pinch runner Mike Cameron to end the game. Taylor and Sammy Sosa were named Co-MVPs of the series. Taylor had three wins in relief plus the save in Game 6. Sosa hit four home runs, two of them in 9th inning rallies to lead the Lions to wins. Virginia rallied from a 5-2 deficit with four runs in the 6th, and the bullpen made it stand up. Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez chased starter Mike Hampton with a leadoff single. Salmon singled him to third, and Alomar lined an RBI single off Rich Rodriguez. Derek Jeter walked to load the bases, then Vlad Guerrero singled in two more runs to tie the score at 5-all. Defensive star Alex (Arod) Rodriguez then laid down a perfect squeeze bunt, scoring Jeter from third with the go-ahead run. The Lions struck early with two runs in the 1st inning off Hampton. Derek Jeter tripled and scored on a passed ball, then Arod singled, stole second base, and scored on Sosa's single. Dallas rallied with four runs in the 3rd inning off Pete Harnisch. The Yellow Sharks loaded the bases with two out. Harnisch walked John Valentin to force in the first run, then Jeff Kent continued his torrid hitting, doubling to clear the bases. Dallas added another run in the 5th to go up 5-2, but some great defense kept the Lions alive. Kent doubled home Valentin and went to third on Guerrero's fielding miscue. Then Arod scooped up B.J. Surhoff's slow roller to short and fired home in time to nail Kent. After Brady Anderson struck out, Omar Vizquel doubled to left. Tim Salmon threw the ball in to Arod, who gunned a strike from short left field to the plate, just in time for Pudge Rodriguez to tag Surhoff out at home. Dallas failed to bring runners home in the 6th and 8th innings, then the 9th was a frustrating finish. Quilvio Veras pinch ran for Valentin, but was thrown out stealing second on a pitchout. After Surhoff singled with two out, Cameron pinch ran, and was immediately caught leaning toward second by Taylor. Cameron almost escaped a brief rundown, but Arod made a diving tag as Cameron slid into first, and the game was over.
Game 5: Yellow Sharks 5, Lions 4. The Dallas Yellow Sharks kept their hopes alive in the Wayne Series with a 5-4 win in Game 5. Jeff Kent singled off Bill Taylor in the 11th to bring home Gary Sheffield, and make it a 3-2 series. Dallas won after Virginia missed chances to go ahead in both the 9th and 10th innings. Dallas knocked out David Wells early. The Sharks took a 4-0 lead in the third, after homers by Mike Piazza, Travis Fryman, and Sheffield. Starter Al Leiter tired after 5 tough innings, and Mike Timlin entered in the 6th. Tim Salmon homered off Timlin in the 7th to make the score 4-3, then Vlad Guerrero homered off Juan Guzman in the 8th to tie the game at 4-all. But then Virginia left Chipper Jones at third base in the 9th against Guzman. Trevor Hoffman picked up the win by stranding Guerrero at second in the 10th, and getting Jose Cruz to popup into a double play in the 11th. The loss was the first for Taylor, who already had three wins in relief during the series. The teams now leave The Ballpark in Arlington, and return to the Kingdome for Game 6.
Game 4: Lions 12, Yellow Sharks 11. In what will surely go down as the wildest game in Wayne Series history, Virginia outlasted Dallas in 11 innings at Arlington. Scott Rolen's single followed Derek Jeter's two-out triple to drive in the go-ahead run, and Bill Taylor picked up his third win of the series by striking out John Valentin with the tying run at second base. The rally followed two blown chances by Dallas to tie the series. The 11th inning was almost anticlimactic after the unbelievable two innings that preceded it. Leading 7-5 in the top of the 9th, Tom Gordon was stung again by Sammy Sosa, just as in Game 2. Following a leadoff walk to Vlad Guerrero and a single by Mo Vaughn, Sosa blasted a towering shot over the left field wall to put the Lions up 8-7. It was Sosa's fourth homer of the series. The Lions added an insurance run off Juan Guzman, then brought in Jeff Shaw in relief, and made five defensive substitutions for the bottom of the 9th. It didn't work. The one remaining outfielder, Guerrero, dropped an easy fly ball by Shannon Stewart, and the Sharks' comeback was on. After loading the bases with one out, Mike Cameron's two-run single tied the score. But Shaw stranded the winning run at third base by striking out Travis Fryman, and getting Paul O'Neill to ground out to Roberto Alomar.
Guzman continued into the 10th for Dallas. With one on and two out, defensive replacement Mark Kotsay ripped a fastball into the seats to put the Lions up 11-9. But again, Shaw could not close the game out. With one out, John Olerud doubled, and Valentin homered to tie the game at 11-all. Dallas was not through yet in the 10th. An error by Alex Rodriguez put Jeff Kent on base, but Rolen forced Kent at second on Stewart's grounder. Stewart then stole second, and Shaw walked Vizquel intentionally. Cameron then beat out a slow roller to Rolen, loading the bases. Taylor then came in, and retired Mike Piazza on a popup to Todd Helton. The Lions led 4-0 early, on homers by Chipper Jones and Sosa. Dallas rallied with 5 in the fourth, climaxed by Nomar Garciaparra's two-out grand slam off Pedro Martinez. The homer followed an intentional walk to O'Neill. Both teams scored in the 7th, setting up the big finish. Dallas starter Rick Reed gave up 12 hits and five runs in six innings. The Lions pounded out 22 hits in all, yet nearly lost. The left-on-base numbers were astounding: 14 for Dallas, 12 for Virginia. Game 3: Yellow Sharks 8, Lions 4. Jeff Kent went 3 for 4 with a homer and 2 RBI, and Omar Vizquel added 2 more RBI, as Dallas won despite four solo homers by the Lions. Mike Hampton pitched six innings to pick up the win. The Yellow Sharks scored four times in the first three innings off Pete Harnisch, and were never challenged. Dallas scored in varied ways: two singles, two sacrifice flies, a fielder's choice, an error, a home run, and an RBI double. The Lions could never get baserunners on in front of their sluggers. Solo homers by Derek Jeter, Roberto Alomar, Mo Vaughn, and Sammy Sosa were not enough against Hampton. Virginia did manage to get two on with one out in the 9th, before Trevor Hoffman struck out Tim Salmon and Jeter to end the game.
Game 2: Lions 4, Yellow Sharks 3. With a dramatic 9th inning home run and a twisting 11th inning line drive, Sammy Sosa helped Virginia rally in their "final" at-bat three times, and the Lions outlasted Dallas to take a 2-0 series lead. Darin Erstad's bases-loaded single between short and third drove home Mo Vaughn with the winning run in the 11th inning.
Game 1: Lions 5, Yellow Sharks 4. Trailing 4-2 entering the bottom of the 9th inning, the Virginia Lions pounded relief ace Trevor Hoffman for 3 runs and 4 hits, to win 5-4 in Game One of the Diamond Mind Baseball "Wayne Series".
Here are the semifinal game scores and summaries: Eagles vs. Lions:
Game 6: Lions 3, Eagles 2. Mo Vaughn's two-run homer in the 3rd inning gave Virginia the lead, and their bullpen held off a late rally to send them to a 4-2 series victory. It was Vaughn's second consecutive game-winning homer, and earned him playoff MVP honors. Pete Harnisch pitched six innings to get the win over David Cone.
Game 5: Lions 9, Eagles 5. Mo Vaughn's homer off Randy Myers in the 11th inning, followed by Vlad Guerrero's 2-run single off Mike Stanton, gave Virginia a 3-2 lead in the series and completed a sweep of the three road games at Yankee Stadium.
Game 4: Lions 9, Eagles 7. In a wild game, the Lions rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the 6th, then held on in the 9th when Larry Walker grounded out with the bases loaded against Jeff Shaw.
Game 3: Lions 2, Eagles 1. Eric Young singled off Mariano Rivera in the 9th inning, scoring Darin Erstad, to rally the Lions past the Eagles. Young had singled off David Cone with 2 out in the 7th, stole second, and scored the tying run when Chipper Jones singled. Pete Harnisch pitched well, but Arthur Rhodes got the win in relief. Game 2: Eagles 8, Lions 4. Brian Jordan's 9th inning grand slam off Jeff Shaw broke a 4-all tie and won it for the Eagles. The Lions had rallied to tie twice behind homers by Alex Rodriguez off Randy Johnson, after David Wells had spotted them 3 runs in the first inning. Newark won both games on the road at the Kingdome, to go 2-0 in the series. Game 1: Eagles 9, Lions 1. Tom Glavine scattered 6 hits over 7 innings and the Eagles pounded Pedro Martinez for the win. Both Juan and Alex Gonzalez homered for the Eagles. The game turned when Roberto Alomar bowled over his brother Sandy at home plate. Sandy held onto the ball, ending the Lions' best rally. Yellow Sharks vs. Roses:
Game 6: Yellow Sharks 2, Roses 1. Pitching reappeared in this game for the Roses, but it was not enough. Playoff MVP Shannon Stewart's 2-out infield single in the 9th inning drove Travis Fryman home with the go-ahead run that eventually sent the Sharks to a 4-2 series victory. Trevor Hoffman struck out the side in the bottom of the 9th to preserve the win.
Game 5: Yellow Sharks 10, Roses 2. For the second straight day, the Sharks pounded Roses pitching, and held serve by winning all three games at home in Arlington, Texas. Al Leiter held the Roses to three hits in 8 innings, two of them homers by Ray Lankford.
Game 4: Yellow Sharks 11, Roses 3. After scoring 3 early runs off Shane Reynolds, Dallas pounded reliever Jeff Montgomery for 5 runs in only 1/3 inning, and rolled to an easy win. An early injury to Quilvio Veras forced Jeff Kent to go in at second base, but Kent homered and drove in 4 RBI to lead the Sharks. Rick Reed gave up just 3 runs, all in the 9th inning, and earned the win. Game 3: Yellow Sharks 8, Roses 7. In an epic struggle, the Sharks outlasted the Roses in 12 innings. Scott Hatteberg's wild throw allowed Nomar Garciaparra to go from first to third base, and Nomar then scored the winning run on Manny Ramirez's pinch-hit single off Rob Nen.
Game 2: Roses 4, Yellow Sharks 2. Vinny Castilla homered in the 1st inning, as St. Pete scored 4 times in the first 2 frames off Al Leiter, and then held on as Roger Clemens dominated the Sharks. Rob Nen struck out the last two batters in the 9th to end the final rally by Dallas. Game 1: Roses 8, Yellow Sharks 4. St. Pete scored 3 times in the 8th inning to pull away. Shane Reynolds easily outpitched Mike Hampton for the win. Bobby Abreu had 3 hits and 3 RBI, and Jim Thome homered for the Roses.
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Alex Rodriguez threw two runners out at home in the 5th, to prevent a big Yellow Sharks' rally.
Jeff Kent singles home the winning run in the 11th inning. 
Derek Jeter's two-out triple in the 11th set up the go-ahead run.
Sammy Sosa waves after his fourth series homer, in the 9th inning.
Sammy Sosa drives a game-tying 9th inning homer off Tom Gordon.
Ivan Rodriguez celebrates his game-winning hit against the Sharks.
Mo Vaughn's game-winning homers in Game 5 and 6 made him the Lions' semifinal series MVP. 
Playoff MVP Shannon Stewart hits a slow roller in Game 6. Stewart outran Greg Maddux to first base, allowing the eventual winning run to score. 