2010-11 Holiday Festivus Tourny

Game 2 – ’96 Braves 5, ’53 Dodgers 4,
Labine Vs. Maddux

A Chipper Jones 3-run HR in the top of the 1st game Atlanta an early 3-0 lead.  But the Braves gave it away in the bottom of the 3rd.  Gil Hodges doubled and scored on an infield ground out.  It appeared that would be all when Jim Gilliam hit a routine, 2-out grounder to Chipper Jones.  But Jones let the ball play him, and Brooklyn made him pay.  Robinson and Snider followed with RBI singles.  And with the 2 unearned runs the Dodgers had tied the score.  Although Brooklyn starter Clem Labine had only thrown 80 pitches after 5 innings of work, manager Andy Weinrib had decided he’d seen enough and brought in long-reliever Bob Millikin.  It proved fateful, as a Jeff Blauser 2-out, 2-run double off Millikin gave the Braves the lead again 5-3.   Meanwhile, Greg Maddux continued to pith well until he ran out of gas after 6.2 innings.  Mark Wohlers got out of the 7th, although he gave up a solo shot to Carl Furillo in the 8th to pull the Dodgers within a run.  But Pedro Borbon sat down all 4 batters he faced to pick up the save and preserve the win for Maddux (2-1).  Millikin (1-1) took the loss.        

Series tied 1-1
--submitted by Douglas Zaner--