As they say, it all comes down to this.
Game 7 - Road teams have won the first six.
Winners go to the winners bracket to face AL Team 1, losers to the losers bracket for a 7 game elimination series against NL Team 2. Game 2 winner Jim Palmer goes up against Game 3 winner Steve Carlton.
AL Lineup
2B Rod Carew (31-L)
3B Miguel Cabrera (27)
LF Mookie Betts (25)
RF Reggie Jackson (23-L)
CF Mike Trout (20)
SS Alan Trammell (29)
2B Charlie Gehringer (31-L)
C Carlton Fisk (24)
RHP Jim Palmer (29)
NL Lineup
2B Rogers Hornsby (24)
SS Honus Wagner (34)
CF Willie Mays (34)
1B Albert Pujols (29)
LF Barry Bonds (36-L)
3B Mike Schmidt (30)
RF Bryce Harper (22-L)
C Johnny Bench (24)
LHP Steve Carlton (27)
Top 1
Lefty Carlton went 8 2/3 in game 3, giving up 5 earned runs and striking out 11 - he dominated most of the way and he is on the mound here in game 7.
Rod Carew is 7-17 with a walk - and he gets on base again here, driving a base hit to right on the game's first pitch.
Miguel Cabrera is 7-19 and has a homer, he grounds wide of first - Pujols makes a nice scoop and throws to second to nip Carew. Cabrera is safe at first.
Mookie Betts is 5-14 with a walk and a home run, he hits a slow roller to second, Hornsby flips to short to get the lead runner - no play at first.
Reggie Jackson is 4-17 and has a couple of homers - Carlton strikes him out.
Bottom 1
Jim Palmer won game 8 for the AL, he went 8 and 2/3, giving up 4 earned.
Rogers Hornsby is 8-19 with a walk and 3 homers. Palmer strikes him out.
Honus Wagner is 9-20 with a homer. He walks.
Willie Mays is 7-19 with a walk and three homers. He goes 3-6-3 and it ends the inning.
Top 2
Mike Trout is back in the lineup today, he's 2-10 and flies to deep left.
Alan Trammell is 7-14, he flies to center, nice play by Mays.
Charlie Gehringer is 4-11, routine grounder to second.
Bottom 2
Albert Pujols is having a monster series, 8-16, 4 walks and 2 homers. He doubles over Trout's head.
Barry Bonds is 3-16 with 3 walks and a homer. He walks here on four straight balls, Palmer not going near him.
Mike Schmidt is 5-17 with a couple of walks. He flies to left.
Bryce Harper gets the start today over Aaron and Musial and Frank Robinson here in game 7, Harper's 1-8. He rips a drive into the right field corner - Pujols will score, Bonds will score all the way from first base. 2-0. Bryce Harper pays off McGraw's bet and the NL takes the lead.
Johnny Bench is 3-10 with 3 walks and a homer, he grounds to short.
Carlton fouls out to first - but the NL plates two on the Harper double.
Top 3
Carlton Fisk is 1-10 with 3 walks. He strikes out.
Carlton then strikes out Palmer.
Carew singled back in the first - he grounds to second here and it's 1-2-3.
Bottom 3
Hornsby is 0-1, Palmer gets him again, fly ball to left.
Wagner walked back in the first, he grounds to short.
Mays hit into a double play back in the first and he strikes out here.
Top 4
Cabrera's 0-1, Carlton strikes him out.
Betts is 0-1, he grounds to third.
Reggie's 0-1, he flies to left. NL still up 2-0.
Bottom 4
Pujols doubled back in the second, scoring the game's first run, he grounds to second.
Bonds walked back in the second, scoring the game's second run - Palmer strikes him out.
Schmidt's 0-1, he grounds to second. Palmer has retired every batter since giving up those 2 runs.
Top 5
Mike Trout's 0-1, he drops a bunt --- and he beats it out for a base hit. Trout trying to get something going here.
Trammell's 0-1, Carlton strikes him out.
Gehringer's 0-1, he bloops a single to left center - Trout going to third, and the AL has men on the corners with only one out.
Fisk is 0-1 - he smokes a base hit to center - Trout will score - and the AL is on the board 2-1.
Palmer hits for himself (sorry) he successfully moves the runners over - there are two men in scoring position, 2 outs - top of the order for the AL, biggest spot of the series.
Carlton gets Carew to ground to first -- Pujols flips to Lefty covering and the inning ends.
We go to the bottom of the 5th here in game 7. NL 2 AL 1
Bottom 5
NL has just 2 hits, but they're both doubles and they hold this lead.
Bryce Harper drove in both runs in his first at bat - Palmer strikes him out.
Bench pops to short.
Carlton grounds to third. 11 straight for Jim Palmer.
Top 6
Cabrera works a leadoff walk. The potential tying run again on base.
Betts is 0-2, he rips a base hit to left - first and second now.
Carlton strikes out Reggie.
Trout grounds hard to short - diving stop by Wagner - Wagner throws to first and.....Just Nips Trout.
Two away - both baserunners move up - two men now in scoring position.
Trammell hits a shot to right -- DIVING CATCH BY HARPER! Bryce Harper with the diving catch and Carlton escapes the inning!
Bottom 6
Still only 2 hits for the National League.
Hornsby singles. Leadoff man aboard for the NL.
Wagner follows with a single. Hornsby to second - two on and nobody out.
Mays grounds to short, flip to second for 1 - Mays beats it out at first. Men are on the corners with 1 away.
Pujols Bombs one -- all the way to the center field wall - it's Pujols's second double of the game - Hornsby scores, Mays comes all the way around to score -- the NL doubles its total and its now 4-1.
Bonds walks.
Schmidt rips a ball to right! Schmidt rips a ball to right! It rattles in the corner--- Pujols scores -- Bonds scores -- Schmidt slides in for a triple! 6-1. The NL now has a bulging lead here in game 7.
Harper drives a ball to right center -- Schmidt will score -- it's a double for Harper, 7-1.
Palmer strikes out Bench and Carlton and the inning ends - but the NL takes a big, big lead as we go to the 7th.
Top 7
Carlton now just 9 innings from advancing.
Gehringer grounds to second.
Fisk grounds to second.
Palmer, hitting for himself, strikes out.
Bottom 7
Hornsby leads off with A LINE DRIVE HOMER TO RIGHT! That's Hornsby's 4th home run of the series - it is 8-1 and about time to put this series to bed. 8-1
Zach Greinke comes on for the AL, replacing Palmer.
Wagner doubles.
Mays strikes out.
Pujols hits one deep to right - Wagner advances on the out.
Bonds drives a double to the right field wall, Wagner will score, 9-1, the NL is moving on to the winners bracket.
Schmidt bloops a single to left center -- Bonds will come around to score, 10-1.
Harper flies out, the NL now up 10-1, just 6 outs from wrapping this up.
Top 8
Carlton throwing a five hitter, 6 outs away from wrapping up the series.
Carew grounds to second.
Cabrera walks.
Betts flies to left.
Reggie grounds to first.
Bottom 8
Bench walks.
Carlton hits for himself, swings away, flies to right.
Hornsby grounds to short, they get the lead runner.
Wagner grounds to short.
Top 9
Here we go - Steve Carlton needs 3 outs.
Trout grounds to second.
Trammell singles to left.
Gehringer singles to right center.
Fisk flies to center.
Bagwell comes on to hit.
Ground ball to Morgan - he throws onto first -- and that's it - the National League A Team wins game 7 and advances to the winners bracket.
NL A 10 AL B 1
NL A wins Series 4 Games to 3.
Carlton throws a complete game, Pujols hits 2 doubles, the NL will move on.
Series Totals - Series MVP Albert Pujols
Wagner: 11-24, BB, HR, 3B, 32B, 3RBI, 4RS
Mays: 7-23, BB, 3HR, 2B, 8RBI, 6RS
Aaron: 3-12, BB HBP, 2B
Robinson: 1-8, HBP, BB, 2B, 2RS
Morgan: 4-11, 2BB, HR, 22B, 2RBI, 3RS
Bonds: 4-18, 5 walks, HR, 3RBI 6RS
Musial: 2-11, walk, HBP RBI
Harper: 3-12, 22B, 3RBI
Snider: 1-6, 2 BB
Mathews: 1-7, BB, RS
Bench: 3-13, 4BB, HR, 3RBI 2RS
Vaughan: 0-6, BB, HBP
Hornsby: 10-24, BB, 4HR, 8RBI, 8RS
Pujols: 10-20, 4BB, 2HR, 42B, 8RBI, 6RS
Schmidt: 7-21, 2BB, 3B 2B, 4RBI, 4RS
Piazza: 4-12, BB, HR, 2RBI, 2RS
Gooden: 0-1 8 IP 5ER, 12H, 1BB/7K
Mathewson: 0-2, 15.1IP 6 ER, 18H, 8K/6BB
Carlton 2-0, 17.2 IP 6ER, 16 hits, 18K/5BB
Koufax 1-0, 7IP, 5ER, 8H, 8K/2BB
Gibson: 1-0, 9 IP, 0ER, 5H 11K/1 BB
Johnson: 4 IP, ER, 3H 5K/BB
Maddux .1 IP
Kimbrel Sv IP, BB/K
Speaker 3-13, BB, RBI, 3RS, 2SB
Carew: 8-21 walk, 2RS
Jackson: 4-21, 2HR, 5RBI, 3RS
Griffey, 4-14, BB, HR, 2RBI, 2RS
Boggs: 1-8,
Gehringer: 6-15, 2BB, RBI
Jeter: 3-11, BB
Berra: 2-10, RS
Betts: 6-18, BB, HR 3RBI, 3RS, 2SB
Bagwell: 2-11, HR, 3RBI, 2RS
Judge: 2-10, HBP, 4BB, 2B, RS
Cabrera 7-21, 2BB HR 2RBI, 2RS
Trout: 3-11, BB, RBI, RS
Biggio: 2-10, BB, HBP, HR, SB
Trammell: 8-18, 2B, 3RBI
Fisk: 2-14, 3BB, RS, RBI
Palmer 1-1, 14.2 IP, 12ER, 12 H, 10 K/8BB
Blyleven: 1-0 14 IP 4ER 10 H, 7 K/6BB
Guidry: 0-1, 6.1 IP 8ER, 14 H, 3K/0BB
Grove 0-1, 7.1 IP, 6ER, 12 H, 5BB/3K
Scott: 0-1, 8.2 IP, 9ER, 13H, 8K/5BB
Greinke: 1-0 6 IP, 6ER, 6H, 7K/3BB
Verlander 2.2 IP H K
Eckersley SV 1.1 IP BB
