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October 23rd, American Baseball League World Championship Series Preview
San Antonio Wranglers (85-84) vs Detroit Mustangs (104-64)
The underdog Wranglers have been on a roll all playoffs, after squeaking into the playoffs. Frank Tanana(2-2, 4.31 ERA), Dick Tidrow (3-1, 3.19 ERA), and Bill Champion (2-0, 3.74 ERA) have combined to start all playoff games for the Wranglers, and have been able to shut down the opposition. Wayne Garland (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and Javier Gelada (4 Saves) have pitched great out of the bullpen with the game on the line.
Fred Lynn (.341, 3 HR, 7 RBI) and Ron Bloomberg (.300, 2 HR, 7 RBI) have led the offense for the Wranglers. Rusty Staub has come off the bench for the Wranglers in five games, going 3-5 with 4 RBI in the playoffs.
The Mustangs rotation has been led by Alonso Caprasquillo (4-0, 2.63 ERA) and Dave Goltz (1-1, 3.38 ERA) in the playoffs. Starters Dave Hamilton (0-0, 18.90 ERA) and Doc Medich (0-1, 5.47 ERA have struggled in the playoffs. The bullpen has been led by closer Stan Thomas (1-1, 3 SV) and Bob Apodoca (1-0, 0.00 ERA).
Mickey Rivers (.417, 0 HR, 5 RBI) and Taizo Matsusaki (.409, 3 HR, 9 RBI) have led the Mustangs offense.
Prediction Mustangs 4-2
The Mustangs depth will be too much for the Wranglers, whose magical run will end.
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