The ALCS:
The Miami Dolphins (97-65)
AT
The Denver Broncos (107-55)
The Broncos stunned the Dolphins in a come from behind Game 2 victory. Miami drew first blood on a first inning homerun by
Roy Springs, but Denver tied the game up in the third inning. Then disaster struck for the Broncos. The Dolphins picked up 2 runs in the sixth inning, and exploded for 4 runs in the seventh inning. One more run in the top of the eighth gave Miami a commanding 8-1 lead.
But the Broncos weren't going to roll over and die. In the bottom of the eighth, Denver came up with 4 runs to keep hope alive. In the bottom of the ninth, the Broncos managed to get across one run, but were down to their final out when
Booker Romero stepped to the plate with two runners aboard. Romero promptly lashed a laser into the corner for a two run triple that tied the game up.
Asbel Fuentez followed him with a run-scoring single to win the game, 9-8.
Fuentez finished with 2 hits and 3 RBI.
Joseph Swayze had 4 hits, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored.
Miami's Springs collected 4 hits (including a double and a homerun), 2 RBI, and 3 runs scored in the game.
The NLCS:
The San Diego Padres (85-77)
AT
The San Jose Sharks (96-66)
Reeling from the Game 1 loss, San Jose jumped on San Diego for four first inning runs. The lead didn't last for long. In the third inning, San Diego ripped off 5 runs, getting a three run homer from
Gregorio Ruiz and a solo homerun from
George Canales. Ruiz hit his second homerun of the game, a two run blast, in the fourth inning. In the sixth, San Jose cut the deficit to 7-5 with a run, but
Andrew Burdick provided the final margin of victory with a solo homerun in the eighth inning, giving San Diego an 8-5 win.
In this game, Canales replaced
Gaby Matos in San Diego's "triumvirate of torment," joining Ruiz and Burdick to combine for 9 hits, 7 RBI, 6 runs scored, and 4 homeruns.