The pitching in Game 2 of the World Series was a lot more than any manager could have asked for. Both pitchers held the other team scoreless for six innings. In the seventh, Colby Lewis was tagged with an earned run. Their were two men on, and then Ron Washington pulled Lewis in favor of Alexi Ogando for the second night in a row. LaRussa also went to his bench for Allen Craig to face Ogando with the game on the line. Ogando threw him basically the same pitch in the same location, and Craig did the same thing, a base hit to right field, scoring David Freese. It remained 1 - 0 up until the 9th when Jason Motte (0 - 1) was called on for his second save attempt in as many games. He was not able to close the door, allowing both Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus to score. The Cardinals were not able to rally in the bottom of the ninth against Rangers right hander Neftali Feliz (1).
An interesting local side note from Game 1: Allen Craig and Jason Motte were both members of the 2006 State College Spikes.
Game 3 of the World Series will be played on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 8:05 on Fox in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers, Matt Harrison will face the Cardinals, Kyle Lohse (0 - 0).
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| Ron Washington after winning Game 2 of the World Series. |
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