GAME THREAD 10/5/1985:

#StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> (100-60, with a Magic Number of 1) vs. Steve Trout (9-6) and the Chicago Cubs (76-83):

Vince-7
Willie-8
Herr-4
Clark-3
Cedeno-9
Pendleton-5
Ozzie-6
Nieto-2
Tudor (20-8)
#StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> score in 2nd when Clark walks, Cedeno singles him to 3rd, and one out later, Ozzie hits a sac fly to center to make it 1-0.

Then, with one on and one out in the 4th, Vince shows off his wheels in the field.
After a wild pitch, Moreland’s RBI single ties it at 1-1, which is how it stays until the 6th.

In 6th, Herr & Clark single. Cedeno makes it 2-1 on a sac fly. Pendleton singles & Ozzie grounds out to make it 2nd & 3rd.

Cubs intentionally walk Nieto to load the bases for Tudor...
That may be all Tudor needs the way he’s been pitching this year—and the way the #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> are playing defense!
In the 7th, McGee triples, Herr gets another sac fly to make it 4-1, #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
Cedeno then comes to bat. He gets knocked down by Jay Baller, and then this is how Cedeno responds:
In the 8th, #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> get 2 more when Nieto walks, Tudor bunts him over & Coleman singles him home. After an E7, McGee singles home Vince, and the Birds can taste the champagne already...
Tudor takes the mound in the 9th for the #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">. Since allowing a run, he’s retired the last 13 batters in a row. He gets Speier for 14.
Tudor then retires his 15th in a row, getting Dernier to pop up to Ozzie! One out away!!!
Gary Mathews gets a two-out double, but no worries...Tudor retires reigning NL MVP Ryne Sandberg, and the #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">  are NL East champs!
Tudor& #39;s start was his 6th start on three days rest this season for the #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">. In those six, he went 6-0 with a 0.69 ERA and 8.68 IP/start.

From 6/1/85 to end of season, Tudor made 26 starts. In those games, he went 20-1, 1.37 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and over 8 IP/start.
#ace
Perhaps most importantly, in 6 starts for the #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> vs. the Mets, Tudor averaged over 8 IP/start and posted an ERA of 0.93.

Omitting Tudor& #39;s 3 IP start on 4/22, in his other 5 starts vs. the Mets he averaged OVER 9 IP/start and was 3-0 with an ERA of 0.40.
#clutch
Some scenes from the NL East champion #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> clubhouse: Cesar Cedeno & John Tudor enjoy champagne showers, and Terry Pendleton drenches Vince Coleman.
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Some scenes from the NL East champion #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable= clubhouse: Cesar Cedeno & John Tudor enjoy champagne showers, and Terry Pendleton drenches Vince Coleman." title="Some scenes from the NL East champion #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> clubhouse: Cesar Cedeno & John Tudor enjoy champagne showers, and Terry Pendleton drenches Vince Coleman.">
Some scenes from the NL East champion #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable= clubhouse: Cesar Cedeno & John Tudor enjoy champagne showers, and Terry Pendleton drenches Vince Coleman." title="Some scenes from the NL East champion #StLCards https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> clubhouse: Cesar Cedeno & John Tudor enjoy champagne showers, and Terry Pendleton drenches Vince Coleman.">
Bill Campbell (in 13th year): “I’m going to sit here and savor every moment. 650-some games and never anything. It’s been a long time, all the bouncing around. This is great, really great. I told Dal, I didn’t know whatever the reason was why he got me here, but I’m glad he did.”
Mike Jorgensen (who had played since 1968 and had never reached #Postseason https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">): “The feeing I have is more relief than anything else. You hear about chemistry on a 25-man team and it absolutely had to be there for us to win.”
Willie McGee, on how this season compares to 1982: “This is better because of the fact that we weren’t picked to be competitive. Now we’re on top, so far. I think we’ve silenced some people. Not other teams, but the critics. Maybe they’ll take notice now.”
More comparisons to the 1982 title:

Tom Herr: “In ‘82, I was just along for the ride. This year I was a bigger part of the puzzle. I wasn’t one of the key guys in ‘82.”

Ozzie: “This one is better. I’m one of the older guys now. I feel like I had more input this time.”
More comparisons to the 1982 title:Tom Herr: “In ‘82, I was just along for the ride. This year I was a bigger part of the puzzle. I wasn’t one of the key guys in ‘82.”Ozzie: “This one is better. I’m one of the older guys now. I feel like I had more input this time.”
More comparisons to the 1982 title:Tom Herr: “In ‘82, I was just along for the ride. This year I was a bigger part of the puzzle. I wasn’t one of the key guys in ‘82.”Ozzie: “This one is better. I’m one of the older guys now. I feel like I had more input this time.”
#Postseason https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, here we come!
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