Round 1: 1990 vs. 2002

[Providence A's]

1990 wins game 3 by a score of 7 - 3 scoring all their runs in the 7th and 8th inning. McGwire hit a homer. Ramon Hernandez homered for 2002. Mike Moore was player of the game throwing a CG.

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1990 now leads the series 2 - 1.

[Providence A's]

Game 4 will feature Scott Sanderson (3.88) for 1990 vs. Cory Lidle (3.89) for 2002.

Lineups:

1990 A's
1 LF Rickey Henderson
2 3B Carney Lansford
3 RF Jose Canseco
4 1B Mark McGwire
5 CF Dave Henderson
6 C Terry Steinbach
7 DH Harold Baines
8 2B Willie Randolph
9 SS Walt Weiss

2002 A's
1 2B Ray Durham
2 DH John Mabry
3 SS Miguel Tejada
4 3B Eric Chavez
5 LF Jermaine Dye
6 RF David Justice
7 1B Scott Hatteberg
8 C Ramon Hernandez
9 CF Eric Byrnes

[Providence A's]

2002 wins game 4 by a score of 4 - 0. Scott Sanderson threw a CG in a losing effort. Cory Lidle was player of the game throwing 7 and 1/3 shutout innings

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The series is tied 2 - 2.

[Providence A's]

Game 5 will be a rematch of game 1 with Bob Welch (2.95) for 1990 vs. Barry Zito (2.75).

Lineups:

1990 A's
1 LF Rickey Henderson
2 3B Carney Lansford
3 RF Jose Canseco
4 1B Mark McGwire
5 CF Dave Henderson
6 C Terry Steinbach
7 DH Harold Baines
8 2B Willie Randolph
9 SS Walt Weiss

2002 A's
1 2B Ray Durham
2 DH John Mabry
3 SS Miguel Tejada
4 3B Eric Chavez
5 LF Jermaine Dye
6 RF David Justice
7 1B Scott Hatteberg
8 C Ramon Hernandez
9 CF Eric Byrnes

[Providence A's]

2002 takes game 5 with a score of 4 - 2. Mabry, Dye, and Hernandez homered for 2002. Barry Zito got the win and was the player of the game. Koch got the save

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2002 leads the series 3 - 2.

[Providence A's]

Game 6 will be a rematch of game 2. Hudson (2.99) for 2002 vs. Stewart (2.56) for 1990.

Lineups:

2002 A's
1 2B Ray Durham
2 DH John Mabry
3 SS Miguel Tejada
4 3B Eric Chavez
5 LF Jermaine Dye
6 RF David Justice
7 1B Scott Hatteberg
8 C Ramon Hernandez
9 CF Eric Byrnes

1990 A's
1 LF Rickey Henderson
2 3B Carney Lansford
3 RF Jose Canseco
4 1B Mark McGwire
5 CF Dave Henderson
6 C Terry Steinbach
7 DH Harold Baines
8 2B Willie Randolph
9 SS Walt Weiss

[Providence A's]

2002 wins the series with a 6 - 4 victory in game 6 by scoring 2 runs in the top of the 10th on a Jeremy Giambi 2 run single. Koch got the win in relief. Stewart got the loss. David Justice was player of the game.

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[realmofotalk]

I'm surprised the 2002 ALDS losing team beat the 1990 AL Champs in 6 games.