Larry Walker hit a home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to lead the Chunky Monkey past the Fort Lauderdale Flash 1-0 in Game 1 of the World Series.
Both teams combined for just three hits, with Fernando Valenzuela and Lee Smith combining on a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts. Luis Tiant took the loss despite giving up just two hits.
Monkey 1, Flash 0
2017 FLASH AB R H BI
MURPHY RF 4 0 0 0
TROUT CF 3 0 1 0
PUJOLS 1B 3 0 0 0
ARENADO 3B 3 0 0 0
ROSE LF 3 0 0 0
FOSSE C 2 0 0 0
KENT 2B 3 0 0 0
ANDRUS SS 2 0 0 0
TIANT P 1 0 0 0
HARPER PH 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 25 0 1 0
2017 MONKEY AB R H BI
MORGAN 2B 3 0 0 0
RAINES CF 3 0 0 0
MARTINEZ 3B 4 0 0 0
AARON RF 3 0 0 0
WALKER LF 3 1 1 1
PIAZZA C 4 0 0 0
C DAVIS 1B 1 0 0 0
VIZQUEL SS 2 0 0 0
VALENZUELA P 2 0 0 0
VOGT PH 1 0 1 0
L SMITH P 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 1 2 1
2017 FLASH IP H R ER BB SO
TIANT L 8.0 2 1 1 6 4
2017 MONKEY IP H R ER BB SO
VALENZUELA 7.0 1 0 0 2 9
L SMITH W 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E:TROUT,MORGAN
DP:17 JM (1)
HR:WALKER
SH:VIZQUEL,TIANT
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