2014 World Series - Game 6 - A's 6, Cardinals 3 - Series tied 3-3

Game 6:  Miller vs. Lester

With the series returning to the Bay Area, could Oakland do the unthinkable?  Down three games to none, come all the way back from the trenches?

If the Cards had it their way, negative!  They strike first, top 3, two out, runner on first for Jhonny Peralta, and he sends one deep...just off the wall for an RBI two bagger.  1-0 Red Birds.

We pick up the action in the home 4th, Josh Reddick, back in the lineup in right, with the DH option in the lineup, laces one through the originator, that scores Donaldson, and we're tied up at 1 a piece.  Oakland continues the inning with back to back walks to Derek Norris and Jed Lowrie, leaving the bases juiced.  Shelby Miller digs deep down, and pops up Eric Sogard to squash the threat and tightrope out of the inning.

In the 5th, Miller begins hitting a wall.  Throwing so many high impact pitches early tired him out, after a Crisp lead off double, and a Craig Gentry single...Donaldson sends a sac fly to right, and leaving Shelby Miller gassed!  2 to 1 Oakland, on comes lefty Freeman, trying to bridge the gap...not so much!  After walking Brandon Moss, Josh Reddick, delivers again, single up the middle, extending the Oakland lead to 3 to 1.

Don't count the Cards out though...top 6, Lester still working...not his dominant self, Matt Holliday leads off with a gapper.  One out for Grizzly Adams, and he knocks one through the right side, runners on the corner.  Justin Ryan makes a mound visit and gets the pen stirring.  Yadi Molina, smelling blood like a shark...sends a flat fastball to right, closing the lead to 3-2.  On the top step of the dugout, Ryan goes to get Jon Lester...but is talked out of it by Lester from the mound...he motions "one more".  Lester gets Grichuk to ground out to short, moving runners to second and third with two out.  This could be the most important at bat of the game coming up here.  Through 5 2/3, pitch 118 for Lester...he gets Peter Bourjos to ground to third...ending the threat, and keeping the lead intact.

In the 6th and 7th, both Oakland and St. Louis would add solo runs, making our score 4-3 A's.

The Athletics break it open in the 8th...after a collision on the infield, its a hit for Derek Norris.  Jed Lowrie then doubles, and Eric Sogard sends a sac fly to the outfield, then singles from Crisp and Gentry.  Just like that, 6 -3 Oakland.  The home fans are going nuts...could this improbable run continue?

If Sean Doolittle has anything to do with it, yes!  He pitches a scoreless 9th for the save.  The series is tied at 3 games a piece, with game 7 tomorrow in the dump of a utility stadium in Oakland!

Series tied 3-3
--submitted by Justin Ryan--