Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 6 0

A fantastic start to the Championship Series was decided with a walkoff homerun by Jeff McHugh. The Yankees jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st on doubles by AJ Bucciarelli and Todd Steffanides and a 2-out single by Frank Kowalski. The Cardinals answered in the 2nd with a bomb by Dan Jalbert off the house in left field. The game remained 2-1 through 5 with Bryan Gauvin (6IP,8Ks,4 hits,4ER) and Mike Greaney (7IP,8Ks,6 hits,6ER) holding batters at bay. Mike Moloney gave the Yanks some insurance with an RBI triple in the 6th and scored on a WP. In the 7th down 4-1, the Cards battled to tie it at 4-4 thanks to a few walks and key singles by Brian Wachob, Yale Dickerman and Chris Caprio. After a 2-out walk in the bottom of the 7th, the stage was then set for McHugh who hit a high fly into the left field trees at Healy for a 2-out, 2-run game winning home run. Ken Kilduff picked up the win in relief.

McHugh hits game winning homerun, Gauvin pitches well through 6, Jalbert hits bomb off house