Barry Bonds hit two home runs and had three RBIs as Northern California took advantage of Southern California pitching to cruise to an 11-6 victory in Game 1 of the best-of-seven I-5 series, run through the APBA game engine. The lineups for Game 1 were chosen by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Giants manager Gabe Kapler. AdvertisementGame 2 will be played Thursday at Candlestick Park, and the Series moves to Southern California for Games 3 (Dodger Stadium), 4 (Angel Stadium) and, if necessary, 5 (Petco Park). “It’s only one game,” Mitchell said after the loss. “Our backs aren’t against the wall yet.” Then Mitchell ran out of cliches and left to prepare for Game 2.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 27, 2020 00:56 UTC