World Series Cardinals 7 Tigers 2; Detroit has No Escape Claws; Reyes Dominates for Eight Innings

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › October 23, 2006

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Detroit - Anthony Reyes apparently is a pretty good pitcher when the hitters don't know what's coming.

Reyes, a rookie right-hander with the fewest regular-season victories of any Game 1 starter in World Series history, dominated the Detroit Tigers over eight brilliant innings Saturday night as the underdog St. Louis Cardinals rolled to a shockingly easy 7-2 victory at Comerica Park.

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World Series Cardinals 7 Tigers 2; Detroit has No Escape Claws; Reyes Dominates for Eight Innings

Reyes, 5-8 with a 5.06 earned run average during the season, was tabbed for the opener basically by default. Yet, after allowing a first-inning run, he kept the Tigers off the board until Craig Monroe homered to open the bottom of the ninth....

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