Regarding the stupendous pitching work of Pablo López from Zulia in this postseason where he won two victories in the same number of outings with the Minnesota Twins, in which he left an ERA of 0.71 in 12.2 innings with 10 strikeouts, it is appropriate to remember the brilliant performance from Mirandino Freddy García, who won three games in the 2005 playoff, including the last game that gave the Chicago White Sox and manager Oswaldo Guillén the World Series title that year.
García pitched colossally on October 3 in the Division Series against the Red Sox. In five innings he allowed five hits and three runs, walked four and struck out one to take the 5-3 victory.
The Creole pitcher beat knuckleballer Tim Wakefield in the duel, in a match played at Fenway Park in Boston before 35,496 people.
Later, on October 15, the man from Baruta was against the Anaheim Angels in the fourth game of the Championship Series. The Venezuelan pitched in complete work, in a colossal effort in which he hit six hits, struck out five and walked one. He threw 116 pitches, 74 for strikes, to take the 8-2 victory before 44,857 fans at Angel Stadium.
His consecration took place on October 26 before 42,936 fans at Minuted Park in Houston in the fourth game of the World Series. García hit seven zeros against the Astros, only allowing four hits, striking out seven and walking three as the White Sox went to the broom by winning 1-0 and winning the World Series. In addition, Ozzie Guillén became the first Latino driver to win the Fall Classic.
In this match, Freddy made 107 deliveries, 67 in the good zone. His ERA in that postseason was 2.14.
The consecration of the White Sox represents a milestone, since manager Ozzie Guillén was the first Latin American to coach in the Fall Classic. In addition, the whitelegs broke an 88-year drought without winning the World Series.
Great in playoffs
There are nine Venezuelan starters who have won in the Major League postseason.
Freddy García leads the group with six wins at this stage, followed by Aníbal Sánchez with three laurels. The rest of the Venezuelan arms that claimed victory in the postseason are Wilson Álvarez, Johan Santana, Jhoulys Chacín, Eduardo Rodríguez, Ranger Suárez, Pablo López and Luis García, all of them with a victory.
Freddy García, who participated in five postseasons, left a record of 6-3 in this round with a 3.26 earned run average allowed.
The right-hander also won the 2001 All-Star Game in Seattle. García relieved Roger Clemens in the third inning in a 4-1 American victory.
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Freddy García was an ace on the mound. He played with Seattle Mariners (1999-2004), Chicago White Sox (2004-2006), Philadelphia Phillies (2007), Detroit Tigers (2008), Chicago White Sox (2009-2010), New York Yankees ( 2011-2012), Baltimore Orioles (2013) and Atlanta Braves (2013).
2023-10-15 11:30:00
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