Otis Nixon stood in against Henke next with his team down to its final out. After quickly picking up two strikes, Nixon slapped a single to left field. Blauser rounded third as Maldonado came up throwing, and he scored standing up as the throw sailed past Borders and into the protective netting behind home plate. With the save now blown, the scoreless innings streak over, and Smith, the winning run, advancing to third on the wild throw, Henke faced off with Ron Gant and retired him on a fly ball to end the inning. For the second consecutive year, Game 6 of the World Series was headed to extra innings.