Harvey Wilner's Pub and Quinn Construction figure to produce the Daily News League's highest-scoring series, as both teams typically win games by outscoring the opposition.

In Game 1 on Sunday at Winklevoss Field, Harvey's lived up to its reputation. Quinn, however, looked like a team that hadn't played in more than a week.

David Pyles pitched a gem, and Harvey's woke up in the game's second half, earning a 14-4 victory. Game 2 is scheduled for tonight at Winklevoss Field, which will host every game in this series.

"I think it took us a while to get going but I'm pleased," Harvey's manager Jeff Kuzma said. "A very good start."

Quinn manager Tom Simcho surely felt like his team let one get away.

After all, Quinn jumped to a 4-0 lead thanks to a three-run homer from Dean Langholz and a solo shot from superstar Jim Pasquine.

Quinn starter Frank Szubra was terrific through three innings, allowing only two hits. Szubra, however, lost his touch in the fourth inning and, by the time he was relieved by Jim Pasquine, Quinn's lead was gone.

"I left him in too long," Simcho said.

Pasquine pitched 1 1⁄3 innings and will not be available to throw this evening.

Simcho was displeased with the bottom of the fourth, which saw Harvey's score five runs to take a 5-4 lead. The veteran manager was even angrier with the sixth inning, which saw his team crumble, allowing nine runs. The first 10 Harvey's hitters reached base in the sixth.

"That was just a total debacle," Simcho said. "I mean, come on. That was just awful. Yeah, that team has a good lineup. So, the thing is, you can't walk people and you can't commit errors. You can't do it. If you give that team extra outs, they're going to beat you."

Quinn pitchers walked 10 batters and the defense behind those pitchers committed three errors. Harvey's, meanwhlie, was guilty of a couple early errors but was otherwise solid in all facets. Kuzma was pleased to see his mighty lineup rise to the occasion in the playoff opener.

He was also pleased to write Jordan Abromovitz's name into his lineup. Abromovitz has been absent for much of the season.

He clobbered a two-run homer in the pivotal fourth inning.

"He makes such of a huge difference," Kuzma said. "He actually asked me to put him lower than usual in the lineup because he wasn't sure how he'd perform, so I batted him sixth. But, I think he might be in the four-hole in Game 2."

Down 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Tim Donnelly and George Nahay doubled before Abromovitz's home run. Mike Neckerman followed with a two-run triple to give the Brewers the lead.

In the sixth, Neckerman's two-run triple put the game away.

"I really like Mike Neckerman," Kuzma said. "I like his approach to the game, the way he's always prepared."

Harvey's not only has a 1-0 lead in the series but also appears to have an edge in the pitching department. While Pyles went the distance, Simcho was forced to use Pasquine, his best pitcher.

Tonight's pitching matchup figures to pit Quinn's Ron Mitko against Harvey's Cory Dieghan.

"We need to be better," Simcho said.

As along as Kuzma's team keeps hitting at its current pace, the Harvey's manager will be pleased.

"Long way to go," he said. "Never did I expect to have a 10-run lead on that team at any point in the series. I don't expect to be up 10 runs on them again at any point. But it was a good start for us."

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