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Here they are with Lanny and Sarah. Thank you very much Milo and a very pleasant good afternoon everybody.
The important thing now for the Bucs is they still can control their own destiny.
With a victory this afternoon they can clinch at least a tie, which means that if it's necessary they'd have a shot at Montreal head on on Tuesday in the playoff game.
So still a chance to control their own destiny in this Eastern Division race.
Let's take a look now at the starting lineups. First of all for the Chicago Cubs this afternoon.
They'll have Ivan DeJesus leading off and playing shortstop.
Scott Thompson a product of Western Pennsylvania. Batting in the number two spot will be in center field.
Bill Buckner will bat third and play first base.
Dave Kingman occupies the clean up spot. He'll be in left field.
Larry Bittner will bat number five and play right field.
Steve Dillard will be hitting in the number six position and playing second base.
As Steve Antivarez is out of the Chicago starting lineup he pulled a muscle yesterday.
So Mick Callagher will play third base and bat seventh.
Tim Blackwell will be batting from the number eight spot and doing the catching.
And Lynn McLaughlin hitting number nine and doing the pitching.
Once again for the Chicago Cubs it's the Haysos followed by Thompson and Buckner.
Then Kingman, Bittner and Dillard followed by Callagher, Blackwell and McLaughlin.
Now the starting lineup for our Pittsburgh Pirates and Omar Moreno will be leading off and playing center field.
Jim Foley who's hit safely in all seven games of this home stand will be batting second and playing shortstop.
Dave Parker hit safely in eighth grade game. He'll be in right field batting third.
Dave of course has a big five-inch game yesterday.
Willie Sargell from the clean up spot will be at first base.
John Milner will hit number five. He'll be in left field.
Bill Matlock will be batting sixth and playing third base.
Ed Ott doing the catching and batting seventh.
Bill Garner batting eighth and playing second base.
And Bruce Keeson batting ninth and doing the pitching.
Once again for the Pirates it's Moreno followed by Foley and Parker.
Then Sargell Milner and Matlock followed by Ott, Garner and Keeson.
The umpires for this afternoon's very big ball game, Bruce Freming behind the plate,
Jerry Dale at first, Joe West at second, and Billy Williams the umpire at third.
Pirates have taken the field, the batter at Three Rivers Stadium rise, and we are proud to present our national anthem.
Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave
Roberta Cunningham with the national anthem prior to the start of the Pirate Cubs game this afternoon.
As Lionel mentioned, we've got a direct line hooked up with Montreal's network and CFCF radio.
We'll be able to give you pretty much a batter by batter blow of what happens between the Expos and the Phillies this afternoon.
Steve Rogers, 13 and 11 is going for the Expos, and Steve Carlton, 17 and 11 for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Now there are a large number of possibilities. I think the easiest way to approach it is,
even though there's some dispute as to whether there's a magic number or not, two is a pivotal number.
Any combination of pirate victories and expo losses the next two days, totally two, would give the Pirates the Eastern Division crown.
Example, pirate victory this afternoon and a defeat of the Expos, say, in a game tomorrow against the Atlanta Braves, that would give it to the Bucks.
So two is a pivotal number. Any combination would give the Pirates the Eastern Division crown.
As I said at the top of doing the starting lineup, the big thing is with a victory this afternoon,
the Pirates in a position to at least force a playoff, clinch at least a tie in the National League Eastern Division.
Bruce Keeson on the mound, he's won his last four decisions. He's won six of his last seven decisions.
And Keeson, always in his career, an outstanding September pitcher.
This month, September of 1979, he is 3-0. He beat the Giants on the first day of September,
beat the Chicago Cubs on the 22nd of September at Wrigley Field,
and the other day, four days ago, he went the distance against the Montreal Expos to beat Montreal.
So if you're going to go down to a big ball game and the final game and have everything writing,
you'd be looking at a money pitcher like Bruce Keeson to do it for you and busters down the mound this afternoon.
335 down the line, the Three Rivers Stadium, 375 is the power gap and 400 feet to straightaway center field.
Field is in excellent condition, and we've gotten an ideal day to close out, I understand too,
from eavesdropping on Montreal. It is a sunny autumn day in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
and they've got ideal weather as well up there for that big ball game between the Phillies and the Expos.
There is a pirate's way to come here. All right, we're ready to go. You can just feel it.
This place is buzzing. There's got to be a lot of nervous folks, including yours truly. Milo, let's do it.
All right, we've come down to it on the last day. You heard Ed Ott talking about it on the pregame.
Ott really gave us a nice interview on that show, and he put it right where it is.
He says this is why we play all these games, and we've come right down to the last one here against the Chicago Cubs,
a team that held a meeting before yesterday's game and said if Pittsburgh's going to win it, they're going to have to earn it.
Then the Cubs went out and beat the Buccos yesterday, and they're out here battling today,
and Bruce Keeson is ready to throw the first pitch of this game against the Haysuths,
and the first pitch on the way is high inside of ball. He was squared away to punt, let it go by, and it's ball one and no strikes.
So we're underway in the final regular season game of 79-3, Rivers.
The Haysuths is one for nine in the series. Keeson's pitch, too close under letters, ball two.
Thompson will be next, then Buckner. Keeson's battery made is Ed Ott, an infield of first to third,
starch will garner Foley-Madlock. Here's the two-0 to the Haysuths.
Bouncer down to third base side on the mound side, Keeson grabs, throws, got him.
Good reaction off the mound by Keeson. A high shot that might have gone about 30 feet up the line and stayed in the line about six feet.
Keeson came off the hill, made the good true throw to starchle, and it is one up and one away.
So falling behind that first hitter, then coming right back to get him on a good play by Keeson himself,
and that'll bring up Scott Thompson, the center fielder. Thompson in this series is 0 for 5.
Against the league, he's hitting 2, 87. He has two homers and 29 runs batted in.
Left hand batter, Keeson's pitch, looping liner, right field. Parker has to play it on the first bounce.
The first hit of the game belongs to Thompson and McCuff.
Little jug handle line drive that drops in and right field, that puts Thompson on with one away,
and brings up Bill Buckner at three hits yesterday in their victory.
He also made the game-saving play on running center's pitch for a pinch hit, and Buckner is 4 for 9 in this series.
Against the league, this scrappy, intensive player is hitting 2, 83, 14 homers and 65 runs batted in.
Injuries have taken their toll, but he still is a gutsy ball player, and he'll be playing it with everything he has here today,
just as we hopefully look towards the Phillies to do the same thing at Montreal.
Left hand batter waiting. Thompson with the lead is first not going anywhere.
The pitch is a strike called on the inside corner, bell high.
No balls and a strike. Kingman is on deck, opening inning.
Keeson got DeJesus to bounce to him, Thompson single to right.
Now Buckner the batter with a no ball, one strike count.
Keeson stretches, looks over the shoulder, pitch on the way.
Bowled way up to the left side out of play, and it's 0-2.
If tomorrow comes about that Atlanta will be the spotlight city with Montreal playing there, it'll be a tough day for the Bucks,
knowing they're at the mercy of what could happen down there.
No balls, two strikes.
And of course the Atlanta Braves playing today, don't know whether they should go home tonight or go to Atlanta and be ready to play.
There's a ball low outside.
The only way it can end abruptly is for the Pirates to win here and the Phillies to beat Montreal.
One ball and two strikes. It all started back in Braden's in Florida.
130 spring games. This is our 133rd, 63rd regular season game.
Remember we had a bogged out game in New York against the Mets.
So we're playing one more than those customary 162.
Umpire wanted to look at the ball, satisfied that it's all right. Keeson going to work with the Rasenbeck.
Got a 1-2 count on Buckner.
Thompson takes his lead at first. Single has him there. Keeson will check him.
Now in to Buckner. It comes outside high. Two balls and two strikes.
Left-hand batter Buckner stepping out a moment. On the right-hander, Keeson.
Stargell holding against the runner at first.
A little bigger lead this time. Pitch on the way. Swing and a high foul out of play over to the left side.
Keeson having one three in a row and five of his last six.
Is there anything on this that I can read? I don't know. Four in a row and six of his last seven, Lytle.
Throw to first, not close.
Two balls and two strikes. Thompson with about a half-step bigger lead. He's out on that carpet. Here's the pitch.
Outside, three and two.
Buckner knocks some dirt out of his flanks before he steps back up in there.
Joe-Joy Amalfitano handles it with Buckner batting on a full count at Thompson at first base.
He's gone back to that big lead again and he's really digging that trench with that back foot.
That's all he wants to go. He's going. There's a shot up Keeson's ankle and it rolls into left field.
Thompson who is running is going to come to third. They've got runners on the corners with one away.
A base hit. Keeson appears to be all right.
It's all hit him, ricocheted into left field. So two straight hits. Thompson third, Buckner first.
One out and brings up the left fielder, Dave Kingman.
Kingman two for ten in a series with an RBI. Against the league, he's hitting 284-47 homers and 114 runs batted in.
So Keeson in a first inning trouble spot. Like to use that wicked low slider or a sinker and get this big guy to hit into a double play.
And here's the pitch to Kingman. Swing and a miss and that was the ten of a pitch I was just talking about and he went after it and came up empty.
Dave Kingman has three of his 47 homers against us and seven of his 114 RBI.
Thompson at third. Buckner at first. One away. Keeson checks. Here's the pitch to Kingman.
Bites to third. There's a double play ball. Second one. First base. Bad throw.
But Schargel came back, got the bag and it's a double play.
Buckner went in hard on Garner, turned him upside down and Garner's throw then sailed high toward the right field side.
But Schargel went up and got it, came back to the bag and the double play ball was there.
It wasn't easy. It wasn't a double play ball from the start. But the Bucks do it with great work in the middle by Garner and really fabulous work by Schargel at first base to end it.
And I think Buckner may have been cut on the hand or injured on the hand. The trainers ought to take a look at him.
So we have play to happen in the cup. They're scoreless with two hits and the first place pirates are just now coming into bat.
Glenn McLaughlin, 13 and 13, out of the mound getting in the warmup tosses. His catcher today will be Tim Blackwell.
Buckner is still looking at that hand as he takes some warmup tosses at first base. Dillard at second. DeJesus at short.
Kelliher at third. Their outfield left to right is Kingman Thompson and Bitzner.
And we'll have Moreno, Foley and Parker ready to go against McLaughlin and we may have something for Montreal.
Well we do have the first inning in. Rose lined to Paris. Larry Bowe applied to Ballentine and Baker's Bride bowled to catcher John Samargo.
So the Phillies went down one, two, three against Steve Rogers at the top of the first.
And a note by the way on that Buckner play. It looked like the throw from Garner on the pivot came off Buckner's body.
It looked like he deflected the ball and it might be the reason. It appeared to be they were looking at his wrist or his hand and he might have caught Garner's throw.
All right. Omar Moreno with a 284 batting average. Eight homers and 69 runs batted in will lead it off. He's three for ten in the series.
With a big day here today he can realize the dream of every hitter. 200 hits in a season. He's sitting on 196.
Here's McLaughlin's first pitch. Breaking ball outside. One and all. McLaughlin has been pitching very well the last month.
He's in a contract bid with the Cubs and he's trying to show them that he means business.
And there is a ball high inside two and oh. Talk about a young man finding himself in a spot at Montreal.
What about John Tamargo? All of a sudden he's become their catcher. There is a ball low inside.
I was surprised today with Carlson going for the Phillies that they would not go with the right hand batter Duffy Dyer.
Of course Tamargo's a switch hitter so they still get the advantage there.
All right a 3-0 on the way to the Antelope. And it's a strike down the middle and it's three and one.
Almanchuk coaching at first. Jolionetta third. We'd like to get them some business in a hurry.
And here's the 3-1 to Moreno. Foul down here to the left. And it's up to three and two.
Foley is on deck. Then it'll be Parker. But Parker has really got a red hot bat going.
And he's out alive here already. There are some seats in the upper deck out above the center field scoreboard.
But everything else is full. Here's the 3-2. Swinging another foul up to the left side.
So if you're in the neighborhood come on over and see the battle of the Bucks fight for an Eastern Division flag.
And we've got him in person.
Swings and he misses it a pitch away. And Omar Moreno strikes out.
Joe safety of the pirate front office over with a note.
I just wanted to point out to the listening audience that we do still have some reserves for the league championship series.
Should it be played in Pittsburgh? We have plenty of general admissions tickets.
They should know and be aware that we have some reserves left for the three days in Pittsburgh and plenty of GAs for those things.
All right Joe. Thank you for that note and to the fans and bringing them up today.
Tim Foley with a one ball no strike county. Four for seven in the series with a run batted in.
The league hitting 287. Crowds him on the letters. Two balls and no strikes.
Tim has one homer. He's driven in 65 runs.
Here's the 2-0. Look out on the shoulder ball. Three.
Fell behind Moreno 3-0 but ended up getting him on a strikeout. Now he's 3-0 on Foley.
Dave Parker due up next. Then Starshell.
Dave McGlosson. Right hander to the motion and the 3-0 on the way. Inside watching.
Foley becomes the first pirate base runner.
And Dave Parker with an eight game hitting streak and up to 3-0-7 is going to step in right here.
Watch for Alex Fuzzer batting in the bottom of the first. After one out, Rodney Scott reached on an infield hit.
And Moa made only a six there of the season allowing Scott to reach second. Then after Dawson struck out, Scott stole third.
So he's a third base with two outs in the bottom of the first. And Tony Frest batting in the score of the ball game.
And here are three rivers. Foley's on it first with a walk. He's went away. And Parker the batter hitting 3-0-7.
That's the highest he's been in a long time. 25 homers. Leaps the club at RBI's also with 94.
He's got 29 hits against the Cubs this year. That's more than anybody on our club against any other team and vice versa.
Line drive left field, base hit. Kingman knocks it down but Foley joins Roppet momentarily and is going to come on to third.
Nine game hitting streak for the Cobra.
Good job of base running by Foley with that play right in front of him. And Kingman, that ball may have come up on him and he may be injured out in the left center.
Foley saw that the ball had handcuffed Kingman and he was able as he was coming into second base after making the stutter step, make the turn at second.
But it did jump up an unusual bat for Kingman and it handcuffed him and Foley took advantage of that.
Alright, Dargel who's ready to step in and a beautiful new banner out of that left center field pavilion.
Captain Will and Scrap Iron Phil with some beautiful artistry on it. Congratulations to the folks who brought that banner. That is a dandy.
Dargel will step in hitting 280. Leads the club and homers with 31 and has 80 runs batted in.
In this series he's one for ten with two RBIs. Got two runs home yesterday in the opening inning.
Runners on the corners from McLaughlin to pitch to Dargel. Swing and a miss and it's strike one. What a rift he has.
No balls and one strike. It's prize day in Pittsburgh for the fans and for the pirate players.
No balls, one strike. Pitch on the way. Swinging high fly ball. Shallow left center. Thompson will make the play.
Foley will tag and head for home. The throw to the plate is going to be late and Foley scores his one to nothing pirate.
Dargel gets a run home with a fly ball that really wasn't that deep. But the challenge Thompson's arm.
Foley slid in safely. It's one to nothing bucks. And Dargel gets his 81st runs batted in of the year.
So the pirates crash first and here's Milner. Value of a good scouting report right there. No doubt about that.
And boy are guys scouting as good as anybody and they're on top of it every inning. Runner going. Milner fouls one out of play over to the left side.
Milo, listen to this. We mentioned that Scott was the third of that Montreal game. Perez walked and then Perez stole second base.
So the Expos had runners at second and third and then Carlton struck out to Margot. So the Expos did not score in the bottom of the first.
No score. Phillies and Expos going to the second. All right. Right up to date we go with the team that's right behind us.
The Montreal Expos as the Bucks go on top here against Chicago in the opening innings. Milner batting 276. 16 homers and 60 RBI.
Parker at first. Buckner holding against him. McLaughlin stretches and delivers inside with a slider and it's one and one.
The on-duck hitter is Bill Matlock. Chuck Tanner pacing up and down over on the far edge of the dugout.
This is his third gear here and I've never seen him stay quiet for over 10 seconds. He's moving somewhere all the time.
The pitch is an off-speed breaking ball and stays high. Two and one.
Milner batting. A run is in. Foley walks. He scores. Parker is singled. He's at first. Stargell sacrificed fly. Got Foley home.
Two away now as the right-hander for the Cubs, McLaughlin, touches the belt. Parker running. There's a high pop foul back here to the left.
It'll be out of play. About eight rows up behind the third base dugout and it's two balls and two strikes on the hammer.
I think all the folks who brought banners this year brought them for closing day. It sure looks like it.
They have been a big part of our home games this year. They've been loyal. They've bringing them and they've brought out some great ones and we appreciate it.
Two balls, two strikes.
Strike three call. Took something off of a breaking ball. Side retires.
Second strikeout for the come right-hander in the opening inning. Milner didn't like the call at all.
He simply laid his batman's helmet down in the batter's box to kind of show his chagrin for the played-up player's decision.
One run, one hit, no errors to walk. Sacrifice fly, one left. We've played an inning in Pittsburgh.
Wish you were all here. What a day it is. It's the Pirates one and the Cubs nothing.
Ruth Kesey's got another warm-up shot to two coming as we go to the second. Looking at Bittner, Dillard and Kelleher.
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Kesey is ready and Bittner, the right fielder, one for eight in the series, will step in.
Bittner against the league is hitting 283. Three homers, one against us and 49 runs batted in.
Kesey's first pitch to him in the second. Swing and a miss. Foul-tips as the play-down player and it's strike one.
Dillard playing second for them today is on deck. Kelleher, the third baseman, is down and a hole. Kesey kicks and he brings it.
High fly ball down the left side. Should hang up long enough for Milner to come over near the line and get it.
Just inside the line as he cops the ball and it's one away.
That'll bring up Dillard. He's 0 for 4 in this series.
Dillard batting 285. Homers 24 runs batted in and two of the homers are against us. Got them in one series.
The middle series in Chicago, everything he did turned to gold. And here's the pitch to him. Swing and a miss.
There's that nasty slider and it's no balls and one strike.
The slider, a lot of the veteran hitters will tell you, especially the ones who came out of the 40s and 50s and played some in the 60s,
there's a bouncer short, ball into his left, fires the start, you'll got him, do that.
Those hitters that reached those two errors will tell you that that's one of the reasons there are fewer 300 hitters
in the overall picture of baseball than there were in the teens, 20s, 30s, and in the 40s.
Because almost everybody throws it. It's hard to pick up the rotation, breaks so fast, and a pitcher who has good control of it
and can work the corners with it, it's a very tough pitch.
And right now, Keaton has a good one. Here's the pitch to Kelleher and it's high on the shoulder, ball one.
Kelleher in this series, 4 for 9 with an RBI. He's batting 257 for the year, no homers and 10 rebbies.
Right-hand batter stands up in front of the batter's box, too close on the knees, ball two. Keaton wanted that pitch.
Well, on a day like today, they're going to want every bit of that corner they can get.
High inside, ball three. Blackwell, the catcher, due up next. Nobody on, two away. Cubs are batting against Keaton.
Keaton and the Pirates at the moment have a one-to-nothing lead. Here's the 3-0 to Kelleher.
Strike on the letters, three and one.
Now, Keaton, who was ready, was going to have to wait a minute. Kelleher steps out on him.
Now they're both ready, and a 3-1 pitch on the way from Buster.
And it's up high. He walks him. That is the first pass issued by Keaton today.
And it puts a runner on with two down and brings up Blackwell, the catcher.
Final in the top of the second. The Phillies, Mike Schmidt, bats out to Chris Speyer of the Expos.
Then Greg Luzinski, single to right, and Greg Gross, single to left.
So the Phillies have runners in first and second, one away top of the second, no score in Montreal.
All right. Let's see if the Phillies can dent the scoreboard at the big O.
Blackwell, who is 0-4 in this series and batting 1-57 against the league. No homers in 10 RBIs.
The catch hitter batting left-handed against Keaton with Kelleher at first. There's a liner foul down the left side.
Skips down into the bullpen fence on Ota Milner, and the lovely pirate goes out to retrieve it.
Somebody over her way will end up with a souvenir. Look at the kids hanging over the edge saying, let it be me.
No balls in one strike.
Keaton with a first, not close.
Keaton looks in to read the sign from Ed Ott. Left-hand batter waiting.
Keaton fits to Blackwell. Up high, one ball, one strike.
So being competitive and staying in it is what it's all about.
And the fans who like that effort have to be happy with what the pirates have done coming down to the final day.
There is a ball, and it's 2-1.
So on the 7-hitter Kelleher, he ended up walking him. He falls behind the 8-hitter Blackwell.
Keaton steps away a moment trying to regroup. He'd like to get this fella so he'll have the pitcher to lead off with in the next inning.
Throw to first, not close on Kelleher.
Two balls and one strike.
Keaton at the belt, 2-1 on the way.
Bouncer, Garner, he has it. Throws, Starjil on the other end, side retires.
Second to first takes care of Blackwell and the Cubs. No runs and no hits. No errors or walks. Kelleher left.
We played an inning and a half. It's the Pirates' one and Chicago nothing.
As the Bible and Bucks do their thing at Three Rivers, the Steelers are on the road and are in front of the Eagles, 7-0 in the second quarter.
Thornton just scored on an 8-yard run.
Steelers, 7, Eagles, nothing, second quarter in Philadelphia.
Here is Bill Madlock with a nine-game hitting streak, three break in the third with two RBI.
He's batting 297 with a big day like Parker had yesterday. He could get to 300.
There's a strike call to Bumpenese on the inside corner.
Madd-Dogg has 14 homers and 85 runs batted in.
Boy, when you consider what the left side of our infield via the trade market has produced, they spin through the hole left side.
Ten-game hitting streak for the Dogg.
That levels the hit column at two and will bring up the catcher at odd. He has a six-game hitting streak.
By the way, there was a question earlier today in our clubhouse about whether the Braves might save Phil Neekrow to pitch against Montreal.
Apparently not going to happen. Phil Neekrow pitching this afternoon against Bill Bonham in the Cincinnati Reds.
Well, he's got a chance to win 21 games.
And in case there wouldn't be a date tomorrow with Montreal, he would be deprived of that.
Runner going. The throw down will be out.
But stealing to six.
Blackwell got rid of that ball in pretty good shape.
It appeared as though maybe DeJesus had tagged him up on the shoulder, but the second base umpire called him out and it's won away.
And it's a strike one count, and Madlock, in his disdain for the call, just flipped his batting helmet back about 30 feet.
And I think that the arp bench is really on the second base umpire. I think Madlock thought he was in there and was tagged late.
No balls and one strike on odd. He's three for eight in the series, batting 273 against the league. The odd are with seven homers and 51 RBI.
McLaughlin delivers. Up high a ball and it's one and one.
The wind and the pitch fouled off down into the lower boxes.
One ball, two strikes to add on. Bill Garner due up next.
McLaughlin looking in to get the sign. Right hand pitcher, left hand batter.
Looks at a strike, a slider on the inside corner of the hand. Odd draws an imaginary line in the dirt, showing that the pitch was a foot inside.
He gave the plate umpire a shot.
Now we've had two brief encounters with the umpires here today.
Joe West had to bark back at McLaughlin. He couldn't let well enough alone. Bruce Fromming behind the plate just barked back at odd.
He couldn't let well enough alone. They've got to let their fuses be longer today than ordinarily. This is a pressure packed ball game.
Here's Garner squaring away to bunt, takes it up high and it's one ball and no strikes.
Garner with a 13 game hitting streak, two for eight in the series with a run batted in.
McLaughlin winding, here's the pitch. There's a high foul, bending out a play down the right side.
Buckner and Dillard over to take a look, but it's up about eight or ten rows.
By the way, that Philadelphia second we mentioned that the Phillies had two on with one out. They did not score.
As McCarver grinded to Scott and then Vukovic, John Vukovic was called out on strike.
So they're going to the bottom of the second. Phillies and Expos still scoreless.
Where have they got Vukovic playing?
Rows at short, spin at third, so Vukovic went to play second base.
The ball and the strike, here's the pitch to Scraps, fouls it off. He's fought off a good pitch in on his hands and it's one and two.
Garner back up in there, Lynn McLaughlin taking the sign from Blackwell.
Now he's ready, the pitch on the way. High bouncer short, great big hop to Haysuth. On to Buckner, Scraps is out and the tide has been retired.
No runs and a hit, a conch stealing, no errors and nobody left. We played two innings and it remains.
Hyres won, Chicago nothing.
Keeson still with the one to nothing lead, prepares for the third and the pitcher, Lynn McLaughlin, not a bad hitting pitcher, will be leaving it up.
Back the last time we saw him, he got a couple of hits.
He's had 14 hits this year, two doubles and a triple.
So McLaughlin, hitting 214, he can't nonchalant him up there and I know Foster would like to get him and start off the third with an out.
The Art McKennon voice in the background, the veteran PA announcer here for many, many years, passing out a lot of the prizes.
There are 1,000 prizes here today for the fans and the big ones of course will be drawn down on the field right after the game.
Following that Montreal ball game in the bottom of the second, Carlton just struck out Valentine and struck out Parris.
So Steve Carlton's got four strikeouts in the first inning and two thirds against the Expos.
What's he going in today, record wise?
17 and 11.
Well, he's battling too, that 18, that's an impressive mark, that's a good pitching season.
Those people moving are not moving because of any dew drops are they?
There's a swing and a miss, foul by McLaughlin really, rolls back behind Ott.
There's too many of them moving for it to just be a refreshment call.
Or any other call.
Rest up on the turnpike of life.
Balls and a strike, McLaughlin batting left handed, here's the pitch from Keeson.
A tapper up the third base side, Doggie's got to hurry.
Fire and got him.
And it's two away.
A high chop.
It just wasn't going to carry.
Madlok had to run on, grab, fire almost in the same motion, getting McLaughlin and it's one up and one away in the cup third.
By the way, that Montreal Seconds fire just popped up so the Expos went down one, two, three, scoreless going to the third at Olympic Stadium.
So they're right with it.
They're just a hitter or two behind us and now DeJesus, who was thrown out by Keeson in the opening ending to start the game, stepping in with nobody on in front of him and one away.
Keeson trying to protect a one to nothing lead as he pitches in the third, delivering to DeJesus, high and tight a ball and it's one and oh.
Keeson brings it.
Strike is in there, one and one.
The wind in the pitch, high inside, two balls and a strike.
So Asus the batter, Thompson do up next.
Keeson bringing it to him and it is close on the shoulder.
That'll make it three and one.
Doesn't want to lose a fellow like this because he's a base ceiling threat.
He leads them with 29.
There's a strike called on the inside corner between the knees and the belt and that'll fill it.
Now Buster's got a chance to go get him with a payoff.
Hope the folks in the stands with the radios who are following us along with the Montreal game will give you the Cedar scores as well.
There's a shot knocked down by Foley up and throwing and not able to get him.
The Asus runs very, very well.
Even with all that, it was a photo finish and it will go as a base hit.
Foley made a fabulous play diving and then getting up and almost got him into Asus, one of the better runners.
And Foley gets a hand for his effort.
Scott Thompson had a base hit in the first inning and he's stepping in here now with a runner at first to Asus and one away.
Keatson's got to be alert here with the Asus as a base runner.
Goes out with that front foot on the carpet, pitch on the way, goes outside to Thompson and it's one ball and no strikes.
Thompson stepping back a moment looking at his third base coach Kuki Rohan.
A good steady second baseman for a number of years in the American and National League.
The Asus bluffs a start, then when the ball is bounced behind him, he takes a look back, realizes he's going to have to retrace his steps.
So it's one ball and one strike.
All right, the Asus takes his lead again.
Captain Willie trying to hold him close. Up to Keatson to do it on the other end and he fires over but it's not close.
Still one and one to Thompson. Buckner do up next.
They have three hits. Thompson and Buckner back to back in the first. The Asus in this inning.
The Pirates have a couple of hits. Parker in the first.
After a Foley walk, setting up start, he'll sacrifice fly, getting the only run home to this moment.
And then Matlock had a single in the second inning.
Now for the third, Billy Steve Carlson single to center field. So he's on.
Leadoff situation there with Pete Rhodes the batter.
Well, that's another indication and Ed Ott and I talked about it at length on the pregame today, about this game and its integrity.
Runner going, swinging a shot up the middle of base hit.
Moreno playing it on the roll. They've got the Asus at third.
Now throw over to third from Foley as they should have taken a big turn but Matlock couldn't get back to him.
Thompson gets his second straight hit. Puts Cubs on the corners with one away.
But to complete that thought, back to the Phillies who had to be disappointed.
Especially after having won three divisions in a row, going out and getting Pete Rhodes.
They wanted a World Series. Their owner, Rooley Carpenter, wanted it in the worst way.
They've been out of it really for five or six weeks.
They're playing Monterey all tough.
The Braves who have been out of it since Memorial Day played Houston tough in the other division.
The Cubs here have been out of it for a month and they're playing us in this series like their lives depended upon it.
It's just a great testimonial to the type of players we have in this great game.
There's a shot to second, could be two.
Giner Foley starts the double play.
4-6-3, a sharply hit ball to Giner's left.
Then when he got it, it was just a matter of turning it.
It's two double plays and three innings for the Bucs.
The Cubs go down with no runs, two hits, no errors and a man left.
We've played into the middle of the third with some sparkling defense for the Bucs.
And it's the Pirates one and the Cubs nothing.
All right, we're getting ready to go to the bottom of the third.
Bruce Keeson will be leading it off and you go to the top with Moreno and Foley.
Keeson this year has had eight hits, two doubles, one homer.
It was a grand slam.
He has six RBIs.
Against the Cubs he's 0-4 with his bat in 79 and he's leading it off against McLaughlin.
Takes a big breaking ball outside, 1-0.
I hesitate to give that eagle stealer score.
Here's the 1-0.
There's a looping liner foul down the right side.
Because they had the Steelers in front seven to nothing and they show Harris with a touchdown.
That would make it 14 to nothing, but they show the score seven to seven.
So I'm going to wait for a clarification on that.
Here's the 1-1 to Buster, ball low outside.
The ball to Keeson, 2-1.
Blackwell on out and had a little talk with McLaughlin.
Now Blackwell back, jawing a little bit with the point on fire.
Alright, 2-1 to count.
Pitch on the way.
There's a high fly ball left field.
Dingman back.
He's going to have it about 12 feet short of the track and it's won away.
Dingman had to go back because he was playing up on Keeson.
Top of the third in Montreal.
Vic McBride has just had a sacrifice fly that scored Carlton from third.
So the Phillies have a 1-0 lead over the Expos and the top of the third at Olympic Stadium.
Alright, 1-0.
Phillies and the 7-7 stealer eagle score is correct.
Half time, stealer 7, eagle 7.
At Montreal, the Phillies lead 1-0.
And of course right here it's 1-0 Pirates.
Here's Omar Moreno, struck out swinging in the opening inning.
Foley will be next.
The Steelers expected a rough tough game at Philly and they're getting it.
7-7 at intermission.
Here's the pitch.
There's a strike call.
Jackie Sherrill's Fifth Panthers escaped by the skin of their teeth in that same arena last night over a good temple team.
Here's the pitch.
A bouncer third.
Keller has it.
Long throw and he got him.
Boy, Keller showed us a good arm right there because his momentum of taking him across the line,
he was almost halfway to the coaches' box.
Good throw by Keller.
The crowd reacting now to the Phillies 1-0 lead at Montreal.
And that's after two and a half.
The final out of that third inning was recorded.
Here's Foley, walked in the first inning, scored one to this moment, is the only run here.
And the pitch to Foley, well inside of all.
Parker due up next.
Here's the pitch.
Fowled into the backstop one and one.
You know, just about all of North and Central America tuned in.
Of course, up in Montreal, all across the Canadian countries there, they've got to be tuned in to what's happening.
And there is a broadcaster from Latin America here as well covering this game.
That's a 1-1 to Foley.
Line drive, right center base fifth.
Bittner over to get it.
Wurlton throws it back in.
A good play by Bittner to keep that ball from going through.
The throw into the infield rolled by second, but Keller was there to back up.
Foley gets his first hit of the game.
The third hit for the Pirates.
And it'll bring up Dave Parker with a base hit in the first inning.
Now is it safely in 17 of his last 21 games and has a nine-game hitting streak.
Parker hitting 309.
Parker batting with Foley at first and two away, third inning.
Bucks trying to add to a one-to-nothing lead.
Pitch to Parker.
Down low of all.
Stretches looks back.
Here's the fifth.
Swing and a miss.
Parker at the moment has 192 hits.
Last year when he won a batting title he had 194.
One ball, one strike, two away.
Foley getting the two out.
Looping liner single into right center.
Buckner holding against Foley.
And you got a 1-1 count on Parker with Starjowl on deck.
Go to first.
Now, oh, I don't think Buckner knew that throw was coming.
He had to leap over the back of Foley to get the throw.
Now the Glossman looking in to Blackwell.
I don't think everybody knew that play was on.
One ball, one strike.
Now Buckner's holding against Foley.
Here's the 1-1 to Parker.
Liner, left field, base hit.
Foley will turn in second and hold on there.
It's another hit for Parker.
Two today and nine in this series.
What a pair Parker is on.
I think that situation is an example of what Dave is doing lately.
Going more with the pitches.
That ball was a fastball away and he just took it and dripped it into left field.
All right, here's Captain Willie.
Got the only run of the game home in the first inning with a sacrifice fly to Scabalough left center.
But Jolynette elected to send Foley and Foley scored.
It's 1-0 and Starjil trying to add to it here.
Foley second, Parker first, two down, third inning.
The pitch to Starjil.
There's a fly ball down the left side toward the corner.
Kingman over and Kingman is there on the run.
Oh, he went a long way to get that ball as it was slicing down toward that corner.
Looked like it had a chance to drop, but Kingman stayed with it,
pulled it out of the air and the side has been retired.
No runs, two hits, no errors and two pirates left.
Starjil was flirting with extra bases and trying to get Foley and Parker home,
but Kingman with a good long running catch.
We played three innings.
It's the Pittsburgh Pirates 1, the Chicago Cubs nothing.
Bruce Keeson who has been tough with the help of two double plays over the first three,
leading 1-0 with this total board.
Pirates 1, 4-0 with Keeson, Harvey I. Starjil, Foley scored it.
Couseroll 4-0 with McLaughlin.
Keeson has been stingy with his pitches using only 37 through the first three innings.
He's got Kingman, Bittner and Dillard, the 4-5, 6-hitters do in the fourth.
And Kingman is heading toward the plate and it so often happens, Lanny,
but if fellow makes a great play to end the previous half inning,
they come to bat to lead it off and that's the story with Kingman.
Yes, indeed.
So many times you get the spotlight of the field and the sun shines down
as you come to bat to lead off the next.
And so Kingman will do so here in the fourth inning.
Kingman bats into a double play.
Bucks have turned two double plays in the first three innings.
They've been big ones too as the Cubs had threats going in the first and third innings.
1-0 Pirates lead, Chicago batting in the top of the fourth.
Here's the fifth swing and a missed strike one.
In the Expo third, Steve Rogers singled to right.
Then Steve Carlton blocked him to second.
Kromardi bats to Vukovich.
Rogers held at second.
Then Rodney Scott tried to bun his way on
and Smith made an outstanding play to throw him out.
And Dawson lied to growth.
So the Expos did not score in the bottom of the third.
Philadelphia leading 1-0 going to the fourth.
Fitch to Kingman is up high and inside, ball one.
Mo Eckhaus is keeping an eye right up to date
with what's happening with the Expos and Phillies.
We can bring you a better by better description of what's going on at Olympic Stadium.
And the Expos doing likewise of our broadcasters.
The 1-1 Fitch and it's inside two and one.
Kingman 47 home runs, tops in the National League.
On this final day of the regular season,
Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies has 45 home runs so he's two back.
Kingman leading off the top of the fourth inning.
Here's the 2-1 Fitch, swing and a miss.
Bruce Keeson 22-6 in his career in September.
Here's the 2-2 Fitch to Kingman.
He's swinging a foul ball back to the screen.
Top of the fourth inning.
By the way, the Philadelphia run scored when it came in the top of the third.
Scored when Beck McBride sacrificed fly, got Steve Carlson home from third.
Keeson gets the sign.
22-5 to Kingman, swung on, lined to left, they said.
Bielner will play the ball on one hop and flip it back in.
That is hit number five for the Chicago Cubs.
One-nothing Pirates lead.
Brings up right fielder Larry Bitzner.
He is 0-1.
Pirates can clinch at least a tie for the Eastern Division crown with a win this afternoon.
Again, I think it's important to point out that two is a big number.
It's a combination of pirate wins and expo losses totaling two today
and the possibility of a doubleheader tomorrow.
Kingman has asked for time, and he's going to come back into the Chicago dugout.
Gives us a chance to take a look at some of the other games.
That's leading the Cardinals 1-0 in the first inning.
Atlanta and Cincinnati scoreless in the opening inning.
Phil Negros against Bill Bonham.
Houston at Los Angeles, San Diego at San Francisco.
Milo?
In the throes of the pennant fight here, an interesting note, Lanny,
on Ron Gidry pitching for the Yankees at Toronto.
He just got his 200 strikeouts,
and when you think back over the illustrious Yankee history of all the great pitchers
back in the 20s and the 30s and Whitey Ford and some of those great pitchers,
it's the first time a Yankee pitcher has ever had back-to-back 200 strikeout years.
If somebody asked you that off the top of your head, you'd have to say somebody did.
Yeah, you're right about that.
I saw a note yesterday that Gidry played the outfield for the Yankees yesterday.
Billy Martin's been watching Chuck Tanner's playbook.
The campaign that Kentsa Colby is there, and that is interesting.
First Yankee pitcher ever to record 200 strikeouts in consecutive seasons.
All right, Kingman back at first.
Here's the pitch to Bittner, and it's a strike on the outside corner.
Left-handed batter against the right-hander, Bruce Keeson.
One-nothing pirate's lead here in the fourth inning.
Phillies are leading the Expos one-to-nothing in the top of the fourth at Olympic Stadium.
Stretched by Keeson, the one strike pitch.
A fly ball into shallow left.
Milner coming in.
Pirate left fielder has it, and Bittner is out.
Second time that he's flied to Milner. One away.
Top of the fourth inning from Philadelphia, Greg Lazinsky led off the inning
and bounced to second base when Rodney Scott won away.
Keeping you informed in that Montreal ball game, Scott is playing second for the Expos.
Spire's playing short, Tamargo's catching, so Gary Carter's not in there.
And Dave Cash, who delivered with a game-winning hit for the Expos yesterday,
he is not in the starting lineup.
Tony Perez is playing first base.
Batter here is second baseman Steve Dillard.
Fine play by Foley in the second inning through Dillard out.
Kingman at first, one out.
One-nothing bucks lead in the fourth inning. Dillard swings and misses strike one.
For the first base, by the way, I want to send out a belated happy birthday to Mrs. Michael Baldy.
Mike's wife's name is Phyllis, I think, isn't it? Is that right?
Think so? Happy birthday to Mrs. Michael Baldy.
Celebrating birthday yesterday, here's the one strike pitch.
A swing and a miss and it's going through.
Also a happy birthday to Martin DeRose in Canfield, Ohio.
For the first base, Kingman back safely.
Ball game is in the fourth inning.
The Cubs had a pair of runners on in the first and had two runners on in the third,
but both times the Bucks got the double play ball.
A swing and a foul ball. Pirates getting their run in the first inning.
Willie Stardewald sacrificed flies to medium center field, got Foley home.
Top of the fourth inning.
Dillard batting 279 on the ears.
Right-handed batter facing the right-hander, Bruce Keeson.
Here's the two strike pitch. Swung on, popped right side.
Garner and Stardewald converging. Garner tried to make a diving catch.
It's in play. It bounced inside the line.
And Kingman will move to second, so it's a single for Steve Dillard.
Garner tried to make a diving grab right at the line.
The ball just eluded his glove and did bounce just inside the right-field line.
So the Cubs have two on.
One away in the inning and the batter will be Mick Kelleher.
Boy, what a try by Garner. He had the best angle on the ball.
Tried to dive out at the last second and make the grab,
but it bounced inside the white line on the artificial surface and skipped into foul territory.
Kingman moved up to second and Dillard's at first.
So the Cubs have six hits. All singles.
They've got two on with one away here in the fourth inning.
And the batter, Mick Kelleher, steps in. He walked his first time up.
In Montreal, Philadelphia outfielder Greg Rhodes fouled out the war in Cromartie.
So two outs in the fourth inning at Montreal for the Phillies.
Pista Kelleher is inside ball one.
So the scores of the two games, Pirates 1-0 over the Cubs here in the fourth,
Phillies 1-0 over the Expos in the fourth in Montreal.
Stretched by Keeson. Here's the 1-0 pitch to Kelleher.
And misses with a slider and it's 2-0.
The John Candelaria throwing down on the Pirate bullpen right now.
Here's the 2-0 pitch and it's high and inside.
That being informed of the Philadelphia score, 1-0 over the Expos in the fourth inning.
Here's the 3-0 pitch and a strike to Kelleher taking all the way.
Kelleher batting in the number seven spot for Chicago.
They're switching and catcher Tim Blackwell is on deck.
Now the stretch and the 3-1 pitch.
A ground ball left side, Madlock to his left hand and flips the Garner second for one.
And to Sargent, double play!
Pirates get their third double play in four innings.
Started by Madlock as he came far off the third base line.
Cutting in front of the shortstop, flipped it to Garner.
And Phil with the pivot at second base fired to Sargent to erase Dillard and Kelleher.
To the Cubs, no runs, that's two hits, double play.
After three and a half, it's the Pirates one and the Chicago Cubs nothing.
Alright, the ballgame moves down to the bottom of the fourth inning.
By the way, the Phillies from the top of the fourth, they went down one, two, three.
So that ballgame in Olympic Stadium is going to the bottom of the fourth.
Our game moved to the bottom of the fourth.
John Milner, Bill Madlock and Ed Ott are two up.
Milner, 0-1 batting 275 on the year.
I tell you, you can judge me of the nervous excitement of this whole ballpark here at Pittsburgh.
Three River Stadium, Lynn McLaughlin, pitch to Milner.
McLaughlin first base line, it's a good bunt. McLaughlin off the hill, makes a swipe at Milner and did not get him.
Milner is on safely with a bunt single.
Jerry Dale made the call.
Now they're checking with Bruce Bremming.
McLaughlin fielded the bunt up the first base line, tried to make the swipe tag on Milner going by.
But Jerry Dale said no, he did not get him.
So Milner is on in a leadoff situation.
Lynn McLaughlin kneeling in foul territory now, he might have been injured on the play.
Ball was right up the first base line, McLaughlin came over, fielded the ball,
then tried to reach out to make the tag on Milner and Jerry Dale making the call,
indicating that he was safe at first base.
Matter of fact, after Dale made the call, or before he made it, he had to get out of the way because McLaughlin
bumped him a bit, collided with the first base on fire.
So Milner is on, McLaughlin's shaken up and he's kneeling in foul territory along the first base side.
Say two things on that play.
Jerry Dale was on the opposite side from the tag,
and they looked like they were appealing to Bruce Bremming to see if Bremming would overrule Dale's ruling.
Not a heated argument by any means.
They did disrupt the call, dispute the call, and Mount Patano talking with Dale now.
Milner is on with a bunch singles, and it's hit number five for the Pirates.
So Milner's on, nobody out of the fourth inning.
Just looking over to the right-hand side, they had a pretty good look at a replay of that spot up the line,
and nobody seemed to give a very definitive approach as to what they thought the call should have been at first base.
So Milner is on with nobody out, and Matlock steps in.
Bill Matlock singles to left field in the second.
Pirates leading one to nothing, batting in the bottom of the fourth inning.
And a foul back.
Milner's taking off, strike one.
Bill Matlock, ten-game hitting streak.
He's just safely in 15 of his last 16 games.
Matlock got a shot at a 300 season.
He's got a nice ticket up there. He's right now at 298.
And here's the stretch now by the right-hander to one strike.
They've swung on a face-in into center field.
Milner will round second and move to third safely.
Pirates have runners at the corners with nobody out.
Matlock gets his second into the afternoon.
Pirates have two on, first and third, and nobody out.
And with that face-in, Matlock's batting average is up to 299.
Batter is catcher head-on.
Exposed to the bottom of their inning, Perez bounced to Schmitz.
Tamargo walked.
Ballenstein struck out.
Now Larry Parrish is batting there.
Milner at third.
Matlock at first.
Pirates leading one to nothing, bottom of the fourth.
McLaughlin delivers to Ott a swing and a foul back, strike one.
Head-on at 273, batting average.
Parrish just struck out.
So Carlton has six strikeouts in the first four innings.
The Expos did not score in the bottom of the fourth, so the Philadelphia ladies one to nothing going to the top of the fifth inning in Montreal.
Pirates with an opportunity here.
They've set up shop in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Head-on to Batter.
Left-hander hitter against the right-hander McLaughlin.
Runners in the corners, the one-strike pitching foul back on the screen.
Nothing in two.
Jam-packed on this final Sunday of the regular season.
All the excitement of this 1979 Eastern Division chase as we keep you up to date on not only what's happening with the Bucks against the Cubs here,
but a batter-by-flatter description of what the Expos are doing against the Phillies.
McLaughlin took too much time, so head-on stepped out.
Right-hander, two-strike pitch, Ott swings and pops it in foul territory.
Kelleher in foul ground makes the play.
Ott is out one away.
That'll bring up second baseman Phil Garner.
Garner bounced a short on the second.
The Chicago Cubs, they've had three opportunities in the ballgame.
They had two on with one out on the first.
They had two on with one out on the third and had two men on with one out on the fourth.
And in all three of their rallies, the Pirate infield turned the double play.
Chicago bullpen left-hander Doug Capello warming up.
Interesting to see what Madlock does in this situation.
He's on with 32 stolen bases on the year, Buckner holding them on.
Madlock at first, Milner at third, one-nothing Pirate lead, one out bottom of the fourth.
McLaughlin fires the first and Madlock back safely.
Right-hander set.
Pitch to Garner, a shot up the middle, back to the mound, second baseman Dillard knocks it down but cannot make a play.
Dillard scores, Pirate leads two to nothing.
Dillard got leather on the ball right by the second base bag.
Had he fielded the ground ball cleanly, he might have had a shot at stepping a second to get Madlock.
Either case the run would have scored.
Garner is on, it's going to be scored, an infield single.
Madlock at second, Garner at first, it's now two-nothing Pirate as Garner picks up his 59th RBI of the year.
Dillard lighting up behind the second base bag, he got leather on it, knocks the ball down and it's dribbled away and he had no play anywhere.
Now Keeson the batter, as time calls the Cubs are going to set up their infield for the possibility of the Keeson bunt.
One of the things that Bruce does very well of course is he has that good ability of being able to show bunt and then take a half swing and swing away.
Very often our pitchers are told if you see the shortstop breaking for third, go ahead and take a swing at it.
See what happens here, Madlock at second, Garner at first, one out, Pirate leading two-nothing.
A stretch by McLaughlin, the pitch, Keeson shows bunt, takes it for a called strike.
Bruce looking down at third base coach Joel Linnette, Pirate's got a run on the first, they've added a run here in the fourth to take a two-nothing lead.
Right-hander Lynn McLaughlin comes set, one strike pitch, Keeson bunts it and it's tapped foul.
Coming back to the Chicago on-deck circle, now it's 0-2.
Here in the fourth, bunt single by Milner, base hit the center for Madlock, then after one out Garner's infield single got Milner home from third.
McLaughlin two-strike pitch, Keeson bunting and he bunts it foul for the strikeout.
McLaughlin gets his fourth strikeout, two away in the inning, and with two on the batter will be Omar Moreno.
By the way, the infield single for Garner, it extends his inning streak to 14 games.
And during the last 14 games, Garner with 21 hits in his last 48 at bat, that's a 438 pace.
Phillies leading the Expos, one to nothing in the fifth, Pirate leading the Cubs, two-nothing in the bottom of the fourth.
And in the Philadelphia fifth, John Vukovic, fly to Cromartie for one-out Carlton is now batting.
Here's the pitch, Moreno swings the line, shot down the left side, but it's going to strike foul into our both-ends strike one.
Pirate starting the day, a game in front of the Expos.
This is the final game of the regular season for our Buccos.
If necessary, the Expos would have to play the Atlanta Braves in the doubleheader tomorrow.
Stretching the one-strike pitch, they bat to right side, second baseman Dillard flips to the pitcher, McLaughlin covering.
Play goes four to one, Moreno's out, the Pirates add to their lead.
They get one run on three hits.
The Philadelphia single by Garner got Milner home and after four innings of play, it's our Pittsburgh Pirates two at the Chicago Cubs, nothing.
Ball game moves now to the fifth inning. Pirates leading by a score of two to nothing while the Philadelphia Phillies have a one-nothing lead over the Expos.
Phillies are batting in the top of the fifth inning.
The switching match up there is Steve Rogers for the Expos and Steve Carlson for the Philadelphia Phillies.
In Philadelphia, by the way, at Veterans Stadium, the Eagles have taken a 10-7 lead over the Steelers in the third quarter.
Philadelphia 10, Steelers 7, third quarter in Philadelphia.
Bruce Keason getting ready to face Tim Blackwell, the number eight hitter of the Chicago batting order, then the pitcher McLaughlin do-up.
Pirates in front, two to nothing.
Playoffs are scheduled to start. The National League playoffs are scheduled to start Tuesday night in Cincinnati.
Of course, what happens today and tomorrow could push the playoffs back a day.
The American League playoffs are not scheduled to open until Wednesday night in Baltimore.
Angels against the Orioles.
Blackwell stepping in 0-1.
Keason's pitch is a strike.
They've gained three, four, and five of the National League Championship Series scheduled for the Eastern Division ballparks next weekend.
Up high, one and one.
Lynn McLaughlin, the Chicago pitcher, is on to Keason, ready with a 1-1 offering.
And a strike on the outside corner as Mr. Bruce Freming goes up with the right hand.
Phillies went down 1-2-3 in the top of the fifth, so it's now 1-0 Phillies exposed batting in the last of the fifth.
1-2 pitch, that side.
Bruce Keason is 25th start of the year. Pitcher swung on and bowled back.
Blackwell doing all the work for the Cubs behind the plate in this weekend's series.
Here's the pitch. Swung on and popped in foul territory. Third base side, Madlock over near the seats, but it's out of play.
Blackwell leading off the top of the fifth for Chicago.
Milner playing way over near the line in left and Marano shading Blackwell towards the gap in left center.
As Blackwell bats from the left side against Keason, the pitch is up high and outside at the full count.
Ready with a payoff pitch. And it's high, ball four. Second walk issued by Keason.
It goes to Blackwell and now the pitcher, Lynn McLaughlin.
Pirates in front, 2-0.
Stargell's sacrifice fly got Foley home in the first inning and the Garner infield single got Milner home from third in the last of the fourth.
McLaughlin batting from the left side. He's a left-handed batter from Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana.
Here's the pitch to McLaughlin. He shows butt, takes up high, ball one.
Corners of the pirate infield charging. Madlock from third, Stargell from first.
First up shortstop, Ivan DeJesus is on deck. Stretched by Keason, the 1-0 pitch.
And front of the plate, out is up. It's going to go to second base to Foley for one. On to first, double play.
Pirates get their fourth double play in five innings. McLaughlin spun right in front of the plate.
Eddard jumping out like a cat. Fired to Foley at second to erase Blackwell.
And then on to first for the double play. Fourth double play in five innings.
Flore right out in front of the plate and never hesitated. Fired to Foley to erase Blackwell at second.
And then Foley fired on to Garner. As Garner covered the first base back, so on the double play it goes two to six to four.
Garner looked like a first baseman the way he stretched off the bag on that.
All right, nobody on. Two down.
And Ivan DeJesus is the batter.
Boy, I tell you, Keason, they always say old baseball cliché, double play, I bet you his best friend,
Fits the d'hais who shows Bunt takes a strike. Well, Keason getting some help from his friends here this afternoon.
Here's the one strike pitch and it's inside one and one.
Nobody on with two down. Pirates leading two to nothing.
There's a bouncer to the right side. Second baseman Garner has it put to Sargell and the Cubs are gone. In the fifth, no runs, no hits, a walk, a double play.
After four and a half innings from this afternoon's game at Three River Stadium, Pirates two in the Chicago Cubs, nothing.
All game moves down to the bottom of the fifth inning. By the way, in case you're wondering, Pirates have turned four double plays this afternoon.
The Pirate Club record is sixth in a single game. That was against St. Louis September the 6th in 1948.
Iffoly stepping in, leading off the last of the fifth. Iffoly walked and scored a run on the first inning, singled in the third.
So he has an eight game hitting streak. He did safely in all eight games of this home stand. McLaughlin's pitch and Iffoly takes a strike.
McLaughlin's gone all the way for the Cubs. Keason all the way for the Pirates. Iffoly swings on an inside pitch and a fly ball into left center field.
Scott Thompson over, knock his way to Kingman and Kingman makes the play.
In left center field, Kingman and Thompson converging, but the Cub left fielder took care of it. One away in the fifth.
Now before Parker steps in, we'll step out and pause for station identification on this final Sunday of the regular season.
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Parker stepping in two for two, Dave with a nine game hitting streak.
A week ago when we were in Chicago, Parker's batting average was 295.
Now as he steps in here in the fifth inning, his batting average is at 310.
So in a week, it's jumped up 15 points. Here's the pitch. Parker takes down a low ball one. Nobody on, one down.
Bottom of the fifth. Pirates are leading here by a score of two to nothing.
The Philly Expo game, the Phillies are leading one to nothing, going to the top of the sixth inning.
McLaughlin, one, no. He stumbled as he delivered to the pitch or tried to deliver to the pitch and held onto the ball.
So rather than let go, he held on as he was stumbling down the front side of the mound.
In the Expo fifth, Chris Speier singled off the glove of Mike Schmidt.
Steve Rogers with the front moving, Speier to second, but then Carlton struck out Pro Marty and got Scott to bounce to Schmidt to end the inning.
So Steve Carlton with seven strikeouts against the Expos in the first five innings.
Here's the one-oh pitch. Low and inside runs back to the screen and it's two and oh.
Pirates with seven hits in the ball game, Bucks leading by a score of two to nothing.
Here's the two-oh pitch. Bounce outside of first and it's two and one.
Oh, we've got everybody working overtime, everybody keeping their eyes and ears open to the Expos.
We're all rooting along with the Steelers, but they're down on the third quarter to the Eagles, 17 to seven.
Here it's two-nothing Bucks, Parker batting in the bottom of the fifth.
McLaughlin with a two-one pitch, a base hit to left field.
Parker had five hits yesterday. He is three for three this afternoon.
Dave with 193 hits on the year. His batting average is now up to 311.
Parker's a four with one away in the bottom of the fifth. That is hit number eight for the Bucks.
Batter Willie Sargell, Sargell with a sacrifice fly in the first.
He flied out to Kingman down the left field line in the third.
Two-nothing Bucks lead. Still he's in front of Montreal, one-nothing in the sixth inning.
Parker running, pitches a ball, throw to second base, is in time. Parker is caught stealing.
The throw by Blackwell. Bounce to the shortstop.
And made on the shortstop, he made the tag and the sliding, Parker, so two away in the inning.
Pitch to Sargell misses two and oh.
We've not had much success against Blackwell and McCubs in the stolen base department this afternoon.
Two-oh pitch, foul down the left side out of play.
National League record, by the way, for most double plays in a nine-inning game is seven.
Houston did it against San Francisco in May of 1969. It is both the National and Major League record.
Pitch to Sargell is a strike.
Pretty good seven double plays in nine innings. We've gotten four in the first five.
Here's the two-two pitch. Sargell swings, a line shot into right field ball, well hit, it is up, it's on.
A home run for Willie Sargell. A line drive over off the stadium wall in right field.
Sargell gets his 32nd home run of the year and the Buccos take a three-to-nothing lead over the Chicago Cubs.
Sargell jumping on a two-two pitch and boy did it jump out in a hurry.
Line drive home run for Sargell, number 32 on the air.
Willie greeted in front of the dugout and tipping his cap to the crowd.
Boy, anybody that's got anything black and gold here this afternoon, pom-poms and keycaps and pirate caps and bad bandanas, they're waving it all.
Standing ovation, Sargell will come out again.
Willie comes out and tips his cap to a standing pirate crowd.
Sargell with a line drive home run over the wall in right field off Lynn McLaughlin, three-nothing, pirates lead, Milner the batter.
Here's McLaughlin's first pitch and Milner takes a strike.
Nine hits for the pirates, one strike pitch is up high.
Right-hander has the sign, here's the one-one pitch, swung on, popped in foul territory,
Callagher their third baseman over near the seats but it's back out of play.
Well, we're down to the final day of the regular season and another winner in our home run jackpot.
We've been giving them away all year long.
And we'll pass along another winner for you in just a second.
One-two pitch, Milner swings and misses. Pirates in the fifth inning, one run on two hits, a total home run by Willie Sargell.
And after five innings of play, it's our Pittsburgh Pirate Free and the Chicago Cubs nothing.
Well on Willie Sargell's 32nd home run of the year, congratulations to Ron DeGeneres of Venetia, Pennsylvania.
Ron, you'll be receiving our home run prize package, a $25 Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association gift certificate
and a $25 gift certificate from Allied Forest of Pennsylvania.
148 winners in 1979.
Couple of notes here as we get ready to go to the sixth.
Louis Spagnolia of Freedom, Pennsylvania celebrated his 80th birthday on Friday.
They're going to be celebrating his birthday today.
A note from his daughter-in-law, Patricia Spagnola.
Happy birthday, Louis.
And happy birthday to Joseph Mitter from Connellsville, 85 years of age yesterday.
All right, the Pirates are leading three to nothing.
The Phillies have a one to nothing lead over the Expos.
Philadelphia is batting now in the top of the sixth inning.
Matter of fact, in the sixth, Larry Bowe walks.
Big McBride struck out and now Mike Schmidt is the batter.
So the Phillies have one on, one out, leading one to nothing, sixth inning at Montreal.
Two, the big number, combination of Pirate victory and an expo defeat would give it to the Bucs.
Thompson trying to butt his way on and fouls it off, strike one.
Pirates got a single run on the first, one on the fourth, and one on the fifth.
Chicago now batting in the sixth.
There's the one strike pitch about there to start with first.
He'll take the unassisted put out on Thompson, one away in the Chicago sixth.
First baseman, Billy Buckner.
That'll bring up first baseman Billy Buckner.
Buckner one for two single to the first, bounce into a double play in the third.
Pirate three, cubs nothing.
Chicago batting in the top of the sixth.
Left side, Matlock cutting across the infield and the bouncer goes to Sargil
and a fine play by Matlock to get Buckner two away in the Chicago sixth.
Sargil hitting a home run on the bottom of the fifth off Lynn McLaughlin.
Willie hit a home run off McLaughlin here at Three River Stadium on May the 30th.
Thirty-two home runs for Sargil.
Dave Kingman steps in, he's one for two.
And Willie is fifth in the home run race this year.
Kingman number one with 47.
Schmidt with 45.
Dave Winfield with 34.
Bob Horner hit his 33rd today.
He is fourth.
Sargil is fifth at 32.
Kingman a swing and a miss, strike one.
Cubs have nobody on, two down, top of the sixth inning.
Bruce Keeson all the way for the Bucks, the one strike, mid swing and a foul back.
Nothing in two.
Scheduled for tomorrow, right now up in the air,
pending what happens here this afternoon with the Bucks and the Cubs exposing Phillies.
The conference is down low to Kingman, it's popped up on the net, one ball and two strikes.
Phillies batting in the top of the sixth inning, Larry Boas swipes second base.
Boas is second with two outs and Luzinski is at bat right now.
By the one-two pitch, the Kingman swung on and drive into left field, well hit.
Robinson going back, he's at the fence and it is gone, a home run.
Dave Kingman at home run here in the top of the sixth inning with nobody on and two outs.
Bill Robinson who went into left field to replace John Milner, went right back to the wall but it was over the fence in left.
Kingman gets his 48th of the year and it's now a three to one ball game.
And the batter, right fielder Larry Bittner.
Bittner is over two, has flied to Milner twice, swings to the first pitch and taps it outside of first base bag.
I might have caught him in the batter's box as well, he's limping around, strike one.
This posted the third quarter score that we told you about, they've thrown it out, the Eagles leading the Pittsburgh Steelers 17 to 7.
Kingman's 48th home run of the year, so it's a three to one pirate lead, the pitcher's up high to Bittner.
Swings and fouls it off left side, one ball and two strikes.
Understand that Larry Bowe went to third in a wild pitch and Greg Lazinski walked so the Phillies have runners at first and third, top of the sixth inning, two outs at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
Here it's the top of the sixth inning after two outs, Kingman with a solo home run at 48th of the year.
And now to count one ball and two strikes on Larry Bittner, tees his pitch up high.
Bittner had a notion but laid off.
Right hander Enrique Romo, left hander Grant Jackson warming in the pirate bullpen.
Here's the pitch swung on and popped down the left side, church dot Foley calling for it, can't thunder it, and has it the Cubs are out in the sixth inning, they have to settle for one run on one hit.
The home run by Kingman after five and a half innings to play, it's our Pittsburgh Pirates three and the Chicago Cubs one.
Ball game moves to the bottom of the sixth inning, the Pirates got a run in the first inning when Stargell Sacrifice Fly scored Foley.
Pirates made it two nothing in the fourth, the Garner-Insfield singles got Milner home from third, it was two nothing at that point.
And then Stargell's 32nd home run of the year with two outs in the fifth on a 2-2 pitch, making it three nothing Pirates.
So Stargell with two RBIs this afternoon, 82 RBIs of the season.
The Kingman home run on the top of the sixth inning, accounting for the lone Chicago run.
Now the bottom of the sixth, Bill Madlock, Eddott and Phil Garner the batter.
Batters here in the sixth inning, Madlock steps in two for two.
Bill Madlock, his batting average has jumped 18 points in the last 10 or 11 days.
Madlock two for two this afternoon, single to left in the second, single to center in the fourth.
Here's the pitch to him, slung on and pox it up.
Third baseman Kellinger drifting into foul territory about halfway up the third base line and he makes the grab in foul ground.
Madlock is down one away.
John Milner left the game with a slight pulled muscle in the thigh.
Left the game after five complete, Bill Robinson went into play left field in the sixth.
Eddott, the batter, he's over two, has struck out and fouled out.
Nobody on, one down, bottom of the sixth, Pirates leading three to one.
Garner on deck, McLaughlin's gone all the way for the Cubs and the first pitch is low and inside, ball one.
Now the 1-0 pitch, a swing in a foul, 10 minutes one and two.
Right-hander Reddy, here's the pitch to Otte, faster left side, stretched out to Hayes to Chaz, it fires on to Buckner.
Otte's out two away on the Pirates sixth inning and brings up the second baseman Phil Garner,
Phil with the infield, single in the fourth, that got Milner home with run number two.
By the way, we understand that in that Philadelphia game, Greg Gross singled a center to drive in Larry Boa.
So the Philly lead is now two to nothing over Montreal.
The Phillies leading two to nothing in the sixth inning at Olympic Stadium, pitch to Garner is a strike and the Phillies are still batting.
Two to nothing, Philadelphia at the top of the sixth inning, here it is three to one, Pirates in the bottom of the sixth.
Here's the one strike pitch, in for a call strike two.
McLaughlin, O2 pitch, outside.
Phillies got the bases loaded in that top of the sixth inning, but then John Vukovic grounded his spire prod number three.
So the Phillies settle for one run and they have a two to nothing lead over Montreal after five and a half innings.
Pitch to Garner and it's two and two.
Garner with a 294 batting average standing in, Bob being informed of that score in Montreal now.
Here's a two to pitch, it's outside and a full count.
So the Bucks lead the Cubs by two here at three rivers.
The Phillies lead the Expos by a pair in Montreal.
McLaughlin ready with a payoff pitch, Garner swings and Thompson and Foul, Tarisdor get out of play.
It will, back into the seats and it's three and two.
Bottom of the sixth inning, nobody on with two down.
Pirates in front three to one, a full count on Garner.
Here's the payoff pitch, swung on and popped out of play.
Pirates with nine hits in the ball game, that at least one in each of the first five innings.
Bob Lynn McLaughlin leading three to one.
Here's the payoff pitch, swung on, a shot to third.
Kelleher has his fires across to Buckner and Garner is out.
Pirates are retired one, two, three in the sixth.
After six, complete inning to play.
On this final Sunday of the regular season at Three Rivers Stadium, it's Arbeco's three and Chicago one.
Ball game moves to the seventh, a total after six pirates, three runs, nine hits and no errors.
The Cubs one run on seven hits and no errors.
Bruce Keason works the first six innings, gave up only one run, seven hits, two walks, no strikeouts.
And now Scott Tukolby is going to come on as the new Pirate pitcher.
And Tukolby will go into the number nine spot of the Pirate batting order,
which means he would lead off the bottom of the seventh because Tukolby is the only change.
Here in the top of the seventh, for Tukolby, it is 94th appearance of the year.
94 appearances, Tukolby with 10 wins and eight losses.
Has 30 saves. He is one save away from tying the record of 31.
And he comes on here in the seventh inning, again to keep you informed on that Philadelphia score.
The Phillies are leading the Expos two to nothing. Montreal is batting in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The Phillies got a run in the third on a Baker-Bride sacrifice fly that got Steve Harrelton home.
That was in the third. And then in the sixth inning, a Greg Rose single to center got Larry Boa home to make it two to nothing Philadelphia.
So the Pirates lead by two here over Chicago. The Phillies lead the Expos by two in the sixth inning in Montreal.
We're ready for the seventh year's Milo.
All right, Lanny, as Tukolby comes on, he's going to try to nail one down not only for Keeson but for the Bucks
and hope that the Phillies can do the same against the Expos at the big O. And Dillard will be leading it off.
And Tukolby, an amazing fellow, despite all the scouting reports, became a big league pitcher and has become a big league star.
Basic and cubs for the sixth time. Keeson's old blister problem reared its ugly head again and that's why Buster had to leave the game.
So Tukolby is on in relief of Keeson. Dillard one for two at a base hit in the fourth inning.
He's one for six in the series. Tukolby winding pitch on the way. A ball inside at the knees.
Mick Chilahur is due up next. Blackwell down in the hole.
We're just moving into the seventh inning at Three Rivers in Pittsburgh on a truly delightful day.
Only one thing to make it better. Win this thing. Here's the one-oh pitch.
And a strike called across the letters on a riding submarine and it's one and one.
I know that Chuck Tanner's mother is listening in Newcastle today.
She's been a little under the weather here the last few days and I hope things happen just the way she wants them to here today.
There's a strike call. What a dream that would be for Mrs. Tanner Senior up in Newcastle for her son Chuck too.
Win a division flag as he came near the hometown back at home ground to manage.
Here's a ball outside two and two. So to Chuck Tanner's mother in Newcastle, hope you're feeling a lot better today
and hope you're ready to get out for those playoff games because it looks like they're going to be here.
Let's hope so. There's a bouncer. Short, boldly charges. Fires and he's out.
Went away.
Dillard is out short to first. Foley to Stargell.
The Pirates have really brought their leatherwork to the ballpark today.
We've had great plays by Madlock and Foley and Garner and Stargell.
The Bucks have ripped off four double plays here today.
Now Kelleher who has walked and bounced into one of those double plays stepping in with nobody on in front of him and went away.
Right hand reliever Tickalvy ready to work on Kelleher and here's the pitch to him and it is a little outside to make it one ball and no strikes.
Blackwell has moved on deck. Nobody on base. Dillard's started the inning by bouncing to Foley.
Tickalvy into that big motion. Here's the pitch and low outside with his sinker makes it 2-0.
Cubs got on the board in the sixth inning on a towering home run by Kingman which just about ensures him the home run title.
Here's the 2-0 and a strike is called.
Mike Schmidt would have to go on a real tear and they'd almost have to have extra innings at Montreal and nobody wants that.
At least nobody that's a Pirates fan. Here's the pitch. That's outside, makes it 3-1 to McKelleher.
Three balls and a strike.
Tickalvy ready, kicks and brings it and it is a strike called. Unbuckled his belt with that one and it's 3-2.
See what he serves up for a payoff here to Kelleher playing third for the Cubs today and he walks him and was outside at the letters.
First pass given up by Tick. It's the third Cub to walk in the game.
And it'll bring up Blackwell who's bounced a second and picked up a base on balls. He's over one.
Remember there are both reserve and general admission tickets available for the championship playoff here. You can get them.
You folks listening to the game in the stands can get them on the way out at Gates ANC.
Right now it's Tickalvy and Foley and Ott having a little chat. They've got a runner at first and Blackwell the batter and it looks like Blackwell's going to be lifted in favor of switch hitter Ken Henderson.
So they've had a little chat out on the hill. Full strategy meeting.
Henderson is going to bat for Blackwell and on Tavares another switch hitter is out. He's going to bat for the pitcher.
But Joe Malpatano going right by the book. He's going to play it right off to the hill here.
I'd kill her at first with one down a walk put him there. Henderson batting 226 to homers and 10 RBI's batting left handed against Tickalvy lined and fouled down the left side. It'll kick up into the box seat railing and on out into left for Bill Robinson will chase it down.
I said there were two pitch hitters some guy in the front row leaned out over and wanted to make sure if after four years when I say it you don't know I mean it. You haven't been listening.
No balls in one strike.
The pitch and it is outside of the knees boy that was borderline. I held it there trying to make an impression on the plate umpire one ball and one strike.
Dillard bounce the short to start the inning killer walk. He takes his lead at first. Darrell trying to hold him close to Colby and relief of peace and as we play in the seventh and here's the pitch on the way to Henderson.
Sinker low two and one Jackson and Romo heating in the bullpen.
Pirates got a run in the first a run in the fourth a run in the fifth. Cubs got a run in the sixth. It's three to one Pittsburgh and the Cubs are batting in the seventh inning. Pitch on the way outside ball three.
He's going to have to look at another switch hitter here in a moment.
The Colby needs to get a page out of Keeson's double playbook.
Now Henderson stepping back a moment they might have something on with Kelleher Henderson want to make sure that he read cookie Rojas correctly runners not going and there's a line foul down the left side it's going to end up in the pirate bullpen.
Don Robinson is also available today.
Chuck Tanner that felt well enough that he could help today if he was needed.
Bucks on top by a pair and the runs belong to Keeson to Colby's trying to save them for him. Henderson waiting and a three to pitch a bouncer through the left side of a tip.
Tell her it will streak defer the throw will come to second from Robinson the Garner. So the Cubs set up shop on the Colby and it'll bring up on Severus. First it off seek a tip for Chicago.
The first of the various will be announced as the pinch hitter and Harvey Hattick's is going to be on his way.
Had a double that hurt yesterday drove in two runs in fact it was a knockout punch on Blylevin.
The Phillies are still batting.
They're going to do nothing.
Harvey Hattick's coaching coach headed back into the dugout Jackson and Rommel continue to throw Justin Cakes on Severus hitting 285 for homers and 56 runs batted in two for six in the series with two rupees against us for the year he's 15 for 54 with five runs batted in.
The high ball with any depth makes it a one run game. So here's where if it doesn't sound greedy we need our fifth double play.
And when you're fighting for a pennant greed doesn't enter into it. You're just trying to get what you want and that's a ball outside.
The Texas is due up next and the natives are getting restless here.
One ball and no strikes runners on the corners with one away on Severus batting left handed against the Colby is a fly ball bending down the left side Robinson will make the play toward the corner, but it will get Keller her home, and it is indeed a one run game.
The fly RBI to left off the bat of on Severus that makes it three to two bucks still in the lead but down to a run advantage.
So still a runner at first the pinch runner Siebert up to the top of the bond a suit.
The lead today is one for three gives him two for 12 in the series.
So a walk and a single and a sacrifice fly put the Cubs on the board with their second run.
Here's the pitch on the way to the assistant the strike is in there.
Here in the strike zone and it's all in one.
Look back here's the pitch.
There's a high fly ball shallow right center.
Parker says I've got it.
The Cobra is there.
One run one hit no errors a walk and a man left.
Now it's time for the last seven-footing stretch of the regular season and a crowd that looks like it's somewhere in the vicinity of 40,000 ready to get up and do just that.
They'll be bringing on a new pitcher and the Bucks will be looking for insurance with this score.
Dick Kiddrow is on.
Here's an entity.
Kieson and McLaughlin both the starters through identical numbers of pitches 80.
They are both gone.
Kiddrow is on for Chicago.
Kiddrow with a 250 80 RA 11 and five and he picked up four saves.
Following that Philly ball game the Phillies did not score in the top of the seventh now in the bottom of the seventh.
Ellis Valentine has flied out.
Larry Parrish struck out so two away nobody on bottom of the seventh for the Expos.
Steve Carlton has nine strikeouts this afternoon against the Expos.
Along with Kiddrow their other battery has changed and Crimm is on to do the catching.
Get to Colby will be leading it off here.
Colby leading it off in the seventh.
Pirates leading by a run in a three to two game.
After Teek will go up to the top with Moreno and Foley.
We've had a home run on each side.
Starchel for the Bucks.
Kingman for the Cubs.
Starchel got his 32nd.
The Lions rise and knock the hole in the stadium wall out beyond the right field fence.
He's got his 48th home run.
All right, DeColby ready to step in now against Dick Kiddrow.
Kiddrow's first pitch to DeColby, Bunsett Powell.
Looked like he was trying to push it up the first base side with Buckner playing back.
DeColby doesn't get a chance to bat that much.
Late relievers seldom do.
But he's had a couple of hits this year and driven in a run.
Stry called on the inside corner and Teek is gone on three pitches.
So Kiddrow opens up.
Started a breaking ball way inside that back Teek off the plate and when it broke it caught the inside corner.
Six strikeouts against the Pirates in the game.
McGlosson had five before he left.
Here's Omar Moreno, 0 for 3.
Kelleher made a fine play on Moreno in the third inning.
Robbins with a chance to beat out a shot down the third base side.
Mick Kelleher showing some good glove work in this there.
He's playing both second and third.
Here's a pitch to Moreno and a ball outside. It's 1 and 0.
Foley has moved on deck.
Pirates has three runs, nine hits.
The Cubs two runs, eight hits.
There have been no errors in the game.
Here's the 1-0 to the Antelope.
Outside ball two.
Markner leading the way again today with three hits.
RBI's start.
He'll pair one on a home or another on a sacrifice play. Giner got a run home with a single.
Outside ball three.
See if we can get him on and test this young catcher's arm.
There is a strike.
Bruce Kim, K-I-M-M, he caught the late inning yesterday, did a good job.
The 3-1 to Moreno.
Ball, he walks it.
All right, the leading base dealer with 77. Moreno, let's see if we try to manufacture something here and up the ante.
And, Bruce, that's three to two score in favor of the Pirates.
You got Foley stepping in.
Markner on deck.
Tarchel down in the hole.
Throw over, not close.
He just lobbed it over.
That could be a decoy.
You want to take a chance on here with Foley batting.
And, Markner, do up next.
You want to take advantage of that walk if you can.
And that's the purpose of it here as Moreno takes his lead.
Not a big lead.
Throw over.
Hey, almost caught him leaning.
Didrow fired it over that time.
Now Moreno gets up, goes after the lead.
Still doesn't have that front foot out on the carpet.
Didrow checks him over the shoulder he looked.
And he hits Foley and the ball ricochets and knocks the plate on fire, Bruce Fromming down.
And the both trainers are out to check Fromming.
The ball hits Foley, ricocheted, and Jard Fromming and he is down.
And the way they're working, I think it snuck in there and got him in the Adam's apple.
Or at least in the neck somewhere.
Dr. Joseph Feingold has been the team doctor here for many, many years, was out of the
stands like a rocket shot down there to look.
They're so crowded around him and now with Dr. Feingold completely blocking our view
from directly behind home plate.
No way to tell just where they are administering the first day, they're getting him up.
I think it was more on the clavicle than in the neck the way he's...
Other umpires are there to see if he's going to be able to continue.
Got him on the collarbone more than on the neck and might have caught the side of his
face right the back of where that pad on the mask protects him.
I think he's going to be all right to continue.
When the game does get underway again it will be Moreno second, Foley first, and Parker will
be the batter.
They're keeping a card.
Pidrow is batting eighth on the cup card and Kim is batting ninth.
Now the other umpires have called for Tony Vardarone the pirate trainer to come out again.