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Philadelphia Phillies faced the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium for a Thursday

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night game on August 18, 1981.

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The 1981 season was interrupted by a two-month-long player strike mid-season.

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The league decided to split the season into two halves, with the leader in each division

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getting a berth to the playoffs.

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Philadelphia was the defending world champs and won the NL East in the first half of the

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season under manager Dallas Green.

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The Reds finished the first half of the season in second place, a game and a half behind

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the Dodgers in the NL West under manager John McNamara.

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They were fighting for the Astros for the lead in the second half of the season.

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This audio recording is from the Cincinnati Radio broadcast featuring announcers Marty

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Brenneman and Joe Nuxhall.

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If you're ready now, the starting lineup tonight, first for the Phillies, leading off and playing

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first base Pete Rose.

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Manny Trillo will bat second and he'll play second base.

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Gary Matthews will be in left field batting third, hitting fourth and third base Mike

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Schmidt.

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Blake McBride will bat fifth and play right field, hitting number six, center fielder

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Gary Maddux.

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Larry Bowe will be at shortstop and he'll bat seventh, hitting eighth and during the

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catching Bob Boone is the crowd here at Riverfront, now starts up and a standing ovation for Pete

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Rose as he is standing off to the right of the plate waiting to lead it off here.

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And batting ninth and pitching for the Phillies, left-hander Steve Carlson.

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Michael Philadelphia rose at first, Trillo at second, Matthews in left field.

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Schmidt at third, McBride in right, Maddux in center, with Boa at short, Boone catching

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and Carlson pitching.

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For the Reds, Dave Collins to lead it off, he'll be in right.

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Ronnie Oster will bat second and play second base.

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Dave Concepcion hitting third will be at shortstop.

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Left fielder George Foster will bat fourth.

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Danny Dreeson will bat number five, he'll play first base.

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Ray Knight will play third base and bat sixth, hitting seventh in center field, Sam Mejias.

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Michael Berry will catch and bat eighth and on the mound pitching and batting number nine,

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Tom Sievers.

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Again, Collins in right, Oster at second, Concepcion at shortstop.

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Foster in left, Dreeson at first, Knight at third, with Mejias in center, O'Berry catching

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and Sievers on the mound.

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Joe, a rematch of opening day.

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Well, go back to opening day, both fish very well.

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We have that tonight, doesn't look like there'll be too many runs scored.

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Here's Rose and here's Sievers and the first pitch is inside for a ball and this game is

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underway.

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Tom, after his eighth victory of the season and this is his second start in the second

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half of the season, did not pitch well in Los Angeles, line drive, base hit, center

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field.

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Well, Pete Rose jumps on the second pitch and lines one into center for a game opening

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base hit and that'll bring to the plate second baseman Manny Trio.

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Well, I guess you could say these ball clubs have been having the same problem since we

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got started a week ago last night and that's lack of offense and with some exceptions,

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not so strong pitching.

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Well, you know, you look at both ball clubs, Marty, and you know they're very capable of

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breaking loose at any time, so little ball clubs like this, you don't know when they

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might break loose either.

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Manny Trio takes a strike, got a fastball over on the inside corner, Rose at first base,

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he has singled the center.

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The Phillies come in with a record in the second half of only two wins and five losses.

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They are three and a half back in the Eastern Division.

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Here's a one strike pitch and Trio takes this one inside, a ball and a strike.

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The Reds on the other hand have won three and lost four after the two to one win over

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the Giants on Sunday afternoon and right now stand two back of the division leading Atlanta

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Braves.

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In field, a double play depth, Trio batting two 76, the one one to him, swinging a miss

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on a pitch out of way.

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Manny going after a pitch out of the strike zone to fall behind of the ball in two strikes.

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Of course, realistically speaking, the way things are structured now, the pressure on

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the Phillies is not nearly as great as it is on the Reds.

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They have already been declared the first half champions of the Eastern Division.

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So no matter what they do from here on out, they are in the inter-divisional playoffs

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at season's end.

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Trio swings and fouls it back and out of play.

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Manny with three homers, 18 RBIs, Rose at first, Matthews, the left fielder in the on

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deck circle, he'll be up next.

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We've got Greeson at first, Oster at second, Concepcion at short stop, Knight at third,

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Foster in left field, Mahias in center, Collins in right, and O'Berry catching.

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The right hander with a pause and now he steps back off the pitching rubber, takes a look

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over to Rose at first base as Trio backs away from the plate.

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Okay, Sievers straightens up on the mound, he kicks and he throws, Trio swings a fly

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ball in the right center and Sam Mahias will be there and that is out number one.

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So following the leadoff single by Rose, Trio flies to center, that will bring up Gary Matthews.

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This copyrighted broadcast is authorized and a broadcasting rights granted by the Cincinnati

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Reds solely for the entertainment of our listening audience, any publication, rebroadcast or

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other use of the descriptions and accounts of this game without the express written consent

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of the Cincinnati Reds is prohibited.

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The announcers on this broadcast are employed by the Cincinnati Reds.

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Matthews having a fine year batting 3-0-2 in his first year in the Philadelphia Double

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Knits and Sievers misses high with a fastball to him.

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Standard batter and a pitch coming to him and side ball too.

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Talking about opening day and the fact that as is the case tonight so it was then, Sievers

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against Carleton, neither starting pitcher gained a decision in that game won by Cincinnati

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3-2.

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Tommy Hume got the victory and Sparky Lyle took the loss when Danny Dreeson drew a bases

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loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Reds a winning run.

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But both pitched very, very well that particular day.

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Siever behind 2-0, Matthews waving to bat around, swings, fly ball, center field, coming

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over toward the alley is Mejias and he'll run it down.

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He loses his cap but makes the catch and they're 2-0.

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The matter will be third baseman and clean up batter Mike Schmidt.

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Schmidty batting 2-94 leading the National League in home runs with 18 and his second

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in the league and runs batted in with 47, some 10 behind George Foster.

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And I'm sure you know the story in his career in this ballpark.

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Schmidt has hit 15 career home runs here at Riverfront and has been on a tear of weight

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as he takes a strike on the outside edge.

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He's had four home runs in his last six ball games and has batted safely in 13 out of the

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last 16 on a 3-39 clip.

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Schmidty pitches low for a ball, the count evens on the right-handed batting Philadelphia

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power plant, one ball and one strike.

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Lee wire the plate on fire and specs the baseball.

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On the bases, Harry Wendelstad at first, his second Dutch runner at third base, Ed Montague.

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Rose led off the game with a single to center but 3-0's fly to center and so too is Gary

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Matthews.

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Mulberry sending out the sign and Siebert turns and throws on to first, Rose steps back.

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Now the stretch and Siebert continues to be concerned about Rose possibly moving.

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A couple of times he's checked off on the mound.

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Now the stretch and out of the plate with a 1-1 and Schmidt takes strike two.

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I tell you the Dodgers played and won this afternoon in Chicago after the Cubs beat them

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3-1 yesterday.

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Burt Hooten went the distance this afternoon shutting out Chicago, 5-0 to finals.

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The Cubs got only four base hits as Hooten wins for the eighth time this season.

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Schmidt behind on the count and swings and he misses.

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Siebert struck him out.

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In the Philadelphia first, no runs, one hit and one man left on.

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After a half and a base fall in the first of a two game series, the Phillies nothing

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and the Reds are coming up.

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Well the action continues tomorrow night here at Riverfront.

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The Reds and the Phillies game time is 7.35.

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It will be Laurie Christensen against Bruce Beretti.

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Plenty of seats available at all prices.

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Looking ahead to the weekend, the New York Mets will be in Friday Shrine night, Saturday

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Farmers night, there will be an afternoon game on Sunday and then on Monday it will

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be cost cutter night and that's a senior citizens day too.

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How about getting the family or friends together and touch some baseball on this home stand.

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Come on down tomorrow night as the Reds take on the Phillies game time, 7.35.

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Steve Carlton, eight, nine wins and two losses.

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With a 295 ERA, he was beaten in his last start, five to two against the St. Louis Cardinals

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five days ago.

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That was the first time that the Cardinals had beaten him after ten consecutive Carlton

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victories over the St. Louis team.

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And of course the last time he opposed the Reds here was on opening day when he went

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seven and he's giving up nine hits in only one run.

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He struck out eight and walked four.

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Dave Collins deleted off batting 295.

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Collins one of a number of Reds players and quite a slump of late.

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First pitch is high for a ball to him.

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Of course Carlton has not had much success in his career against the Reds as his nine

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wins, 17 loss ledger will attest.

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Left-hander with a big kick in the pitch and Collins grounds it to third.

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Dere Schmidt drawn in making the play on the big hop and throwing on across the rows to

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get the out.

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That will bring up Ronnie Oster as we check out the Phillies defensively.

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Rose at first, Trio at second, Schmidt third, Boa at short.

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In the outfield Matthews in left, Maddox in center and McBride in right and Boone catching.

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Going down those score bottom of the first inning, Oster hitting 284.

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Pitch is at the knees for a call strike.

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On deck shortstop Dave Concepcion.

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Carlton dealing and Oster swings and sends a pop-up out behind second base.

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Manny Trio calling for it as Boa gives way and the second baseman has it for the second

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quick out of the Reds first inning.

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Here's Concepcion a 3-0-4 batting average with five homers and third in the league and

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runs batted in with 45.

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You talk about Sieber and Carlton and Boa they can throw some numbers at you that individually

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or collectively speaking are just awesome.

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No question at all about the fact that these two fellows will, well you'd have to feel

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they're going to be first ballot Hall of Fame selections when it comes about.

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Pitch over for a call strike.

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You serious?

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Yeah.

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Oh okay.

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I think so.

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Stranger things have happened.

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No balls in the strike and it's low for a ball one and one.

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Carlton trying to retire the Reds in order.

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Collins a grand out to third, Oster a pop to second, Concepcion a swing and a miss and

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baby down a ball two strikes.

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Carlton fifth on the all-time strikeout list.

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Sieber of course is sixth, the second on the all-time nationally strikeout list behind

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Bob Gibson and needs only 50 more to pass him.

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He got around on the breaking ball.

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That's all for Concepcion and that's all for Cincinnati.

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Three up and three down.

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No score at the end of one inning of play and this one between the Reds and the Phillies.

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Bate McBride will start off inning number two against Tom Seaver followed by Gary Maddux

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and Larry Boa.

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I guess from a physical standpoint the strike really helped Bate McBride.

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He was on the disabled list after undergoing knee surgery when the strike came on the 12th

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of June and of course in the period of time when no baseball on the major league level

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was being played he got well and he's back active again.

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The pitcher swung out and popped up outside of third.

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Knight giving chase over to the Phillies dugout and reaching over the railing he makes the

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catch.

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One pitch one out as McBride pops up foul to third baseman Ray Knight and now as Larry

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Boa Gary Maddux heads toward the plate Tom Seaver and Michael Berry meet between the

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plate and the mound.

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Knight reaching over the railing and making a nice pick off of the foul pop off the bat

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of Bate McBride.

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Maddux hitting 271 with four home runs and 25 runs batted in.

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The Reds dividing a four game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants getting fine

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pitching Sunday from Mario Soto and Tommy Hume.

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Here's a foul to the screen by the right handed batter.

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Other games in the National League tonight San Francisco plays at Pittsburgh.

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Louis Teod making his second strike for the Bucs against Ed Witson who blanked the Reds

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here Friday night.

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That's a pitch a low ball one and one.

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New York and Atlanta Ed Lynch against Rick Mailer.

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San Diego plays at St. Louis Chris Welsh against Silvio Martinez and Montreal at Houston Steve

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Rogers against Bob Nepper.

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Here's a drive in the right center field.

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Ryan Collins however will be there to make the catch.

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Two outs.

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Why that ball really in this case slicing back at Davie and almost ran under it.

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He sure did.

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Made the play on the ball with a running catch in the alley and now here's Larry Bowe the

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Phillies with shooting shortstop who is having a pretty good year.

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Bowe batting 278 has knocked in 20 runs.

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We were making sure his defense is set and now brings it on up there and Bowe takes his

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pitch high for a ball.

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First game of a double header is underway in the American League involving the Brewers

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and the Rangers down in Texas.

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It's three nothing Milwaukee after three.

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Ben Ogilvie hit a three run home run in the first inning on John Matlock.

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This one hit foul and now a play down the left field line.

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Talking about that Dodger loss yesterday the Dodgers in losing to the Cubs also lost to

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services of their second baseman Davie Lopes.

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Apparently he had a groin pull that has resulted in him being placed on a 15 day disable list.

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Two balls and a strike and the Dodgers promptly call up a highly regarded second baseman from

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their AA Farm Club at San Antonio Steve Sacks.

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Two one pitch.

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Swung on.

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Popped up.

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Left side.

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That would be the inning.

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Concepcion ranging back and squeezes it to the out.

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Three up and three down.

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We are in the middle of the second.

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Cincinnati and Philadelphia nothing nothing.

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Look who switched to natural life and faith is why you switch.

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Ah.

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Look who switched to natural life faith is why you switch.

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Jimmy Masuda famous baseball managerial type.

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You switched?

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Nope.

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I always drink natural life cause it tastes better to me.

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Good deal and natural life's brewed with only natural ingredients.

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Buy another round?

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I know I can manage that.

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Hey beer tender two more natural life.

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Faith is what you like in this.

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And more of what you like is in this.

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Faith is why you switch to the taste of natural natural life.

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Faith is why you switch to the taste of natural natural life.

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Faith is why you switch.

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Faith is why you switch.

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Faith is why you switch.

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Faith is why you switch.

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St. Louis.

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After the game remember to pick up more natural life beer.

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Natural life tastes is why you'll switch.

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Now the Reds big salute to the agriculture industry is coming up Saturday night.

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It will be farmers night as the Reds take on the Mets here.

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Hope you're planning on being on hand for the game.

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You may take home that International Harvester diesel powered tractor or the Datsun 4x4 half

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ton sport pickup truck or one of the many other prizes the Reds will be giving away

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that night.

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And if you're coming to the game be sure to get here early for all the pregame funds.

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Ron Oster and Russ Nixon will represent the Reds in the cow milking contest before the

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game.

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They'll go against Pat Zachary and Dyer Miller of the Mets.

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Johnny Bench and Larry Bittner and the team of Michael Berry and Joe Nolan will make up

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the Reds entry in the Egg Throw.

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Paul Mosco and Tom Hume will be partners in a blindfolded wheelbarrow competition.

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The pregame funds starts about 6.30.

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Then it's the Reds and the Mets at seven o'clock this Saturday evening on farmers night.

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Final of the second about to unfold and the Reds will do it with George Foster.

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Carlton works him long away.

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George getting 310 with 16 home runs and as we mentioned earlier leading the major leagues

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in RBI's with 57.

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Last two balls and no strikes.

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Foster has really been on a tear of late.

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Has hit at a 435 since play resumed a week ago last night with two homers, five runs

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scored and eight RBI's.

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He swings on the 2-0 and doesn't get it.

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In addition to leading the league in RBI's he's tied for second in home runs and also

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in base hits with 76.

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And his 310 batting average is tied for ninth place in the league.

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He is having a fine, fine year at the plate.

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Carlton ready with a 2-1 pitch and here it is.

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Now back and over the screen.

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Was George for the sixth time in his career here with the Reds at Riverfront hit a red

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seed home run Friday night in the second game of that twin bill against the Giants.

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Carlton's even with him two balls and two strikes as Danny Dreeson waits.

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Here comes the pitch and a hard smash foul, just foul, pass Schmidt and down the third

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baseline.

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Gary Matthews apparently didn't see the foul signal given by Ed Montague.

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He came up with that ball and ready to fire quickly towards second base.

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He's a hustler out there.

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2-2 in holding.

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Carlton pitching.

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Foster taking a full count.

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It's low.

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Bob Boone hanging a sign.

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Carlton shakes him off now gets what he wants and brings it on up there.

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That's ball four.

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Missed with a breaking ball inside.

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Foul to the first base runner for the Reds.

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The batter Danny Dreeson.

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Danny having a rough go of it at the play batting 192 with six homers and 25 RBIs.

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Pitch is high, ball one.

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Foster taking the short lead against Rose at first.

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Dreeson taking a breaking ball, two balls in those strikes.

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Carlton he doesn't waste any time on that mound.

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Now throws to first and they call a balk on him.

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Harry Wendelstadt, the first base umpire, immediately called it.

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All Steve did, Harry Wendelstadt, the first base umpire, showed him.

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He brought his right leg back across the pitching rubber and threw over there and that's a balk

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Steve didn't question it at all.

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Also Rezged Foster free access to second base on the balk call against Lefty, Carlton and

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Danny waiting on the 2-0 pitch.

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He swings and he misses.

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Foster tender kicks and throws, swing and a miss, strike two, two balls and two strikes.

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Danny's seeing a lot of breaking balls from Carlton and he started to go on that pitch

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but held up in time and the count goes full.

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Three and two.

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Foster at second, nobody out.

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Here in the bottom of the second inning and that is ball four.

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He threw him a breaking ball and missed with it so Dreef and gets the second a back to

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back walk as the Reds show them at first and second for third baseman Ray Knight.

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Knight batting two fifty six.

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He's homered five times and is driven in twenty runs.

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Hits safely in sixth out of his last seven games batting three oh four.

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That's a strike at the knees so Carlton in a bit of trouble of his own doing here in

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the second inning walking Foster balking him to second and now walking Danny Dreeson missing

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with a payoff pitch to the Reds first baseman.

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The baseball strike cancel out two series between these two clubs one in Philadelphia

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and one also here in Cincinnati the Reds still have one trip to go into Philly.

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That's a fastball up and away one ball and one strike.

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Philly's outfield specifically left fielder Matthews and right fielder McBride giving

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Knight room down both lines.

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The infielder double play depth to on and nobody out no score second inning the one

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one tonight swung on and foul back.

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Carlton ahead of the ball two strikes.

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It's been an amazing story the success that the Reds have had over the Phillies.

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Cincinnati has won the seasonal series from the Phillies fourteen times in the last sixteen

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years and especially here at Riverfront the Phillies have really had a hard time winning

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the game.

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Swung on a big bouncer to third there Schmidt he'll go on to second for one and that's all

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they'll get.

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He fielded that big bouncer deep behind the third base bag and had only really one play

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and that was the throw on to Manny Trio to get the force play on the middle man Danny

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Dreeson.

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We'll pause for station identification on the Cincinnati Reds baseball network.

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It's good times each weekday between two and six here at K95 it's the MD show two until

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six each weekday afternoon MD plays great kick and country music and passes along the

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daily dumb rhetorical question at K95 WHOK FM Lancaster.

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First and third one down the batter Sam Mahias hitting three fifty he swings and grounds

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to third that's trouble Schmidt on to Trio.

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Trio on to Rose double play and the Phillies are out of the inning.

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Oh for the Reds in the second no runs on no base hits no errors and one man left on Mahias

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bounces into a five four three double play at the end of two.

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Nothing Philadelphia likewise.

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Just pull in at Mike's drive through on West Blair Avenue and tell one of the friendly staff

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Well we've had two quick innings of baseball the first of this two game series involving

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the Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Tom Sieber has been touched up for one hit that was a game lead off single by Pete Rose

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but has since retired the last six in a row and he'll start it off here in the third against

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catcher Bob Boone and here with a play by play Joe Nuxall.

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Thank you Marty Boone hitting 232 three all runs 20 RBI seven doubles and of course Bob

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a busy man during the strike.

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One of the spokesmen for the players at all the meetings between the honors and players

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relation committee.

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Oh the right handed batter the fills of that one base hit that was Pete Rose lead off single

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to center field.

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Sabre winds and delivers and Boone takes one outside a ball.

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Boone Carlton and Rose for the fills as they bat here in the third inning.

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Sabres 1 0 swung on in a fly ball left field.

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Foster moving in George waiting and he has it one out.

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I mean Steve Carlton to the plate Steve a 150 batting average for RBI is a double and

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two triples.

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He's a lifetime as a hitter.

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He's been a pretty good inning pitcher.

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Like to 207 batting average he's had 266 hits coming into this season takes a strike from

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the season foul has nine home runs career wise and 106 RBI looks at a fastball low and

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it evens one and one.

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I'm back with a one one server gets the outside corner closed strike two and account one and

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two to Steve Carlton.

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We're working quickly.

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Here's the one to that song on and foul back to the screen down holding a ball two strikes.

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Last night in Indianapolis the Indians lost but for a householder continues swinging a

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hot bat Carlton lines one foul back and off to the left of the screen.

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Here it is 19 call run of the year with a man on but the Indians lost to Springfield

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four to three one two again swung on and popped down the left field line foul giving chase

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Dave Concepcion and he can't not get to it.

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The ball bouncing on the mound down to the bullpen account holds a ball two strikes.

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Meanwhile the Reds billing farm club scored three times in the last of the ninth inning

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to pull one out eight to seven over Idaho Falls and Billy said a new home attendance

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record sixty two thousand and they have seven home dates left.

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One and two to count again the pitch Carlton swings and misses a slider in on him and Tom

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has his second strike out.

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The two away and Pete Rose the batter he's got a standing ovation as he stood off to

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the right of the plate waiting on Steve to complete his warm-up to start the game.

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New odd base is empty a line in the pitch Rose swings and bounces to Oster at second

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Ron has it going to Dresden and a quick getting for Tom Seaver that's nine straight now for

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Seaver and it's the middle of the third.

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No nothing red is nothing.

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How do you make a good game better?

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Fresh berry flavor in the Red Cumberland another not so secret from New made margarine.

464
00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:18,280
Stay with us and join us.

465
00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:19,280
No scores the Reds bad and the bottom half the third it'll be Michael Berry then Tom Seaver

466
00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:30,280
and Dave Collins against Steve Carlton.

467
00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:39,680
Steve has struck out one has walked two and the Reds had a threat going in the second

468
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:46,920
when Foster and Greeson both walked but Ray Knight forced Greeson at second and then Mahias

469
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:51,640
rounded into a 5-4-3 double for you to end the threat.

470
00:31:51,640 --> 00:32:01,920
Michael Berry deleted off Mike hitting 210 with all run for RBI's two doubles one triple.

471
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:13,840
Waiting on O'Berry Mike's there and Carlton winds and delivers the first pitch.

472
00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,720
O'Berry swings and bounces at the board.

473
00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:24,480
O'Berry has it to Rose one away.

474
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:30,320
One down and here's Tom Seaver.

475
00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:38,560
Seaver hitting 133 all run for RBI's.

476
00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:43,320
Both of these guys quick workers.

477
00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:51,960
And ready to go and delivers Seaver swings and misses a fastball.

478
00:32:51,960 --> 00:33:00,600
Outfield hitting Tom around to the right the 0-1 just outside and even as the ball is strike

479
00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:04,640
Dave Collins up next one one pitch.

480
00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:09,640
Swung on in line to left field and Matthews to play it on the bounce and Tom Seaver has

481
00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,640
the first to the game for the Reds.

482
00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:17,360
Tom drilling one to left and Matthews took a step in and then held up and played it on

483
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:18,360
the bounce.

484
00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:22,840
A one-oh-I am Seaver's first base and Dave Collins steps in.

485
00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:27,080
Dave leading off the game grounded to Mike Schmidt at third base.

486
00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:38,280
Carlton has worked 113 innings coming into tonight's game allowing 100 base hits and

487
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:56,440
struck out 99 and they strike out of Concepcion in the first inning of course number 100.

488
00:33:56,440 --> 00:34:04,600
Well now with a career total of 3069 strikeouts first pitch to Collins and Carlton strike.

489
00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:10,320
Last year Carlton struck out 286 and that's the second in his career.

490
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:18,480
He struck out 310 back in 1972 his first year with Philadelphia.

491
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:24,280
The 0-1 swung on and a very high pop into shallow right center backing out his trio

492
00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:28,280
and he has it two away.

493
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:34,920
Two down Ron Oster the batter.

494
00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:50,920
Ron in the first inning popped out the trio at second base.

495
00:34:50,920 --> 00:35:00,280
First pitch to Oster low and outside of ball.

496
00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:05,000
A pitch Ron takes it high and it's 2-0.

497
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:14,920
Sandy Koufax of course struck out 382 batters in 1965 and again in 66 the pitch Oster swings

498
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:20,400
in a hard one bouncer to Boyd Shorty flips to 3-0 the force of Seaver and that's the

499
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:21,400
inning.

500
00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:26,720
The Reds no runs they hit no errors they're under left hand at the end of three bullies

501
00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:27,720
nothing Reds nothing.

502
00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:36,720
Look who's rich in natural light and taste is why we switch.

503
00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:44,600
Look who's rich in natural light taste is why we switch.

504
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,440
Boy it's Tony LaSorda drinking natural light.

505
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:52,080
You bet cause natural light taste is great just like beating the Yanks.

506
00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:56,720
Roger Dodger and natural light's brewed with only natural ingredients too.

507
00:35:56,720 --> 00:36:00,920
Say Norm when it comes to baseball are you really a fan?

508
00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:04,240
You kidding with natural light I'm more like a poster.

509
00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:07,240
The taste is what you like in here.

510
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:11,240
The more of what you like is.

511
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:16,240
It's good to taste the natural natural light here.

512
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:18,240
Taste is why you switch.

513
00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:24,240
In natural light taste is why you switch.

514
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:26,240
Taste is why you switch.

515
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:28,240
And how's your boy St. Louis?

516
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:34,840
Those scores will go to the fourth inning and it will be second base and many three oh

517
00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:39,240
the leader off all of the Gary Matthews and then Mike Schmidt for the Phillies.

518
00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:45,240
Each team with a base hit a one hit the boys have had that belongs to Pete Rose in the

519
00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:50,240
first inning of course the reds one base hit belongs to Tom Seaver that's coming in the

520
00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:53,240
third.

521
00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:55,240
Seaver ready to go to work on Manny Trio.

522
00:36:55,240 --> 00:37:00,240
Trio in the first inning a fly ball to Sam Mahias in right center field.

523
00:37:00,240 --> 00:37:02,240
Trio a 276 batting average.

524
00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:03,240
Seaver delivers.

525
00:37:03,240 --> 00:37:14,240
Trio swings and fouls back to the screen.

526
00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:22,240
Tom looking to Michael Berry has his sign double pumps and the 0-1 breaking ball low

527
00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:29,240
and it evens a ball of strike to Trio.

528
00:37:29,240 --> 00:37:33,240
Seaver looking for his eighth win of the year he's back with the 1-1.

529
00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:38,240
Trio swings and misses a good change.

530
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:48,240
1-2.

531
00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:52,240
1-2 pitch and Cindy Durden bounces through O'Berry.

532
00:37:52,240 --> 00:38:01,240
Count evens 2-2.

533
00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:03,240
Seaver's 2-2.

534
00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:13,240
Strike three called at the outside corner and that's strike out number three for Seaver.

535
00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:16,240
One away and Gary Matthews the batter.

536
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:28,240
Matthews also a fly ball to Mahias in right center in the first inning.

537
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:31,240
A pitch down low ball.

538
00:38:31,240 --> 00:38:40,240
Matthews doing a great job for the Phils coming over from the Atlanta Braves.

539
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:42,240
Swing and a miss by Gary and it's 1-1.

540
00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:50,240
Of course the player that went to the Braves, Bob Walke, was sent down to Richmond not too long ago.

541
00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,240
Fast ball high and inside.

542
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:55,240
Two balls one strike.

543
00:38:55,240 --> 00:39:00,240
Mike Schmidt the on deck batter.

544
00:39:00,240 --> 00:39:02,240
A wind of 2-1.

545
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:03,240
Swung on fly ball right field.

546
00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:05,240
Going back Collins he has room.

547
00:39:05,240 --> 00:39:10,240
Backpedaling stepping onto the learning track he has.

548
00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:12,240
Two down and here's Mike Schmidt.

549
00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:18,240
Mike went down swinging in the first inning.

550
00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:39,240
He pleads the league in home runs with 18. He has a 294 batting average and is driven in 47.

551
00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:43,240
Schmidt into the batter's box and Seaver to the plate.

552
00:39:43,240 --> 00:40:04,240
Swung on and foul off the shoulder of playdumpier Lee Weier.

553
00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:10,240
All one to count to Schmidt.

554
00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:20,240
Mike out of the batter's box now back in.

555
00:40:20,240 --> 00:40:24,240
The 0-1. Swung on and a high fly ball to the left.

556
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:25,240
Dripping back Foster.

557
00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:29,240
He's at the edge of the warning track waiting now and has it.

558
00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:35,240
That's the inning and that one had a few of the folks booing it on here this evening.

559
00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:38,240
But a very high fly ball and thank goodness for that.

560
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:40,240
So the fullies out in order in the fourth.

561
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:44,240
That's well straight now for Tom Seaver in the middle of the fourth.

562
00:40:44,240 --> 00:40:49,240
The Reds nothing, the Phils nothing.

563
00:40:49,240 --> 00:41:11,240
It's good to be back here again. That's the ball game Cincinnati again. That's where my heart has always been. With the Cincinnati Reds playing baseball again.

564
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Baseball is like an old friend. The longer it's part of your life the more you like it.

565
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That's why so many people come out to see the Cincinnati Reds play. It feels good.

566
00:41:21,240 --> 00:41:32,240
The Marathon Oil Company loves baseball just like you do. And the Marathon Oil Company is proud to be here with the Cincinnati Reds.

567
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Oh you know it is.

568
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The Cincinnati Reds and the Marathon Oil Company. We got together to do it better and we did.

569
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:59,240
Now scores the Reds batting the bottom half of the fourth. It'll be Dave Concepcion, George Foster and Danny Dreeson to play Steve Carlin.

570
00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:04,240
Steve has struck out one, has walked two and the Reds have had one hit and Carlin has committed a balk.

571
00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:17,240
That balk coming in the second inning when Foster at first base he balked, moving George to second and then Dreeson walked to put the first two on in the inning but no damage done.

572
00:42:17,240 --> 00:42:24,240
Concepcion struck out in the first to end the inning. He takes a strike from Carlin over the outside edge.

573
00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:35,240
Concepcion, Foster, Dreeson here in the fourth for the Reds. Carlin is 0-1. Davey takes the breaking pitch low on inside.

574
00:42:35,240 --> 00:42:44,240
Down evens 1-1.

575
00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:58,240
1-1 delivery. Strike two called on the outside corner of the knees. Carlin in front of all two strikes to Concepcion.

576
00:42:58,240 --> 00:43:16,240
Throne hangs the sign and the 1-2 swung on and bounced foul at a breaking pitch.

577
00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:31,240
Hockfield straight away, again the 1-2, missing just off the plate with a fastball and it evens two balls, two strikes.

578
00:43:31,240 --> 00:43:38,240
2-2 on the way and again he misses high and outside this time with a fastball, full count.

579
00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:47,240
Charlotte walked 35 and 113 innings coming into tonight's game. Here's the payout. Davey swings and lines at the left field.

580
00:43:47,240 --> 00:43:55,240
That's a base hit. Matthew plays it on the bounce so Davey gets things underway with a followed single to the left.

581
00:43:55,240 --> 00:44:01,240
Letting George Foster to play and then George as I said let off the second inning with a walk.

582
00:44:01,240 --> 00:44:12,240
That's the second hit of the game for the Reds. Foster hitting 3-10, 16 all-mounds, leads the league in RBIs with 57.

583
00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:24,240
George had three hits Sunday afternoon against the Giants, dove in a run and scored what provided to be the winning run.

584
00:44:24,240 --> 00:44:39,240
Foster takes low from Carlton the ball. Concepcion at first base, 1-0 to count to Foster.

585
00:44:39,240 --> 00:44:49,240
Carlton to the belt, he'll throw over to first and Concepcion steps back.

586
00:44:49,240 --> 00:45:05,240
Again the stretch and the pitch. Foster takes it high and outside, 2-0.

587
00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:16,240
2-0 delivery, strike of the knees, 2-1.

588
00:45:16,240 --> 00:45:21,240
Steve Reddy delivers, Foster takes outside.

589
00:45:21,240 --> 00:45:34,240
Three balls, one strike and that pitch looked like Carlton tried to break the slider over the outside corner.

590
00:45:34,240 --> 00:45:39,240
Foster away from the plate now back in, Boone hangs the side.

591
00:45:39,240 --> 00:45:55,240
Carlton ready and delivers and Foster swings and fouls. Four count.

592
00:45:55,240 --> 00:45:59,240
Four count, we'll see what Davey does at first base, the stretch.

593
00:45:59,240 --> 00:46:04,240
He goes nowhere, there he goes, the pitch is taken, ball pulled on outside.

594
00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:09,240
And for the second time in the game, the first two of Leach for the Reds.

595
00:46:09,240 --> 00:46:14,240
Foster is single and now a walk to Concepcion, the third issued by Carlton.

596
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:25,240
And here's Danny Dresen, Danny walked in the second inning.

597
00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:31,240
Dresen looking down to Russ Nixon, the Reds' third base coach.

598
00:46:31,240 --> 00:46:36,240
The first base is taken by Carlton. Dresen squares the bun, does first base side.

599
00:46:36,240 --> 00:46:42,240
Rose has it, looks at third and now they'll throw back to Carrillo and the sacrifice worked.

600
00:46:42,240 --> 00:46:46,240
Now Danny Dresen gets the job done, putting down a good sacrifice.

601
00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:53,240
Rose feeling the ball, he looked at third and then decided better and threw back to Carrillo to retire Dresen.

602
00:46:53,240 --> 00:47:07,240
He's gone away and Foster, or Concepcion at third base and Foster at second and the batter is Ray Knight.

603
00:47:07,240 --> 00:47:18,240
Ray in the second inning forced Foster at second base, a pitch, a check swing and a breaking ball that's low.

604
00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:23,240
Ray hitting.256, five home runs, 20 RBIs.

605
00:47:23,240 --> 00:47:27,240
The Reds with Concepcion at third, Foster at second.

606
00:47:27,240 --> 00:47:31,240
The right side of the Phillies infield plating in, the left side is back.

607
00:47:31,240 --> 00:47:37,240
Carrillo and Rose pulled in on the right side.

608
00:47:37,240 --> 00:47:50,240
Still working for the wind up, he delivers the 1-0 and Knight looks at a curve ball for Carl's strike and it evens 1-1.

609
00:47:50,240 --> 00:48:18,240
Now Ray Knight asks plate umpire Lee Weier to check the baseball out and he does and returns it to Carl.

610
00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:21,240
Stand the here, sliding on deck.

611
00:48:21,240 --> 00:48:28,240
The Reds with a chance to get on the board here, the pitch, Knight swings and chops it foul.

612
00:48:28,240 --> 00:48:31,240
Foul now in front of all two strikes.

613
00:48:31,240 --> 00:48:38,240
The Reds with a chance to get on the board here, the pitch, Knight swings and chops it foul.

614
00:48:38,240 --> 00:48:48,240
Foul now in front of all two strikes.

615
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:57,240
And he started off with Concepcion aligning a single to left and then the walk to Foster, a sacrifice bunt by Dreeson.

616
00:48:57,240 --> 00:49:09,240
And the counterball, two strikes to Ray Knight.

617
00:49:09,240 --> 00:49:21,240
The wind, the pitch, Knight takes it inside, it evens 2-2.

618
00:49:21,240 --> 00:49:27,240
Mid and board deep at third and short, 3-0 and Rose in at second and first, the pitch.

619
00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:31,240
Knight swings and he fouls it away, a breaking ball.

620
00:49:31,240 --> 00:49:46,240
Count holding at two balls, two strikes.

621
00:49:46,240 --> 00:50:00,240
Right out of the batter's box and now steps back in.

622
00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:15,240
Foul to 2-2, Knight takes it low and inside, a breaking pitch and a full count now to Ray Knight.

623
00:50:15,240 --> 00:50:21,240
Foul on the pitch away from loading him up for Sam Mejias.

624
00:50:21,240 --> 00:50:31,240
Time call now as Bob Boone will walk to the mound and have a word with Carlton.

625
00:50:31,240 --> 00:50:40,240
Meeting breaks up and Bowen heads back to the plate.

626
00:50:40,240 --> 00:50:45,240
Three balls, two strikes.

627
00:50:45,240 --> 00:50:54,240
The winds and the payoff, Knight swings and chops it foul, another breaking pitch.

628
00:50:54,240 --> 00:51:06,240
Bowen hasn't thrown Knight a fastball yet.

629
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:12,240
And steps the on third base, faster at second.

630
00:51:12,240 --> 00:51:15,240
Full count to Knight.

631
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:18,240
And again the payoff.

632
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:24,240
Fastball, drill foul into the seats over the Philadelphia dugout.

633
00:51:24,240 --> 00:51:41,240
Ray getting out in front on the...

634
00:51:41,240 --> 00:51:47,240
Ray into the count.

635
00:51:47,240 --> 00:52:02,240
And again the 3-2 pitch, swung on and that's foul, the pitch down and away.

636
00:52:02,240 --> 00:52:15,240
Knight again out of the batter's box and now steps back in.

637
00:52:15,240 --> 00:52:27,240
Carlton winds and delivers, Knight swings and fouls again.

638
00:52:27,240 --> 00:52:35,240
May ask for time, he wants the pine-tire rag from Sam Mejias on deck.

639
00:52:35,240 --> 00:52:50,240
Carlton throwing strikes and Knight following them away.

640
00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:55,240
Feds with the conception on the third, faster at second.

641
00:52:55,240 --> 00:53:01,240
Knight back into the batter's box.

642
00:53:01,240 --> 00:53:08,240
And the pitch, Knight swings and misses, got him with a breaking ball and that's out number two,

643
00:53:08,240 --> 00:53:15,240
the second strikeout for Steve Carlton and the batter will be Sam Mejias.

644
00:53:15,240 --> 00:53:29,240
Sam bounced into a 5-4-3 double play in the second inning.

645
00:53:29,240 --> 00:53:43,240
He has a 3-50 batting average and has done an excellent job pulling in for Ken Griffey.

646
00:53:43,240 --> 00:53:47,240
The pitch, swung on and missed, breaking pitch.

647
00:53:47,240 --> 00:53:57,240
That's that slider and he's got a good one.

648
00:53:57,240 --> 00:54:13,240
Carlton into the wide pitch, slider, swung on and shot foul and Carlton in front, 0-2 to Mejias.

649
00:54:13,240 --> 00:54:31,240
Moon hangs to the side, Carlton winds and delivers, fast ball misses, ball outside, 1-2.

650
00:54:31,240 --> 00:54:44,240
And the 1-2, swung on and that's foul back and out of play.

651
00:54:44,240 --> 00:54:48,240
Opfield playing with his straight away and not too deep.

652
00:54:48,240 --> 00:55:00,240
1-2 pitch, swung on, popped up, foul off the first baseline, rolls over but that one's going to settle back into the seats.

653
00:55:00,240 --> 00:55:13,240
Carlton holding it, a ball, two strikes to Mejias.

654
00:55:13,240 --> 00:55:19,240
Foul shakes off a sign from Moon and the 1-2, swung on and missed.

655
00:55:19,240 --> 00:55:22,240
That's the slider bouncing away from Moon in front of the plate.

656
00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:25,240
Moon has it, throws the rose and that's the inning.

657
00:55:25,240 --> 00:55:27,240
So back-to-back strikeouts for Carlton.

658
00:55:27,240 --> 00:55:32,240
That's him out of trouble, the Reds no runs, he hits no errors, two runners left on base.

659
00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:36,240
And at the end of four, it's the Phil's nothing, the Reds nothing.

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676
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677
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681
00:56:52,240 --> 00:56:54,240
makes way for the midday report of new service at noon,

682
00:56:54,240 --> 00:56:56,240
and plays great kick and country music.

683
00:56:56,240 --> 00:56:57,240
Mark Clark at K95.

684
00:56:57,240 --> 00:57:03,240
WHOKFM, Lancaster.

685
00:57:03,240 --> 00:57:06,240
Pointing totals show the first, no runs ahead, no errors.

686
00:57:06,240 --> 00:57:08,240
The Reds, no runs to it, no errors.

687
00:57:08,240 --> 00:57:11,240
It'll be Baik McBride to lead it off as the Phillies bat in the fifth.

688
00:57:11,240 --> 00:57:13,240
Back with the action, Marty Benjamin.

689
00:57:13,240 --> 00:57:16,240
Thank you, Joe. McBride led off the second and popped up foul to Ray Knight.

690
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:18,240
Siebers retired, 12 in a row.

691
00:57:18,240 --> 00:57:22,240
He delivers and Baik takes a strike on the inside corner.

692
00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:25,240
The only man to reach base so far for the Phillies,

693
00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:32,240
Pete Rose, who hit the second pitch of the game in the center field for a base hit.

694
00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:34,240
McBride batting, 298.

695
00:57:34,240 --> 00:57:37,240
Left-handed batter with good speed, and the change misses,

696
00:57:37,240 --> 00:57:41,240
and the count evens at 1-1, and McBride asks Lee Weier to take a look at the baseball.

697
00:57:41,240 --> 00:57:52,240
He does and sends it on back to number 41.

698
00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:57,240
Here's the pitch, and it's pretty much the same delivery as the previous pitch,

699
00:57:57,240 --> 00:57:59,240
and it's high and away, 2-1.

700
00:57:59,240 --> 00:58:01,240
Scoreboard stumper, 25 years ago today.

701
00:58:01,240 --> 00:58:06,240
Cincinnati Red had three consecutive homers in one game at home for the first time in Red's history.

702
00:58:06,240 --> 00:58:20,240
Name him. Swung on and fouled away, and the count evens at two balls and two strikes.

703
00:58:20,240 --> 00:58:24,240
Siever behind the mound, now coming back on top.

704
00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:30,240
Outfield playing McBride straight away.

705
00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:32,240
Here's the 2-2 pitch.

706
00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:34,240
Swing and a miss. He got him.

707
00:58:34,240 --> 00:58:41,240
Siever has his fourth strikeout, and he'll turn his attentions now to center fielder Gary Maddux.

708
00:58:41,240 --> 00:58:44,240
In the National League, games that are underway after two.

709
00:58:44,240 --> 00:58:47,240
The Giants and the Bucks are tied at 1-1 after 2-1-1 in Atlanta.

710
00:58:47,240 --> 00:58:49,240
Mets to Atlanta nothing.

711
00:58:49,240 --> 00:58:53,240
New York scoring single runs in the first two innings.

712
00:58:53,240 --> 00:58:57,240
In the American League, Chicago nothing in the top of the first at Yankee Stadium.

713
00:58:57,240 --> 00:58:58,240
Trout against Guidry.

714
00:58:58,240 --> 00:59:00,240
Maddux lines one into right.

715
00:59:00,240 --> 00:59:06,240
Collins coming on, and he'll make the catch.

716
00:59:06,240 --> 00:59:08,240
Collins picks it off.

717
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:12,240
Maddux first pitch hitting, and the two-out batter will be shortstop Boab.

718
00:59:12,240 --> 00:59:15,240
After one, Minnesota and the Tigers nothing-nothing.

719
00:59:15,240 --> 00:59:17,240
Roger Erickson against Mill Wilcox.

720
00:59:17,240 --> 00:59:19,240
Detroit has run off four straight wins.

721
00:59:19,240 --> 00:59:21,240
Toronto and Kansas City about to start.

722
00:59:21,240 --> 00:59:23,240
Luis Leal against Mike Jones.

723
00:59:23,240 --> 00:59:26,240
Milwaukee and Texas are in the eighth.

724
00:59:26,240 --> 00:59:30,240
And the Brewers continue to lead at 3-0, first of a doubleheader.

725
00:59:30,240 --> 00:59:31,240
Baltimore will play at California.

726
00:59:31,240 --> 00:59:32,240
Boston at Oakland.

727
00:59:32,240 --> 00:59:33,240
The A's have won three straight.

728
00:59:33,240 --> 00:59:34,240
Cleveland at Seattle.

729
00:59:34,240 --> 00:59:37,240
The Mariners have won three in a row.

730
00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:42,240
Call strike to Boab, who popped up to Davy Concepcion for the final out on the second.

731
00:59:42,240 --> 00:59:47,240
Here the Reds and the Phillies are scoreless.

732
00:59:47,240 --> 01:00:01,240
They're trying outside, one ball and one strike.

733
01:00:01,240 --> 01:00:04,240
Swung on, line drive, caught by Concepcion.

734
01:00:04,240 --> 01:00:06,240
Davy climbs a ladder to pick off.

735
01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:07,240
Ball is good for a base hit.

736
01:00:07,240 --> 01:00:10,240
Good play.

737
01:00:10,240 --> 01:00:13,240
No runs, no hits, and nobody left on.

738
01:00:13,240 --> 01:00:16,240
At the end of four and a half and a close encounter.

739
01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:20,240
The Reds and the Phillies, no score.

740
01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:24,240
Look who switched to natural light.

741
01:00:24,240 --> 01:00:27,240
And taste is why he switched.

742
01:00:27,240 --> 01:00:32,240
Look who switched to natural light.

743
01:00:32,240 --> 01:00:35,240
Taste is why he switched.

744
01:00:35,240 --> 01:00:39,240
Think Bonacanti, famous nameless linebacker, you switched to natural light?

745
01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:42,240
Sure, because natural light tastes like the others on the bench.

746
01:00:42,240 --> 01:00:43,240
Hey, aren't you, uh, uh...

747
01:00:43,240 --> 01:00:45,240
But I thought you drank that other light beer.

748
01:00:45,240 --> 01:00:48,240
Yeah, I play the options, but this is the one I like to huddle with.

749
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:50,240
I know you, you're, uh...

750
01:00:50,240 --> 01:00:52,240
Norm Crosby, the comedian.

751
01:00:52,240 --> 01:00:54,240
No, you're not.

752
01:00:54,240 --> 01:00:57,240
Taste is why you're switched to natural light.

753
01:00:57,240 --> 01:01:06,240
Taste is why you're switched to natural light.

754
01:01:06,240 --> 01:01:10,240
Taste is why you're switched to natural light.

755
01:01:10,240 --> 01:01:13,240
Taste is why you're switched.

756
01:01:13,240 --> 01:01:15,240
Taste is why you're switched.

757
01:01:15,240 --> 01:01:18,240
And I was a Bush St. Louis.

758
01:01:18,240 --> 01:01:21,240
Well, if you missed Poster Day here at Riverfront Stadium,

759
01:01:21,240 --> 01:01:25,240
here's a reminder that the Reds 580 Gift Shop has all the posters in the Reds poster series.

760
01:01:25,240 --> 01:01:31,240
Bench, Concepcion, Foster, Griffey, Knight, Siever, and the 1976 World Champions poster.

761
01:01:31,240 --> 01:01:38,240
Stop by 580, order your poster by mail, send $3, plus $1 postage and handling to the Cincinnati Reds 580 Gift Shop.

762
01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:41,240
Care of Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati.

763
01:01:41,240 --> 01:01:46,240
If you'd like a complete 580 mail order list, give a call to the Reds office at Riverfront Stadium right now.

764
01:01:46,240 --> 01:01:50,240
Area code 513-421-4510.

765
01:01:50,240 --> 01:01:56,240
Here's O'Berry, and here's Carlson. We're in the bottom of the fifth and it's high, ball one.

766
01:01:56,240 --> 01:02:01,240
Mike let off the third and ground it out short to first.

767
01:02:01,240 --> 01:02:03,240
Swing and a foul. Wowee.

768
01:02:03,240 --> 01:02:12,240
We got to the ballpark tonight and found out that longtime Cincinnati Post baseball writer Earl Lawson has been hospitalized down in Nashville, Tennessee.

769
01:02:12,240 --> 01:02:21,240
And, well, Earl, very close to all of us. We hope he's doing well and we understand that hopefully he'll be coming back home to Cincinnati Thursday or Friday.

770
01:02:21,240 --> 01:02:25,240
Call strike and it's one and two, the count on Mike O'Berry.

771
01:02:25,240 --> 01:02:28,240
And missing in with a pitch Carlson.

772
01:02:28,240 --> 01:02:34,240
We hope Earl is resting comfortably and we'll be back on the beat very, very soon.

773
01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:36,240
2-2 pitch.

774
01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:38,240
Check swing, it's just off the plate.

775
01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:46,240
Carlson has run the string out.

776
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:48,240
Pay off delivery.

777
01:02:48,240 --> 01:02:55,240
Ground ball, slap foul between the coaching box and the bag at third base.

778
01:02:55,240 --> 01:03:03,240
Reggie had two hits off left-hander Carlson, a single by the man on deck, Tom Siever, and a base hit by Dave Concepcion.

779
01:03:03,240 --> 01:03:14,240
Here's a pop-up that'll be out of play back upstairs into the red seats.

780
01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:18,240
O'Berry batting 2-0-6, he's home at one time.

781
01:03:18,240 --> 01:03:24,240
Ground ball to third, Schmidt has it. Here's his throw to Rose, one out.

782
01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:30,240
There are more than 100 cities served by the Reds radio network, including Bristol, Tennessee, on WOPI,

783
01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:33,240
Wabash, Indiana, on WKUZ,

784
01:03:33,240 --> 01:03:42,240
Heinville, Kentucky, on WANO, and Springfield, Ohio, on WAZU.

785
01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:51,240
Siever with that hit to left in the third, he's one for one.

786
01:03:51,240 --> 01:03:54,240
Takes it down low, ball one.

787
01:03:54,240 --> 01:04:00,240
Tomorrow night, Bruce Borenny, Larry Christensen, a couple of right-handers in the 7.35 strike.

788
01:04:00,240 --> 01:04:06,240
Strike is called, the Reds will have another off day Thursday, and then we'll have the Mets coming in Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

789
01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:08,240
That'll wind up the homestand.

790
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:10,240
1-1 pitch.

791
01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:15,240
Breaking ball is low, two balls and a strike.

792
01:04:15,240 --> 01:04:20,240
Quick moving ball game tonight. Siever and Carlson hooked up on a good old good one.

793
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:27,240
Strong on fly ball, right center field, Maddox on the run, slows to a trot and makes the catch.

794
01:04:27,240 --> 01:04:32,240
Two down.

795
01:04:32,240 --> 01:04:39,240
And now we go back up top for Dave Collins, who's 0 for 2.

796
01:04:39,240 --> 01:04:42,240
Collins is grounded a third and popped up.

797
01:04:42,240 --> 01:04:59,240
Now, 25 years ago today, the man who had three consecutive homers in one game at home for the first time in Reds history, Bob Thurman.

798
01:04:59,240 --> 01:05:02,240
Collins with two outs and the base is empty.

799
01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:04,240
Takes a strike at the letters.

800
01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:08,240
Carlson has struck out three, he's walked three.

801
01:05:08,240 --> 01:05:17,240
They've had two opportunities against him once in the second and a real good one in the fourth when they had runners in second and third with only one out.

802
01:05:17,240 --> 01:05:19,240
Strike two call.

803
01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:29,240
That's when Carlson did his thing after Ray Knight fouled off numerous pitches, ended up striking him out swinging and also struck out Sam Vahias.

804
01:05:29,240 --> 01:05:37,240
Collins in a two-strike hole as he settles back in and Carlson kicks and he fires, and the pitch is taken for strike three and that's the inning.

805
01:05:37,240 --> 01:05:39,240
He gets Collins on three pitches.

806
01:05:39,240 --> 01:05:45,240
The Reds are out on order for the first time since the opening inning and through five complete, nothing but zeros on the board.

807
01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:48,240
Cincinnati and Philadelphia, nothing, nothing.

808
01:05:48,240 --> 01:05:57,240
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809
01:05:57,240 --> 01:06:00,240
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810
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811
01:06:05,240 --> 01:06:10,240
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812
01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:13,240
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813
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814
01:06:17,240 --> 01:06:21,240
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815
01:06:21,240 --> 01:06:27,240
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816
01:06:27,240 --> 01:06:29,240
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817
01:06:29,240 --> 01:06:33,240
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818
01:06:33,240 --> 01:06:40,240
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819
01:06:40,240 --> 01:06:45,240
Oh yeah.

820
01:06:45,240 --> 01:06:49,240
Man, Winslow?

821
01:06:49,240 --> 01:06:55,240
Joe Knoxau and yours truly, Marty Brennan, back at Riverfront Stadium as the Phillies come calling in the sixth inning.

822
01:06:55,240 --> 01:06:58,240
They'll do it with Bob Boone, Steve Carlton, and Pete Rose.

823
01:06:58,240 --> 01:07:03,240
Has retired 15 batters in a row.

824
01:07:03,240 --> 01:07:12,240
He was the same time throwing much better tonight than he did in his start out at Dodger Stadium last Wednesday night.

825
01:07:12,240 --> 01:07:17,240
It's the second good pitch game in a row the Reds have had from the starting staff.

826
01:07:17,240 --> 01:07:23,240
The effort that Mario Soto gave him on Sunday, getting up six hits in a run and six in a third.

827
01:07:23,240 --> 01:07:26,240
And now Siever threw five innings tonight.

828
01:07:26,240 --> 01:07:35,240
Happy birthday wishes go to the Reds turf superintendent, Luby Veale, who is celebrating one today.

829
01:07:35,240 --> 01:07:37,240
Good man.

830
01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:47,240
Bob Boone out on the flight of foster his first time up.

831
01:07:47,240 --> 01:07:53,240
Better in Philadelphia catcher waiting at the plate and Siever delivers and the pitchers bounce foul at the plate.

832
01:07:53,240 --> 01:08:02,240
Young man who plays a backup role to Bob Boone has really been swinging the bat of late Keith Morland.

833
01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:12,240
Boone considered to be the regular, but there are a lot of people who feel like it's just a matter of time before Morland takes over behind that plate for the Phillies.

834
01:08:12,240 --> 01:08:18,240
Strike two is called.

835
01:08:18,240 --> 01:08:23,240
After this home stand, the Reds will be in Montreal beginning next Monday night.

836
01:08:23,240 --> 01:08:29,240
Low for a ball.

837
01:08:29,240 --> 01:08:34,240
I'll make that next Tuesday night. We'll wrap up the home stand here next Monday against the Mets.

838
01:08:34,240 --> 01:08:45,240
Two balls and two strikes play the Expos at Olympic Stadium Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights and then be in New York over that following weekend for a three game series.

839
01:08:45,240 --> 01:08:55,240
Ground ball foul off third. That'll carry over to the Philadelphia dugout.

840
01:08:55,240 --> 01:09:01,240
I was mentioning the fact that the Indianapolis club dropped a one run decision last night to Springfield.

841
01:09:01,240 --> 01:09:11,240
Bill Bonham, as we mentioned, Sunday was scheduled to start. He could not go because of arm problems, which is not good news to report.

842
01:09:11,240 --> 01:09:21,240
Jose Brito was rushed into the starting role when Bonham was unable to take his turn and Brito went one third of an inning.

843
01:09:21,240 --> 01:09:24,240
Full count on Bob Boone.

844
01:09:24,240 --> 01:09:30,240
Seaver was out ahead of him, but now has three balls and two strikes.

845
01:09:30,240 --> 01:09:34,240
And the right hander deals a payoff pitch and he pops him up.

846
01:09:34,240 --> 01:09:44,240
The first baseline and waiting is O'Berry. Now Dreesen comes into the picture and Danny makes the catch and foul territory.

847
01:09:44,240 --> 01:09:47,240
Carlton a strikeout victim in the third inning.

848
01:09:47,240 --> 01:09:51,240
Next Monday night will be cost cutter night here at Riverfront when the Reds take on the Mets.

849
01:09:51,240 --> 01:09:58,240
It'll also be a senior citizens day. Veteran Reds fans, 65 and older, may purchase $5 reserve seats for only $2.

850
01:09:58,240 --> 01:10:04,240
That's next Monday evening on senior citizens night and cost cutter night.

851
01:10:04,240 --> 01:10:17,240
One down. Pitcher against pitcher in a scoreless game in the sixth and Carlton takes a fastball in for a strike.

852
01:10:17,240 --> 01:10:20,240
Swing and a miss on a pitcher way. Strike two.

853
01:10:20,240 --> 01:10:28,240
Talking about the way the Reds had handled the Phillies over the years in this ballpark since 1970. The Phillies had won 20 and lost 47 here.

854
01:10:28,240 --> 01:10:37,240
That's a ball. Their only winning season here was in 1970 when they won four of the six games played.

855
01:10:37,240 --> 01:10:47,240
Two balls, two strikes. They were three and three and 73 and again in the 76, their worst years. 0 and 6 in both 1975 and 1977.

856
01:10:47,240 --> 01:10:56,240
Three balls and two strikes. And they only won one of five and one of six in 72 and again in 1980.

857
01:10:56,240 --> 01:11:00,240
Carlton gets a walk.

858
01:11:00,240 --> 01:11:06,240
Sieber getting out in front of Steve but ending up walking him.

859
01:11:06,240 --> 01:11:16,240
So 16 in a row that Sieber set down before issuing the walk to Carlton and now goes against the only man who's got a hit off of him and that's Rose.

860
01:11:16,240 --> 01:11:24,240
Pete single to center in the first, grounded to Oster in the third.

861
01:11:24,240 --> 01:11:35,240
Pete playing in his 416th consecutive game tonight. He had the final 28 with the Reds back in 1978 and has played in every game since going over to the Philadelphia Phillies.

862
01:11:35,240 --> 01:11:45,240
Swing and a hot bat is hit safely at 19 on a 21 game batting 372 during that time. Carlton goes to pitch a half swing foul.

863
01:11:45,240 --> 01:11:51,240
Carlton was jogging on down to second base as the pitch came play with Rose fouled it off.

864
01:11:51,240 --> 01:11:57,240
This season, Pete has had 18 two hit games and eight three hit games.

865
01:11:57,240 --> 01:12:02,240
Of course, at the all time National League career hit record a week ago.

866
01:12:02,240 --> 01:12:10,240
Last night when he had a base hit the eighth inning off of Cardinal right-handed Mark Lattell.

867
01:12:10,240 --> 01:12:17,240
Rose fouls this one up and out of here and Pete's behind on two.

868
01:12:17,240 --> 01:12:20,240
Batting 327.

869
01:12:20,240 --> 01:12:26,240
Homer was on the season. He's driven in 20 runs right now. Concepcion in behind him now to talk with Sieber.

870
01:12:26,240 --> 01:12:39,240
Pete had a fine opening game here. He went three for five off for his pitching despite the Cincinnati victory.

871
01:12:39,240 --> 01:12:43,240
Carlton at first one out.

872
01:12:43,240 --> 01:12:57,240
And the 0-2 pitch popped up but that'll carry well back into the seats off the third baseline.

873
01:12:57,240 --> 01:13:04,240
Talking with Pete on our pregame show tonight. I don't know that I don't know of a player who worked any harder during the strike to

874
01:13:04,240 --> 01:13:09,240
stay prepared to get going again and this man did not surprising strike three call.

875
01:13:09,240 --> 01:13:12,240
They were got him watching and he did not like the call.

876
01:13:12,240 --> 01:13:21,240
He says something to Lee wire and still talking to him as he goes back to the Phillies dugout.

877
01:13:21,240 --> 01:13:31,240
Number five for Tom and here is second baseman Manny Trio.

878
01:13:31,240 --> 01:13:39,240
Pete still jawing as he stands in front of the bat rack.

879
01:13:39,240 --> 01:13:41,240
Trio grounds at the second base at the inning.

880
01:13:41,240 --> 01:13:43,240
Oster on to Dreeson.

881
01:13:43,240 --> 01:13:47,240
Phillies are gone. No runs. No hits. One left.

882
01:13:47,240 --> 01:13:53,240
In the middle of the sixth inning at Riverfront Cincinnati nothing and Philadelphia nothing.

883
01:13:53,240 --> 01:13:58,240
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884
01:13:58,240 --> 01:14:01,240
And that's exactly what Ohioans are doing every day.

885
01:14:01,240 --> 01:14:04,240
Winning thousands of prizes and not just little ones either.

886
01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:07,240
Word is there's been lots of ten thousand dollar winners.

887
01:14:07,240 --> 01:14:10,240
Who knows that's why we striking at rich.

888
01:14:10,240 --> 01:14:15,240
The best part is there's still thousands of prizes left including some of them big ten thousand dollar ones.

889
01:14:15,240 --> 01:14:19,240
Gotta get going now and get me an Ohioans to lottery ticket.

890
01:14:19,240 --> 01:14:20,240
Who's I can strike at rich?

891
01:14:20,240 --> 01:14:24,240
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892
01:14:24,240 --> 01:14:28,240
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893
01:14:28,240 --> 01:14:33,240
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894
01:14:33,240 --> 01:14:35,240
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895
01:14:35,240 --> 01:14:39,240
When you buy a Freedom Battery from Murray's Auto Parts freedom is just what you get.

896
01:14:39,240 --> 01:14:43,240
Because after you install it you'll probably never have to check it for the rest of its life.

897
01:14:43,240 --> 01:14:52,240
The Delco Freedom Battery is waiting for you at Murray's Auto Parts 508 West 6th Avenue Lancaster.

898
01:14:52,240 --> 01:14:58,240
How would you like someone to turn you loose on a shopping spree at your neighborhood Kroger's store?

899
01:14:58,240 --> 01:15:01,240
Well that's exactly what the Reds will do if you're the big winner on Cost Cutter Night.

900
01:15:01,240 --> 01:15:05,240
The exciting special date coming up next Monday evening when the Reds meet the Mets here.

901
01:15:05,240 --> 01:15:09,240
One lucky fan will win the opportunity to go on a three minute shopping spree.

902
01:15:09,240 --> 01:15:12,240
There'll be lots of other fun things on Cost Cutter Night too.

903
01:15:12,240 --> 01:15:16,240
More than twelve thousand dollars in groceries will be given away to over two hundred winners.

904
01:15:16,240 --> 01:15:21,240
And those delicious Conn's hot dogs will be priced at just a quarter at Stadium Concession stands that night.

905
01:15:21,240 --> 01:15:28,240
Don't miss out, be on hand for Cost Cutter Night at Riverfront Stadium or send a postcard before the August 24th drawing date.

906
01:15:28,240 --> 01:15:30,240
The Reds Cost Cutter Night Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati.

907
01:15:30,240 --> 01:15:38,240
Last year's free winner by the way, picked up a cool fifteen hundred dollars in groceries in three minutes.

908
01:15:38,240 --> 01:15:41,240
That's a bunch.

909
01:15:41,240 --> 01:15:45,240
Ronnie Oster in the bottom of the sixth and Carlton misses high for a ball.

910
01:15:45,240 --> 01:15:47,240
Joe we were talking about during the commercial break.

911
01:15:47,240 --> 01:15:50,240
What percentage of break in ball, sliders or curves do you think Carlton has thrown?

912
01:15:50,240 --> 01:15:56,240
You'd have to say seventy seventy five percent, maybe even more than that.

913
01:15:56,240 --> 01:16:06,240
He throws a breaking pitch to Oster and he swings and he misses one and one.

914
01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:10,240
Ronnie has popped up and reached on a fielder's choice.

915
01:16:10,240 --> 01:16:18,240
Swing and a foul.

916
01:16:18,240 --> 01:16:26,240
This game now about an hour and fifteen minutes old and we're already in the bottom of the sixth inning.

917
01:16:26,240 --> 01:16:32,240
Oster takes it downstairs, two balls two strikes.

918
01:16:32,240 --> 01:16:38,240
Not too often really in the course of the season that you have two of the great ones like these two guys getting together on the same night.

919
01:16:38,240 --> 01:16:48,240
Oster checks his swing, fits just down low and Carlton is three and two with a red second baseman.

920
01:16:48,240 --> 01:16:59,240
Lefty fires and Oster swings and hits it hard but to center field and Maddox quickly back to Hall of Inns.

921
01:16:59,240 --> 01:17:05,240
Dave Concepcion has one of the two reds hits, he's single to left field in the fourth inning.

922
01:17:05,240 --> 01:17:12,240
Hardly accepting for the two base hits, that's only the second put out to the outfield.

923
01:17:12,240 --> 01:17:17,240
Exactly right, Sieber fly to center in the last inning.

924
01:17:17,240 --> 01:17:24,240
And now this fly ball off the bat of Ronnie Oster so that's a good sign.

925
01:17:24,240 --> 01:17:30,240
Dave he takes it at the knees, strike one call.

926
01:17:30,240 --> 01:17:40,240
No score, Reds have had the two opportunities but were unable to catch him so Philadelphia has not had a scoring threat.

927
01:17:40,240 --> 01:17:51,240
Line drive, center field, a little fall in front of Maddox base hit number two for Dave Concepcion.

928
01:17:51,240 --> 01:17:58,240
George Foster two times up in the game and both times he has drawn walks.

929
01:17:58,240 --> 01:18:03,240
Carlton showing a bit of respect for this man and well he should.

930
01:18:03,240 --> 01:18:07,240
Walk in the second, a walk in the fourth.

931
01:18:07,240 --> 01:18:16,240
John McNamara standing a couple of steps down on the stairwell, Reds dug out.

932
01:18:16,240 --> 01:18:22,240
One out base hit by Concepcion, Foster slowly settles into the batter's box, the outfield deep and plain him to pull.

933
01:18:22,240 --> 01:18:35,240
There's a throw to first, Davey back.

934
01:18:35,240 --> 01:18:41,240
To the plate, swung on and a hit to left.

935
01:18:41,240 --> 01:18:49,240
Concepcion to second as the Reds come up with back to back one out base hit.

936
01:18:49,240 --> 01:18:56,240
Danny Dreesen is without an official at bat, he's drawn a base on balls and has put down a sacrifice run.

937
01:18:56,240 --> 01:19:04,240
Now the ceremonial first pitch here tonight was delivered by 13 year old Tanya Schlegel of Hamilton.

938
01:19:04,240 --> 01:19:15,240
Dreesen fouls it away and as we mentioned on our post game show Sunday, Tanya the winner of the All-American Sobox Derby Senior Division in Akron, Ohio over the weekend.

939
01:19:15,240 --> 01:19:19,240
I want to congratulate that young lady again.

940
01:19:19,240 --> 01:19:26,240
One ball and a strike on Dreesen.

941
01:19:26,240 --> 01:19:29,240
Concepcion at second, Foster at first, one out.

942
01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:41,240
Carlton with a 1-1 and Dreesen takes breaking ball, two balls and a strike.

943
01:19:41,240 --> 01:19:48,240
Here's a pause and a pitch, there's strike two called.

944
01:19:48,240 --> 01:19:56,240
Carlton even on Dreesen, 2-2.

945
01:19:56,240 --> 01:20:02,240
And that one a bouncer up there that Bob Boone plays on the Hoppenly, wow, we'll take a look see at that baseball and give it back to Carlton.

946
01:20:02,240 --> 01:20:05,240
Three balls, two strikes.

947
01:20:05,240 --> 01:20:13,240
Let's see what John McNamara has in store here for Concepcion and George Foster, one out, three and two on the left handed batter.

948
01:20:13,240 --> 01:20:21,240
Pay off pitch, the runner is sold and ball for their Lotus.

949
01:20:21,240 --> 01:20:26,240
So scoring opportunity number three for the Cincinnati Reds.

950
01:20:26,240 --> 01:20:28,240
Let's see if they can cash in this time.

951
01:20:28,240 --> 01:20:32,240
Carlton has walked his fourth.

952
01:20:32,240 --> 01:20:41,240
Gray Knight, I'm sure would love to be able to deliver a big blow here because it involved into quite a one-on-one battle between he and Carlton back in the fourth inning.

953
01:20:41,240 --> 01:20:47,240
Knight fouled off a whole bunch of pitches and Carlton finally struck him out with a low breaking ball.

954
01:20:47,240 --> 01:20:51,240
Concepcion, third, Foster second, Dreesen fills it up at first.

955
01:20:51,240 --> 01:21:01,240
The Reds have him loaded with only one away in a scoreless game in the sixth inning.

956
01:21:01,240 --> 01:21:11,240
Now starting to get revved up here is Knight who takes a lot of time getting into the batter's box this time around against a man who likes to work quickly.

957
01:21:11,240 --> 01:21:13,240
At times that can upset the rhythm of a pitcher.

958
01:21:13,240 --> 01:21:26,240
Carlton working, Knight swinging and fouling and I think Ray swung and fouled that ball off of his right leg.

959
01:21:26,240 --> 01:21:47,240
He'll take a throw back behind Bob Boone and Lee Weier to walk the hurt out a little bit.

960
01:21:47,240 --> 01:21:56,240
Now he'll play a Knight straight away, slowly gets back into the batter's box. Carlton who never changes expression on the mound.

961
01:21:56,240 --> 01:21:58,240
Deals the one strike to it.

962
01:21:58,240 --> 01:22:00,240
Slung out of the base and into left field.

963
01:22:00,240 --> 01:22:02,240
Into score comes Concepcion.

964
01:22:02,240 --> 01:22:04,240
They'll hold Foster at third.

965
01:22:04,240 --> 01:22:15,240
The bases remain loaded and Ray Knight with a line drive hits a left and it's 1-0 Cincinnati.

966
01:22:15,240 --> 01:22:21,240
A four in a row reach after Oster fly to center on a well hit ball to begin the inning.

967
01:22:21,240 --> 01:22:29,240
And that run producing single by the Reds third baseman who's going to get the Philadelphia Bullpen active for the first time tonight.

968
01:22:29,240 --> 01:22:35,240
Left hander Sparky Lyle will go down to start throwing.

969
01:22:35,240 --> 01:22:40,240
Here's Samba he is. He's grounded into a double play and has struck out.

970
01:22:40,240 --> 01:22:48,240
He swings and hits one into left center field. Gary Mattocks will make the catcher Gary Mattocks cut in front of Matthews to haul it in.

971
01:22:48,240 --> 01:22:57,240
Foster tags and scores and it's 2-0.

972
01:22:57,240 --> 01:23:09,240
Gary Mattoos must be wondering what happened. He was all set to make the play and Mattocks who has a better throwing arm of the two cut in front of him to make the play but really had no chance at all of anything.

973
01:23:09,240 --> 01:23:16,240
In terms of throwing anybody out so get it. He has to sacrifice fly and bring up Michael Berry. He grounds one to second.

974
01:23:16,240 --> 01:23:23,240
Manny Trio will make his play to first and that ends the inning. But the Reds in the sixth inning get two runs on three hits.

975
01:23:23,240 --> 01:23:32,240
No errors and one man left on. Two men left on base and at the end of sixth it's the Reds two and the Phillies nothing.

976
01:23:32,240 --> 01:23:43,240
Here goes. Yeah when there's a game on the radio that's when you got to make sure there's plenty of ice cold Buds right close by.

977
01:23:43,240 --> 01:23:50,240
This Buds for you is something for all you do. The king of fear is on his earth. Yeah just for you.

978
01:23:50,240 --> 01:23:56,240
That distinctively clean crisp taste that says Buds Lizer. For all you do.

979
01:23:56,240 --> 01:24:08,240
This Buds for you. Anheuser-Busch St. Louis. This is Jerry Lewis here with Ed McMahon and Norm Crosby to remind you that it's time for this year's Muscular Dystrophy Fund Drive.

980
01:24:08,240 --> 01:24:17,240
And Anheuser-Busch wants to help again by making a contribution of one million dollars based on the sale of Budweiser and Natural Light during the month of August.

981
01:24:17,240 --> 01:24:22,240
These contributions will go to help fund research, treatment and medical services.

982
01:24:22,240 --> 01:24:29,240
So look for our display at your local store and procure some Budweiser or Natural Light and help Jerry help his kids.

983
01:24:29,240 --> 01:24:33,240
Anheuser-Busch St. Louis.

984
01:24:33,240 --> 01:24:38,240
We'll pause now for station identification on the Cincinnati Reds baseball network.

985
01:24:38,240 --> 01:24:42,240
Bud. So why do we call Jim Sager the Beast of Baltimore?

986
01:24:42,240 --> 01:24:47,240
Well you can draw your own conclusions each and every weekday evening from 6 until midnight here at K95.

987
01:24:47,240 --> 01:24:54,240
It's the Jim Sager Show. The Beast of Baltimore at K95. WHOKFM Lancaster.

988
01:24:54,240 --> 01:25:01,240
Reds 2, Phillies nothing. Seventh inning. And it's Gary Matthews to start things off for Dallas Green's club. Here's Joe.

989
01:25:01,240 --> 01:25:06,240
All right Marty. Matthews 0 for 2 has hit a fly ball to left center, to right center rather.

990
01:25:06,240 --> 01:25:12,240
To Sam Mahias and a fly ball to the right to Dave Collins and his two times up.

991
01:25:12,240 --> 01:25:22,240
Reds leading 2 to nothing. The pitch and Matthews swings and fouls it off to the right and back into the seat.

992
01:25:22,240 --> 01:25:29,240
Talking about birthdays, I want to wish a happy birthday to my oldest son, Phillip.

993
01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:44,240
Blueby's field is a great day. Blueby. Why don't I want to count?

994
01:25:44,240 --> 01:25:52,240
Beaver down behind the mound rubbing up the baseball. Reds scoring two times in the sixth inning.

995
01:25:52,240 --> 01:26:01,240
Leading it 2 to nothing. Beavers 1-1 delivery. That ball swung on and the fly ball center to you.

996
01:26:01,240 --> 01:26:14,240
Mahias waiting on it, moving in a few steps now. He has it. Go away.

997
01:26:14,240 --> 01:26:31,240
One down and the batter is Mike Schmidt. Mike, all for two, struck out in the first and a high fly ball to Foster and Luff in the fourth.

998
01:26:31,240 --> 01:26:45,240
Now the Giants leading Pittsburgh 4-1 in the fifth inning at Pittsburgh. Pitch to Schmidt high and inside and that hits Mike right in the middle of the back.

999
01:26:45,240 --> 01:26:56,240
Schmidt moves on to first base being hit by the pitch and that'll bring up Bates McBride.

1000
01:26:56,240 --> 01:27:02,240
Looks like a change up that Schmidt got hit with.

1001
01:27:02,240 --> 01:27:08,240
At the Indianapolis tonight, Springfield leading 2 to nothing after one inning.

1002
01:27:08,240 --> 01:27:17,240
Still Dolly on the mound for the Indians. The pitch to McBride. He swings and fouls straight back.

1003
01:27:17,240 --> 01:27:28,240
Bates go for two. Popped out tonight and foul territory and it struck out and he's two times up.

1004
01:27:28,240 --> 01:27:47,240
Smithic first base with one away. He resets and delivers and McBride takes low on outside and evens one and one.

1005
01:27:47,240 --> 01:28:05,240
One one on the way. Swung on in the fly ball center field. He is coasting in. He's there waiting and he has it two out.

1006
01:28:05,240 --> 01:28:21,240
Two down and Gary Maddux steps in. Gary both times as fly balls to Collins in the right and he hit the ball hard both times up.

1007
01:28:21,240 --> 01:28:25,240
He resets and delivers and it swung on and hit off the fifth.

1008
01:28:25,240 --> 01:28:35,240
Then Davey Concepcion misjudged the ball. He charged in and the ball hung up and went over Davey's head and he stayed in his position.

1009
01:28:35,240 --> 01:28:41,240
Probably would have caught it head high but Davey charged in on it and then leaped for it and couldn't get to it.

1010
01:28:41,240 --> 01:28:52,240
So Mike Schmidt all the way around the third. Second hit of the game for facilities in the batter is Larry Ball.

1011
01:28:52,240 --> 01:29:02,240
He's really getting jammed on the pitch. Concepcion started in on it and well as we said he misjudged it.

1012
01:29:02,240 --> 01:29:25,240
Sparky Lyle starts throwing and they pull it off your bullpen. The pitch to Boyd. Larry swings and fouls it off the mid of Michael Berry.

1013
01:29:25,240 --> 01:29:35,240
On his first and third two out. The 0-1. Boa swings and fly ball left field. Foster there waiting and he has it left field.

1014
01:29:35,240 --> 01:29:43,240
Collins in the seventh. No one's hit. No one's left on base and in the middle of the seventh it's the red two and the Phil's coming.

1015
01:29:43,240 --> 01:29:50,240
Let's say you're just driving along in your car and you hear a knock. On the window? No, from your engine. Oh you mean that pan sound? Right.

1016
01:29:50,240 --> 01:29:57,240
If you hear it while your car is accelerating or starting up that's okay. The game continues at the beginning of side three.

1017
01:30:20,240 --> 01:30:31,240
If you hear it while your car is accelerating or starting up that's okay. But if you hear it while you're just cruising along it could be telling you something.

1018
01:30:31,240 --> 01:30:38,240
Okay what's it telling me? That carbon buildups are clinging to your car's engine. It's not working as efficiently as it should and you need a better gasoline.

1019
01:30:38,240 --> 01:30:45,240
Oh. So now let's say you're driving by a Marathon service station. What a coincidence. You pull in and ask for a new Super M lead free.

1020
01:30:45,240 --> 01:30:54,240
Marathon's premium gasoline with Marathon's new special additive. The one designed to keep your engine cleaner. Oh and a cleaner engine can give me better fuel economy.

1021
01:30:54,240 --> 01:31:01,240
Right. Your car can drive better, be less likely to omit pollutants, and because the engine will be kept in better shape probably need less maintenance.

1022
01:31:01,240 --> 01:31:10,240
Pretty impressive. Just ask your Marathon man about it. He's there to help you because he still believes in that good old fashioned concept of full service and a better product.

1023
01:31:10,240 --> 01:31:17,240
Like Super M lead free. Right. Marathon with the long distance gasoline. Best in the long run.

1024
01:31:17,240 --> 01:31:27,240
For the Reds in the bottom half of the seventh inning Tom Siever will lead it out followed by Dave Collins and Ron Oster.

1025
01:31:27,240 --> 01:31:35,240
Tom Siever has pitched quite a baseball game here tonight. He allowed the Phillies for two hits.

1026
01:31:35,240 --> 01:31:46,240
Oh, it's Pete Rose who led off the game with a single to center and then the misjudged stop liner off the bat of Gary Maddux in the seventh inning.

1027
01:31:46,240 --> 01:31:56,240
So Siever gets a nice hand as he makes his way to the plate.

1028
01:31:56,240 --> 01:32:03,240
Now after two innings out of Indianapolis it's two to one Springfield. Siever takes high from Carlton the ball.

1029
01:32:03,240 --> 01:32:09,240
Siever has walked for the rest of that five hits and they lead it two to nothing.

1030
01:32:09,240 --> 01:32:27,240
A one-oh. Siever swings in a foul out of the middle of Boone. Not evens one to one.

1031
01:32:27,240 --> 01:32:36,240
One-one pitch. Slider misses inside. Two-alls a strike.

1032
01:32:36,240 --> 01:32:43,240
Carlton's two-one delivery. Tom looks at strike two, another slider. And it evens two and two.

1033
01:32:43,240 --> 01:32:48,240
New York leading Atlanta two to nothing. Fifth inning at Atlanta.

1034
01:32:48,240 --> 01:32:57,240
Siever swings and doesn't get it. And that's strikeout number five for Steve Carlton.

1035
01:32:57,240 --> 01:33:02,240
And the batter is Dave Collin.

1036
01:33:02,240 --> 01:33:15,240
Collin's 0 for three, has gone to the third, popped the second, and called out on strikes.

1037
01:33:15,240 --> 01:33:21,240
Outfield playing Collin's shallow and about straight away.

1038
01:33:21,240 --> 01:33:31,240
The pitch, maybe it takes high and outside of ball.

1039
01:33:31,240 --> 01:33:47,240
Carlton back to the play. Collin looks at a strike on the inside edge, belt high. One-on-one.

1040
01:33:47,240 --> 01:34:02,240
A one-one delivery. That's just inside. Two balls to strike.

1041
01:34:02,240 --> 01:34:07,240
Carlton's two-one on the way. Fung on and bounced to three-oh second.

1042
01:34:07,240 --> 01:34:16,240
And he charges, has it, quick throwing the rows, two out.

1043
01:34:16,240 --> 01:34:29,240
Two away, and here's Ron Oster. Ron, 0 for three, is last time up, lined to Maddox and center field.

1044
01:34:29,240 --> 01:34:39,240
Carlton to the plate, and he misses high and outside. One-on-one.

1045
01:34:39,240 --> 01:34:44,240
One-oh pitch. Take swing and a strike call. One-on-one.

1046
01:34:44,240 --> 01:34:52,240
Ron Reed starts throwing, and the Philadelphia Bullpen are right-handed.

1047
01:34:52,240 --> 01:35:04,240
Wind the one-one, fung on and fouled, and that went into the broadcast booth to our right.

1048
01:35:04,240 --> 01:35:17,240
On account of all two strikes, and here comes Carlton. Oster takes inside a breaking pitch, two-and-two.

1049
01:35:17,240 --> 01:35:23,240
And the two-two. Fung on and grounded in the hole in the right field of base hit.

1050
01:35:23,240 --> 01:35:35,240
Ron Oster reaches out and punches it into right. That's hit number six for the Reds, and Dave Concepcion to the plate.

1051
01:35:35,240 --> 01:35:41,240
Maybe two for three after striking out in the first inning. He's singled to left in the fourth,

1052
01:35:41,240 --> 01:35:55,240
and then got the two-run sixth on the way with a single to center.

1053
01:35:55,240 --> 01:36:04,240
Carlton ready, and he'll throw over the first, and Oster steps back.

1054
01:36:04,240 --> 01:36:11,240
The O-one, the team outside, one-on-one.

1055
01:36:11,240 --> 01:36:19,240
The Reds, scoring two times in the sixth, they lead it two to nothing.

1056
01:36:19,240 --> 01:36:25,240
Mitch on the way, swung on, ground ball, Schmidt off to his left a couple of steps, goes on to three-oh.

1057
01:36:25,240 --> 01:36:29,240
They force Oster, and that's the inning. The Reds, no runs, they hit, no errors.

1058
01:36:29,240 --> 01:36:35,240
Runner left on, and at the end of seven, it's the Reds two and the Thills nothing.

1059
01:36:35,240 --> 01:36:37,240
Hi, this is Bob Braun for Borden Dairy.

1060
01:36:37,240 --> 01:36:40,240
Well, the race is on, and the Cincinnati Reds are playing baseball again,

1061
01:36:40,240 --> 01:36:45,240
and you can celebrate by enjoying something that's brand new from Borden Dairy.

1062
01:36:45,240 --> 01:36:51,240
It's red vanilla ice cream. Cincinnati Red, that is. It looks delicious, and it tastes great.

1063
01:36:51,240 --> 01:36:53,240
And your family and friends will really enjoy it.

1064
01:36:53,240 --> 01:36:58,240
It kind of fools them a little bit because vanilla ice cream is white, right? Wrong.

1065
01:36:58,240 --> 01:37:02,240
Vanilla ice cream is red. Cincinnati Red, that is, from Borden Dairy.

1066
01:37:02,240 --> 01:37:07,240
You'll find it in the dessert section at the frozen food department at your favorite supermarket.

1067
01:37:07,240 --> 01:37:13,240
Look for it and enjoy, and then rally around those Reds as they resume the penned race for 1981.

1068
01:37:13,240 --> 01:37:19,240
Yes, the race is on, and Borden Dairy's L.C. says, come on, pour it on, Reds,

1069
01:37:19,240 --> 01:37:23,240
and enjoy Cincinnati Red vanilla ice cream from Borden.

1070
01:37:23,240 --> 01:37:31,240
Let them all together make the L.C. a word that means the world to us.

1071
01:37:31,240 --> 01:37:40,240
Seven-inning total show the Phil's no runs, two hits, no errors.

1072
01:37:40,240 --> 01:37:43,240
The Reds two runs, six hits, and no errors.

1073
01:37:43,240 --> 01:37:45,240
Forth Philadelphia, Bob Boone will lead it off.

1074
01:37:45,240 --> 01:37:50,240
We have activity in the Cincinnati bullpen. Tommy Hume and Joe Price both throwing,

1075
01:37:50,240 --> 01:37:57,240
and it looks like Del Unser on deck to hit for,

1076
01:37:57,240 --> 01:38:01,240
in fact, Greg Gross on deck to hit for Steve Carl.

1077
01:38:01,240 --> 01:38:03,240
They're ready to go on the eighth. Here's Marty.

1078
01:38:03,240 --> 01:38:07,240
Bob Boone, 0 for 2 tonight. Tom Siever working with a two-run lead.

1079
01:38:07,240 --> 01:38:11,240
As limited the Phillies as Joe pointed out to two hits, a single and a first by Rose,

1080
01:38:11,240 --> 01:38:16,240
and the ball that Maddox hit in the last inning that appeared to be misplayed by Concepcion,

1081
01:38:16,240 --> 01:38:20,240
maybe misjudging the ball, allowing it to get over his head.

1082
01:38:20,240 --> 01:38:23,240
Siever into the plate, and Boone takes it down on away ball one.

1083
01:38:23,240 --> 01:38:32,240
Tommy Hume, Joe Price, a right-hander and a left-hander getting ready.

1084
01:38:32,240 --> 01:38:35,240
Swung on on a ground ball to third. Ray Knight has a chest tie

1085
01:38:35,240 --> 01:38:40,240
and brings it on to Danny Dreesen, one out.

1086
01:38:40,240 --> 01:38:45,240
Greg Gross, a left-handed batter, will pinch hit for Steve Carlton.

1087
01:38:45,240 --> 01:38:51,240
Carlton again has the type of ball game that he has had so many times in the past against the Reds,

1088
01:38:51,240 --> 01:38:55,240
pitching well enough on most other nights to come up with a victory,

1089
01:38:55,240 --> 01:39:01,240
but giving up six hits and two runs in seven innings, struck out five and walked four,

1090
01:39:01,240 --> 01:39:05,240
and he'll turn it over to Ron Reed now with a pinch hitter Gross coming on here with one out.

1091
01:39:05,240 --> 01:39:10,240
Greg batting 269, no home runs, five RBI, 22 times up as a pinch hitter.

1092
01:39:10,240 --> 01:39:18,240
He's delivered four base hits.

1093
01:39:18,240 --> 01:39:21,240
Siever delivers and the pitch is high, ball one.

1094
01:39:21,240 --> 01:39:23,240
We've got a final in from the American League.

1095
01:39:23,240 --> 01:39:30,240
In the first of the twin bill in Arlington, Texas, Milwaukee defeats the Rangers three to one.

1096
01:39:30,240 --> 01:39:31,240
Call strike.

1097
01:39:31,240 --> 01:39:36,240
So the Brewers continue to play good baseball here in the season's second half.

1098
01:39:36,240 --> 01:39:40,240
The Brewers are leading the American League East and now with a record of seven wins and three losses,

1099
01:39:40,240 --> 01:39:43,240
Detroit has to win tonight in order to stay a half a game back.

1100
01:39:43,240 --> 01:39:44,240
Hoss got the win.

1101
01:39:44,240 --> 01:39:50,240
Matlock took the loss and fingers, finished to get his 16th save.

1102
01:39:50,240 --> 01:39:56,240
Fouled off third and out of play.

1103
01:39:56,240 --> 01:39:59,240
After three, the Yanks lead the White Sox one-nothing.

1104
01:39:59,240 --> 01:40:03,240
Three and a half innings have gone by in Detroit, no score between the Tigers and the Twins.

1105
01:40:03,240 --> 01:40:07,240
Kansas City one-nothing over Toronto after one.

1106
01:40:07,240 --> 01:40:12,240
There are all the scores of all the games going on right now in the American League.

1107
01:40:12,240 --> 01:40:16,240
One ball and two strikes on pinch hitter Gross and another foul out of here.

1108
01:40:16,240 --> 01:40:21,240
In the bottom of the fifth at Pittsburgh, Giants four, Pirates one.

1109
01:40:21,240 --> 01:40:26,240
San Francisco broke a 1-1 tie by scoring three times in the fourth inning off Teon.

1110
01:40:26,240 --> 01:40:30,240
And it's still two-nothing Mets over the Braves after four and a half in Atlanta.

1111
01:40:30,240 --> 01:40:34,240
San Diego nothing, Cardinals nothing after one and a half.

1112
01:40:34,240 --> 01:40:45,240
Gross with a high fly ball into straightaway center field, shallow, and Mejias has it two-gone.

1113
01:40:45,240 --> 01:40:49,240
Pete Rose is one for three, a single, a ground-out and a strike-out.

1114
01:40:49,240 --> 01:40:53,240
Finally in the National League, the Astros have an early two-nothing lead over Montreal.

1115
01:40:53,240 --> 01:40:59,240
That's in the third inning.

1116
01:40:59,240 --> 01:41:04,240
Seaver has retired the Phillies in order four times, innings two, three, four, and five,

1117
01:41:04,240 --> 01:41:09,240
and trying to do it here in the eighth, leading two to nothing.

1118
01:41:09,240 --> 01:41:19,240
Rose watches a pitch sale outside.

1119
01:41:19,240 --> 01:41:22,240
Check swing. He didn't go far enough, all two.

1120
01:41:22,240 --> 01:41:25,240
Pete is second in the league in batting with that 325 batting average.

1121
01:41:25,240 --> 01:41:28,240
That's where it was at game time and that's where it is right now.

1122
01:41:28,240 --> 01:41:33,240
Andre Dawson of Montreal had a one-point advantage over Rose.

1123
01:41:33,240 --> 01:41:43,240
High ball three.

1124
01:41:43,240 --> 01:41:46,240
Seaver needs a strike and he gets it.

1125
01:41:46,240 --> 01:41:55,240
Tom has already gone farther than any of the Red Starters so far here in the second half.

1126
01:41:55,240 --> 01:42:00,240
And that's ball four inside so Rose flips the bat away and Pete becomes Seaver's second walk of the night.

1127
01:42:00,240 --> 01:42:03,240
The bat will be Trio.

1128
01:42:03,240 --> 01:42:14,240
Previous to this distance by Seaver tonight, the longest that a Red Starter has gone was Sunday afternoon when Soto went six and a third.

1129
01:42:14,240 --> 01:42:17,240
Seaver has now pitched seven in two-thirds innings.

1130
01:42:17,240 --> 01:42:27,240
Trio has flied to center, struck out, and grounded out to Oster.

1131
01:42:27,240 --> 01:42:41,240
Pitch inside, ball one.

1132
01:42:41,240 --> 01:42:45,240
Checking the pitch. Swung on line, drive over second into right center field.

1133
01:42:45,240 --> 01:42:50,240
And that falls for a hit. Rose takes a short turn at second base and he'll hole right there.

1134
01:42:50,240 --> 01:42:55,240
So a two-odd walk to Rose and a base hit by Manny Trio.

1135
01:42:55,240 --> 01:43:00,240
And the Phillies just like that have the tying runs aboard for left fielder Gary Matthews.

1136
01:43:00,240 --> 01:43:04,240
And here comes manager John McNamara and that may well be it for Tom Seaver.

1137
01:43:04,240 --> 01:43:08,240
Marty, I'm sure what Mack will ask, there's no question about it.

1138
01:43:08,240 --> 01:43:13,240
He's going to find out how Tom feels and Tom's always honest with the skipper

1139
01:43:13,240 --> 01:43:16,240
that will tell him exactly how he feels.

1140
01:43:16,240 --> 01:43:23,240
If he feels that he's tired and he thinks there should be a change, we'll see a change.

1141
01:43:23,240 --> 01:43:30,240
But I'm quite sure that Mack did not go out there with the intention of taking Tom Seaver out of the ball game.

1142
01:43:30,240 --> 01:43:33,240
Well, the meeting continues on the mound. Mack out there, arms crossed.

1143
01:43:33,240 --> 01:43:36,240
And right now I'd say he's going to leave him in there.

1144
01:43:36,240 --> 01:43:39,240
And that's exactly what he's going to do.

1145
01:43:39,240 --> 01:43:43,240
Just as Lee Weier gets to the mound, Mack turns and drops on back to the dugout

1146
01:43:43,240 --> 01:43:48,240
and Seaver will stay on to pitch to Gary Matthews.

1147
01:43:48,240 --> 01:43:50,240
Matthews hit the ball very well back in the fourth inning.

1148
01:43:50,240 --> 01:43:53,240
He sent Collins about a step or two onto the warning track and right center.

1149
01:43:53,240 --> 01:43:59,240
In fact, all three times up tonight he's hit fly ball to the outfield, twice to Mejias and the other to Collins.

1150
01:43:59,240 --> 01:44:02,240
Rose second, Trio first, two out.

1151
01:44:02,240 --> 01:44:13,240
Matthews right out over top of the plate and he takes it low for a ball.

1152
01:44:13,240 --> 01:44:25,240
Checking the lead runner, the pitch, swing and a foul at the plate.

1153
01:44:25,240 --> 01:44:31,240
Even though Mack let him in, I would think Seaver has this batter right here.

1154
01:44:31,240 --> 01:44:34,240
And that's a good shot by Schmidt on deck.

1155
01:44:34,240 --> 01:44:41,240
And the 1-1 coming to Matthews and that bounces up there, gets away from O'Berry and both runners advance.

1156
01:44:41,240 --> 01:44:49,240
Rose to third, Trio to second. Seaver throws a very inopportune wild pitch.

1157
01:44:49,240 --> 01:44:53,240
So rather than the Phillies needing a possible extra base hit to tie it up,

1158
01:44:53,240 --> 01:45:00,240
now with a wild pitch a single could deadlock the score.

1159
01:45:00,240 --> 01:45:08,240
And Gary Matthews.

1160
01:45:08,240 --> 01:45:10,240
Time will now work from the line up.

1161
01:45:10,240 --> 01:45:20,240
And here it comes, Matthews takes high, ball three.

1162
01:45:20,240 --> 01:45:23,240
Down turns around, takes a look at the scoreboard.

1163
01:45:23,240 --> 01:45:25,240
Now directions attention is back to the plate.

1164
01:45:25,240 --> 01:45:27,240
O'Berry hangs his side.

1165
01:45:27,240 --> 01:45:34,240
That's ball four, the bases are loaded.

1166
01:45:34,240 --> 01:45:38,240
Now Seaver has walked a batter, has given up a base hit, has thrown a wild pitch,

1167
01:45:38,240 --> 01:45:44,240
and has now walked another one and faces Mike Schmidt.

1168
01:45:44,240 --> 01:45:56,240
Schmidt is struck out, fly to deep left, and in the last inning Seaver hit him with a pitch.

1169
01:45:56,240 --> 01:46:01,240
Tom Seaver here in the eighth, faced with adversity leading by two runs,

1170
01:46:01,240 --> 01:46:04,240
but the Phillies after the first two batters, Boone on the ground out to third,

1171
01:46:04,240 --> 01:46:11,240
Gross on the fly to center, they have loaded them up.

1172
01:46:11,240 --> 01:46:20,240
Outfield deep, Seaver rocks, kicks, and fires, and Schmidt takes the ball.

1173
01:46:20,240 --> 01:46:22,240
Tom almost in total control until this inning,

1174
01:46:22,240 --> 01:46:29,240
although the Phillies left runners at first and third in the seventh.

1175
01:46:29,240 --> 01:46:33,240
Back with a 1-0 pitch, and Schmidt swings and slaps this one into the Philadelphia dugout.

1176
01:46:33,240 --> 01:46:38,240
One ball, one strike.

1177
01:46:38,240 --> 01:46:42,240
Rose, Trio, and Matthews are the Philadelphia base runners at third, second, and first,

1178
01:46:42,240 --> 01:46:46,240
as Human Price continue to throw in the Red Bull pen.

1179
01:46:46,240 --> 01:46:51,240
Cincinnati will be hitting off of Ron Reed in the bottom of the eighth.

1180
01:46:51,240 --> 01:46:55,240
Schmidt pounds ahead of the bat on the plate now, waiting with a cock to 1-1 to him,

1181
01:46:55,240 --> 01:47:13,240
and this one fouled back and just off to our left, bangs the auxiliary scoreboard and bounces back downstairs.

1182
01:47:13,240 --> 01:47:17,240
One ball, two strikes.

1183
01:47:17,240 --> 01:47:22,240
Schmidt waving it around, runners leading at every base with two outs, Seaver, Deal,

1184
01:47:22,240 --> 01:47:26,240
Schmidt swings, and this one's back upstairs.

1185
01:47:26,240 --> 01:47:40,240
And a man who hit the home run that wrapped things up for the National League in the All-Star game.

1186
01:47:40,240 --> 01:47:47,240
Trying to deliver right here just a nice, polite single to get his ball club even.

1187
01:47:47,240 --> 01:47:49,240
They count holding at a ball, two strikes.

1188
01:47:49,240 --> 01:47:51,240
Seaver with a motion. He kicks and fires.

1189
01:47:51,240 --> 01:47:53,240
Schmidt breaks his bat and bounces to the mound.

1190
01:47:53,240 --> 01:47:56,240
On to Greason. We're out of the inning.

1191
01:47:56,240 --> 01:48:04,240
Tom bounces back as he got in on Schmidt, and he hits a nice bouncer right back to the mound.

1192
01:48:04,240 --> 01:48:07,240
No run. One hit. Three left.

1193
01:48:07,240 --> 01:48:12,240
After seven and a half, the Reds 2 and the Phillies nothing.

1194
01:48:37,240 --> 01:48:53,240
This bat's for you. For all you do.

1195
01:48:53,240 --> 01:49:01,240
The king of the year, this guy and that.

1196
01:49:01,240 --> 01:49:06,240
For all you do.

1197
01:49:06,240 --> 01:49:08,240
This bat's for you.

1198
01:49:08,240 --> 01:49:12,240
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis.

1199
01:49:12,240 --> 01:49:19,240
And this bat's for you. Day or night, anytime is the right time to enjoy the clean, crisp taste, that says Budweiser.

1200
01:49:19,240 --> 01:49:22,240
Now we've got a new pitcher on the mound, right-hander Ron Reed.

1201
01:49:22,240 --> 01:49:25,240
You're right. Joe will take a look at his numbers.

1202
01:49:25,240 --> 01:49:26,240
So it's the other side, doesn't he, huh?

1203
01:49:26,240 --> 01:49:27,240
Yeah.

1204
01:49:27,240 --> 01:49:28,240
I didn't notice that.

1205
01:49:28,240 --> 01:49:29,240
Joe do.

1206
01:49:29,240 --> 01:49:31,240
Okay. So, Ron Reed.

1207
01:49:31,240 --> 01:49:35,240
Well, Ron is making his 20th appearance of the year, Marty, and he's won two of our son

1208
01:49:35,240 --> 01:49:42,240
with a fine 291 earned run average in 34 innings he's allowed, but 26 hits has locked in and has struck out 20,

1209
01:49:42,240 --> 01:49:47,240
and he'll be facing George Foster leading it off here in the eighth for the Reds.

1210
01:49:47,240 --> 01:49:48,240
Got another change also.

1211
01:49:48,240 --> 01:49:52,240
Greg Gross, who pinch hit in the top of the inning, stays in the game to play Latvia.

1212
01:49:52,240 --> 01:49:57,240
He, of course, bats in that ninth spot, and the newcomer Reed to the mound will be hitting in the number three position,

1213
01:49:57,240 --> 01:50:01,240
formerly held by Matthews.

1214
01:50:01,240 --> 01:50:07,240
Two-nothing Cincinnati, George Foster leading off the bottom of the eighth inning has been on three straight times tonight,

1215
01:50:07,240 --> 01:50:12,240
two walks and a single.

1216
01:50:12,240 --> 01:50:18,240
He's been on seven straight times over the last two games, and Reed misses with the first pitch of ball.

1217
01:50:18,240 --> 01:50:21,240
Sunday Foster single, walk, double, and single again.

1218
01:50:21,240 --> 01:50:25,240
Tonight he has walked, walked, and single, and scored a run.

1219
01:50:25,240 --> 01:50:34,240
Strike to him on the outside, one and one.

1220
01:50:34,240 --> 01:50:41,240
That one bounces up there, two balls and a strike. Attendance tonight, 25,363.

1221
01:50:41,240 --> 01:50:49,240
25,363.

1222
01:50:49,240 --> 01:50:54,240
Reed pitches and Foster swings and grounds it into center field. He's got another hit.

1223
01:50:54,240 --> 01:51:02,240
That is eight times in a row he's been on base.

1224
01:51:02,240 --> 01:51:07,240
Base hit number seven for Cincinnati. It brings up Danny Drees and Danny without an official adbat,

1225
01:51:07,240 --> 01:51:16,240
has walked, sacrificed, and walked again.

1226
01:51:16,240 --> 01:51:23,240
Ron Reed, greeted by a ground single to center. Dreeson looks at a strike.

1227
01:51:23,240 --> 01:51:27,240
Reds put three of their seven hits together in the sixth inning along with a base on balls

1228
01:51:27,240 --> 01:51:32,240
and a sacrifice fly to get two runs in.

1229
01:51:32,240 --> 01:51:42,240
One ball and a strike on Danny.

1230
01:51:42,240 --> 01:51:52,240
Dreeson levels it back, pitching Reed, taking Dreeson, low on inside, two balls and one strike.

1231
01:51:52,240 --> 01:52:00,240
Over the years, the Reds have had more than their share of success against Ron Reed.

1232
01:52:00,240 --> 01:52:04,240
Foster going, pitcher swung out and foul. Bob Boone came out of the crowd to throw,

1233
01:52:04,240 --> 01:52:10,240
but the ball, Dreeson just got a piece of the ball and bounded away from Boone.

1234
01:52:10,240 --> 01:52:13,240
Think about one single effort the Reds had off this veteran right hander.

1235
01:52:13,240 --> 01:52:18,240
It was, of course, in the third and as things turned out, the final game of the 76 playoffs

1236
01:52:18,240 --> 01:52:23,240
when the Reds came to the ninth inning trailing by two runs.

1237
01:52:23,240 --> 01:52:26,240
That pitch is high and it's a full count.

1238
01:52:26,240 --> 01:52:35,240
Reds had back-to-back home runs off Reed, Foster and Bench and later, of course, scored the winning run

1239
01:52:35,240 --> 01:52:42,240
off of left-hander Tom Underwood. Foster going, and Dreeson bounces this one past third and a foul ball.

1240
01:52:42,240 --> 01:52:45,240
Boy, it was close. That ball took a big bounce by Schmidt,

1241
01:52:45,240 --> 01:52:49,240
and it looked very, very close to being a fair ball.

1242
01:52:49,240 --> 01:52:53,240
And Russ Nixon now questioning Ed Montague's foul call.

1243
01:52:53,240 --> 01:52:56,240
You can't get much closer than that, I'll tell you.

1244
01:52:56,240 --> 01:52:59,240
Russ going up the line behind third base to say something to Montague

1245
01:52:59,240 --> 01:53:08,240
because I guarantee Russ thought that ball got some white.

1246
01:53:08,240 --> 01:53:16,240
Nixon not smiling as he walks back to the third base coaching box.

1247
01:53:16,240 --> 01:53:22,240
Holding full on Danny Dreeson.

1248
01:53:22,240 --> 01:53:43,240
Foster going, swinging another foul by Dan.

1249
01:53:43,240 --> 01:53:46,240
Reed with a pause and a pitch. Foster takes off.

1250
01:53:46,240 --> 01:53:48,240
Ground ball slapped to the left side. Boa has it.

1251
01:53:48,240 --> 01:53:51,240
He'll make his play to first as Foster goes to second.

1252
01:53:51,240 --> 01:53:57,240
He was running on a pitch, and Dreeson grounds out short to first.

1253
01:53:57,240 --> 01:54:01,240
That brings up Ray Knight, and right now he has a game-winning RBI

1254
01:54:01,240 --> 01:54:17,240
with that bases-loaded single in the sixth inning to knock in a run.

1255
01:54:17,240 --> 01:54:21,240
He's gone out, a runner at second.

1256
01:54:21,240 --> 01:54:24,240
That would not be opposed to getting another run in before the Phillies bat in the ninth.

1257
01:54:24,240 --> 01:54:26,240
And Knight drives one into right field, base hit.

1258
01:54:26,240 --> 01:54:29,240
McBride charges, and he'll have to hold Foster at third.

1259
01:54:29,240 --> 01:54:33,240
Ray hit that ball so hard that George did not have any chance at all

1260
01:54:33,240 --> 01:54:39,240
of scoring from second base.

1261
01:54:39,240 --> 01:54:41,240
So Ray Knight has his second hit of the night,

1262
01:54:41,240 --> 01:54:45,240
and the runners are threatening here in the eighth inning off Ron Reed.

1263
01:54:45,240 --> 01:54:52,240
We'll pause for station identification on the Cincinnati Reds baseball network.

1264
01:54:52,240 --> 01:54:56,240
Third-shift workers, insomniacs, and just generally off-the-wall people

1265
01:54:56,240 --> 01:55:00,240
will want to spend the night with the Spaceman from midnight until six here at K-95.

1266
01:55:00,240 --> 01:55:04,240
Great kick in country music and irrational behavior, the Spaceman at K-95,

1267
01:55:04,240 --> 01:55:07,240
WHOKFM, Lancaster.

1268
01:55:07,240 --> 01:55:09,240
Sparky Lyle has started to throw in the Philadelphia bullpen,

1269
01:55:09,240 --> 01:55:12,240
with the Reds showing runners at first and third, and only one down,

1270
01:55:12,240 --> 01:55:16,240
Sam Mejias at the plate, and Sam picked up the other run bat in

1271
01:55:16,240 --> 01:55:21,240
in the sixth inning with that sacrifice fly to Gary Maddox.

1272
01:55:21,240 --> 01:55:34,240
Here comes the pitch to Mejias, and it's 4-1 upstairs.

1273
01:55:34,240 --> 01:55:37,240
In field, a double play depth, Foster third, Knight first.

1274
01:55:37,240 --> 01:55:43,240
Mejias takes ball two.

1275
01:55:43,240 --> 01:55:52,240
Mets have gotten another run to now lead Atlanta 3-0 after five and a half innings of play,

1276
01:55:52,240 --> 01:55:56,240
but Houston is shutting out Montreal 2-0 after three.

1277
01:55:56,240 --> 01:55:58,240
Inside, ball three.

1278
01:55:58,240 --> 01:56:02,240
The things should stay as they are right now in the National League West.

1279
01:56:02,240 --> 01:56:07,240
If Atlanta loses, but Houston wins, the Reds will gain a half a game

1280
01:56:07,240 --> 01:56:11,240
because Houston would then replace Atlanta as a first-place team in the Western Division.

1281
01:56:11,240 --> 01:56:13,240
The Reds would move within a game and a half.

1282
01:56:13,240 --> 01:56:15,240
Strike his call off the 3-0.

1283
01:56:15,240 --> 01:56:19,240
Ideally, it would be nice to see Atlanta get beat and Houston also lose.

1284
01:56:19,240 --> 01:56:23,240
That way the Reds would move to within one of first place.

1285
01:56:23,240 --> 01:56:30,240
Things are pretty much bunched up here in the early going of the season's second half.

1286
01:56:30,240 --> 01:56:40,240
3-1 pitch, foul back.

1287
01:56:40,240 --> 01:56:44,240
Foster let off the inning with a single and he moved to second on a ground out by Dreeson

1288
01:56:44,240 --> 01:56:51,240
and advances to third on a hard hit line drive base hit to right field by Ray Knight.

1289
01:56:51,240 --> 01:56:52,240
Knight going.

1290
01:56:52,240 --> 01:56:53,240
Pitch is swung on.

1291
01:56:53,240 --> 01:56:54,240
Fly ball, center field.

1292
01:56:54,240 --> 01:56:55,240
Waiting on it, Maddox.

1293
01:56:55,240 --> 01:56:56,240
He makes the catch.

1294
01:56:56,240 --> 01:56:57,240
Foster tags.

1295
01:56:57,240 --> 01:56:58,240
We'll try to score.

1296
01:56:58,240 --> 01:56:59,240
Here comes the throw.

1297
01:56:59,240 --> 01:57:00,240
Foster's in there.

1298
01:57:00,240 --> 01:57:03,240
He's right between the legs of Bob Boone who was straddling the plate.

1299
01:57:03,240 --> 01:57:17,240
Another sacrifice fly for Sam that he has a 3-0 and brother what a job he's done filling in for Ken Griffey.

1300
01:57:17,240 --> 01:57:25,240
Knight stays at first as the Reds add another run to their lead.

1301
01:57:25,240 --> 01:57:27,240
That's the seventh RBI of the year for Samming.

1302
01:57:27,240 --> 01:57:32,240
Here's Michael Berry.

1303
01:57:32,240 --> 01:57:39,240
Grounded out three times tonight but of course facing Ron Reed for the first time.

1304
01:57:39,240 --> 01:57:45,240
Ball is high and inside.

1305
01:57:45,240 --> 01:57:50,240
We might tell you if you don't already know that baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced late this afternoon

1306
01:57:50,240 --> 01:57:56,240
that he has put off making a decision on the format changes until tomorrow.

1307
01:57:56,240 --> 01:57:57,240
There's a throw to first.

1308
01:57:57,240 --> 01:58:03,240
We understand that he met with presidents of both leagues, Lee McPhail and Chubb Feeney,

1309
01:58:03,240 --> 01:58:07,240
and apparently will be making a decision on how the format changes will be.

1310
01:58:07,240 --> 01:58:12,240
Here's a fly ball hit back into left center field but Greg Gross is waiting on it and makes the catch.

1311
01:58:12,240 --> 01:58:15,240
So the eighth inning turns into a scoring inning for Cincinnati.

1312
01:58:15,240 --> 01:58:20,240
One run, two hits, one left, and to the ninth inning with a score.

1313
01:58:20,240 --> 01:58:23,240
Reds 3, Phillies nothing.

1314
01:58:23,240 --> 01:58:27,240
With the purpose of providing food, drink, and lodging for the weary traveler,

1315
01:58:27,240 --> 01:58:32,240
Rudolph J. Fitcher set up a fine, reputable establishment in the 1800s.

1316
01:58:32,240 --> 01:58:39,240
And you can be sure that tradition lives on today at the R.J. Fitcher Inn at the heart of historic downtown Likester.

1317
01:58:39,240 --> 01:58:46,240
The R.J. Fitcher Inn features distinctive food and cocktails in an elegant garden setting with friendly service and atmosphere.

1318
01:58:46,240 --> 01:58:51,240
The R.J. Fitcher Inn at the sign of the green tree in downtown Likester.

1319
01:58:51,240 --> 01:58:55,240
If everyone's having big sales, why do people come to Lowe's?

1320
01:58:55,240 --> 01:59:00,240
I find them very competitive. That's why I started shopping at Lowe's.

1321
01:59:00,240 --> 01:59:04,240
Other establishments will put something on sale and make it look cheaper.

1322
01:59:04,240 --> 01:59:07,240
But actually overall Lowe's is the best buy.

1323
01:59:07,240 --> 01:59:11,240
When Lowe's put something on sale, it doesn't just look like a bargain.

1324
01:59:11,240 --> 01:59:17,240
Right now we have enterprise paint. Exterior latex is $7.99 a gallon. That's a $6 savings.

1325
01:59:17,240 --> 01:59:21,240
At Lowe's, our name reflects our prices.

1326
01:59:21,240 --> 01:59:32,240
Tom Saber three outs away from his eighth victory of the 1981 season and also three outs away from his 55th career shutout.

1327
01:59:32,240 --> 01:59:38,240
54 is tops among active pitchers in tenth all time. Tom has one shutout earlier this season.

1328
01:59:38,240 --> 01:59:46,240
That was against the Astros on the 8th of May here at Riverfront when he limited them to six base hits and a 4-0 Cincinnati victory.

1329
01:59:46,240 --> 01:59:51,240
And was part of another shutout on the 19th of May, a game that the Reds won in Wrigley field five to nothing.

1330
01:59:51,240 --> 01:59:55,240
Saber pitched five innings in that game giving up two base hits.

1331
01:59:55,240 --> 02:00:01,240
But had to leave with a tight left thigh muscle and Paul Moscoe came on to finish it off.

1332
02:00:01,240 --> 02:00:07,240
Joe Price and Tommy Hume back to the bullpen as Blake McBride opens up the Philadelphia night.

1333
02:00:07,240 --> 02:00:12,240
Saber delivers and McBride bounces slowly right side wide. A first reason has it, underhands to Saber.

1334
02:00:12,240 --> 02:00:16,240
Tom got there and McBride might have stepped on his foot.

1335
02:00:16,240 --> 02:00:20,240
A close play and out says Harry Wendelstad, but McBride might have stepped on Saber's foot.

1336
02:00:20,240 --> 02:00:25,240
Tom pulled it away quickly, but apparently he's all right.

1337
02:00:25,240 --> 02:00:30,240
Well apparently they ruled safe on that play. I thought he was out. It looked like the man ruled out.

1338
02:00:30,240 --> 02:00:41,240
Wendelstad, it looked like he gave the outside and it looks like Saber got there and McBride is still standing at first base.

1339
02:00:41,240 --> 02:00:46,240
Harry Wendelstad, folks, I'll tell you what, he missed one badly there.

1340
02:00:46,240 --> 02:00:56,240
Tom got the back side of the bag, the outfield side of the bag, and Winfield, Wendelstad calls safe and McBride and the Phillies get a gift.

1341
02:00:56,240 --> 02:01:06,240
Gary Maddox is swinging a foul off the end of the bat.

1342
02:01:06,240 --> 02:01:12,240
That'll be the fourth Philadelphia hit.

1343
02:01:12,240 --> 02:01:19,240
Maddox is one for three. He pops it up without a play, dropping well back of the Cincinnati dugout.

1344
02:01:19,240 --> 02:01:28,240
He had that broken bat line drive in the seventh inning that Concepcion came in on and all of a sudden Davie realized the error of his ways,

1345
02:01:28,240 --> 02:01:34,240
but by that time the ball had enough on it to clear him for a base hit.

1346
02:01:34,240 --> 02:01:38,240
Strike two pitch, high for a ball.

1347
02:01:38,240 --> 02:01:42,240
So really two of the four Philadelphia hits have been somewhat tainted.

1348
02:01:42,240 --> 02:01:51,240
The hit by Maddox and this one right here by McBride, the others belonging to Rose, a single, and Manny Treo a base hit.

1349
02:01:51,240 --> 02:01:56,240
Reds leading three to nothing in the top of the ninth.

1350
02:01:56,240 --> 02:02:18,240
Maddox pulls it foul and that'll make the Philadelphia dugout count holes at a ball in two strikes.

1351
02:02:18,240 --> 02:02:21,240
Here's a long pause in the pitch.

1352
02:02:21,240 --> 02:02:27,240
A ground ball left side. Concepcion gets to it, goes to second. They all settle for the fourth play on Beg McBride.

1353
02:02:27,240 --> 02:02:29,240
Davie moving off to his right.

1354
02:02:29,240 --> 02:02:35,240
And quick throwing to Ronnie Oster. McBride forced his second one gone. Here's Larry Boa.

1355
02:02:35,240 --> 02:02:43,240
If you had tickets to Reds games that weren't played because of the baseball strike, you can exchange those tickets for any of the 21 remaining Reds home games.

1356
02:02:43,240 --> 02:02:50,240
They're at the stadium, at the 580 gift shop, at Reds branch ticket agencies by mail, or at the ticket windows when you come to the game.

1357
02:02:50,240 --> 02:02:52,240
Down Boa.

1358
02:02:52,240 --> 02:02:59,240
Popped a short, lined a short. Davie took one away from him in the fifth inning and it's flying to left.

1359
02:02:59,240 --> 02:03:13,240
Bluffs the bunt, takes the ball.

1360
02:03:13,240 --> 02:03:21,240
One oak to the plate and another bluff bunt attempt by Boa. Two balls in those strikes.

1361
02:03:21,240 --> 02:03:28,240
The Reds win and Sieber would go 8-2. Carlton would go 9-3.

1362
02:03:28,240 --> 02:03:38,240
Carlton will lose his second straight start since baseball resumed a week ago last night.

1363
02:03:38,240 --> 02:03:44,240
Tom needs a strike here against Larry Boa and cannot get it.

1364
02:03:44,240 --> 02:03:56,240
Inside with a fastball, 3-0.

1365
02:03:56,240 --> 02:04:01,240
That's a strike on the inside edge. Bob Boone is on deck.

1366
02:04:01,240 --> 02:04:10,240
We look down into the Philadelphia dugout and see Keith Morland with a bat in hand. We could possibly see a pinch hitter before the pitcher-reads turn comes up.

1367
02:04:10,240 --> 02:04:19,240
That is ball four, so Boa draws a walk. The fourth given up by Sieber. Maddox moves on to second base.

1368
02:04:19,240 --> 02:04:34,240
And Bob Boone is going to be taken down. And let's see if it's going to be Dell Unter. It will be. Unter coming to the plate and here comes Mack.

1369
02:04:34,240 --> 02:04:40,240
He went out there in the eighth inning and after conversing with Sieber, he elected to leave him in.

1370
02:04:40,240 --> 02:04:48,240
That was before Matthews batted. He drew a walk, but then with the bases loaded and two down, Sieber got Schmidt to bounce in to the mound and end the inning.

1371
02:04:48,240 --> 02:04:55,240
And now the Reds are going to make the pitching change. That's it for Tom. Boa with a fine job he did tonight.

1372
02:04:55,240 --> 02:05:01,240
And now we'll turn it over to right-hander Tommy Hume. The Phillies with two highs, one out.

1373
02:05:01,240 --> 02:05:09,240
And a 3-0 Reds lead here in the ninth inning as Hume comes on, hopefully to the rescue. We'll see how it turns out after this.

1374
02:05:09,240 --> 02:05:25,240
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1375
02:05:25,240 --> 02:05:31,240
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1376
02:05:31,240 --> 02:05:45,240
At Kings Island we put this kind of commitment into everything we do. From all across America, hundreds of dynamic, talented young performers combine their special skills to bring you a quality of entertainment that's nothing less than sensational.

1377
02:05:45,240 --> 02:05:59,240
Whether it's our biggest production or our smallest spectators, we give it our all. Because we know that when you really put your heart into something, it shows.

1378
02:05:59,240 --> 02:06:11,240
Year after year, every day is opening night at Kings Island.

1379
02:06:11,240 --> 02:06:17,240
Tommy Hume onto the mound for the Cincinnati Reds. And for Hume, this will be the 30th time he's been on in relief this season.

1380
02:06:17,240 --> 02:06:31,240
A record of five wins and two losses. Another run average of 3.23 and seven saves. Since the beginning of the second season, Hume has been called on four times.

1381
02:06:31,240 --> 02:06:41,240
He, in five and a third innings, has allowed only one base hit and no runs in those four appearances. Has saved two games and won one.

1382
02:06:41,240 --> 02:06:53,240
So despite the fact that the Phillies have a left-handed batter up there, Del Unser batting for Bob Boone. John McNamara brings on the right-hander Hume, who's been on a personal tear, pitching so effectively.

1383
02:06:53,240 --> 02:07:01,240
The Phillies have two men on base and Unser batting 2.19 waiting. Hume delivers and Unser fouls it away.

1384
02:07:01,240 --> 02:07:12,240
Del has done a fine job for the Phillies in this particular type of roll right here. This season, four hits and 14 pinch hit appearances with four RBIs.

1385
02:07:12,240 --> 02:07:25,240
No home runs, six RBIs. Maddox at second. Boa at first. The one-strike pitch to Unser swung on and hit in the air. Shallow right field, Collins with plenty of time.

1386
02:07:25,240 --> 02:07:34,240
He has it to God.

1387
02:07:34,240 --> 02:07:38,240
Oh, with two out, the batter will be Greg Gross. He'll be up for the second time in as many innings.

1388
02:07:38,240 --> 02:07:47,240
Came on in the eighth inning to pinch hit for Carlton and fly it out.

1389
02:07:47,240 --> 02:07:58,240
Phillies are down to their final out. Hume trying to nail it down for Tom Siever. Kicks and throws and Unser takes the strike.

1390
02:07:58,240 --> 02:08:05,240
Make that Greg Gross strike one call.

1391
02:08:05,240 --> 02:08:12,240
So Doug Baer is taking up now where Hume left off in the bullpen. Ground ball up the middle. That's going to be a base hit.

1392
02:08:12,240 --> 02:08:19,240
Here comes Maddox around third and Philadelphia is on the board on that two out single to center by Greg Gross.

1393
02:08:19,240 --> 02:08:26,240
It's now a three to one game.

1394
02:08:26,240 --> 02:08:31,240
Gross hit one on the ground hard, dead up the middle to center field.

1395
02:08:31,240 --> 02:08:39,240
Scoring Gary Maddox and moving Boa onto second base and that'll bring up Pete Gross.

1396
02:08:39,240 --> 02:08:51,240
Gross is going to be taken down and Lonnie Smith will go in to run at first base.

1397
02:08:51,240 --> 02:08:58,240
Mr. Gross does his job as he keeps the Phillies alive. They finally dent the plate.

1398
02:08:58,240 --> 02:09:14,240
Rose one for three with a walk. Pitch taken high and away, ball one.

1399
02:09:14,240 --> 02:09:23,240
Phillies two runs shy. Hume checks the runners, pitches. Rose takes high, two balls and no strikes.

1400
02:09:23,240 --> 02:09:28,240
The end that the Phillies just scored of course is Sebers and so too would be the runner at second Boa.

1401
02:09:28,240 --> 02:09:31,240
But Hume hoping to end it here. He needs a strike and gets it.

1402
02:09:31,240 --> 02:09:43,240
After getting behind two and oh he pours one over Beltie and Rose with a count of two balls and a strike.

1403
02:09:43,240 --> 02:09:50,240
Stretching the pitch. Swung on, fly ball left field. That should do it. Foster comes on and this one belongs to the Reds.

1404
02:09:50,240 --> 02:09:55,240
Here in the ninth inning the Phillies get a run on two bases but they lead to,

1405
02:09:55,240 --> 02:10:00,240
as the Reds come up with a victory in the first of this two game series by a final score of three to one.

1406
02:10:00,240 --> 02:10:23,240
We'll be back in just a moment.