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This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons.com for more sports history.

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Kansas City Royals traveled to California to face the Angels at Anaheim Stadium for a Wednesday night game on September 17, 1986.

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The Royals were the defending world champions, having defeated the Cardinals in 1985.

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They were now managed by Mike Ferraro, who had taken over from Dick Hauser midway through the season.

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The team was struggling in 1985, entering this game 16 games out in the American League West that was led by the high-flying California Angels.

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California was 23 games over 500 and had a solid nine-game lead down the stretch under manager Gene Mock.

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This audio recording is from the Angels Radio broadcast featuring announcers Al Conan and Ron Fairley.

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Alright Ron, thank you very much. We go to the ballgame with the Angels trying to reduce that magic number to nine.

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19 games left to play, including tonight, and this evening it's Don Sutton going against the Kansas City Royals.

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Beating it off Willie Wilson, who had such a marvelous game last night, he went three for five.

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And Lonnie Smith on deck had four hits. But the Angels pulled it out nonetheless.

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And the first pitch of the game is flung on and pulled forward first, right there at the bag is Rich, and he steps on the bag for the out.

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So Wilson first ball swinging as he did last night, but this time he grounds out.

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And the center fielder back to the dugout with his average down-of-pick from the 271 mark with which he began the game.

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So that will bring up Lonnie Smith, who with his four hits last night lifted his average to 293, and he is hot right now.

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He's hit an 11th straight, during which he's hit 511. Sutton with that slow wind-up delivers, and his fastball is inside, 1-0.

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So Smith, about as hot as he's been all year long, in fact his average of 293 at a seasonal high.

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Sutton right back to him, and there's a line drive, it well to center field, Pettis going back on the ball, still going back on the track.

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He makes it over the shoulder catch.

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So Lonnie Smith hits it well, but not well enough. Two down, and the opening hitting in Rudy Law will be stepping in.

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The former Dodger, former Chicago White Sox, now laboring with the Royals hitting 257.

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The Angels with Bobby Gritz at first base again tonight.

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Molly Joyner improving with that shoulder, but not yet ready to start. Gus Paladar at second.

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Dick Schofield, the shortstop, and Doug the Sensei at third.

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Sutton clanks it up, and the first one to Rudy Law is swung on and driven to right center field.

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George Hendrick on his horse, he's there, and makes the catch, and it's an easy 1-2-3 inning for Don Sutton.

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No runs, no hits, no errors. Nobody left on base, and after a half an inning here at the stadium, it's the Royals nothing and the Angels coming up.

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Okay, and again Don Sutton for the Angels, pitching for the Angels. Danny Jackson for the Royals.

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Danny Jackson's 10-10, Sutton a nice record this season, 14-9. Another game starting up just about the same time as ours, the White Sox at Seattle.

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Floyd Bannister pitching for Chicago, he's 9-11. Mark Langston, 12-11 for Seattle.

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And a game that started just a little while ago, and they're still scoreless in the bottom of the second, is the San Francisco-San Diego game.

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Let's start up about a half an hour ago.

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The light of blue is 9-10, pitching for the Giants. Ed Vosberg, who has no record at all this season, 0-0 on the mound for the Padres.

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We might mention that California has some 18 games left to play, including this one.

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Actually the Angels have played only 143, so it would be 19.

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However, there's one game that they won't play unless it's necessary, and that is a game at Cleveland.

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So for all practical purposes, 18 games left in the season for the Angels.

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Eleven of them at home, including tonight's action with Kansas City. Another one with KC on Thursday.

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Then there are three with Chicago on the 19th, the 20th, and the 21st.

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Three with Cleveland at home, the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th.

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Then the Angels have three with Texas on the 26th, 27th, and 28th.

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Then a little bit of a road trip for seven games. They go to Kansas City for three games on the 29th and the 30th, and October 1st.

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And then finally, winding up the season, four games at Texas where the Angels are playing Texas Rangers on October 2nd, October 3rd, October 4th, and October 5th.

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And should the division race really narrow up, and of course they may very well, especially with those four games at Texas,

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and should the Angels falter in the meanwhile in Texas and do some good work, they will complete that one game at Cleveland.

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Bottom of the first inning, no scores. We begin and Gary Pettis takes the first pitch from Danny Jackson and grounds it to second base.

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Frank White right there to field and throws him out. So just like that, one away.

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So Jackson ready in a hurry and gets Pettis quite quickly, and Dick Schofield will come up now, hitting.251.

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Danny Jackson 10-10 on the year, an ERA of 3.49, trying to become only the second Kansas City starter with a winning record this year.

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The other Mark Gubbezow is 10-6. And it's really not the way it figured when the season began.

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They had Brett Saberhagen, the Cy Young Award winner, Tyler Leibrand, a big winner last year too.

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There's a fastball to Schofield for Sykes on one. But the starting rotation this year has been inconsistent to say the least for the Royals.

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The strike one to Schofield is just inside, one ball, one strike. Danny Jackson though has had his good moment.

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Though he has 0-1 against the Angels, his defeat was a memorable one because he threw a five-hitter at the Angels, which was his best performance of the year.

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The 1-1 pitch is a chopper toward first. Sykeser is there. He weighs off Jackson and beats Schofield to the bag. So quickly two up and two down.

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And that will bring up Downing, who was one of the key architects of last night's victory.

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He had a base hit in that seventh inning to help the Angels come from behind. And he has been doing it all year long for the Royals.

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He's the Angels' leading hitter against Kansas City, hitting.367.

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So two out, nobody on, bottom of the first, no score. Danny Jackson, waiting for Downing.

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And Bryan settles in. The left-hander staring down at his catcher, Jim Sunberg. Now he cranks it up.

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And the first pitch to Bryan is on the inside corner called a strike.

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It's Kevin Sykeser at first base tonight, Frank White at second, Buddy Biancolano at the short stop, Jamie Quirk at third.

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Strike one has popped up, foul ground, first base side. Sykeser coming down and over, and he makes the catch.

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And the side retires. So like Don Sutton, Danny Jackson disposes of the first three batters he faces and does it in a hurry.

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No runs, no hits, no errors. Nobody left, and we'll go to the second. Angels nothing, Royals nothing.

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Now the Angels are on a little bit of a roll, a mini-roll if you will. They have one, two, and a roll, seven out of their last ten.

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And the last one at the hands, they have at the expense of the Royals, if they can start this three-game series.

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They started it on Tuesday, and this is the second of the three that we're in tonight.

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Bob Boone's two-out single driving and pinch runner Devon White in the eighth inning on Tuesday, and that gave the Angels a 6-5 victory, just eating that one out over Kansas City.

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The victory reducing, as you heard, the Angels' Magic number 10 for clinching their first American League West title since 1982.

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Now despite Texas' 10-6 triumph over Oakland, California maintained its nine-game lead over the second-place Rangers, going into Wednesday action.

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Now Texas has, of course, won again, so that now is a gap to 8-1 half.

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In this game on Tuesday, Kansas City had tied the score in the eighth on Bo Jackson's two-run homer.

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Loser in the game was Dan Quisenberry. He's two and seven on the year. He retired the first two batters in the eighth before pinch hitter Wally Joyner beat out an infield single just out of Quisenberry's reach.

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White ran for Joyner, stole second before Boone lined an RBI single to right. Right fielder Jackson's throw to the plate was wide.

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Gary Lucas was the winner in this one. He's 4-0 on the season. Pitched a scoreless ninth inning, he was awarded the victory for that effort.

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Donnie Moore, who had yielded Jackson's homer on his first pitch, was the pitcher of record during the California rally, but he was deemed by the officials ineffective, so Gary Lucas got that victory, and of course that is their privilege.

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Boy, that first inning went by in a hurry, right? Have you seen it hitting this year? It went faster than that. We didn't even get a chance to spot the defenses in there.

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No, I tell you what, you have a bunch of guys down there in that batter's box this evening that are going after that first pitch, and that also tells you one other thing, that both sides know that the guy that's on the mound is going to throw strikes, and so you might as well go up there and go hacking.

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Of course Sutton, through the course of the year, has been working under basically a 100-pitch limit, and the Royals going up there swinging in a hurry, they actually play into his hands, because that means he gets the job done on fewer pitches.

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Here's Jamie Quirk, to lead things off of the Royals, no score in the second. Sutton delivers, and the first pitch is swung on and fouled away. Quirk is in there for George Brett. Brett started last night for the first time since August 29th, battling a sore shoulder, and obviously it's still a problem because he's not in there this evening.

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Quirk with a 2.18 average, five homers, 20 runs batted in, but that's a bit deceiving because lately he's been swinging very well. Sutton right back to him, and the strike one is fisted foul for the base way, and it bounces in front of the aim to dug out and back into the seat.

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Boy, you didn't get much of a hack at that one.

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I tell you what, that was a weak pop-up. Unless you hit a few of them. He still hasn't come close to my record yet.

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What's your record?

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I hit one back to the pitcher one night. Well, I'll tell you about that in a second.

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Here's a strike two from Sutton, and it's just outside one of two.

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You don't have to have that egg-popping contest. How soft you can pop the egg back and forth.

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So it doesn't break.

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That's probably as hard as I hit it back to the pitcher. It's just barely had enough on it to carry to the mound.

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Thanks to whether Quirk is outside two of two.

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And you had the full cut, right?

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I had a full cut. I came back to the dugout and Drysdale sat down next to me and he says, Ron, that might be the cuniest hit I've ever seen in my life.

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Two of two, the count to Jamie Quirk. Sutton delivers, and it dribbles slowly up the first base line.

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Sutton's down to get it. He quickly whips it to Gritz covering in time.

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That was a tough play because as the ball went up the line, Sutton came down to get it.

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Gritz started to go for it, and then when he realized Don was going to make the play, he had to retreat to get into position to take the throw.

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But the play goes into book three to one, and that'll bring up Frank White, who's hitting 266.

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There's the first one to White, and it's a curveball low. I want to know.

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He started to spot that angel defense for you in the first inning, did not do it completely, and would like to do that now.

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Here's the 1-0 from Sutton, and White hits a high pop fly over short, shadow left, Schofield backpedaling, and he'll make the catch on the grass.

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So two down and Kevin Seitz are coming up.

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We mentioned in the interview that Bobby Gritz had first, Palinord second, Schofield is short, stop and Descente third.

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In the outfield is Brian Downing and last, Gary Pettis in center, and George Hendrick in right.

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Bob Boone catching, and it's Don Sutton on the mound, the winner of four consecutive decisions, although he did not figure in his last out at Chicago.

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And he is perhaps pitching his best baseball of the year right now.

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His ERA certainly at its low point of the season at 3.77, and he's given up just one earned run in his last 23 and a third innings of work.

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Boy, he's been doing well.

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His first one to Seitz is a curve ball that's just high, 1-0.

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We saw Seitz for the first time last night.

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He went 0-4, but he displayed an outstanding swing, certainly impressed some of the angels.

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In particular, Moose Fiebeling, the angel hitting instructor.

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The 1-0 pitch.

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There's a breaking ball in there for a strike, 1-1.

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Moose was saying that he looks to be very fundamentally sound and figures he's going to be a good hitter.

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And that he has been wherever he has played in the organization for the Royals.

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There's one fouled back off a first out of play, 1-2.

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In fact, he has not had a pro season where he's hit less than 2.97.

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He hit 3.18 this year at Omaha.

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Kevin Seitzer filling in for Steve Balboni, who's on the sidelines again tonight with that sore back.

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And the angels glad to hear that because Balboni has worn them out down to the last two years.

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No score in the second.

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Two out bases empty.

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The 1-2 to Seitzer is a line drive.

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It's short and scooper. Reaches up and pulls it down.

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So Seitzer hits the ball hard but has nothing to show for it.

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As Don Sutton throws down the Royals in a hurry again in the second.

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No runs, no hits, no errors.

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Nobody left.

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And after 1-1.5, that's a big A.

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Now if you're following the National West race at all, you know that Houston defeated Cincinnati on Tuesday night.

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And Houston has done it once again.

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And they're just about putting the Reds out of reach here.

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Houston now has 183, lost 62.

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And the Reds are 74 and 71.

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They fall nine games behind the Astros.

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And that makes the magic number now for the Astros.

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It was 11. It is now nine having defeated Cincinnati.

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And here's the way the schedule looks.

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So the Astros, of course, they play Cincinnati once again at Cincinnati.

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Then they return home to the Astrodome.

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And they have three with San Diego on the 19th, 20th and 21st.

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They'll be hosting Los Angeles for two games on the 22nd and 23rd.

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The Astros will then host the Giants for two games on the 24th and 25th.

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And then three games with Atlanta at the Astrodome on October 3rd, 4th and 5th.

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Meanwhile, between those Atlanta and Giants games, they'll be going away again to Atlanta on September 26th, 27th and 28th as the Braves host them.

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And the Astros also go to the Giants the end of the month and the beginning of next month,

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September 30th, October 1st and October 2nd for three games.

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And if Cincinnati doesn't rally here, you can pretty well kiss the National West goodbye as far as the Reds are concerned

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because Houston is very rapidly now gaining a lock on that particular division.

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One and a half innings already in the books here at the Big A.

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A scoreless tie as the Angels come up for the second time against Danny Jackson.

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Doug DeSensei, George Hendrick and Bobby Gritch do any honors as the Angels try to continue their outstanding play of late.

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They have been winning with regularity. They've taken five of the last seven.

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The pitch to DeSensei is flung on and fouled off on one.

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Doug is the Security Pacific KNPC designated hitter for this ballgame, so do keep track of his at bat

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and then listen to the Jim Lang Show on KNPC tomorrow between 6 and 10 a.m.

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and you may get a chance from General Jim to win a $100 savings account from Security Pacific.

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DeSensei grounds one toward third, quirk up to get the ball, guns across the sights for him plenty of time, and DeSensei is gone.

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So Doug, who started at a bat hitting 260 with 23 homers and 89 runs batted in,

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will have to wait until his next at bat to improve on that.

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Hendrick hitting 275. The first one from Jackson is in there for a strike on one.

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George also with 13 homers, 44 runs batted in, and really the second half of the year he's been making excellent contact.

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He swings and hits a high fly ball over third down the left field line, pretty shallow.

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Coming in is Rudy Law, and in fair ground he makes a one-hand grab.

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So Hendrick is retired, two down in the bottom of the second, and both pitchers mowing down the opposition.

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And then suddenly getting the first six he has faced, Jackson the first five, and that will bring up Bobby Gritch, who's sitting 288.

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The Angels certainly doing what you'd expect a championship team to do at this time of the year, and that's win and win regularly.

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They've taken 16 of their last 20 games, 26 of their last 36.

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Not to do better than that, there's a fastball that misses her ball one, want to know.

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And you know they're only 10 wins away from tying a club record. The 1-0 pitch, it's a line drive foul down the right field line.

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One and one to Bobby.

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Back in 82, a Jean Mautlet team established the organizational record for wins in a single season, 93.

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Of course, they won the division in the process. With 19 games remaining, including this one, they've got a good shot of setting a new standard.

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The one-one to Gritch, gives a ground ball back to the middle into center field. There's the first base hit of the night.

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So Bobby is able to single back to the middle, and that'll bring up Rick Burleson, who's at 288 as well.

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You know, Ron, Danny Jackson, though his record is 10-10, can be a very impressive pitcher.

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He has a good fastball, one of the better sliders in the American League.

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And I remember reading some comments made by a lot of the St. Louis players after the World Series last year, and it was Danny Jackson who most impressed them.

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There's a ground ball to third, quirk, bobble, picks it up, throws the first in time, and we'll get Ron's reaction on Jackson a bit later on,

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because the second inning is over as Jackson is able to get the Angels quickly here in the second inning.

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No runs, one hit, no errors. One man left the board, we'll go to the third. Angels nothing, Royals nothing.

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And let's check some of the action already completed also in the American League.

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Boston, as we mentioned, having beaten the Brewers 4-1, Dennis Oil can void the victor, scattered eight hits,

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and Don Valor and Dwight Evans hitting back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning,

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and that gave the Red Sox not only the win over Milwaukee, but their 11th straight home victory, 4-1 over the Brewers.

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Boston entering the contest with a nine-game lead in the American East,

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and this victory now cuts the magic number for clinching the division title to eight,

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and that of course pending the outcome of games involving Toronto and New York,

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and as we mentioned earlier, both Toronto and New York are in the process of losing right now unless they manage to rally.

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Any combination of Red Sox victories and losses by a competitor, of course, will give Boston its first division title in 11 years, since 1975.

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Oil can void is now 15-9 on the air. He struck out six batters.

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Walk one records his ninth complete game of the season.

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Boston had taken a 2-0 lead in the second inning on just one hit.

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Baylor drew a leadoff walk. Evans doubled high off the left field wall. That scored Baylor,

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and a wild pitch by Mark Knutson put Evans on third, and he scored on Tony Armis's infield out.

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Mark Knutson now takes the loss. He is 0-1 on the year.

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In the sixth, Baylor belted his 30th home run of the season over the left field wall.

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Evans followed by slugging number 24 for him high off the light tower just behind the left field wall at Fenway Park.

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We played two innings here at Anaheim Stadium, and boy, we've motored a loss.

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No score so far, as both pitchers have been on their game to this point.

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Bo Jackson leads it off for the Royals against Don Sutton, leading it off for us, Ron Fairley. Ron, I told you.

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Thank you very much, Alan. Hello, everybody.

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Don Sutton facing Bo Jackson, who had a good night last night and the first pitch of the inning.

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Gives a curveball hit sharply on two hops to Schofield. He knocks it down and goes to first base in time.

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Bo Jackson does not have a good start on the bounders block.

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But after he gets it going, look out. I don't think there's anybody in the league that can run with it.

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And I mean that. Now, Willie Wilson is on this staff, or on this ball club, and he runs extremely well.

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As Sundberg comes to the plate, but I'm not too sure at a hundred-yard dash that Bo Jackson cannot run it.

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I'll tell you one thing. He makes a routine round ball. Close.

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An adventure. That's right. You make a mistake with him running, and he's going to beat it.

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Here's Sundberg in the first pitchers, outside for ball one. Sutton has set down seven straight.

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You know, Ron, yesterday he hit the home run, and that got most of the attention in the past,

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but some of the angels were really more impressed by something else he did.

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There's a curve ball over the plate, but a low for ball two. What was that?

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You remember when he grounded his shortstop, I think it was the sixth inning against Bird Ruhle, he hit a rocket to Schofield.

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Something like one hop. He almost beat that play.

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It was a close play. Here's a 2-0 pitch. Swung on and missed for a strike, 2-1.

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And that was what they were talking about today before the ball game. That was better tested more than the home run.

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Well, you have to admire anyone that takes the physical ability out on the field and does something over and above what anybody else can do.

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Here's the 2-1 pitch. And it's lined towards center field. Penance on his horse, and he's there! He almost overruns it.

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A line drive into right center field, and Gary Penance with that speed of his own, put on a burst of speed and almost misjudged that and almost overran it.

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So there's at number two in the inning, and Sutton has retired the first eighth that he's faced.

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Let's pause for station identification. You're listening to the Angels Radio Network.

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This game is moving along like a hundred-yard dash. Major League Baseball coming your way on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

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We hope you're enjoying the game wherever in the world you happen to be listening.

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The first pitch to Buddy Biancolano is swung on and fouled back out of play.

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But just to continue, I thought just a little bit.

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And that doesn't make any difference whether it's on the basketball court, the football field.

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When you see someone that has that extra burst of speed, boy, they just kind of pop your eye, don't they?

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Well, that's the way that Jackson is. Here's the 0-1 pitch.

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And Biancolano swings and misses way out in front of the changeup. And it's quickly strike two.

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Both teams this evening all swinging at the first pitch.

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Biancolano did it. Bo Jackson did it.

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Here's the strike two pitch. And it's swung on and fouled right up the home plate area. The count remains 0-2.

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Now if a team wants to do that to Don Sutton, they're going to have problems because he has a tendency to sense that and not throw you anything good to hit.

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Don't have to throw a strike first pitch.

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Of course, you know, I will say this about Bo Jackson. He is starting his career playing baseball different than probably anybody else,

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with the exception of a guy like a Mickey Mantle, but different than anybody else.

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Here's the strike two pitch. Tried to turn it over and ran the ball outside for a ball 1-2.

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Well, how many rookies have an entire nation looking at them before they've played even two or three games?

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Well, even aside from the media aspect of things, here's the 1-2 pitch. A curve ball low, and that's 2-2 now.

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Different in the sense is that how many guys start their career that have that kind of physical strength and power to go along with the speed and the running ability and the strong throwing arm.

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2-2 pitch is popped up at the home plate area. Boone out near and now Descente coming in and running Boone off of it right in front of home plate.

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And that'll do it for Bianca Lana and Kansas City. We'll talk more about that when we come back.

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Another 1-2-3 innings. Sutton has retired the first nine that he's faced.

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And after two and a half innings of play here at the big A, still no score.

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Let's change the subject briefly in case you missed the UPI poll that came out earlier this week.

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The top 20 in football. We'll recap them for you briefly. And there have been some changes, of course.

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Notably, Tennessee, OSU, and UCLA falling right off the top 20 with Tennessee really taking a drop from number 8 all the way down to below the top 20, having lost to Mississippi State 27 to 23.

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OSU was number 12 last week. Ohio State lost to Washington 40 to 7, some kind of loss there, and also fell off the top 20.

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UCLA was right at the bottom of the 20, number 19 last week, and was idle but still managed to be edged off the 20.

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So here's the way it looks right now. Number 1 is Oklahoma. Number 2, Miami. Number 3, Michigan. Number 4, Alabama. Number 5, Nebraska.

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Then it's Penn State, Washington, LSU, Baylor, and Georgia. Number 11 is Auburn. Number 12, Arkansas. BYU number 13. Iowa number 14.

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Arizona made the number 15 spot. Maryland is number 16. And then Arizona State, unrated last week, unranked that is, now number 17 on the UPI College Football Poll.

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Florida State, also not on the top 20 last week, has made it to number 18. Texas A&M, which was number 7 last week, but because of its loss,

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to LSU falls to number 19, and number 20 on the UPI College Football Poll is Southern Cal.

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Gus Pollard or lead things out to the Angels in their half of the third inning. He'll be followed by Boone, and then back to the top of the order in Gary Pettis.

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No score, bottom of the third inning. Just one hit so far. That a base hit by Bobby Gritch in the second inning.

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And then Polador looks at one low and outside ball off. Gus, last night, went two for three. He's batting 360.

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Here's the next pitch, and it's a ground ball hit off the hands toward second base on two hops. White has it.

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And the short comes to Sainter at first base, and Polador is gone. Four-three in the putout.

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That makes one away, and that brings up the hero in last night's game, Bob Boone.

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Bob Boone batting 223, seven home runs, and 46 runs driven in. And the first pitch to him is blown inside for ball one.

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Also, we were talking in last night's game about the fact of Schofield, Pettis, and Boone as the next pitch goes in and low and inside to an 0.

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And in spring training, you knew that that primarily would make up the bottom third of the Angels lineup.

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And when you take a look at tonight's play, Pettis has 50 runs driven in. Here's the field pitch, and Boone's out of the back.

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Schofield has 54 runs driven in, and then Bob Boone has 46. That makes a total of 150.

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Would you take that in spring training to get 150 RBIs out of your bottom third of the lineup? Absolutely.

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Here's a 2-1 pitch on the way, and it's high and outside, 3-1. And there's still more games to play, but the point well taken is that the big difference in the ball club this year,

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the downing and defense, and the guys in the middle part of the lineup have had good years. There's one that's over first strike and has a full count 3-2.

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But that production in the bottom third of the lineup has really been a major factor why the Angels are where they are today.

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Boone stepping out. It is three balls and two strikes to Bob. They play him straight away.

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Jackson's pitch is on the way, and Boone gets it right off the hands, right back to the pitcher who knocks it down, and Jackson goes to first base, almost threw it away.

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And so Boone has got one-three in the putout, and they go back to the top of the order in Gary Pettis.

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For Danny Jackson, he is really almost matching what Sutton has done. He has retired eight of nine that he has faced, and Sutton has retired the first nine.

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Dennis bounced out to second his only time up. Bunch went along the third base side. In comes the third baseman and a pitcher, and neither one of them can make the play.

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Bianca Lata, not Bianca Lata, but Jackson trying to get a handle on the ball and took his eye off of it, and Gary Pettis has an infield bunt for a base hit.

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So a two-out single. That brings up the shortstop, Dick Schofield, who bounced out to first base his only time up.

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Keep an eye on Gary Pettis. He has 40 stolen bases and has stolen 18 of the last 20. Jackson comes set, and the pitcher played his looper into that field. That will fall for a base hit.

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Pettis holding at second base as Rudy Law gets the ball back to the infield. The Angels have runners at first and second.

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Well, last night, Angels started to put things together after two men ran. Of course, they had the benefit of a couple of two or three base on balls.

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And then they dropped a couple of hits in there, but all that action took place after two men were away.

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And here this evening, Hollidor bounces out, Boone bounces out, Gary Pettis and Schofield have now singles.

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And so the Angels were the first threat of the game. Downing is waiting, and the pitch is over for a call strike one right around the knees.

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Downing, working on a mini three-game hitting streak, has had a good month of September so far, batting right around 400.

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The 0-1 pitch is slug on and missed. Downing chasing a high fastball. And now Bryant is behind on a count of two.

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Also here in the month of September, Downing has hit three home runs and driven in 11. He has 82 in a year.

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Of course, Joyner leads the ball club, followed by DeSensei, who has 89.

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The strike two pitch is a call strike three in the inside corner, and Downing cannot pull the trigger.

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And so Schofield and Pettis are left on base. And for the Angels, they have two hits in the inning.

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They have stranded three so far, and after three complete innings of play, still no score.

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The full Senate has made its choices. William Rehnquist becomes Chief Justice of the United States,

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and Antonin Scalia has been confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice.

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Rehnquist was confirmed 65 to 33. That's the highest number of negative votes given any Supreme Court Justice ever confirmed.

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Rehnquist replaces the retiring Chief Justice Warren Burger.

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Television evangelist Pat Robertson told a large crowd in Washington,

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he will run for President if he gets three million signatures over the next year.

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Education Secretary William Bennett sharply criticized Robertson for a comment which suggested

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Christian activists are more patriotic and family-loving than other people.

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Another bomb exploded in Paris today, this one killing five and injuring more than 50.

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It's the fifth terrorist attack in Paris in the past ten days.

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The Arab group's claimed responsibility for Famos Blas as the United States' next,

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and its statement mentioned skyscrapers and the statue of Lubez.

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The New York Mets have become the first team to make the playoffs, taking the National League Eastern Division,

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beating the Chicago Cubs 40-0. I'm Mary Margaret Marrige.

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Thank you, Mary Margaret, and we'll tell you also, Boston, of course, has beaten Milwaukee 4-1,

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and Baltimore and Detroit have done Boston a favor and not done New York and Toronto any favor at all.

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Baltimore's beaten New York 8-3, Detroit's beaten Toronto 8-6,

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and of course that puts New York and Toronto now a full ten games behind the Boston Red Sox.

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And the Red Sox' magic number was for going into Wednesday 9. It is now 7,

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as a result of the Boston win and the New York and Toronto losses.

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We go to the fourth inning, and Don Sutton will be facing the top of the order,

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again, Wilton, Smith, and then Law.

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Don, coming out of the chute very strong here this evening, has shut down the first nine that he's faced.

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Sutton bills to the windup, and the pitch is a fastball high for ball one.

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and the 1-0 pitch fails high and inside, and the count is 2-0.

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His start this evening is 702, that is second only to Cy Young, who has 818 in his major league history.

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Don has sixth in strikeouts with 3,423. Two old pitches on the way, and Wilton swings and misses for a strike.

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The count is now 2-1. He has ninth in shutouts with 58.

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He is eleventh in innings pitched at 4,974 and two-thirds.

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Lifetime, three and four against Kansas City. He is on one this year.

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Sutton bills to the windup, and the 2-1 delivery is swung on and missed.

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That time the screwball heading out in front, and the count is 2-2.

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Willie Wilson, with that great speed, has hit safely in sixth of the last seven.

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When you look at the Kansas City lineup, their first three batters all can run.

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2-2 pitch, swung on and missed, track three.

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And Sutton records his first strikeout of the game after falling behind with a 2-0 count.

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Then strikes out Wilson. That brings up Lonnie Smith, their designated hitter.

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The first three batters in Kansas City lineup, Wilson, Smith, and Lough, they have stolen bases like this, 30, 26, and 13.

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Wilson has stolen 30 of 38. Here's the first pitch to Smith.

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And he swings and pops it up behind home.

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Lonnie Smith has stolen 26 of 34 attempts.

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And Rudy Law is 13 out of 19.

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And so you can see the key as far as this ball club is concerned, you want to keep the first three guys off the bases.

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Here's the 0-1 pitch on the way. And it is just inside, and the count goes to 1-1.

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Sutton here at the big A has won nine of his 14 games.

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So he has been very effective here on the confines of the big A.

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Although he has had his troubles against Western Division teams.

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1-1 pitch, inside again, and it goes to 2-1.

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Don has won five games against the West. He's won nine against Eastern Division teams.

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2-1 delivery is on the way, and it's a curve ball over first strike, 2-2.

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Sutton has now set down the first 10 that he's faced.

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Lonnie Smith flying out to center field his first time up, working on an 11-game hitting strength.

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Here's the 2-2 pitch, and it's popped up behind first base.

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Back goes Gritz over his palador, and it's Gus Palador in the outfield grass making the play.

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And Lonnie Smith is retired.

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That is 11 in a row, set down by Sutton.

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That brings up the left fielder, Rudy Law.

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Rudy Law.

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Did not play in last night's game.

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And the first pitch is low and outside, ball on.

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The Texas Rangers won this afternoon against the O'Renaise.

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So if the Angels want to hold on to their nine-game lead, they have to win tonight.

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There's a pitch that goes outside, and the count is 2-0.

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They play him straight away.

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Here's the 2-0 pitch by Sutton, and it is on the outside corner for a strike, 2-1.

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Sometimes Jim Evans, the home plate umpire, will ring up that right hand and it's pretty much on a delayed call.

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Here's the 2-1 pitch on the way.

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Curve ball pulled down the right field line, and that is looking foul.

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And so the count goes to 2-2.

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Kansas City this year did not do what they had done in the previous, oh, who knows how many years.

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They have a reputation of getting off to a slow start, which they did this year.

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But in the second half of the season, they always come on strong, and that did not happen this year.

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One of the few times Kansas City did not put on a good spurt the second half.

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There's a drive hit down the left field line, slicing down and giving chase, and it just goes foul.

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So Law will have to come back.

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It was only foul by about three or four feet.

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To give you an example, since the All-Star break, Kansas City has played right at the 500 mark, 28-28.

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And within Western Division teams, they're right at the 500 mark.

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And those are the two categories where Kansas City has always been very, very tough.

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It seems like they have always beaten up the teams within the division,

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and they have played extremely well the second half of the season.

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Well, that has not been the case this year.

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2-2 pitch.

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He is low outside, so it's a full count now for him, too.

381
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But don't tell them short. They still have a good ball club.

382
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Just because they start 15-1 half games behind, I think that's a little bit misleading.

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Here's the 3-2 pitch, and there's a soft looper just over the head of Schofield in the left field,

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downing up with it, getting it back to the infield until the string stops at 11.

385
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Sutton retires the first 11 before giving up a base hit to rid you off.

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And so with two men away, that brings up Jamie Quirk.

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Quirk bounced out to the pitcher his only time up.

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So he is 0-1.

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Keep an eye on Rudy Law at first base, as we mentioned, he has 13 stolen bases.

390
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There goes Zoe. The runner does not go, and the curve ball is swung out of mid.

391
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He's down to first base, and Rudy Law has to dive back in.

392
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Back out of 0-1, Quirk batting 216, five home runs and 20 runs driven in.

393
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He is playing third base in place of George Pratt here this evening.

394
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Still no score.

395
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And then with a sign from Boone, a look to first base, and now Sutton goes over to first.

396
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On back is Frank White.

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Saddle a little bit more deliberate now, quickly goes to first base again.

398
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The way this game has been going, the way that Danny Jackson's been pitching,

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similar to last night, it may not take very many runs.

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That is the winning.

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Sutton again ready. He holds, and now quickly steps off the rubber and looks the runner back.

402
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So a little cat and mouse game going on in the field right now between Sutton and Rudy Law.

403
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Down again ready. He holds, and goes to first base.

404
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Now that may be a good thing as far as Sutton is concerned,

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but the guys playing defense behind him, they're going to get caught on their heels.

406
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Because after a while, they're going to start to expect that Sutton's going to go to first base,

407
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and he'll go ahead and make the pitch, and they get caught.

408
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Here's the next pitch. Pitch out, nothing doing.

409
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Rudy Law is not going, so the count is now 101.

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One thing Sutton is displaying though, Ron, is a different look with each step move.

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He is not just doing the same thing over and over.

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I would imagine for Law, who hasn't seen him in a long time, it's got to be tough read.

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I still think Jeff Zahn did it as well as anyone.

414
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Sutton comes set, and the curve ball is popped up down the left field line.

415
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Downing giving case, has a ways to go, and foul territory, and he makes the play.

416
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,000
The quirk flies out to Downing D in the inning.

417
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And for Kansas City, no runs and a base hit.

418
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,000
They leave one, and after three and a half, Kansas City nothing.

419
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Angels nothing.

420
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In case you missed any of the Tuesday action, let's recap those for you briefly.

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Then we'll get to what's been happening on a Wednesday stateside.

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In the National League on Tuesday, Montreal defeated Chicago 4-1.

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It was Houston 6, Cincinnati 1.

424
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Atlanta over LA 3-1.

425
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,000
Philly took Pittsburgh 9-5.

426
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,000
New York over St. Louis 4-2.

427
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,000
And San Francisco meets San Diego 4-1.

428
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In the American, Texas 10, Oakland 6.

429
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,000
Boston took two from Milwaukee on Tuesday.

430
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2-1 the first game, 9-3 in the night camp.

431
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New York over Baltimore 8-1.

432
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Minnesota beat Cleveland 7-3.

433
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Toronto 6-4 over Detroit.

434
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California beat Kansas City in the first of this three-game series with the Royals 6-5.

435
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And Seattle blanked Chicago 7-0.

436
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,000
All kinds of finals in now.

437
00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:59,000
Montreal has beaten Pittsburgh 6-5.

438
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:03,000
And then Pittsburgh coming back in that doubleheader and whipping Montreal 4-1.

439
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,000
Houston over Cincy 6-1.

440
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,000
St. Louis has beaten Philly 8-5.

441
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,000
Metz over the Cubs 4-2.

442
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,000
Atlanta's defeated Los Angeles 4-1.

443
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,000
We'll give you more scores a little bit later.

444
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San Francisco from L.A. via Airtown.

445
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Bushnell binoculars from Ocean View binoculars in Newport Beach.

446
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:50,000
McClellan's stay for two at the Gene Autry Hotel in Palm Springs.

447
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:54,000
Two sets of four passes to the lap stop in Santa Ana.

448
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,000
To the lap stop, rather, in Santa Ana.

449
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And there's going to be much, much more at September 28th,

450
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:04,000
and appreciation day right here at the Big A.

451
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:07,000
There's the sensei and the first pitch is in signed for ball one.

452
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:11,000
She's our TMBC, Security Pacific, designated hitter for this game,

453
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so you want to keep track of what Doug does.

454
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:20,000
Danny Jackson winds, and the 1-0 pitch is hit high and deep to the right for this field.

455
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,000
Back goes lost. See you later.

456
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,000
1-0, Angel.

457
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There's not a ballpark in the major leagues going to hold that one.

458
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As the sensei hits his 24th home run of the year, RBI number 90, and the Angels are on top.

459
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:53,000
You know, Rob, that is an unusual event when Danny Jackson is pitching

460
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because if there's one thing he has been very good at the last couple of years,

461
00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,000
and that's limiting home runs by the opposition.

462
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:02,000
Here's George Henrich, and the first pitch misses for ball one.

463
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:06,000
He's given up 11 this year before that one. That makes 12 now.

464
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:10,000
And seven all of last year, and that's a very low total for a starter as he is.

465
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,000
Yeah, you're right about that. Next pitch is over for a strike.

466
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:17,000
But there wasn't any doubt about that one.

467
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Doug the sensei, the second half of the season, has hit 14 home runs and driven in 43.

468
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:25,000
Here's the 1-1 pitch, and George Henrich jackknifing out of the way.

469
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That almost got him.

470
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:35,000
He really had to hurry to get out of the way of that pitch, and the count goes to 2-1.

471
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:40,000
Well, that ball went about half the way back into those red seats beyond the left field fence

472
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:44,000
between the 362 and 370 marker.

473
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:50,000
That's a long way, folks, because those seats don't go up very high,

474
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,000
but they go back far.

475
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:55,000
And so when you hit one about half the way back into those seats, that's a long way.

476
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,000
Henrich fouls one back. That account remains to him here.

477
00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:06,000
Speaking of that, we saw in batting practice today something that even makes the sensei's home run look a little pale.

478
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:07,000
Well, you're talking about bow.

479
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,000
That's right. Bow Jackson.

480
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:12,000
2-2 pitch to Henrich. There's a chopper toward third.

481
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:15,000
Quirk coming in. He gloves it. Throws the first dot at time.

482
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,000
Henrich beats it out.

483
00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:26,000
So, George Henrich picks up his first set of the game and then brings up Bobby Grich.

484
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:28,000
Just very much.

485
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:48,000
There's Bobby. He's one for one.

486
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:52,000
And the pitch by Jackson. Grich around the butt, and he takes one right around the knees for a strike.

487
00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:58,000
So manager Gene Mott playing little ball here, asking Bobby Grich to bump Henrich along,

488
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:02,000
and that maybe Berlson or Paladar could drive it around.

489
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:06,000
Angels on top, one-nother.

490
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:11,000
What Al was referring to in batting practice prior to the ball game,

491
00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:14,000
there's a toss to first base and Henrich is back.

492
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:19,000
Bow Jackson hit one about three-quarters of the way back into those seats where Doug just launched one.

493
00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:24,000
And then he almost hit one to dead center field beyond the green carpet.

494
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:28,000
It went way back there. Grich around the butt and takes this one inside, even up here.

495
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,000
And anyone who's been to Anaheim Stadium and has looked out to center field

496
00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:35,000
and sees the green carpet covering the seats out there beyond the fence

497
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:40,000
has to just marvel at the fact anyone could hit the ball that far.

498
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:41,000
I can hit one that far.

499
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:42,000
Yeah, with your golf club.

500
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:48,000
But it says title is on the ball.

501
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:51,000
Yeah, but you might have to pull out the driver to do it.

502
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:55,000
One ball, one strike. Bobby, one for three last night's game.

503
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:59,000
In fact, if you take a look at Grichy over the last month, the last 31 ball games,

504
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:03,000
he has really been hitting well. There's a toss to first base.

505
00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:10,000
The last 31 games, Bobby batting 3-10. He has 31 hits and exactly 100 at bats.

506
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:15,000
So he really and truly has had a really good 31 game.

507
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:19,000
A swing and a foul tip off of the mask to the catcher.

508
00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:21,000
Yeah, the count is now 1-2.

509
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,000
Actually, Ron, you go down the lineup.

510
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:28,000
Pettis, Skocium, downing to Sensei, Hendrick, Grich, Boone.

511
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:32,000
They've all had good second halves and that's why the Angels have had so many wins.

512
00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:33,000
That's right.

513
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:36,000
Why don't you just take a look at the last 20 games for example.

514
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:39,000
Here's the 1-2 pitch and it's found a way off to our right.

515
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:43,000
And it remains at 1-2. The Angels have won 16 of the last 20.

516
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:46,000
Well, you've got to win 17 of 20 to gain any ground.

517
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:49,000
The Angels started that last road trip with a 7-1 half game lead

518
00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:51,000
and they came home with a 9 game lead.

519
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:54,000
They picked up a game and a half of the Rangers.

520
00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,000
Here's the next pitch by Jackson and it's inside with a curve ball.

521
00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:58,000
The count goes to 2-2.

522
00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:01,000
Did you read Larry Parrish's quote in the paper today?

523
00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:05,000
Yeah, I saw that this morning and he says the only hope for the Texas Rangers

524
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,000
is if the Angels have the bottom fall out of them.

525
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:10,000
That's a fairly good assessment.

526
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:13,000
2-2 pitch foul straight back again. The count remains at 2-2.

527
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:16,000
He also added that we're going to have to win just about every game.

528
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:17,000
Yep.

529
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,000
And that may not be enough.

530
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:23,000
Two balls, two strikes to Bobby.

531
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,000
He's batting 2-88.

532
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:28,000
And with that last base hit he's batting 2-90.

533
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:31,000
There's a curve ball hit well to center field but not well enough.

534
00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:33,000
Wilson is waiting for it.

535
00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,000
And he makes the catch and there's that number one.

536
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,000
You know a lot earlier in the broadcast I decided to bring up something.

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00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:44,000
If you're listening to this on any YouTube channel other than Classic Baseball on the Radio,

538
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:49,000
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539
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:51,000
This game was first posted.

540
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:56,000
...about Danny Jackson who was cut off at the inning where I wonder if I get your feedback on it now.

541
00:47:56,000 --> 00:48:01,000
During the World Series the Cardinals apparently were impressed with the Royal pitching staff

542
00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:07,000
but of all of the starters, Saber Hagen, Zubizar, Jackson, Lebran,

543
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:10,000
it was Danny Jackson who most impressed them.

544
00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:12,000
What are your thoughts on him as a pitcher?

545
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:16,000
Well I'm trying to figure out how he's 10-10 because in watching him pitch

546
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:18,000
I've always thought he's a much better pitcher than that.

547
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:21,000
There's a tailing fastball outside for ball one to Rick Burlson.

548
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:24,000
Burley is 0-1.

549
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:30,000
And having never hit off of him it is tough to really make an accurate evaluation

550
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:36,000
but based upon what I've seen he should have better numbers than what he has posted.

551
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:40,000
...that's in the dirt and Sunberg blocks it and then can't find it.

552
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,000
Down to second base goes Hendrick.

553
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:46,000
There for a second Sunberg looked like the ball was in front of him

554
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:50,000
but apparently could not see it and then all of a sudden was looking all over the place.

555
00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:53,000
And that allowed Hendrick to go down to second base.

556
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,000
I'm sure they're going to charge a wild pitch.

557
00:48:55,000 --> 00:49:00,000
And the ball was sitting in the batter's box in front of Rick Burlson.

558
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:03,000
That was a quirk. I should say that. That was a sunburn.

559
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:07,000
He's a third. ERA of 3.49 though Al. That's not bad.

560
00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:08,000
That's pretty good.

561
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:12,000
That's pretty good as far as they evaluate pitchers today.

562
00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:15,000
2-0 pitch is outside 3-0.

563
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,000
So let's see if Burley's given the green light.

564
00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:23,000
He has been in a slight slump. He's had three hits in his last 21 advance.

565
00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:26,000
Let's see if Gene Mochner's in the green light.

566
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:28,000
Hendrick with the lead at second base.

567
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:35,000
And the 3-0 pitch is high, ball four.

568
00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:39,000
That is the first base on balls issued by Jackson.

569
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:41,000
That's Bars for station identification.

570
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You're listening to the Angels Radio Network.

571
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:47,000
Pretty fast moving game so far. We hope you're enjoying it.

572
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:49,000
The Angels and the Kansas City Royals.

573
00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:53,000
The Angels sure want to wrap up that American West and they may be on the way to doing it.

574
00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:58,000
This is the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

575
00:49:58,000 --> 00:50:01,000
It's just Paladoer standing in.

576
00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:07,000
Jackson looks back to second base and the left-hander's pitch is on the inside corner for a strike.

577
00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:11,000
Gus bounced out to second. He's only time up.

578
00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:17,000
Hendrick at second. Burrow's in at first. Angels lead at 1-0.

579
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:20,000
Jackson with the signs from Sunberg.

580
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:24,000
And the strike one pitch is on the inside corner for strike two.

581
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:36,000
And so Paladoer, having a rough time pulling the trigger here, has fallen behind 0-2.

582
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:39,000
Biancalotta at line at double play, depth near the bag at second.

583
00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:41,000
The strike two pitch is a bouncer toward third.

584
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:44,000
Quirk has it, two wide for one. On to first base.

585
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:48,000
The sights here and they turn the double play.

586
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:52,000
So Paladoer hits into a 5-4-3 double play.

587
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:57,000
And for the Angels in their half of the inning, they come up with one run and two hits.

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A home run by Doug DeSensei, his 24th of the year, a man has left.

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And after four complete here at the Big A, Angels won. Kansas City, nothing.

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And if you're joining us late, Kansas City Royals visiting at the Big A at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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And of course our play-by-play man, Al Connan, assisted by Ron Fairley on the Angels Network out of KMBC, Los Angeles.

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Let's wrap up those scores for you, by the way.

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Texas over Oakland, 4-0.

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00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:24,000
Baltimore defeated the Yankees, 8-3.

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Detroit beat Toronto, 8-6. It was Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2.

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00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:29,000
Boston took Milwaukee, 4-1.

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00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:32,000
Two games still going on aside from ours.

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Bottom of the fourth, it's the White Sox and Seattle scoreless.

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Top of the fifth, San Diego leading San Francisco, 1-0.

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00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:42,000
Earlier in the National League, Montreal defeated Pittsburgh, 6-5.

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And then Pittsburgh came back in that second game of that doubleheader, defeated Montreal, 4-1.

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Houston took Cincinnati, 6-1.

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St. Louis over Philadelphia, 8-5.

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Mets took Chicago, 4-2.

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And Atlanta beat Los Angeles, 4-1.

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Dodgers having a terrible time this year.

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00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:01,000
And the Mets, by beating Chicago, of course, have clinched the National East.

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Here's the way it looks in the American West right now with the Texas win over Oakland.

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Texas is now 8-1-0 games behind the Angels.

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Then it's Kansas City, 15-1-0.

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And then you get down into the big numbers.

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Oakland, 18, Seattle, 20, Chicago, 20-1-2.

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And Minnesota down in the cellar, 22.

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And the American East, Boston leading New York and Toronto now by 10 games as a result of the Boston win over Milwaukee.

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And New York and Toronto dropping respectively to Baltimore and Detroit.

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Well, we have completed the full inning to play here at the Big A.

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Right now the Angels lead it by a score of 1-0.

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It'll be White, Sainter, and Jackson to be facing down seven.

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Who are pitching a very strong game for the Angels.

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And once again, returning to microphone, here's Al Tunnel.

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All right, Ron, the Angels with the lead.

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Don Sutton trying to make it stand up.

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And his first one to White is a fastball little high, one ball, no sign.

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Frank popped up to short in the second inning.

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And he's trying to get the Royals started here in the fifth.

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Sutton into his windup, and the 1-0 delivery is a fastball little high to an 0.

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The only run, as you heard Ron describe, a solo home run by Douglas Hinsay, number 24 on the year for him.

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And that leads the club.

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He also has 90 RBIs now, and he's got a good shot at 100 before the year is over.

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That would be a career high for him.

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The 2-0 pitch to White is on the inside corner, 2-1.

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So the Angels on top, but this one far from over.

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A 1-0 lead against a good team like the Royals certainly, well, certainly not enough, you would think.

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The 2-1 pitch is outside and high, ball three.

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Three-and-one to Frank White.

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Both pitchers have been sharp tonight, particularly Sutton has given up just one hit to add a single to the left by Rudy Lohr last inning.

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Don builds to the windup, and it's 3-1 to Frank White.

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High pop fly behind second base, shallow center field, Schofield and Paladar are there, and it's got Paladar to make the catch.

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So White skies to his counterpart, second baseman Paladar, and that will bring up Kevin Seifert.

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And those certainly folks at Farmer's Insurance have discovered that...

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...

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...and here's Sizer.

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He's hitting 3-16 in his brief stint as a big leaguer, and he has been very impressive and versatile too.

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Sutton starts him, and the first pitch is a breaking ball on the inside corner for a strike, 1-1.

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Sizer, we're seeing as a first baseman, but the Royals have used him at third base and in the outfield too.

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At time called Bob Boone, some adapt by Sutton to have a brief conversation as they discuss strategy against Sizer and also, undoubtedly, the sign sequence they're using here.

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But Sizer's certainly a versatile athlete, and as we discussed before, he has a good compact swing, and that has been noted by both sides of the field.

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There's a breaking ball outside, 1-1 to him.

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On deck, Bo Jackson, Jim Sundberg after that.

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The Angels and the Royals going at it here in the fifth inning, and it's 1-0 Angels.

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00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:27,000
John Sutton cranks it up, the 1-1 delivery is just blowing away, 2-1.

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For Sutton, this is his second start against the Royals this year.

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He had a no decision back in June.

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He's three in three lifetimes.

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Sizer takes a breaking ball a little low, make a 3-1 to him.

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It has been a most memorable year for Don Sutton.

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He won his 300th game of his career back in June, the 3-1 pitch, and it's high and away, ball four, and Sutton issues a rare walk.

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In fact, his first of the game, and Bo Jackson will come up.

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Sutton also, with his victory over Oakland in August, completed a rare feat, having beaten every team in the major leagues now.

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Just a few days ago, he got his 100th strikeout of this year.

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That's 21 consecutive years he's done that.

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And what has to be so amazing about all of these accomplishments, Sutton at 41, still going strong.

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He has 309 career victories, and he's leading tonight.

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Here's Jackson, and he grounds the first pitch to short.

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Schofield has it, goes to second for one, on to first and to third, and Gritz digs it out, but doesn't get the call from first-pace umpire, Derwin Marrow.

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And Gritz just throws up his arms just to say, why not?

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00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:51,000
And the answer from Marrow was pretty simple, I don't think you got him.

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00:56:51,000 --> 00:57:00,000
But the force on Sizer completed six to four, Jackson aboard on the fielder's choice, although the Angels thought they completed a twin killing.

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But Bo can motor down the line.

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So two outs and Sunberg will step in.

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Sutton delivers to him, and it's swung on and fouled away on one.

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00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:20,000
You know, with all the speed that Bo Jackson has, one day he may become a big base stealer too.

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00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:29,000
He certainly could learn the mechanics of a quicker start, and he has the raw speed to outrun most catcher's throws.

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So among his many potential attributes, base stealing might be one of them.

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Boy, it's unbelievable all the things he can do.

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The strike one, Sunberg, the text swing, and he went around.

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Or did he? Let's double check.

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One ball, one strike to count to Sunberg. Platham prior to Jim Evans saying no, he did not.

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00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:02,000
Two outs, we're in the fifth. One nothing, Angels. Jackson in first base, Sunberg at the play.

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And Sutton goes over and drives Jackson back.

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00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:13,000
Bo Jackson, he can hit for power. He can run like the wind.

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It'll be interesting to see how his career goes. There's a fastball inside, two and one.

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00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:22,000
Really, the American League has been blessed with some great young talent this year.

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Asaco, Joyner, Incavilla, Tardable. Some of the young pitches have come along.

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00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:32,000
Bo Jackson now added to the list. That throws well for the future.

686
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:38,000
The American League really piling up some stars, and really, I think on balance, if you compare them to the National League,

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they've got a better crop right now. That's just my opinion anyway.

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Here's the two-one delivery. There goes Jackson. The pitch is inside to throw to Sackett, not nearly in time.

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And the ball goes on into center field. Jackson gets up and goes to third, and he makes it there easily.

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For Bo Jackson, that is his second stolen base as a big leaguer.

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And he forces an error on Boone as well. Well, there's an example of what we were talking about.

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He beat that play without any problem at all. He didn't do it in textbook fashion.

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It looked like he went in with an awkward head-first slide, but there was no doubt at all that he had made the play.

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So the tying run is at third base now with a count three and one on Sunberg. One nothing, angels in the fifth.

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Sutton into the windup and the pitch. And it's low, ball four, and that's the second walk Don has issued in the inning.

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And that is really rare for him. He came in with only 40 walks all year and some 30 starts,

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so you don't have to be a mathematician to realize he rarely walks more than one a game. And here he has walked two in an inning.

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00:59:53,000 --> 01:00:00,000
And that has been the Kansas City rally in this frame. They don't have a base hit yet.

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01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:08,000
Buddy Biancolana stepping in trying to provide it. Sutton delivers, and his fast ball is on the outside corner, strike one.

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01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:16,000
Two outs, runners at the corner for the Royals. Sutton protecting a one nothing lead. Jackson at third, Sunberg at first.

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01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:22,000
The strike one to Biancolana is a breaking ball that's just outside. Boone holding it there for play-dump fire Jim Evans.

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01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:31,000
He says, nope, just missed. The total is one sided right now. One run, five hits for the angels. No runs, just one hit for the Royals.

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01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:39,000
Biancolana popped up to third his first time up and he swings and fouls one at the plate. One and two.

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01:00:39,000 --> 01:00:48,000
Last night Ron told you that Buddy Biancolana has just two home runs. Both of them came against the angels in a series in June.

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One was hit off of Ron Romanek and the other off of Don Sutton.

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01:00:55,000 --> 01:01:08,000
And thus the angels calling him the babe Biancolana. Sutton has a one and two. Don starts to deliver but time called and Biancolana backs away.

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01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:15,000
Lots of room in right center for the young shortstop who's been alternating at the short patch this year with Angel Salazar.

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01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:24,000
Next one is cut out of this, strike three, a fast ball and Biancolana went after a bad one. It was up and in and he couldn't lay off.

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Don Sutton gets into some trouble of his own making in the fifth inning but he extricates himself. No runs, no hits, no errors.

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Two men left at the corners and we'll head to the bottom of the fifth. Angels won, Royals nothing.

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Here's a story you may have missed on Tuesday and we think it might be of interest enough to be worth repeating.

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Two children fired employees of the Los Angeles Dodgers and two of their girlfriends have been charged with embezzling more than $332,000 from the Dodgers between 1983 and 1985.

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01:01:56,000 --> 01:02:06,000
The district attorney's office in Los Angeles says that former payroll clerk Edward Campos conspired with the other employees to credit them for hours that they didn't work.

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One of those workers were security guards. The other, the seventh is also a clerk for the Dodgers or was, certainly no longer.

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01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:24,000
Now Campos who worked for the Dodgers for 18 years is also accused of padding payroll checks and adding the names of two girlfriends and also some fictitious names to the Dodger payroll.

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Prosecutors say that Campos got about a 50% kickback on the paychecks and this alleged embezzlement was uncovered by an employee who took over Campos' duties when he became ill in June of last year.

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None of the former Dodger employees fired because of this alleged scheme were players. We emphasize that.

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01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:51,000
So again, some $332,000 allegedly embezzled from the Dodgers between 1983 and 1985.

719
01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:59,000
Well the American League batting race heating up considerably on Tuesday. Wade Boggs was the leader, 351. Don Mattingly right behind him at 348.

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01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:06,000
They both did nicely on Tuesday. Mattingly a little better. Now it's Boggs, 352. Mattingly, 350.

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Welcome back to Anaheim Stadium. I'm Al Connand with Ron Fairley and Dick Nelson. Nice to have you with us as this series with the Royals continues.

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01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:17,000
Angels leading at one to nothing on Doug the Sensei's fourth inning home run.

723
01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:23,000
And speaking of home runs, with this being the home half of the fifth, it's time to play the Chevy Home Run Contest.

724
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:29,000
Bob Boone stepping in to begin things. Jackson delivers to him and a breaking ball is swung on a miss on one.

725
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:38,000
In the jackpot tonight, $300. And our contestant, Susan Kintz of Upland.

726
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:44,000
Jackson right back to the plate and the 0-1 to Boone is on the inside corner, make it 0-2.

727
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:50,000
Boone of course the hero last night and he could become a hero tonight to Susan Kintz with a home run here.

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01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:54,000
Jackson strike two pitch with a fastball outside, 1-2.

729
01:03:54,000 --> 01:04:02,000
If an Angel hit a grand slam in this inning, Susan would win either her choice of a 1986 Chevy Nova or S-10 pickup.

730
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:09,000
The 1-2 to Bob Boone. It's a line drive at second baseman, Frank Wide, who takes a step or two to his left and makes the catch.

731
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:18,000
So Boone hits it on the button but is retired and that'll bring up Gary Pettis who has grounded a second and butted successfully toward third.

732
01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:24,000
So one down and Gary's up again.

733
01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:29,000
We're in the Chevy home running, $300 in the jackpot for Susan Kintz of Upland.

734
01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:34,000
Gary Pettis taking his turn. He's hit in 10 of his last 12 ball games so he's been swinging well.

735
01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:40,000
In fact, he's up close to 340 during September. There's a fastball high to him, want to know.

736
01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:47,000
He's had a good last month, Schofield has. So his downing obviously to Sensei.

737
01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:50,000
The Angels collectively have been playing very well.

738
01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:54,000
Jackson's next pitch is cut on a miss, 1-1.

739
01:04:54,000 --> 01:05:01,000
Gary up there right-handed and as you know from this side of the plate he generally does better than from the other.

740
01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:06,000
He's hitting 280 as a right-hand batter, 252 from the left side.

741
01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:10,000
The 1-1 delivery and it's down low to him, two balls and a strike.

742
01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:17,000
Bottom of the fifth inning here at the Big Ag. The Angels enjoying a 1-0 lead.

743
01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:22,000
They won last night trying to win tonight. Fastball is outside to Pettis in the count 3-1.

744
01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:28,000
And Jackson certainly does not want to walk in if he can avoid it.

745
01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:35,000
Though Jackson stole a base in the top of the inning, Gary Pettis would be a good candidate to do the same should he get a board in the bottom of the inning.

746
01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:44,000
The pitch to Gary is flung on a miss, good slider and on the hand, 3-2.

747
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:50,000
Danny Jackson out of the University of Oklahoma, only 24.

748
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:55,000
And he figures to be a mainstay for the Royals for some years to come yet.

749
01:05:55,000 --> 01:06:00,000
He cranks it up once more, the 3-2 to Pettis is a fly ball lifted down the right-hander line.

750
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:04,000
That'll slice though and drift back into the crowd.

751
01:06:04,000 --> 01:06:10,000
So it's still full to Pettis, 3-2. One out, bottom of the fifth, 1-0 Angels.

752
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:15,000
Arrows facing another left-hander, Lee Brant last night. Jackson tonight.

753
01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:22,000
They're 22 and 21 against lefties this year. Pettis swings over the top of a breaking ball and strikes down.

754
01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:31,000
And that's on the second K for Jackson in the game and that'll set the stage for Schofield who has one hit and two trips tonight.

755
01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:37,000
The Angels, while they are one game over 500 against lefties as we have told you from time to time,

756
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:42,000
since June 1st they have turned things around against lefties.

757
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:45,000
They're 19 and 9.

758
01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:49,000
The pitch to Schofield inside, make it 1-0.

759
01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:52,000
Of course everything's been going well for them.

760
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:58,000
They've won the close ones, they've come from behind, they've gotten great pitching, they've gotten the long ball.

761
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:01,000
The ground ball to the hole, it's short and through to Lafayette.

762
01:07:01,000 --> 01:07:06,000
Schofield 2-3. Rudy Larrop to get the ball, brings it back in.

763
01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:10,000
So the Angels now with six hits against Jackson, although this one comes with two outs.

764
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:13,000
And Brian Dowding will get a chance to swing.

765
01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:19,000
And he's 0-2, fouling the first in the opening inning, striking out looking to end the third.

766
01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:27,000
But you know the Angels, 23 games over 500 right now.

767
01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:32,000
They have a chance to do something no other Angel club has done.

768
01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:35,000
There's a fastball outside, check that inside, Dowding 1-0.

769
01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:41,000
And that something is win more than 93 games.

770
01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:45,000
They can get up there even beyond 95 if they stay hot.

771
01:07:45,000 --> 01:07:48,000
The 1-0 pitch and it's down low to an 0.

772
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:52,000
The magic number for the Angels of course is 10, they'd like to drop it to 9,

773
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:56,000
but for Gene Maugh, the magic number is different.

774
01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:58,000
The magic number is 7.

775
01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:03,000
He wants them to win 90 games and they're 7 away from doing that.

776
01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:07,000
Jackson's 2-0 to Dowding finds the inside edge, 2-1.

777
01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:10,000
Of course you've heard Gene's explanation for why he feels that's important.

778
01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:16,000
He just doesn't see the Rangers or any other team reaching that plateau other than the Angels.

779
01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:20,000
So they get there, he feels they're home for it.

780
01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:25,000
Schofield drives them through over to first base and you can understand what Jackson's thinking about.

781
01:08:25,000 --> 01:08:29,000
While Pettis gets all the headlines as far as the base stealing is concerned on the Angels,

782
01:08:29,000 --> 01:08:33,000
Schofield can steal his share too, he has 22.

783
01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:35,000
Only been caught about 4 times this year.

784
01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:38,000
Dowding lets them go by inside, 3-1.

785
01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:40,000
1-0 Angels, bottom of the fifth.

786
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:42,000
2-0 Schofield at first.

787
01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:51,000
Brian Dowding at the plate, trying to find a way to break through on Danny Jackson.

788
01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:59,000
His pitch is high, ball four and the Angels have something building here in the fifth inning.

789
01:08:59,000 --> 01:09:04,000
With two outs, Schofield has single to left, Dowding has walked.

790
01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:10,000
And now here's the sixth day who has already homered in the ball game to establish the 1-0 lead.

791
01:09:10,000 --> 01:09:13,000
Now just a quick math work here.

792
01:09:13,000 --> 01:09:18,000
If the Angels win seven more games for Texas to tie the Angels,

793
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:22,000
the Rangers have to win 14 of the last 16.

794
01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:28,000
And seven games with 19 to play doesn't seem like that tough of an assignment.

795
01:09:28,000 --> 01:09:31,000
The pitch to the Sensei is way high, 1-0.

796
01:09:31,000 --> 01:09:36,000
Well with each passing day, the calendar working against the Rangers

797
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:42,000
and Ron's illustration there with the numbers certainly showing you why.

798
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:44,000
Two on, two out, the Sensei whites.

799
01:09:44,000 --> 01:09:48,000
The 1-0 from Jackson is low and inside, making 2-0.

800
01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:52,000
Danny has already been stung by the long ball off the bat of the Sensei

801
01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:56,000
and he is pitching cautiously only to fall behind.

802
01:09:56,000 --> 01:10:01,000
That time call, his catcher Jim Sundberg comes out to the mound to have a visit with him.

803
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:04,000
In the bullpen in left field for the Royals, there is some activity.

804
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:10,000
We can't quite discern who it is, but we can see the ball flying around out there.

805
01:10:10,000 --> 01:10:13,000
And Sundberg comes back behind the dish.

806
01:10:13,000 --> 01:10:15,000
In the inning, Boon lined out the second.

807
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:19,000
Pettis then struck out, but Schofield singles through the hole on the left side.

808
01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:24,000
Downing walks and now it's the Sensei with the count his way 2-0.

809
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:27,000
The pitch from Jackson is way high and outside, ball three.

810
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:30,000
It looked like he reached back for something extra there.

811
01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:36,000
Let him hit. Why not?

812
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:42,000
He's the one man in your lineup, one of the couple who could break the game open with one swing.

813
01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:46,000
Jackson ready to pitch, but the Sensei is not ready to hit, so time call.

814
01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:49,000
Just as Jackson was about to unleash it.

815
01:10:49,000 --> 01:10:51,000
1-0 Angels, bottom of the fifth.

816
01:10:51,000 --> 01:10:53,000
We're in the Chevy home run contest.

817
01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:56,000
And the Sensei with that home run potential.

818
01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:59,000
Schofield at second, Downing at first, 1-0 Angels.

819
01:10:59,000 --> 01:11:02,000
The 3-0 is on the inside corner, 3-1.

820
01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:07,000
So they may have given the Sensei the green light, but the pitch was not to his liking.

821
01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:14,000
It would be hard to tell whether or not he was because it was a tough pitch to handle.

822
01:11:14,000 --> 01:11:17,000
The 3-1 is a check swing and that's going to cost him a strike too.

823
01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:21,000
Doug started to move toward first base.

824
01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:29,000
But first base up are Joe with Merrill who's already drawn the ire of the Angels from a call last inning.

825
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:36,000
Doesn't make the Sensei too happy as he brings up the right hand and it's 3-2.

826
01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:39,000
I think Doug would just soon hit anyway.

827
01:11:39,000 --> 01:11:43,000
The base on balls doesn't do anything for you.

828
01:11:43,000 --> 01:11:48,000
As we mentioned after his home run, he has 90 RBI.

829
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:52,000
Seven shy of his career best, ten shy of the century mark.

830
01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:55,000
A plateau he has never reached.

831
01:11:55,000 --> 01:12:00,000
The 3-2, there go the runners and it's foul tipped into Sunberg, cloud strike three.

832
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:03,000
And the Sensei is going to argue.

833
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:08,000
He's going to argue that the ball missed the bat and he was on his way to first base.

834
01:12:08,000 --> 01:12:12,000
But play-doh player Jim Evans says, no, it hit the bat, you're out.

835
01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:14,000
And the inning is over.

836
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:20,000
So while the Sensei argues, we can tell you we didn't have a winner in our Chevy home run contest.

837
01:12:20,000 --> 01:12:24,000
And our jackpot increases tomorrow to $325.

838
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:31,000
And there will always be that chance for the big prize, a new Chevy Nova or S10 pickup if an Angel hits a grand slam.

839
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:34,000
So here in the fifth for the Angels, no runs.

840
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:39,000
One hit, no errors, they lead two and will head to the sixth inning.

841
01:12:39,000 --> 01:12:42,000
Still, Angels won and the Royals nothing.

842
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:46,000
And if you're joining us late, this is of course the Royals visiting the Angels at Anaheim.

843
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:50,000
Danny Jackson starting for the Royals, still pitching with a 10 and 10 record.

844
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:56,000
And Don Sutton has started for the Angels and he is still doing his thing, 14 and 9 on the season.

845
01:12:56,000 --> 01:13:00,000
And in case you didn't hear the news, the Mets pretty well certifying.

846
01:13:00,000 --> 01:13:07,000
What most of us had concluded some time back have clinched the National East Division with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

847
01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:09,000
Dwight Gooden pitching a six-hitter.

848
01:13:09,000 --> 01:13:17,000
Dave Magadon went three for four, giving the Mets 95 victories, more than the second place Phillies could achieve even by winning the rest of their games.

849
01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:22,000
There was a crowd of 47,823 cheering under a full moon.

850
01:13:22,000 --> 01:13:25,000
Gooden raised his record to 15 and 6.

851
01:13:25,000 --> 01:13:27,000
Dennis Eckersley took the loss.

852
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:36,000
Dennis now 6 and 10 on the year and the Mets finally wrapped up a title they could have really formalized some five days ago when they started that series with the Phillies.

853
01:13:36,000 --> 01:13:40,000
Magadon, a late replacement for first baseman Keith Hernandez who is down with a virus,

854
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:45,000
produced his first Major League RBI with third and fifth inning singles.

855
01:13:45,000 --> 01:13:52,000
Gooden lacking his best stuff in this game, but he struck out seven, walked four, and this is Dwight's 11th complete game of the season.

856
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:59,000
The enthusiasm of the fans began building with nine outs to go, reached a crescendo with one out to go, and the fans began chanting,

857
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:02,000
We're number one, we're number one, and so they are.

858
01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:05,000
Gooden struck out when he struck out eight, by the way.

859
01:14:05,000 --> 01:14:07,000
He retired Chico Walker for the last out.

860
01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:09,000
The crowd just went into a frenzy.

861
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:18,000
Many of them had gone onto the field already in fair territory before the final out, and some 5,000 people were on the field as soon as second baseman Wally Bachman

862
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:23,000
threw to first baseman Keith Hernandez for the final out, and that was it.

863
01:14:23,000 --> 01:14:27,000
No other National League East team has ever clinched the title that early.

864
01:14:27,000 --> 01:14:29,000
We'll tell you more about that at our next break.

865
01:14:29,000 --> 01:14:31,000
Let's get back.

866
01:14:31,000 --> 01:14:48,000
Here in the sixth inning, Willie Wilson leading it off against Sutton, one nothing angels. Wilson already up there with a count one and one. Sutton kicks and delivers again, and it popped up right around second base.

867
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:52,000
Shortstop Dick Schofield calling for it, and he makes the catch.

868
01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:57,000
So just like that, a man is gone, and that'll bring up Lonnie Smith, who has flied to center and popped to second.

869
01:14:57,000 --> 01:15:12,000
Bomber Johnson.

870
01:15:12,000 --> 01:15:18,000
Lonnie Smith has been smoking the baseball, as I mentioned, 11 consecutive games in which he's hit.

871
01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:21,000
He takes a fastball high, 1-0.

872
01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:26,000
In fact, he is making a run at the 300 mark, nothing new for Lonnie Smith.

873
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:33,000
Well, in the National League, he had several 300 years. In fact, his lifetime average in the senior circuit, close to 300.

874
01:15:33,000 --> 01:15:36,000
He swings and foul-tips one into Boone's glove, one and one.

875
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:39,000
And he looked back on Lonnie Smith's track record.

876
01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:46,000
339 average at Philadelphia in 1980, 324 in 81.

877
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:54,000
Only hit 257 last year with Kansas City, but much better than that this year, and it appears he's made the adjustment for the new league.

878
01:15:54,000 --> 01:15:57,000
The 1-1 pitch is a fastball high, 2-1.

879
01:15:57,000 --> 01:16:06,000
Ron, we had the bottom of the fifth inning end on an unusual note, a foul-tip call by Pletum Fire Jim Evans, who were strike three to end the inning.

880
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:11,000
And DeSense argued vehemently, and he would think he would know if there had been a foul-tip.

881
01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:17,000
The pitch to Smith has pulled on the left field line foul, so it's even now 2-2.

882
01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:21,000
And it just seemed to me that that was unusual. Your thoughts on the way that inning ended?

883
01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:25,000
Well, normally if that ball hits the bat ever so slightly, you're going to feel it.

884
01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:30,000
The only thing I'm going on, I took a look at the replay, and Sundberg, the catcher, never hesitated.

885
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:32,000
He just went flat on off toward the dugout.

886
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:38,000
So apparently the ball did hit the bat, or at least Sundberg thought so, too.

887
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:41,000
Here's the 2-2 on the way to Lonnie Smith.

888
01:16:41,000 --> 01:16:45,000
And a strike three call, big bending curve, and Sutton got it in there.

889
01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:47,000
Three strikeouts for him.

890
01:16:47,000 --> 01:16:52,000
Of course you can look at it another way, too, Ron. If you're the catcher and you hear, see right, three, get out of there.

891
01:16:52,000 --> 01:16:55,000
Don't wait to argue about it.

892
01:16:55,000 --> 01:17:00,000
But I think your point's well taken. Sundberg, at least you would have thought, might have hesitated, and he didn't.

893
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:07,000
And there are times when that ball hits the glove in just a certain way, that it may sound like there's a little tick up there.

894
01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:13,000
Here's Rudy Law with two outs, and the pitch to him is away. One ball, no strikes. Rudy a left-hand swinger.

895
01:17:13,000 --> 01:17:19,000
The Totals in the ball game, while they are tipped the Angels' way.

896
01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:24,000
Not overpoweringly so. Law hits a pop fly in the shallow right-center field.

897
01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:30,000
Pettis, Hendrick, and Pollard are all there, and it's Gary Pettis to put the squeeze on it.

898
01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:35,000
So in the sixth inning, Don Sutton continues to roll. He's only allowed one hit. That was to Law back in the fourth.

899
01:17:35,000 --> 01:17:39,000
And we'll head to the bottom of the sixth. Angels won. Kansas City nothing.

900
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:43,000
We have a little bit of confusion surrounding that had met Cubs game.

901
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:49,000
We said that Dave Magadon replaced Keith Hernandez, who was supposed to be down with a virus.

902
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:54,000
But then our copy said that Wally Backman threw the first baseman, Keith Hernandez, for the final out.

903
01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:59,000
So we're not quite sure if Keith was in that game or not. I'm sure he wanted to be for clinching the division.

904
01:17:59,000 --> 01:18:01,000
We'll see if we can check up on that and find out what was going on.

905
01:18:01,000 --> 01:18:07,000
We did mention that no other National League East team has ever clinched a title this early in the season.

906
01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:12,000
The 1972 Pirates wrapped it up on the 21st of September.

907
01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:16,000
They needed only 144 games, though, opposed to New York's 145.

908
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:22,000
And with their third division title, the Mets earned the right, of course, to oppose the West Division champions in the National League playoffs.

909
01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:26,000
And we can assume that those will probably be the Astros.

910
01:18:26,000 --> 01:18:30,000
Larry King had a little comment the other night, Larry King on Mutual.

911
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:37,000
He said it'll probably be harder for the Mets to get past the Astros than it would be for them to win the World Series.

912
01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:41,000
The really big obstacle is getting the pennant in the National League.

913
01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:45,000
And after that, it might just be anticlimactic. So we'll wait and see.

914
01:18:45,000 --> 01:18:49,000
The Astros could very well wind up taking the National.

915
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:52,000
Dwight Gooden, as we mentioned, was the winning pitcher.

916
01:18:52,000 --> 01:19:01,000
It was kind of chilly in New York as we get into early fall, or late summer, really, I still officially, but early fall.

917
01:19:01,000 --> 01:19:06,000
And Gooden, they found him blowing on his hand a little bit to kind of warm it up.

918
01:19:06,000 --> 01:19:12,000
But he contended with base runners in almost every inning, but did win the game, and that's what's important.

919
01:19:12,000 --> 01:19:17,000
Bottom of the sixth inning at Anaheim Stadium. Good crowd on hand, good ballgame to go with it.

920
01:19:17,000 --> 01:19:24,000
One-nothing, the Angels lead. That home run by DeSensei back in the fourth inning still looming is the difference.

921
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:30,000
Danny Jackson towing the rubber. He'll go to work against George Hendrick, who is one for two.

922
01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:36,000
Jackson cranks it up and delivers, and his first pitch of this inning is over for a strike called on one.

923
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:42,000
The Angels trying to take yet another step toward that Western Division championship.

924
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:49,000
The O-one pitch, and Hendrick waves at the breeze and doesn't get it on two.

925
01:19:49,000 --> 01:19:53,000
And without question, they have their fate in their own hands now.

926
01:19:53,000 --> 01:19:57,000
Jackson right back O-two, and Hendrick takes it away, one and two.

927
01:19:57,000 --> 01:20:04,000
As we mentioned, the home run, the big story tonight, that has been the only scoring blow of the game.

928
01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:10,000
And it would have figured that a home run would be prominent on this date, September 17th.

929
01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:16,000
The one-two pitch. It's a line drive in the right field, but Bo Jackson has a beat on it, and he comes on and makes the play.

930
01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:21,000
Before we tell you about the home run ball and this date in history, let's pause for station identification.

931
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:23,000
This is the Angels Radio Network.

932
01:20:23,000 --> 01:20:28,000
Got a good game going, and hope you're enjoying it around the world, wherever you happen to be listening.

933
01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:34,000
And you are listening to it right here on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

934
01:20:34,000 --> 01:20:42,000
Bobby Gritz stepping in here in the sixth inning, one-nothing Angels as Jackson misses outside, one and O.

935
01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:45,000
The Brewers of Anaheim.

936
01:20:53,000 --> 01:20:56,000
Gritz takes one on the outside corner to even things at one and one.

937
01:20:56,000 --> 01:20:59,000
Murielson on deck, Palador hoping for a chance in the hole.

938
01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:02,000
One-nothing Angels in the sixth.

939
01:21:02,000 --> 01:21:09,000
Jackson kicks and comes right back to Bobby in the dirt, and Sundberg knocks it down, two and one to Gritz.

940
01:21:09,000 --> 01:21:20,000
As we were saying before the station break there, this date in baseball history figures very prominently for one individual in particular, with reference to the home run ball.

941
01:21:20,000 --> 01:21:24,000
That man not in the lineup tonight for the Angels, but here nonetheless, Reggie Jackson.

942
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:36,000
That ball is high to Gritz three and one, because on this date, September 17, 1984, Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career homer.

943
01:21:36,000 --> 01:21:39,000
Gritz waves at the breeze and doesn't get it, three and two.

944
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:42,000
He hit it against the Royals, but Black was on the mound that day.

945
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:53,000
And what made it such a special touch was that it was also on this date, 17 years before, that Reggie Jackson hit his first career home run, and he also did it here at the Big A.

946
01:21:53,000 --> 01:22:03,000
Gritz hits a line drive into left field, but Rudy Lohr goes back a step or two, then puts on the brakes and makes the catch, and Gritz is retired for route number two, and that will bring up Burleson.

947
01:22:03,000 --> 01:22:08,000
So Reggie, who has always had a flair for the dramatic, certainly put it all together.

948
01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:24,000
September 17, he hit his first home run at the Big A, and he hit his 500th home run on the same date, 17 years later.

949
01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:34,000
Pits to Burley is a fastball for a strike on one.

950
01:22:34,000 --> 01:22:40,000
Jackson right back to the plate, and Burleson swings and misses on two.

951
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:43,000
That one.

952
01:22:43,000 --> 01:22:52,000
One-nothing. The angels leading. Jackson to the plate, and Burleson takes just inside one and two.

953
01:22:52,000 --> 01:23:01,000
You know, speaking of Reggie and the flair for the dramatic, I have a feeling he'll be hitting some dramatic home runs before this campaign is over.

954
01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:16,000
The one-two pitch is grounded foul, third base way, still one and two.

955
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:23,000
Danny Jackson into the windup, and the one-two to Burleson has popped a foul below us here in the press area.

956
01:23:23,000 --> 01:23:25,000
So Burleson's still alive.

957
01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:32,000
Ron told you earlier that though he's hitting around 285, he's been fighting a slump lately.

958
01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:38,000
He's now three for his last 21. His next pitch is high, so two and two.

959
01:23:38,000 --> 01:23:42,000
But that gives you a good indication of how it's gone for Burleson.

960
01:23:42,000 --> 01:23:51,000
He's come down to 285, 286, and if he warms up again, he'll go back up near that 300 level. He's never hit over 300 in his career.

961
01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:56,000
The two-two pitch is high and tight, and it spins him out of there, so they count four.

962
01:23:56,000 --> 01:24:02,000
Two down, bases empty, bottom of the sixth, one nothing angel.

963
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:12,000
As long as things stand the way they do, we'll be referring back to that fourth inning when Doug the Sensei provided a difference with a solo home run his 24th of the year.

964
01:24:12,000 --> 01:24:18,000
Burleson pulls a foul, third base side, and that kangaroos into the stands, and then skips back a few rows.

965
01:24:18,000 --> 01:24:22,000
Three and two remain.

966
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:29,000
Outfield giving Burleson lots of room in left center. The infield pretty much straightaway.

967
01:24:29,000 --> 01:24:32,000
Danny Jackson nodding yes to Sundberg. Here's the full count offering.

968
01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:36,000
Brown ball hit on a big hop towards short. Bianca Lana waiting for it.

969
01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:40,000
Guns over the sights are in time, and the inning is over for the angels.

970
01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:43,000
So Jackson's still pitching well. He gets the side in order in the sixth.

971
01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:49,000
We'll go to the Sabbath when Ron returns with the score. Angels won, Royals nothing.

972
01:24:49,000 --> 01:24:55,000
Now this ABC News brief. We have a new Supreme Court Chief Justice, Senator Paul Tribble, announce the Senate's vote.

973
01:24:55,000 --> 01:25:03,000
On this vote there are 65 yeas and 33 nays. The nomination of William Rehnquist to be Chief Justice of the United States is confirmed.

974
01:25:03,000 --> 01:25:10,000
The Senate also has confirmed Antonin Scalia to take the seat being vacated by Rehnquist. That vote was 98 to nothing.

975
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:16,000
The Mets have become the first team to clinch a spot in the major league playoffs. They beat the Cubs tonight in New York 4-2.

976
01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:21,000
25 Soviet UN diplomats are being kicked out of the US by the Reagan administration.

977
01:25:21,000 --> 01:25:28,000
They've got two weeks to get out, and US officials deny that this action has anything to do with the Soviet detention of US reporter Nicholas Danilov.

978
01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:35,000
No claims of responsibility yet for the latest bombing in Paris. A bomb today killed five people and injured more than 50 others.

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The same terrorists who say they planted five bombs in the French capital in 10 days say that they're going to start staging attacks in the US.

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From ABC News, I'm Marcia Slaughter.

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A little football news. The Philadelphia Eagles earlier this week have released running back Ernest Jackson.

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He'd run for 1,028 yards last season, but apparently didn't impress his new coach, Buddy Ryan, former defensive coordinator of course, of the Bears.

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Jackson was picked up by the Eagles from the Chargers for two draft picks in September of last year. He was Philadelphia's leading rusher last season,

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but Ryan and Jackson apparently didn't take to each other. Ryan criticized his blocking, his running, his pass catching abilities.

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Well, there wasn't much else to criticize, so Jackson is gone from the Eagles.

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Six innings have been played tonight here at Anaheim Stadium. Don Sutton and Danny Jackson putting on a pitching clinic.

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And right now the Eagles with the best of it leading 1-0. The only mistake, a fastball to DeSensei in the fourth inning,

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and Doug turned it around and sent it deep over the left field offense to provide the scoring.

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Sutton meanwhile has allowed just one base hit, that a single by Rudy Law, back in the fourth inning.

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And he goes to work now in the seventh against Jamie Quirk. And going to work again for us, take you along with a play-by-play.

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Here's Ron. Thank you very much. I guess that's my lead. I got to hold it, right? That's right.

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Well, you provided the lead. The least you can do is hold on to it now.

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Here's the first pitch to Quirk, and there's a curveball high and outside, ball one.

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Quirk is 0-2 in the game. He's bounced out to the pitcher and fired out to left field. Left hand hitter.

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Well, now then you have to win something, 1-0. And 2-1. Here's the 1-0 pitch. And it's just outside, the count is 2-0.

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I feel a little bit for Bob Rowe and his highlight package, though.

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It's going to be one shot. It's going to be short.

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And Bob, if you're listening, stretch it out the best you can. Yeah, make it live. Make it live.

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Here's the 2-0 pitch. And a loop toward center field could be trouble.

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Pettis coming on, and he's going to have to lose a ball for a base hit.

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So Quirk starts things here in the seventh inning with a blooper to center field. He's now 1-3.

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And that will bring up the second baseman, Frank White.

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Second baseman, Frank White.

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White this evening has popped up the short and popped up the second base.

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Sutton started the game by retiring the first 11.

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And then he set down 13 or 14 before getting up a base on ball.

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Here's a pitch to White, and it's just outside, ball one.

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You have to be careful with Frank White.

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When he started his career, he was really not a home run hitter.

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However, in the last two years, he started playing long ball.

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He has hit 19 home runs this year and driven in 79.

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There's a shot that is fouled down the left field line, and that evens up the count.

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And that's exactly what I mean right there.

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White had that big end of the bat out in front, and he hit it hard.

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And then he pulled it foul.

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Let's take a look at the last two years at about White in the home run.

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There's one that's a big bouncer to Gritch at first.

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He goes to second for the force out, and they do not return the throw.

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And so couldn't Bobby Gritch with a good play as White bounces one to Bobby at first base,

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and he forces Quirk at second.

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That is 3-6 in the putout.

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And that brings up Kevin Sacher.

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But just to give you an idea, last year, White hit 22 home runs.

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That is a career high for him, and he's hit 19 this year.

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And the RBIs by White, 79, that's a career high.

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He's having another good year.

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Here's Kevin Sacher, the first baseman stand again.

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Kevin, over one, he has lined out the short and then walked.

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So he is over one.

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Sutton stepping off the rubber.

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Sacher is hit in seven of the ten major league games in which he's played.

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Really does not have a position as of yet.

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Here's the first pitch, and it's a curveball outside for ball one.

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Not that he can't play, and not that he's a bad defensive player,

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it's just that right now in the scheme of things, he really does not have a set position to play.

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And there's a chance that maybe he'll be the left fielder next year.

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Maybe he'll play a little bit of first base, depending on how Steve Balboni counts.

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There's pitches outside, and the count is now two and up.

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Balboni hurt, by the way, along with George Brett.

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You take those two guys out of the lineup, and that's their home run and RBI men.

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And this team does not have anywhere near the intimidation factor that it has with those two guys, does it?

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Two-o pitch, he has swung on and popped up off of first base.

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Rich, over near the dugout, is waiting for it, and the ball goes just out of reach.

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It goes into the first row, and so the count is now two and one.

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On deck is Bo Jackson, angels lead it one to another.

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The difference in the ball game, Doug DeSensei's home run.

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DeSensei has 24 home runs on the year, that's tops in the team.

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Sutton staring down at Boone.

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There goes the runner, the pitcher, swung on and hit it to right field, giving ground to Hendrick.

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He's there, and he makes the catch, and White has to go back to first base.

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And so they had the hit and run on.

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And Sizer flies out to right field, that's out number two, and that brings up the right fielder, Bo Jackson.

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Now you recall last night, just about this time of the game, actually last night it was in the eighth inning.

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And right now it's in the seventh inning, but Jackson with a two run homer to right field to tie the game at five.

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And then the angels came right back and they won it, when Boone singled in to right field to drive in Devon White.

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So here he is, nothing but power standing in.

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And the first pitch is low and outside, ball one.

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Jackson is batting 3-13, two home runs, four runs driven in.

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He has hit in six of the eight major league games that he has played in.

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And there is not a point in any ballpark that he can't hit it out of.

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The 1-0 pitch, and Sutton starting to make the pitch, slip to the mound and stop and that's a ball.

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He started to make a pitch and then slipped.

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And now the tying run is in scoring position.

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But as you think it through just for a second, that is a very smart move by Don Sutton.

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Because he was in the middle of his wind up and something slipped and he had enough agility in his mind to stop.

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Because if he throws the pitch to Jackson and makes a bad pitch, Jackson can hit one out of here.

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And so Sutton stopping and now all he has to do, hopefully, is that is get Jackson out.

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But he did not want to make that one bad pitch if he had slipped out there in the mound.

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Here is the 1-0 pitch and it is blowing off.

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No, it is blowing inside. Once again it looks like Jim Evans is going to ring up a strike and the count is now 2-0.

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I have seen pitchers on the mound slip and end up throwing it right down the middle of the plate and have it cost them some runs.

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Sutton at the belt and the 2-0 pitch. He has swung on and missed for a strike, a fastball right in on the letters.

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And the count is 2-1. Sutton has struck out three in the game. He has 111 on the year.

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White with the lead at second base. Sutton checking him and the 2-1 pitch is a curveball, swung on and missed strike two.

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And that evens up the count at two balls and two strikes.

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Now Jackson stepping out, having a quick clubhouse meeting with himself.

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And now Bow stepping right back in.

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He does have holes. He is just a young man as you well know.

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But within time those holes will get smaller and smaller.

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Here is the 2-2 pitch and it is a curveball long outside. Full count now, 3-2.

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Three balls and two strikes. Jackson stepping out and going through that same thing again.

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Sutton staring down.

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Bowen flashing the sides. Jackson has struck out.

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Since coming up, we will give you that here in just a second.

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He has struck out nine times in 30 at bats.

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Sutton out with the sides and the 3-2 pitch is high inside. He walked in.

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Down to first base goes Jackson. That is the third base on balls.

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Issued by Sutton and Sundberg. The next scheduled hitter has been called back.

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Let's see who Mike Peraro goes to here.

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You have a guy sitting on the bench that wears number five.

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And if you know who I am talking about, if you are familiar with Kansas City, that is George Brett.

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He is going to be number three, George Orta coming out.

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And so it will be Orta batting in place of Jim Sundberg.

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Orta, a 283 hitter on the year.

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He has made eight home runs and driven in 44.

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And he will be batting for Sundberg.

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The only score in the game came back in the fourth inning when Doug DeSense hit a home run.

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That has been it so far. Kansas City has runners at first and second.

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Well, Bo Jackson and his Kansas City Royal teammates conclude their series with the Angels tomorrow night.

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And then at Chicago, Cleveland, and then the Texas Rangers all visiting right here at the Big A

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during that crucial final homestand.

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So don't forget to do your ticket shopping for those games coming up.

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First pitch is a curveball over for a strike.

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Also, we would like to remind you that the Indians play a twilight doubleheader Monday,

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starting at 5.35 right here at the Big A.

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That is to make up for that rainout game on this recent road trip in Cleveland.

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Here is the 0-1 pitch on the way.

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And it is a curveball hit between first and second.

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Paladar up with it and he goes to Grinch in time.

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And so the defense plays well against Sutton here in the inning.

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Mass Paladar comes up with a big play.

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And forward. Kansas City, no runs and a base hit. They lead 2, they stranded 5.

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And after 6-1-1, it remains. Angels on top, 1-0.

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All the other games going on, the White Sox leading Seattle 2-0.

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They're in the top of the seventh and in the National League.

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It's San Francisco leading San Diego 4-2.

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They're in the bottom of the seventh.

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The Mets, of course, have clinched the National East.

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Finally, at long last, they were supposed to do it Friday,

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but better late than never by beating the Cubs 4-2.

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This division title is the third in Mets history.

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You'll remember back in that historic year of 1969,

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the amazing Mets in what may be the most amazing upset of all time in baseball,

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won the National League East, beat the Braves in the playoffs,

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finished off the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series,

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and that after a disastrous year in 1968.

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What a turnaround.

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In 1973, the Mets won the National East with an 82-79 record.

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That is the worst first place finish in the history of divisional play.

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They defeated the Cincinnati Reds for the National League pennant

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and then lost the World Series to the Oakland A's.

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They had a hard-fought series, went the full seven games.

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New York entered the league as an expansion club back some 24 years ago in 1962,

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and that year they compiled a very unenviable record, 40 wins, 120 losses.

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The worst mark, the worst in modern Major League history.

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The amazing Mets.

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01:38:03,000 --> 01:38:05,000
Remember Marv Throneberry.

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Let's get back.

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One defensive change for the Kansas City Royals.

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Now behind the plate, Terry Bell will be doing the catching.

1141
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He takes over for Sunberg.

1142
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As we look around the infield and the outfield, no changes there.

1143
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As Danny Jackson goes back for another inning of work,

1144
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he'll be facing Gus Poudoe followed by Bob Bills and Gary Pettus.

1145
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Angels lead it by a score of 1-0.

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Oh, and we mentioned to you the Texas Rangers won this afternoon up in the Bay Area.

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In fact, they sweep that series against Oakland.

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They won on a shutout 4-0 over Oakland.

1149
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Correa and Williams combined for the shutout.

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01:38:58,000 --> 01:39:00,000
Baltimore defeated the Yankees.

1151
01:39:00,000 --> 01:39:05,000
Mattingly extended his hitting streak to 17 games with Baltimore winning it.

1152
01:39:05,000 --> 01:39:07,000
Sheets in Dempsey with home runs.

1153
01:39:07,000 --> 01:39:09,000
And the first pitch to Paladar is outside for ball one.

1154
01:39:09,000 --> 01:39:12,000
Baltimore is snapping a five-game losing streak.

1155
01:39:12,000 --> 01:39:14,000
Boston 4-1 over Milwaukee.

1156
01:39:14,000 --> 01:39:18,000
It was the Cleveland Indians 5-2 over the Minnesota Twins.

1157
01:39:18,000 --> 01:39:20,000
Detroit 8-6 over Toronto.

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01:39:20,000 --> 01:39:23,000
Next pitch, misses for ball two.

1159
01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:26,000
And one of the game in the American League still going on.

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Chicago at Seattle, no score after six innings of play.

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In the National League in the first of two games, Montreal 6-5 over Pittsburgh.

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Paladar takes one right around the letters for a style.

1163
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And then Pittsburgh came back and won the nightcap 4-1.

1164
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They split that middle matter.

1165
01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:44,000
Houston 6-1 over Cincinnati.

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It was New York 4-2 over Chicago.

1167
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The Mets clinch the National League East.

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01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:53,000
Here's the 2-1 pitch by the left-hander.

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It is set high in the air, struck well into right center field.

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The man waiting for it is Wilson, and he makes the catch.

1171
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:03,000
And there's out number one.

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Excuse me, any big surprise that the Mets clinch behind Dwight Gooden?

1173
01:40:21,000 --> 01:40:24,000
No. He has beaten the Cubbies eight straight times.

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01:40:24,000 --> 01:40:27,000
I know that. There's one over for Bob Villan, the count is 0-1.

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Let's run out that scoreboard very quickly for you.

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St. Louis 8-5 over Philadelphia.

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Atlanta 4-1 over the Dodgers. They lose their fifth straight.

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And then in San Diego it is San Francisco 4-2 over the Padres.

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That's after 7-1-1 Gladden and Gwynn have hit home runs.

1180
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There's a bouncer back up over the mound, back headed by White,

1181
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who goes to first base hit time, and what a play by the second baseman, Frank White.

1182
01:40:51,000 --> 01:40:56,000
An outstanding play, just a nab, boon by about a half a stride.

1183
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A chopper back up over the mound, in which White had the backhand,

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and then jumped in the air, spun, and then threw accurately to Kevin Sainter at first base.

1185
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And he didn't just get anybody. He got a man who scored from second base on a sacrifice fly.

1186
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That's right. Flash, boon.

1187
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So two men are gone, and that brings up Gary Pettis.

1188
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I forgot to ask Booney about that on the pregame.

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There's a curveball high for ball one.

1190
01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:28,000
He took a lot of ribbing, needless to say.

1191
01:41:28,000 --> 01:41:32,000
Well, I should have given him a chance.

1192
01:41:32,000 --> 01:41:35,000
How often do you score from second base in a fly ball the outfield?

1193
01:41:35,000 --> 01:41:39,000
1-0 pitch, his foul back out of play, and the count is now 1-1 to Gary.

1194
01:41:39,000 --> 01:41:43,000
I bet that's the first time in his career. I would bet. I would venture to bet.

1195
01:41:43,000 --> 01:41:48,000
I don't like to gamble too much.

1196
01:41:48,000 --> 01:41:51,000
Pettis on the evening, one for three.

1197
01:41:51,000 --> 01:41:55,000
He has hit in ten of the last twelve games. Here's the 1-1 pitch.

1198
01:41:55,000 --> 01:41:57,000
And Pettis bounces one toward shortstop.

1199
01:41:57,000 --> 01:42:01,000
Bianca Lana goes to the first baseman Sainter, and that'll do it for the Angels.

1200
01:42:01,000 --> 01:42:06,000
A one, two, three, and he has seven in the row, by the way, set down by Danny Jackson.

1201
01:42:06,000 --> 01:42:08,000
Make that, yeah, that's correct, that is seven in a row.

1202
01:42:08,000 --> 01:42:11,000
No runs, no hits, no airs, and nobody left on base.

1203
01:42:11,000 --> 01:42:17,000
Angels have stranded six, and after seven completed innings of play, Angels won Kansas City nothing.

1204
01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:21,000
Lots of good college football matchups coming up this weekend, this Saturday,

1205
01:42:21,000 --> 01:42:25,000
and one of the more interesting ones, Alabama and Florida.

1206
01:42:25,000 --> 01:42:29,000
Alabama number four on both the UPI and AP polls.

1207
01:42:29,000 --> 01:42:36,000
Florida number 13 on the AP poll, not on the UPI poll, not because Florida doesn't have a good team,

1208
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:39,000
but because the UPI rules, with the board of coaches voting,

1209
01:42:39,000 --> 01:42:43,000
say that no team under probation can appear in the UPI rankings.

1210
01:42:43,000 --> 01:42:47,000
But Florida, you know, would be somewhere in there, 12, 13, 14.

1211
01:42:47,000 --> 01:42:52,000
Florida coach Galen Hall's main priority for his game against number four Alabama Saturday

1212
01:42:52,000 --> 01:42:56,000
is, he says, giving standout quarterback Kerwin Bell some time to throw.

1213
01:42:56,000 --> 01:43:02,000
You may remember that Bell was tacked six times in Florida's loss to Miami two weeks ago.

1214
01:43:02,000 --> 01:43:04,000
Twenty-three to fifteen was that score.

1215
01:43:04,000 --> 01:43:07,000
Hall says we're looking at several things to get Kerwin some more time.

1216
01:43:07,000 --> 01:43:12,000
We've tried some quick passes this week in practice, so he doesn't have to take a long drop,

1217
01:43:12,000 --> 01:43:14,000
and we've worked some on the shotgun formation.

1218
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:18,000
We've got to be able to get the ball downfield and keep Kerwin off the ground.

1219
01:43:18,000 --> 01:43:22,000
Coach Hall says the Gators used their week off to put the Miami loss behind them,

1220
01:43:22,000 --> 01:43:28,000
concentrate on preparing for Alabama this weekend, Florida's first Southeastern Conference opponent of the season.

1221
01:43:28,000 --> 01:43:33,000
Hall says it was tough to lose to Miami, especially at home, but that game is behind us now.

1222
01:43:33,000 --> 01:43:35,000
We've still got a tough schedule ahead of us,

1223
01:43:35,000 --> 01:43:42,000
and of course the first game on that very tough schedule is this week against Alabama.

1224
01:43:42,000 --> 01:43:46,000
Wonder Royale, batting for Biancolana, number 11.

1225
01:43:46,000 --> 01:43:50,000
We go to the eighth inning and batting for Buddy Biancolana will be Hal McCray,

1226
01:43:50,000 --> 01:43:55,000
and he'll be facing Don Sutton, who right now is leading by a score of one to nothing.

1227
01:43:55,000 --> 01:43:57,000
And to tell you more about that, here's Al Connors.

1228
01:43:57,000 --> 01:44:00,000
All right, Ron, the Angels indeed enjoying that one-nothing lead.

1229
01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:03,000
Sutton going to work against McCray.

1230
01:44:03,000 --> 01:44:10,000
Al McCray stepping in hitting 260 with six home runs and 36 runs batted in.

1231
01:44:10,000 --> 01:44:13,000
So he's up there in place of Biancolana.

1232
01:44:13,000 --> 01:44:18,000
Sutton working on a two-hitter. He's already posted one two-hitter this year.

1233
01:44:18,000 --> 01:44:23,000
That was against the White Sox at Comiskey Park when he threw his 58th career shutout as well.

1234
01:44:23,000 --> 01:44:25,000
There's a fastball that misses one and oh.

1235
01:44:25,000 --> 01:44:30,000
In fact, if Sutton throws a shutout tonight, and that's still a possibility,

1236
01:44:30,000 --> 01:44:36,000
he would move past Ed Walsh into ninth place all by himself on the all-time list of pitchers

1237
01:44:36,000 --> 01:44:38,000
who have thrown shutouts in this game.

1238
01:44:38,000 --> 01:44:40,000
There's one fouled away by McCray, one-on-one.

1239
01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:44,000
Of course, the big leader, Walter Johnson, the big train, 113.

1240
01:44:44,000 --> 01:44:46,000
Still seems incredible.

1241
01:44:46,000 --> 01:44:49,000
Grover Cleveland Alexander second with 90.

1242
01:44:49,000 --> 01:44:51,000
Kristy Matthewsson third with 83.

1243
01:44:51,000 --> 01:44:54,000
Cy Young only had 77.

1244
01:44:54,000 --> 01:44:58,000
You know, we talk about all those records and the things that would have a rough time breaking.

1245
01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:01,000
That might be one right there, 113 career shutouts.

1246
01:45:01,000 --> 01:45:03,000
Boy, that does seem unassailable.

1247
01:45:03,000 --> 01:45:06,000
There's a pitch in there for a strike, one and two to McCray.

1248
01:45:06,000 --> 01:45:08,000
Oh, and then you got Eddie Plank at 70.

1249
01:45:08,000 --> 01:45:12,000
Warren Spahn with 63, along with Mordecai Brown.

1250
01:45:12,000 --> 01:45:16,000
Tom Siever at 61, and M. Sack at 58.

1251
01:45:16,000 --> 01:45:20,000
The one-two pitch is fouled back through the screen, and it's one and two.

1252
01:45:20,000 --> 01:45:26,000
I mean, you have guys like Tom Siever and Sutton and Carlton and Nolan Ryan and guys like that.

1253
01:45:26,000 --> 01:45:30,000
If they can only seem to have 55 or 60 somewhere in that category,

1254
01:45:30,000 --> 01:45:34,000
what kind of a pitcher are you to have 113?

1255
01:45:34,000 --> 01:45:36,000
You're in a higher league.

1256
01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:37,000
I think you're Walter Johnson.

1257
01:45:37,000 --> 01:45:40,000
Yeah, you're Walter Johnson. That's who you are.

1258
01:45:40,000 --> 01:45:44,000
One ball, two strikes, the counter, McCray.

1259
01:45:44,000 --> 01:45:49,000
Satin to the windup and the pitch, and his curveball misses low, 22.

1260
01:45:49,000 --> 01:45:50,000
Well, it's been quite an night for none.

1261
01:45:50,000 --> 01:45:57,000
The only base hits, Law with a single in the fourth, Quirk with a single in the seventh.

1262
01:45:57,000 --> 01:46:00,000
So just a two-hitter. That's all.

1263
01:46:00,000 --> 01:46:04,000
Sutton at 41, making it look easy.

1264
01:46:04,000 --> 01:46:08,000
The two-two pitch to McCray is a high drive to deep left field,

1265
01:46:08,000 --> 01:46:11,000
doubting looking up, but this ball is gone.

1266
01:46:11,000 --> 01:46:17,000
Hal McCray with a pinch hit home run, and we're tied 1-1 here in the A.

1267
01:46:17,000 --> 01:46:28,000
I think we might have jinxed on talking about the shutout and the two-hitter,

1268
01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:31,000
and it all changes on one swing.

1269
01:46:31,000 --> 01:46:32,000
So we're locked up in a tie.

1270
01:46:32,000 --> 01:46:36,000
Willie Wilson will step in, and before he does, let's pause for station identification.

1271
01:46:36,000 --> 01:46:39,000
This is the Angels Radio Network.

1272
01:46:39,000 --> 01:46:44,000
This is the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

1273
01:46:44,000 --> 01:46:59,000
So Don Sutton gives up a home run to McCray, and he's going to come out of the ballgame.

1274
01:46:59,000 --> 01:47:04,000
Marcel Ackman has gone to the mound, and Sutton, who was working on a shutout,

1275
01:47:04,000 --> 01:47:09,000
pitches seven very strong innings, and in the eighth, he makes a mistake, and he'll leave.

1276
01:47:09,000 --> 01:47:13,000
He'll leave throwing a three-hitter, giving up just one run.

1277
01:47:13,000 --> 01:47:16,000
He obviously has reached the magic plateau of pitches.

1278
01:47:16,000 --> 01:47:22,000
Ron's checking on that now, and he will give way to Doug Corbett.

1279
01:47:22,000 --> 01:47:26,000
The right-hander Doug Corbett coming on.

1280
01:47:26,000 --> 01:47:27,000
He'll take over for Sutton.

1281
01:47:27,000 --> 01:47:31,000
Angels Baseball coming to you from Anaheim Stadium with the score now.

1282
01:47:31,000 --> 01:47:34,000
Angels won, and the Royals won.

1283
01:47:34,000 --> 01:47:36,000
Well, they're still dancing in the streets in New York.

1284
01:47:36,000 --> 01:47:41,000
By the way, Marty Bondaroff on his motor scooter heading up Hollywood Boulevard now

1285
01:47:41,000 --> 01:47:46,000
and enjoying himself. He's the Duke of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine.

1286
01:47:46,000 --> 01:47:47,000
Yes, he is.

1287
01:47:47,000 --> 01:47:51,000
He was a little timid when he came from the jungles of the mid-East somewhere or another,

1288
01:47:51,000 --> 01:47:57,000
but once he got used to things around in Hollywood, he is called Hollywood Marty now.

1289
01:47:57,000 --> 01:48:01,000
Anyway, I'll be sitting in the rest of the way, and perhaps we'll have an extra inning ballgame.

1290
01:48:01,000 --> 01:48:05,000
Thousands of people at Shea Stadium swarmed into the field at the New York Mets

1291
01:48:05,000 --> 01:48:11,000
Clinch the National League East Division title on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs,

1292
01:48:11,000 --> 01:48:14,000
and their celebration caused a lot of damage.

1293
01:48:14,000 --> 01:48:18,000
Chunks of turf were torn out of the infield and thrown into the stands,

1294
01:48:18,000 --> 01:48:23,000
and there were other scars from the celebration in the outfield grass.

1295
01:48:23,000 --> 01:48:29,000
During the game, taped video messages were shown to the fans as General Manager Frank Cashin,

1296
01:48:29,000 --> 01:48:35,000
Manager Davy Johnson, and broadcaster Bob Murphy pleaded for an orderly celebration.

1297
01:48:35,000 --> 01:48:40,000
Nevertheless, fans started pouring into the field even before 2nd baseman Wally Backman

1298
01:48:40,000 --> 01:48:42,000
fielded the game's last grounder.

1299
01:48:42,000 --> 01:48:45,000
Fans celebrated on the field for about 20 minutes after the game ended.

1300
01:48:45,000 --> 01:48:50,000
Fifty minutes after it ended, the grounds crew was at work trying to get the field ready

1301
01:48:50,000 --> 01:48:54,000
for Thursday afternoon's game.

1302
01:48:54,000 --> 01:48:57,000
So they're still celebrating, and the Mets finally clinched it.

1303
01:48:57,000 --> 01:49:03,000
Everybody knew that ever since the All-Star break, even before that, that they would eventually do just that.

1304
01:49:03,000 --> 01:49:06,000
Aye.

1305
01:49:24,000 --> 01:49:28,000
Doug Corba taking over now for Don Sutton who pitches a jam.

1306
01:49:28,000 --> 01:49:31,000
Seven innings plus one batter.

1307
01:49:31,000 --> 01:49:34,440
throws three hit baseball, but he leaves tied 1-1.

1308
01:49:34,440 --> 01:49:35,960
And here's Willie Wilson against Corbett,

1309
01:49:35,960 --> 01:49:37,960
and the first one is outside 1-0.

1310
01:49:37,960 --> 01:49:39,640
You come to the ballpark as a pitcher

1311
01:49:39,640 --> 01:49:41,040
and allow just three hits in a run,

1312
01:49:41,040 --> 01:49:42,800
and you figure to win.

1313
01:49:42,800 --> 01:49:45,400
But Danny Jackson has been equally tough,

1314
01:49:45,400 --> 01:49:47,800
and so Sutton will not figure tonight.

1315
01:49:47,800 --> 01:49:50,560
Corbett delivers to Wilson, and he's outside with it.

1316
01:49:50,560 --> 01:49:52,120
So the count goes to 2-0.

1317
01:49:54,720 --> 01:49:56,480
1-1 tie here on the eighth.

1318
01:49:57,360 --> 01:50:00,000
Sutton making his second bid for win number 15,

1319
01:50:00,000 --> 01:50:01,720
and he pitched well enough to get it,

1320
01:50:01,720 --> 01:50:03,080
but apparently it wasn't to be.

1321
01:50:03,080 --> 01:50:06,080
Wilson pulls one foul, pass first and down the line,

1322
01:50:06,080 --> 01:50:07,240
so the count's 2-1 to him.

1323
01:50:07,240 --> 01:50:08,360
He's 0-3 tonight.

1324
01:50:09,320 --> 01:50:12,200
We've told you that Sutton basically works

1325
01:50:12,200 --> 01:50:14,320
on a hundred pitch limit,

1326
01:50:14,320 --> 01:50:16,840
and tonight in seven innings plus one batter,

1327
01:50:16,840 --> 01:50:17,680
he pitches

1328
01:50:21,280 --> 01:50:24,680
outstanding baseball and throws exactly 100 pitches.

1329
01:50:26,200 --> 01:50:28,440
And so they lift him with the ball game tight.

1330
01:50:28,440 --> 01:50:31,440
The 2-1 to Smith is Luke Fowle off the third

1331
01:50:31,440 --> 01:50:33,280
and out of play, 2-2.

1332
01:50:33,280 --> 01:50:34,120
Did I say Smith?

1333
01:50:34,120 --> 01:50:35,640
It's Willie Wilson, Smith on deck.

1334
01:50:36,560 --> 01:50:38,000
So Doug Corbett is out there now,

1335
01:50:38,000 --> 01:50:40,960
trying to get himself squared away.

1336
01:50:41,800 --> 01:50:43,280
Overall, his numbers look pretty good.

1337
01:50:43,280 --> 01:50:47,080
He's 3-2 in the IRA of 3.78 with nine saves,

1338
01:50:47,080 --> 01:50:49,880
but most of his success was early in the year.

1339
01:50:49,880 --> 01:50:51,640
The 2-2 pitch is swung on a miss,

1340
01:50:51,640 --> 01:50:53,680
strike three, and he gets Willie Wilson.

1341
01:50:55,400 --> 01:50:57,640
Corbett, though, in his last six outings

1342
01:50:57,640 --> 01:50:58,880
has struggled mightily.

1343
01:51:01,320 --> 01:51:04,440
In fact, in five of those six, he's given up home runs.

1344
01:51:04,440 --> 01:51:07,240
Last time out against Cleveland in Cleveland,

1345
01:51:08,120 --> 01:51:10,320
he didn't get anybody out facing two batters

1346
01:51:10,320 --> 01:51:12,200
and they both got hit.

1347
01:51:12,200 --> 01:51:13,960
But he comes on and he gets Willie Wilson

1348
01:51:13,960 --> 01:51:16,440
to leave things off for him

1349
01:51:16,440 --> 01:51:18,760
with a run already in in the eighth.

1350
01:51:18,760 --> 01:51:20,360
Now it's Lonnie Smith in the first pitch

1351
01:51:20,360 --> 01:51:36,040
and the first pitch is all the way to the backstop, 1-0.

1352
01:51:36,040 --> 01:51:37,960
The 1-0 and Smith lays down a bunt.

1353
01:51:37,960 --> 01:51:40,000
It's a dandy at the third base line.

1354
01:51:40,000 --> 01:51:41,640
The sensei has to let it roll

1355
01:51:41,640 --> 01:51:43,360
and then as it crosses the chalk,

1356
01:51:43,360 --> 01:51:45,440
he touches it to make sure it stays foul.

1357
01:51:45,440 --> 01:51:49,000
But if that one stays fair,

1358
01:51:49,000 --> 01:51:50,640
Lonnie Smith is on with no problem.

1359
01:51:50,640 --> 01:51:51,840
It was a beautiful bunt.

1360
01:51:51,840 --> 01:52:17,440
One ball, one strike to Lonnie as he comes back.

1361
01:52:17,440 --> 01:52:19,240
A 1-1 tie here in the eighth.

1362
01:52:19,240 --> 01:52:21,320
Home runs are figured for both teams.

1363
01:52:21,320 --> 01:52:23,840
For the Angels, it was to sensei back in the fourth

1364
01:52:23,840 --> 01:52:26,600
and for the Royals, it's McCray in a pinched roll

1365
01:52:26,600 --> 01:52:29,440
here in the eighth as Lonnie Smith fouls one off.

1366
01:52:29,440 --> 01:52:30,280
So 1-2.

1367
01:52:32,000 --> 01:52:35,920
It has been a beautiful pitching duel to watch

1368
01:52:35,920 --> 01:52:39,640
because both Sutton and Jackson, outstanding.

1369
01:52:40,480 --> 01:52:42,600
Corbett now trying to pick up the standard.

1370
01:52:43,680 --> 01:52:46,120
1-2, he has Lonnie Smith waiting.

1371
01:52:46,120 --> 01:52:48,520
The next pitch is low on inside, 2-2.

1372
01:52:48,520 --> 01:52:52,480
A run, six hits and an error for the Angels.

1373
01:52:52,480 --> 01:52:54,920
One run, three hits and no errors for the Royals.

1374
01:53:02,920 --> 01:53:06,960
The Corbett towing the rubber on the third base side.

1375
01:53:06,960 --> 01:53:08,440
Now he straightens up.

1376
01:53:08,440 --> 01:53:12,400
His 2-2 to Smith is down low, ball three.

1377
01:53:12,400 --> 01:53:15,600
So he had a one and two, now the count's full.

1378
01:53:15,600 --> 01:53:18,480
The sensei behind the bag, near the line at third.

1379
01:53:19,960 --> 01:53:22,480
Schofield in a step or two at short.

1380
01:53:22,480 --> 01:53:23,880
Lonnie Smith can run well.

1381
01:53:24,840 --> 01:53:27,560
The 3-2 pitch is chopped wide of third.

1382
01:53:27,560 --> 01:53:30,160
The sensei cuts the ball off in front of Schofield,

1383
01:53:30,160 --> 01:53:32,520
goes on to Gritch for the out, two down.

1384
01:53:37,320 --> 01:53:40,200
And that'll bring up Rudy Law, who's one for three.

1385
01:53:41,680 --> 01:53:43,920
When this series began, the Royals were playing

1386
01:53:43,920 --> 01:53:45,320
their best baseball of the year.

1387
01:53:45,320 --> 01:53:48,120
They had won six out of seven until last night's defeat.

1388
01:53:49,320 --> 01:53:50,760
But that was at home.

1389
01:53:50,760 --> 01:53:53,560
Now they're trying to pick up that kind of a pace

1390
01:53:53,560 --> 01:53:55,720
on the road and all year long they have struggled

1391
01:53:55,720 --> 01:53:57,040
away from Kansas City.

1392
01:53:58,200 --> 01:54:01,480
In fact, it has been a nightmare for them away from home.

1393
01:54:01,480 --> 01:54:04,440
The pitch to Rudy is a little inside, wanna know.

1394
01:54:04,440 --> 01:54:09,000
They're 26 and 43 overall away from Royal Stadium.

1395
01:54:09,000 --> 01:54:11,200
And remember, this is defending world champs.

1396
01:54:11,200 --> 01:54:14,200
The 1-0 pitch is over for a strike called one and one.

1397
01:54:15,640 --> 01:54:18,280
Though it's not been a typical Kansas City year,

1398
01:54:18,280 --> 01:54:20,720
they started slow and they have not gotten

1399
01:54:20,720 --> 01:54:22,960
that second half kick that they usually

1400
01:54:22,960 --> 01:54:24,320
are able to count on.

1401
01:54:25,440 --> 01:54:27,760
The 1-1 from Corbett is pulled over first

1402
01:54:27,760 --> 01:54:30,360
down the right midline and rolling into the corner.

1403
01:54:30,360 --> 01:54:33,400
George Hendrick out to dig it out of the corner

1404
01:54:33,400 --> 01:54:35,600
and Rudy Law goes into second with a double.

1405
01:54:35,600 --> 01:54:38,080
So a two out, two base hit by Rudy Law

1406
01:54:38,080 --> 01:54:41,200
and the Royals suddenly have the go ahead run

1407
01:54:41,200 --> 01:54:42,400
in scoring position.

1408
01:54:44,040 --> 01:54:46,760
And that'll bring up Jamie Quirk who is one for three.

1409
01:54:49,400 --> 01:54:51,520
Quirk while he's hitting around 220.

1410
01:54:53,640 --> 01:54:57,640
Over the last seven games has hit close to 400.

1411
01:54:57,640 --> 01:54:59,960
And that's why you have to be careful with it.

1412
01:54:59,960 --> 01:55:03,140
The 1-1 from Corbett is a little bit of a

1413
01:55:03,140 --> 01:55:06,040
two out and that's why you have to be careful with it.

1414
01:55:09,880 --> 01:55:12,960
So a meeting at the mound, Boone out to talk with Corbett

1415
01:55:14,040 --> 01:55:17,040
and now he comes back to the home plate area.

1416
01:55:17,040 --> 01:55:19,820
Quirk up there with a chance to give his club

1417
01:55:19,820 --> 01:55:22,320
the lead for the first time tonight.

1418
01:55:22,320 --> 01:55:25,160
Until this inning began, the Angels were on top

1419
01:55:25,160 --> 01:55:28,000
but Hal McCray changed that with a pinch at home run.

1420
01:55:29,720 --> 01:55:32,480
Quirk settling in, Corbett checks second in the pitch.

1421
01:55:32,480 --> 01:55:34,280
There's a fast ball outside, 1-0.

1422
01:55:38,800 --> 01:55:41,600
Angels won, Royals won, we're in the eighth.

1423
01:55:41,600 --> 01:55:43,800
Corbett in some trouble now with two gone.

1424
01:55:45,120 --> 01:55:46,920
Rudy Law stepping off at second base,

1425
01:55:46,920 --> 01:55:49,120
Goffield honking them a little bit.

1426
01:55:49,120 --> 01:55:50,640
The outfield playing Quirk to pull

1427
01:55:50,640 --> 01:55:53,260
and the 1-0 delivery is down low, make it 2-0.

1428
01:55:54,780 --> 01:55:57,680
It doesn't get any easier for Corbett if he loses Quirk

1429
01:55:57,680 --> 01:55:59,880
because Frank White's on deck

1430
01:55:59,880 --> 01:56:02,840
and of those in the lineup tonight for the Royals,

1431
01:56:02,840 --> 01:56:04,320
he has the most home runs.

1432
01:56:05,480 --> 01:56:07,440
Now they're gonna take the bat out of Quirk's hand

1433
01:56:07,440 --> 01:56:09,400
and with first base open and him being left handed,

1434
01:56:09,400 --> 01:56:11,200
they're gonna walk in intentionally.

1435
01:56:12,040 --> 01:56:14,460
So there's ball three and ball four follows.

1436
01:56:16,000 --> 01:56:17,400
So they're gonna play the percentages

1437
01:56:17,400 --> 01:56:22,400
and even though White has the more ominous set of numbers,

1438
01:56:23,000 --> 01:56:24,440
the fact that he's right-handed

1439
01:56:24,440 --> 01:56:28,900
leaves the Angels to go after him rather than Quirk.

1440
01:56:33,580 --> 01:56:36,940
So this is a big crossroads in the ball game right now.

1441
01:56:36,940 --> 01:56:39,940
Corbett has two outs but he has two on behind him

1442
01:56:39,940 --> 01:56:43,460
and he's facing the Royals' toughest hitter

1443
01:56:43,460 --> 01:56:45,020
for power and runs batted in.

1444
01:56:45,020 --> 01:56:46,980
And the pitch, ground ball hit toward short,

1445
01:56:46,980 --> 01:56:49,420
Goffield has it, he goes the short way to Paladar

1446
01:56:49,420 --> 01:56:51,460
for the fourth and the strategy works.

1447
01:56:51,460 --> 01:56:56,100
So they walk Quirk, they get the white

1448
01:56:56,100 --> 01:56:58,140
and they get the force to end the inning.

1449
01:56:58,140 --> 01:57:01,700
Still, Kansas City gets even one run on two hits.

1450
01:57:01,700 --> 01:57:03,900
The home run by McCry, the big one.

1451
01:57:03,900 --> 01:57:06,260
There were no errors, two men left the board

1452
01:57:06,260 --> 01:57:08,300
and after seven and a half at the big A,

1453
01:57:08,300 --> 01:57:11,900
it's now Angels one and Kansas City one.

1454
01:57:11,900 --> 01:57:13,780
Well, all dressed up with no place to go.

1455
01:57:13,780 --> 01:57:16,580
That applies to ABC which finds itself

1456
01:57:16,580 --> 01:57:18,660
with a Sunday baseball game of the week,

1457
01:57:18,660 --> 01:57:20,500
right down the stretch of the major leagues

1458
01:57:20,500 --> 01:57:23,180
but without a pennant race in which to focus.

1459
01:57:23,180 --> 01:57:25,340
When ABC first got into baseball,

1460
01:57:25,340 --> 01:57:27,540
it was strictly a Monday night affair

1461
01:57:27,540 --> 01:57:31,340
so that the network could get a slice of the postseason pie.

1462
01:57:31,340 --> 01:57:34,040
ABC was willing to sacrifice poor summer ratings

1463
01:57:34,040 --> 01:57:37,060
for a crack at the baseball world

1464
01:57:37,060 --> 01:57:39,260
but either the league championship series

1465
01:57:39,260 --> 01:57:41,300
or maybe the big advertising rating

1466
01:57:41,300 --> 01:57:42,980
Grand Slam the World Series.

1467
01:57:42,980 --> 01:57:45,640
Situation was modified when baseball allowed ABC

1468
01:57:45,640 --> 01:57:48,980
to telecast a few late September Sunday games.

1469
01:57:48,980 --> 01:57:51,660
ABC executives believe that even going up

1470
01:57:51,660 --> 01:57:55,380
against the mighty National Football League on CBS and ABC,

1471
01:57:55,380 --> 01:57:57,260
the network could fare no worse

1472
01:57:57,260 --> 01:57:59,020
with a game between contenders

1473
01:57:59,020 --> 01:58:01,300
than it was doing on the generally low rated

1474
01:58:01,300 --> 01:58:02,940
Monday night baseball games.

1475
01:58:02,940 --> 01:58:04,260
Well, the plan to work well,

1476
01:58:04,260 --> 01:58:07,940
ABC telecast the final game of the 1982 season.

1477
01:58:07,940 --> 01:58:10,780
Baltimore and Milwaukee with Don Sutton and Jim Palmer

1478
01:58:10,780 --> 01:58:12,980
vying for the American League East crown.

1479
01:58:12,980 --> 01:58:15,900
The network also had some exciting contests last year

1480
01:58:15,900 --> 01:58:17,540
when the eventual nationally championed

1481
01:58:17,540 --> 01:58:19,420
St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets

1482
01:58:19,420 --> 01:58:21,020
were dueling down to the wire.

1483
01:58:21,020 --> 01:58:22,700
But this year's a different story.

1484
01:58:22,700 --> 01:58:25,060
The Mets already always a lucrative draw

1485
01:58:25,060 --> 01:58:27,080
because of the large New York market

1486
01:58:27,080 --> 01:58:28,980
ended the National League East race seemingly

1487
01:58:28,980 --> 01:58:32,060
before Memorial Day and of course on Wednesday clinched it.

1488
01:58:32,060 --> 01:58:33,180
Scratch the National League East

1489
01:58:33,180 --> 01:58:35,820
from the potential Sunday ABC telecast.

1490
01:58:35,820 --> 01:58:37,140
National League West seem to be

1491
01:58:37,140 --> 01:58:39,780
preferring a race between Houston and Cincinnati.

1492
01:58:39,780 --> 01:58:41,620
Exactly your two major markets.

1493
01:58:41,620 --> 01:58:42,460
Another tight ball game.

1494
01:58:42,460 --> 01:58:43,580
It's going to be night after night.

1495
01:58:43,580 --> 01:58:45,260
They may be involved in a scrape.

1496
01:58:45,260 --> 01:58:47,620
And they're going to have to try

1497
01:58:47,620 --> 01:58:49,340
and come up with the magic again.

1498
01:58:49,340 --> 01:58:50,180
Here in the eighth inning,

1499
01:58:50,180 --> 01:58:51,660
Dick Schofield will step in.

1500
01:58:51,660 --> 01:58:54,080
He's two for three as Jackson goes to work.

1501
01:58:56,420 --> 01:58:59,220
Downing and Descente will be coming up next.

1502
01:58:59,220 --> 01:59:01,540
And the next pitch is just inside.

1503
01:59:01,540 --> 01:59:02,940
Does Schofield want to know?

1504
01:59:04,380 --> 01:59:05,300
The Angels on a roll.

1505
01:59:05,300 --> 01:59:06,320
There's no question about it.

1506
01:59:06,320 --> 01:59:08,320
They've had so many things go their way

1507
01:59:09,380 --> 01:59:11,540
and they just want to keep it moving

1508
01:59:11,540 --> 01:59:12,380
in the right direction.

1509
01:59:12,380 --> 01:59:13,940
Schofield grounds one back to the middle

1510
01:59:13,940 --> 01:59:16,620
and Descente field, he has his third hit of the night.

1511
01:59:16,620 --> 01:59:19,820
And the Angels have the potential go ahead run on base.

1512
01:59:20,860 --> 01:59:23,940
Now we'll see what Gene Mark chooses to do with Downing.

1513
01:59:23,940 --> 01:59:26,020
Would he have him sacrifice?

1514
01:59:26,020 --> 01:59:27,540
Ryan doesn't do that very often,

1515
01:59:27,540 --> 01:59:30,220
but every once in a while he might.

1516
01:59:30,220 --> 01:59:33,740
In fact, checking Downing statistics this year,

1517
01:59:34,580 --> 01:59:38,020
he has one sacrifice on the season, just one.

1518
01:59:39,580 --> 01:59:40,980
But you know, Gene likes little ball

1519
01:59:40,980 --> 01:59:42,420
and with the ball game up for grabs,

1520
01:59:42,420 --> 01:59:44,340
we'll see if he asks Downing to come through

1521
01:59:44,340 --> 01:59:45,860
with another sacrifice.

1522
01:59:48,460 --> 01:59:50,180
The shortstop for the Royals, Drake Meyer,

1523
01:59:50,180 --> 01:59:51,460
taking over for Bianca Lana,

1524
01:59:51,460 --> 01:59:54,380
who was lifted for the pinch hitter, McCray.

1525
01:59:54,380 --> 01:59:56,660
They tied the game with the homer.

1526
01:59:56,660 --> 01:59:58,620
So make the change in your scoreboard.

1527
01:59:59,500 --> 02:00:01,180
Jackson meanwhile will go to first base.

1528
02:00:01,180 --> 02:00:03,420
Schofield is back, Dick with those 22 pence

1529
02:00:03,420 --> 02:00:15,420
to match the number on his jersey.

1530
02:00:15,420 --> 02:00:18,700
And he fouls it up the first base line.

1531
02:00:18,700 --> 02:00:19,540
0-1.

1532
02:00:23,860 --> 02:00:26,700
Well, Ryan doesn't get a chance to bunt very often,

1533
02:00:28,580 --> 02:00:32,220
but it appears that this will be one of those rare times.

1534
02:00:32,220 --> 02:00:34,740
At least they had him trying on the first bit.

1535
02:00:34,740 --> 02:00:36,420
You know, it's not that manager Gene Mox

1536
02:00:36,420 --> 02:00:38,860
does not think that Downing can get a base hit

1537
02:00:38,860 --> 02:00:40,420
off of Danny Jackson.

1538
02:00:40,420 --> 02:00:42,660
It's just that he thinks that Doug Desense can.

1539
02:00:44,500 --> 02:00:48,340
And you give Desense a chance, and Hendrick after that.

1540
02:00:48,340 --> 02:00:50,900
If you can move Schofield up, go to first base

1541
02:00:50,900 --> 02:00:52,820
and Dick is back again.

1542
02:00:52,820 --> 02:00:56,540
Quirk, in on the grass at third by several strides.

1543
02:00:56,540 --> 02:00:57,780
And he's got him the line.

1544
02:00:58,980 --> 02:00:59,980
The way Downing gets the ball,

1545
02:00:59,980 --> 02:01:02,700
that's a dangerous position to be in if he doesn't bunt.

1546
02:01:03,660 --> 02:01:04,940
Jackson ready, the strike one,

1547
02:01:04,940 --> 02:01:07,060
and Brian's around to bunt again, lays it down.

1548
02:01:07,060 --> 02:01:09,540
First base side, down again at his side too,

1549
02:01:09,540 --> 02:01:12,580
and his only play is the white covering in time.

1550
02:01:12,580 --> 02:01:15,940
And the sacrifice is executed perfectly.

1551
02:01:15,940 --> 02:01:17,340
So the fans here at the big A,

1552
02:01:17,340 --> 02:01:19,180
knowing that Downing doesn't do that often,

1553
02:01:19,180 --> 02:01:20,540
applauding the effort here.

1554
02:01:22,380 --> 02:01:24,980
So Gene Mox getting the right kind of out from Downing,

1555
02:01:24,980 --> 02:01:28,100
and now the question is, can they make it pay off?

1556
02:01:28,100 --> 02:01:31,980
Schofield's in position, a one-one tie here in the eighth,

1557
02:01:31,980 --> 02:01:34,540
and Baxter Sensei, who has carried the attack

1558
02:01:34,540 --> 02:01:37,100
so many times the second half of the year,

1559
02:01:37,100 --> 02:01:39,140
is going to be stepping in.

1560
02:01:39,140 --> 02:01:42,660
Before he does though, Mike Ferraro's going to the mouth,

1561
02:01:42,660 --> 02:01:44,340
and he's gonna lift Danny Jackson.

1562
02:01:45,700 --> 02:01:48,340
So the young left-hander, who has pitted very well,

1563
02:01:48,340 --> 02:01:52,260
much as Don Sutton did, is going to leave it to the bullpen

1564
02:01:52,260 --> 02:01:56,500
to try and keep the angels from scoring in this inning.

1565
02:01:56,500 --> 02:01:58,900
And we're waiting now for the bullpen gate to swing open

1566
02:01:58,900 --> 02:02:00,100
and see who comes out.

1567
02:02:03,220 --> 02:02:06,780
We would suspect Farr, Steve Farr,

1568
02:02:06,780 --> 02:02:09,140
and that appears who it's going to be.

1569
02:02:09,140 --> 02:02:11,620
So he's gonna take over for Jackson Angels Baseball,

1570
02:02:11,620 --> 02:02:14,540
coming to you from the big A with the score.

1571
02:02:14,540 --> 02:02:17,540
Angels won, Royals won.

1572
02:02:17,540 --> 02:02:19,820
Well, getting back to that situation ABC has

1573
02:02:19,820 --> 02:02:22,540
with the teams that have already sewed things up,

1574
02:02:22,540 --> 02:02:25,220
just about sewed it up, the Mets did it on Wednesday,

1575
02:02:25,220 --> 02:02:26,820
and the others are right behind.

1576
02:02:27,780 --> 02:02:30,100
All right, Hender, Steve Farr loosens up on the mound.

1577
02:02:30,100 --> 02:02:33,220
We can keep you informed as to all the prizes

1578
02:02:33,220 --> 02:02:36,100
that are building for Fan Appreciation Day.

1579
02:02:36,100 --> 02:02:39,300
On September 28th, a bowling ball and bag from Brunswick

1580
02:02:39,300 --> 02:02:40,700
will be among those given away.

1581
02:02:40,700 --> 02:02:43,740
Sunday, Champagne Brunch at the Summer Tree Restaurant

1582
02:02:43,740 --> 02:02:44,860
at the Emerald Avanna.

1583
02:02:49,500 --> 02:02:50,780
Okay, while we have a break in the action,

1584
02:02:50,780 --> 02:02:52,900
let's look at some final scores in the National League.

1585
02:02:52,900 --> 02:02:55,700
Montreal beat Pittsburgh six to five

1586
02:02:55,700 --> 02:02:56,980
in the first of a double header.

1587
02:02:56,980 --> 02:02:58,740
Pittsburgh even things up in the second game,

1588
02:02:58,740 --> 02:02:59,940
winning four to one.

1589
02:02:59,940 --> 02:03:01,860
In single-action, Houston defeated Cincinnati

1590
02:03:01,860 --> 02:03:03,700
by a score of six to one,

1591
02:03:03,700 --> 02:03:06,500
and it was the Cardinals over the Phillies eight to five.

1592
02:03:08,980 --> 02:03:10,420
Well, the battle lines have been drawn.

1593
02:03:10,420 --> 02:03:12,140
Steve Farr summoned for the blue pen

1594
02:03:12,140 --> 02:03:15,700
to try and put out the fire here in the eighth inning.

1595
02:03:15,700 --> 02:03:18,540
A one-one tie, DeSensei steps in, trying to change it.

1596
02:03:21,260 --> 02:03:22,660
Farr ready at the bout,

1597
02:03:22,660 --> 02:03:25,140
and the pitch, DeSensei takes the breaking ball in there

1598
02:03:25,140 --> 02:03:26,860
for a strike on one.

1599
02:03:26,860 --> 02:03:29,780
With Dan Quisenberry having an off year,

1600
02:03:29,780 --> 02:03:32,660
Steve Farr has filled much of the void

1601
02:03:32,660 --> 02:03:33,820
for the Royals this year,

1602
02:03:33,820 --> 02:03:36,020
as he has pitched very well in a short relief role

1603
02:03:36,020 --> 02:03:37,300
for them this season.

1604
02:03:37,300 --> 02:03:40,580
He's eight and four, and he already have 2.74.

1605
02:03:40,580 --> 02:03:43,060
The pitch to Dug over again, strike two.

1606
02:03:43,980 --> 02:03:47,060
And Dug backs away and takes a walk around home plate.

1607
02:03:48,780 --> 02:03:50,620
Farr also with eight saves,

1608
02:03:50,620 --> 02:03:52,100
and he has some impressive numbers

1609
02:03:52,100 --> 02:03:55,260
because in 108 innings so far this year,

1610
02:03:55,260 --> 02:03:57,060
he's given up just 86 hits.

1611
02:03:57,060 --> 02:03:58,820
That's a very good ratio.

1612
02:03:58,820 --> 02:04:00,740
He's had good control too.

1613
02:04:00,740 --> 02:04:04,540
He's walked only 36 men during that 108 innings,

1614
02:04:04,540 --> 02:04:06,100
and he struck out 82.

1615
02:04:07,580 --> 02:04:10,140
Well, he's been tough on just about everybody.

1616
02:04:10,140 --> 02:04:12,540
He asked DeSensei, no balls, two strikes.

1617
02:04:12,540 --> 02:04:15,180
The pitch is a fastball high, one and two.

1618
02:04:17,700 --> 02:04:19,060
Farr, a year ago,

1619
02:04:19,060 --> 02:04:24,060
split his time between the Royal AAA affiliate in Omaha

1620
02:04:25,300 --> 02:04:28,780
and the Royals, but this year he's become a major cog

1621
02:04:28,780 --> 02:04:30,020
in their short bullpen.

1622
02:04:32,180 --> 02:04:33,700
DeSensei, waiting one and two.

1623
02:04:34,580 --> 02:04:37,260
The Angels trying to regain the lead here in the eighth.

1624
02:04:37,260 --> 02:04:38,900
Schofield at second with one out.

1625
02:04:40,100 --> 02:04:41,860
Lots of room in right center for DeSensei,

1626
02:04:41,860 --> 02:04:45,220
and the one-two pitch is a fastball just inside.

1627
02:04:45,220 --> 02:04:46,540
DeSensei, two and two.

1628
02:04:49,540 --> 02:04:51,020
Doug was moving away from the pitch,

1629
02:04:51,020 --> 02:04:53,020
but it wasn't that far off the plate.

1630
02:04:58,180 --> 02:04:59,420
Two and two to count.

1631
02:05:00,580 --> 02:05:03,900
DeSensei planting the back foot, now steps in.

1632
02:05:03,900 --> 02:05:06,300
The crowd trying to help out in the background.

1633
02:05:06,300 --> 02:05:08,860
Schofield being hawked by White, and the pitch.

1634
02:05:08,860 --> 02:05:10,620
Check swing, did he go around?

1635
02:05:10,620 --> 02:05:11,820
They appealed her first.

1636
02:05:11,820 --> 02:05:12,980
No, he did not.

1637
02:05:12,980 --> 02:05:14,060
Three and two to Doug.

1638
02:05:15,020 --> 02:05:16,380
On deck, George Hendricks.

1639
02:05:20,580 --> 02:05:22,740
Quirk, deep and near the line at third.

1640
02:05:24,060 --> 02:05:26,420
Farr, a step or two toward the hole at short,

1641
02:05:26,420 --> 02:05:29,860
and out to the Rudy Law on left is deep and near the corner.

1642
02:05:33,260 --> 02:05:34,580
The three to DeSensei.

1643
02:05:34,580 --> 02:05:37,500
It's a ground ball to third, down to get it is Quirk.

1644
02:05:37,500 --> 02:05:39,580
He overhands, the sights are in time,

1645
02:05:39,580 --> 02:05:41,260
and DeSensei's retired.

1646
02:05:41,260 --> 02:05:43,780
And all the while, Schofield has to hold his tacket.

1647
02:05:45,860 --> 02:05:47,660
So Jamie Quirk went down on one knee

1648
02:05:47,660 --> 02:05:50,660
to make sure that ball didn't get through him.

1649
02:05:50,660 --> 02:05:53,140
And the play, five to three.

1650
02:05:55,460 --> 02:05:58,300
So two down, George Hendricks due up,

1651
02:05:58,300 --> 02:06:00,340
but he will not bat now that a right-hander

1652
02:06:00,340 --> 02:06:01,420
has entered the game.

1653
02:06:01,420 --> 02:06:03,900
Instead, Gene Mark goes to his bench,

1654
02:06:03,900 --> 02:06:06,580
and Rupert Jones will be sent into the breach.

1655
02:06:06,580 --> 02:06:08,540
And now it's Rupert Jones' turn.

1656
02:06:13,540 --> 02:06:16,380
Hendricks was one for three while he was in there,

1657
02:06:16,380 --> 02:06:18,220
and now it's Rupert Jones' turn.

1658
02:06:30,900 --> 02:06:32,780
So Rupert swinging the weight at bat,

1659
02:06:32,780 --> 02:06:35,380
now putting some prime power on the handle,

1660
02:06:35,380 --> 02:06:37,660
he's going to swing the ball like that.

1661
02:06:37,660 --> 02:06:39,540
For sure, Rupert will stay in there.

1662
02:06:39,460 --> 02:06:42,260
He does indeed pose at bat for two seconds.

1663
02:06:44,540 --> 02:06:44,940
He tells he needs a sudden run,

1664
02:06:44,940 --> 02:06:46,980
and he goes and drives in.

1665
02:06:46,860 --> 02:06:48,580
He runs, the tagline is,

1666
02:06:48,780 --> 02:06:49,380
then pull,

1667
02:06:53,020 --> 02:06:54,900
fully loaded by the opening,

1668
02:06:54,900 --> 02:06:55,740
four serves,

1669
02:06:56,540 --> 02:06:57,180
end of base.

1670
02:06:57,500 --> 02:06:59,300
So the roll goes to Schofield,

1671
02:06:59,420 --> 02:07:01,100
for the fourth interval.

1672
02:07:01,100 --> 02:07:02,340
But for now, all right,

1673
02:07:03,900 --> 02:07:05,260
the roll has been through,

1674
02:07:05,260 --> 02:07:14,140
And as he does with first base open, Terry Bell of the catcher will put up the free pass

1675
02:07:14,140 --> 02:07:22,860
sign and they'll take the bat out of Rupert's hands and ask Bobby Gritch to step in there.

1676
02:07:22,860 --> 02:07:28,420
And Bobby looking into the dugout as if to say, skip, am I going to bat or are you going

1677
02:07:28,420 --> 02:07:30,020
to send up another pinch hitter?

1678
02:07:30,020 --> 02:07:33,700
So ball three has been issued, ball four will follow.

1679
02:07:33,700 --> 02:07:40,940
So Mike Ferraro, the manager, acting manager for the Royals, is playing his part.

1680
02:07:40,940 --> 02:07:45,700
He's going to make Dean Mark make a move and stepping out of the dugout to take over for

1681
02:07:45,700 --> 02:07:48,700
Gritch as Wally joins him.

1682
02:07:48,700 --> 02:07:55,340
And now just as an added note for you, the Angels have been involved in five of the last

1683
02:07:55,340 --> 02:07:57,380
six games, have been one-run games.

1684
02:07:57,380 --> 02:08:01,420
The Angels have won four of those and the other one was a two-run ball game.

1685
02:08:01,420 --> 02:08:05,860
So the Angels continue to play well in those one-run contests.

1686
02:08:05,860 --> 02:08:14,300
And their overall record is what, 27-13, 27-12, 27-12 and that's a very impressive mark indeed.

1687
02:08:14,300 --> 02:08:21,380
Now the joiner has been announced to the crowd, Aptocht Ferraro from the Royals dugout and

1688
02:08:21,380 --> 02:08:25,540
he's going to the mound and that suggests he's making a change and that he'll bring

1689
02:08:25,540 --> 02:08:27,540
in a left-hander to face Wally.

1690
02:08:27,540 --> 02:08:31,540
And that's what's going to happen.

1691
02:08:31,540 --> 02:08:37,260
So the chant is going up, Wally, Wally, but they'll have to wait to see what joiner can

1692
02:08:37,260 --> 02:08:42,420
do as Ferraro is going to play another card in his deck.

1693
02:08:42,420 --> 02:08:48,820
It's a one-one tie, bottom of the A, and the ballgame may well be on the line and Ferraro

1694
02:08:48,820 --> 02:08:56,540
is pulling out the stops as a result.

1695
02:08:56,540 --> 02:09:02,740
Brad Black, who we referred to earlier in our broadcast, having on this date in 84 served

1696
02:09:02,740 --> 02:09:05,780
up Reggie's 500th career home run.

1697
02:09:05,780 --> 02:09:09,900
Black coming on now, not as a starter as he was then but as a reliever.

1698
02:09:09,900 --> 02:09:13,900
So he takes over, Angels baseball coming to you from the big A with the score.

1699
02:09:13,900 --> 02:09:16,620
Angels won and the Royals won.

1700
02:09:16,620 --> 02:09:21,460
Again going over that game between the New York Mets at home at Shea Stadium and they're

1701
02:09:21,460 --> 02:09:25,420
clinching the East Division title of the National against the Cubs.

1702
02:09:25,420 --> 02:09:30,980
They certified what others had long ago conceded that they would do that long before the season's

1703
02:09:30,980 --> 02:09:31,980
over.

1704
02:09:31,980 --> 02:09:33,900
Dwight Gooden pitched a six-hitter.

1705
02:09:33,900 --> 02:09:39,180
Dave Madigan went three for four giving the Mets 95 victories, more than the second place

1706
02:09:39,180 --> 02:09:41,940
Phillies could achieve even by winning the rest of their games.

1707
02:09:41,940 --> 02:09:49,660
With a crowd of 47,823 cheering under a full moon, Gooden raised his record to 15-6.

1708
02:09:49,660 --> 02:09:52,540
Dennis Zechersley now 6-10 took the loss.

1709
02:09:52,540 --> 02:09:57,100
The Mets finally wrapped up a title they could have formalized five days ago.

1710
02:09:57,100 --> 02:10:02,580
Nagadin, a late replacement for virus-ridden first baseman Keith Hernandez produced his

1711
02:10:02,580 --> 02:10:06,180
first Major League RBI with third and fifth inning singles.

1712
02:10:06,180 --> 02:10:11,140
Gooden lacked his best stuff but struck out seven and walked four in his 11th complete

1713
02:10:11,140 --> 02:10:13,140
game of the season.

1714
02:10:13,140 --> 02:10:21,540
So left-hander Bud Black has entered this evening's drama and as he does he has some

1715
02:10:21,540 --> 02:10:25,620
pretty good numbers too though he's five and seven as everyone averaged 3.35.

1716
02:10:25,620 --> 02:10:31,100
He's making his 51st appearance and his 47th as a reliever.

1717
02:10:31,100 --> 02:10:34,100
He has seven saves so he and Favre combined for 15.

1718
02:10:34,100 --> 02:10:37,060
In 105 innings he's given up 89 hits.

1719
02:10:37,060 --> 02:10:38,060
That's a good ratio right there.

1720
02:10:38,060 --> 02:10:41,060
And he's walked 36 while striking out 61.

1721
02:10:41,060 --> 02:10:43,620
So Bud Black loosening up.

1722
02:10:43,620 --> 02:10:47,180
The Angels with two on, two out here on the 8.

1723
02:10:47,180 --> 02:10:52,180
And Wally Joyner do up the pinch hit for Grinch.

1724
02:10:52,180 --> 02:10:56,180
Ten more games on his final home stand and you can still order your tickets.

1725
02:10:56,180 --> 02:11:15,020
Rod brought up an interesting point during the break.

1726
02:11:15,020 --> 02:11:18,980
With all of the changes that have gone on in this inning.

1727
02:11:18,980 --> 02:11:20,740
Favre was brought on.

1728
02:11:20,740 --> 02:11:23,460
He got the 10 save.

1729
02:11:23,460 --> 02:11:26,620
Hendrick was lifted for a pinch hitter Rupert Jones.

1730
02:11:26,620 --> 02:11:30,020
Grinch is lifted for a pinch hitter Wally Joyner.

1731
02:11:30,020 --> 02:11:36,460
Favre gives way to Black and so what has happened is that Mike Ferraro has brought in a right

1732
02:11:36,460 --> 02:11:43,380
hander and in the process he has gotten rid of a couple of right handed hitters in the

1733
02:11:43,380 --> 02:11:45,380
Angel attack, Hendrick and Grinch.

1734
02:11:45,380 --> 02:11:50,980
And now he has another left hander on the mat and it's Lefty against Lefty and at least

1735
02:11:50,980 --> 02:11:54,580
percentage wise it would appear Kansas City with the edge.

1736
02:11:54,580 --> 02:11:58,180
But that's assuming that Black is facing the average left hand hitter.

1737
02:11:58,180 --> 02:12:00,580
Joyner has been anything but that all year.

1738
02:12:00,580 --> 02:12:02,380
He's sitting 296 as he steps in.

1739
02:12:02,380 --> 02:12:05,380
Two on, two out.

1740
02:12:05,380 --> 02:12:08,780
A one one tie on the 8 and Black delivers a fast ball that's low.

1741
02:12:08,780 --> 02:12:10,980
Want to know?

1742
02:12:10,980 --> 02:12:18,780
So part of the fun of this time of the year is watching the virtual chess game between

1743
02:12:18,780 --> 02:12:22,780
the managers as they try to orchestrate their pieces to best advantage.

1744
02:12:22,780 --> 02:12:26,980
The 1-0 and Joyner takes in there for a strike and he was bending away from that one.

1745
02:12:26,980 --> 02:12:27,980
One and one.

1746
02:12:27,980 --> 02:12:31,380
One run, seven hits and an air for the Angels.

1747
02:12:31,380 --> 02:12:33,980
One run, four hits and no air for the Royals.

1748
02:12:33,980 --> 02:12:39,180
Black, fast ball, slider pitcher and he has emerged as a good one out of the fence.

1749
02:12:39,180 --> 02:12:41,380
He takes a glance at the runners.

1750
02:12:41,380 --> 02:12:42,380
The 1-1 to Joyner.

1751
02:12:42,380 --> 02:12:44,780
Side armor, grounded toward the right side.

1752
02:12:44,780 --> 02:12:45,780
Backhanded by White.

1753
02:12:45,780 --> 02:12:50,180
He overhands to Siteser in time and the inning is over.

1754
02:12:50,180 --> 02:12:56,180
Ferraro apparently makes all the right moves as the manager for the Royals and the Angels

1755
02:12:56,180 --> 02:12:57,180
are denied.

1756
02:12:57,180 --> 02:12:58,180
No run.

1757
02:12:58,180 --> 02:13:00,180
One hit, no air.

1758
02:13:00,180 --> 02:13:05,780
Two men left on base and we're going to the ninth locked up in a one-one tie.

1759
02:13:05,780 --> 02:13:09,780
In the National League at the Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego that game is again that

1760
02:13:09,780 --> 02:13:11,580
final score in the American League.

1761
02:13:11,580 --> 02:13:14,180
The Pale Hose Three and the Seattle Mariners nothing.

1762
02:13:14,180 --> 02:13:17,580
As we go to the ninth inning a one-one tie.

1763
02:13:17,580 --> 02:13:19,580
Let's pause for station identification.

1764
02:13:19,580 --> 02:13:40,380
This is the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

1765
02:13:40,380 --> 02:13:43,380
Doc Corbett concluding his warm-ups as we go to the ninth inning.

1766
02:13:43,380 --> 02:13:47,980
The sixth, seventh and eighth men will be coming up for the Royals and that means Siteser,

1767
02:13:47,980 --> 02:13:54,580
Bo Jackson and Terry Bell assuming no substitutions for manager Mike Ferraro and Siteser will indeed

1768
02:13:54,580 --> 02:13:55,980
come up to start things.

1769
02:13:55,980 --> 02:13:58,780
The two starting pitchers gone now.

1770
02:13:58,780 --> 02:14:01,180
Sutton and Jackson both pitched well.

1771
02:14:01,180 --> 02:14:05,980
Sutton going seven innings giving up three hits and a run and the run came in on the

1772
02:14:05,980 --> 02:14:07,480
home run by McCryde.

1773
02:14:07,480 --> 02:14:11,780
Jackson went seven in the third, gave up seven hits in one run and that came on a home run

1774
02:14:11,780 --> 02:14:12,780
by the Sensei.

1775
02:14:12,780 --> 02:14:16,780
So we have another tight ball game and the Angels certainly have been in their share

1776
02:14:16,780 --> 02:14:19,580
lately.

1777
02:14:19,580 --> 02:14:23,580
Siteser 0 for 2 and a 1.

1778
02:14:23,580 --> 02:14:28,780
Corbett ready to go and the first pitch is swung on a top foul at the plate on one.

1779
02:14:28,780 --> 02:14:34,480
In the key games elsewhere in baseball tonight, Boston took a giant step toward winning that

1780
02:14:34,480 --> 02:14:36,380
American League East Division Championship.

1781
02:14:36,380 --> 02:14:42,380
They beat Milwaukee 4 to 1 behind oil Ken Boyd while both Toronto and New York were losing.

1782
02:14:42,380 --> 02:14:46,880
The strike won and that's over but low, 1 and 1 to Siteser.

1783
02:14:46,880 --> 02:14:53,980
So that means Boston has its magic number reduced to seven.

1784
02:14:53,980 --> 02:14:57,580
And they have a big ten game lead in the East.

1785
02:14:57,580 --> 02:15:01,380
There's a fastball outside to Siteser, 2 and 1.

1786
02:15:01,380 --> 02:15:05,480
Speaking of the division of leaders, in the National League East, New York won their ball

1787
02:15:05,480 --> 02:15:10,580
game over Chicago behind Dwight Gooden and they clinched the Eastern Division Championship

1788
02:15:10,580 --> 02:15:11,580
there.

1789
02:15:11,580 --> 02:15:12,580
Congratulations to the men.

1790
02:15:12,580 --> 02:15:15,980
The next one to Siteser has popped into the air.

1791
02:15:15,980 --> 02:15:21,980
Shadow left center fielder, Pettis and Downing converging and it's Pettis who makes the catch.

1792
02:15:21,980 --> 02:15:23,780
And that will bring up Roach Jackson.

1793
02:15:23,780 --> 02:15:25,380
The Angels defensively here in the ninth.

1794
02:15:25,380 --> 02:15:26,380
A couple of changes.

1795
02:15:26,380 --> 02:15:33,780
Wally Joyner who pitched it for Bobby Gritch in the eighth inning staying in there at first

1796
02:15:33,780 --> 02:15:34,780
base.

1797
02:15:34,780 --> 02:15:39,580
And Rupert Jones who did much the same for George Hendrick now in right field for him.

1798
02:15:39,580 --> 02:15:50,180
So here's Bo Jackson who in a similar situation last night hit a home run to the opposite

1799
02:15:50,180 --> 02:15:53,580
field to momentarily give the Royals a tie.

1800
02:15:53,580 --> 02:15:58,280
And the Angels subsequently won it in the bottom of the eighth.

1801
02:15:58,280 --> 02:16:02,580
And here's Jackson who's already earned the respect of the opposition after a very brief

1802
02:16:02,580 --> 02:16:04,780
stay in the big leagues.

1803
02:16:04,780 --> 02:16:07,580
Corbett ready and now he'll deliver.

1804
02:16:07,580 --> 02:16:10,580
And the first pitch to Bo Jackson is a fastball low.

1805
02:16:10,580 --> 02:16:11,580
I want to know.

1806
02:16:11,580 --> 02:16:17,980
And while Jackson is a threat for the long ball certainly, he is a threat also for the

1807
02:16:17,980 --> 02:16:19,280
base hit.

1808
02:16:19,280 --> 02:16:20,580
Even an infield base hit.

1809
02:16:20,580 --> 02:16:23,980
And the Angels have the left side of the infield shortened up on him.

1810
02:16:23,980 --> 02:16:28,580
The next pitch is swung on a miss and he was trying for the home run right there.

1811
02:16:28,580 --> 02:16:29,580
He was thinking downtown.

1812
02:16:29,580 --> 02:16:32,220
Big cut, big miss.

1813
02:16:32,220 --> 02:16:34,580
One ball, one strike to him.

1814
02:16:34,580 --> 02:16:37,980
The Angels with the infield in on the left side and you can understand the thinking of

1815
02:16:37,980 --> 02:16:43,980
Gene Mark if Jackson chops one on the ground with his feet he's going to beat it out unless

1816
02:16:43,980 --> 02:16:44,980
you play in a little bit.

1817
02:16:44,980 --> 02:16:46,980
He already has five infield hits.

1818
02:16:46,980 --> 02:16:48,480
A point well taken.

1819
02:16:48,480 --> 02:16:50,880
Here's the one-one Jackson and it's just inside.

1820
02:16:50,880 --> 02:16:55,240
So while the left side is in, the right side is at normal depth.

1821
02:16:55,240 --> 02:16:57,180
Maybe even a little back as far as joiners concerned.

1822
02:16:57,180 --> 02:16:59,380
He's almost on the rim at first.

1823
02:16:59,380 --> 02:17:02,780
So an interesting alignment and I would guess that that would be the reason why would you

1824
02:17:02,780 --> 02:17:05,480
think of any other that would make sense.

1825
02:17:05,480 --> 02:17:10,280
The Angels in essence showing respect for his speed as well as his power.

1826
02:17:10,280 --> 02:17:14,180
The two-one from Corbett, chopper towards short, cut off by the sensei.

1827
02:17:14,180 --> 02:17:16,180
He throws the first in time.

1828
02:17:16,180 --> 02:17:21,980
Well the Angels had Jackson to pick it out there and the defense perfectly set up for

1829
02:17:21,980 --> 02:17:22,980
him.

1830
02:17:22,980 --> 02:17:30,580
So two down and that'll bring up Terry Bell, a young catcher up from the minor leagues.

1831
02:17:30,580 --> 02:17:38,580
Bell acquired by the Mariners in exchange for pitcher Mike Kuzmin back in May hit 235

1832
02:17:38,580 --> 02:17:45,580
down in the minors this year at the double-ed level with no home runs, 15 RBI.

1833
02:17:45,580 --> 02:17:52,580
The first one from Corbett swung on a miss, going one.

1834
02:17:52,580 --> 02:17:54,380
A one-one tie, we're in the ninth.

1835
02:17:54,380 --> 02:17:55,780
Two out, nobody on.

1836
02:17:55,780 --> 02:17:57,580
Terry Bell at the plate.

1837
02:17:57,580 --> 02:18:00,580
He does not have a big league hit yet.

1838
02:18:00,580 --> 02:18:04,580
The pitch to him is over for a strike on two.

1839
02:18:04,580 --> 02:18:10,580
Bell in fact getting his first chance at a big league at bat.

1840
02:18:10,580 --> 02:18:14,580
He walked once in a previous plate appearance but that's it.

1841
02:18:14,580 --> 02:18:20,580
The O2, the ground ball to short, Schofield to his right, gloves it, sidearm to join her

1842
02:18:20,580 --> 02:18:23,580
in time and the ninth inning is in the book.

1843
02:18:23,580 --> 02:18:28,580
Doug Corbett has pitted well in relief for two innings and that may be a good sign for

1844
02:18:28,580 --> 02:18:29,580
the future.

1845
02:18:29,580 --> 02:18:34,580
So the Royals gone in order in the ninth, we'll go to the bottom of the ninth.

1846
02:18:34,580 --> 02:18:37,580
Burlson, Paladol, and Boone are due up with the score.

1847
02:18:37,580 --> 02:18:39,580
Angels won, Royals won.

1848
02:18:39,580 --> 02:18:44,580
Stalled Diger's ace Fernando Valenzuela's bed to become the National League's first

1849
02:18:44,580 --> 02:18:51,580
20-game winner.

1850
02:18:51,580 --> 02:18:54,580
Bottom of the ninth inning here at Anaheim Stadium.

1851
02:18:54,580 --> 02:18:59,580
The Angels and the Royals locked up in a 1-1 tie and the Halos who have come up with so

1852
02:18:59,580 --> 02:19:03,580
much magic in the late innings, asked to do it again.

1853
02:19:03,580 --> 02:19:07,580
Bud Black though, trying to send it into extra innings.

1854
02:19:07,580 --> 02:19:09,580
He has concluded his warm-ups.

1855
02:19:09,580 --> 02:19:13,580
The throw has gone down to second base and we're just about ready for this ninth inning

1856
02:19:13,580 --> 02:19:15,580
to unfold.

1857
02:19:15,580 --> 02:19:20,580
This crowd is some 27,067, not going anywhere, not with the way the Angels have been playing

1858
02:19:20,580 --> 02:19:21,580
lately.

1859
02:19:21,580 --> 02:19:26,580
And they're hopeful that tonight again they'll be able to go home celebrating a late-inning

1860
02:19:26,580 --> 02:19:28,580
rally for the Angels.

1861
02:19:28,580 --> 02:19:31,580
Rick Burlson trying to do the honors to start it here.

1862
02:19:31,580 --> 02:19:33,580
He is 0 for 2 tonight.

1863
02:19:33,580 --> 02:19:36,580
Quirk, inside the bag near the line at third.

1864
02:19:36,580 --> 02:19:40,580
Black delivers a fastball that's tied away 1-0.

1865
02:19:40,580 --> 02:19:47,580
Seitzer at first base, behind the bag, he's near the line there too as they protect against

1866
02:19:47,580 --> 02:19:50,580
the extra base hit.

1867
02:19:50,580 --> 02:19:54,580
The 1-0 pitch and that's a change over nicely, 1-1 to Burley.

1868
02:19:54,580 --> 02:19:57,580
Checking the outfield alignment.

1869
02:19:57,580 --> 02:20:01,580
They are swung around slightly toward right for Burlson, fairly good-sized hole to shoot

1870
02:20:01,580 --> 02:20:03,580
out in the alley and left.

1871
02:20:03,580 --> 02:20:08,580
The 1-1 to Burlson is swung on, popped in the air in the shallow left-center field.

1872
02:20:08,580 --> 02:20:12,580
Willie Wilson coming on, Lonnie Smith is there too and it's...

1873
02:20:12,580 --> 02:20:15,580
Lonnie Smith, correction, Rudy Law makes the catch.

1874
02:20:15,580 --> 02:20:21,580
Lonnie Smith, assuming a DH roll tonight and it's law on left.

1875
02:20:21,580 --> 02:20:25,580
Second baseman, Gus Polidor.

1876
02:20:25,580 --> 02:20:27,580
So 1-0-Y and Gus Polidor steps in.

1877
02:20:27,580 --> 02:20:30,580
He is 0 for 3.

1878
02:20:30,580 --> 02:20:32,580
He had two hits last night.

1879
02:20:32,580 --> 02:20:36,580
In fact, he's had a couple of two-hit performances since his recall.

1880
02:20:36,580 --> 02:20:39,580
He has not been an easy out although he's hit list this evening.

1881
02:20:39,580 --> 02:20:47,580
Now, Wigwagon assigns, Black into his line.

1882
02:20:47,580 --> 02:20:51,580
The first one to Polidor is a fastball outside, 1-0.

1883
02:20:51,580 --> 02:20:54,580
The Angels have played a lot of extra in games lately.

1884
02:20:54,580 --> 02:21:00,580
Remember on the road trip they played one in Cleveland and two in Chicago.

1885
02:21:00,580 --> 02:21:05,580
Here's the 1-0 pitch to Black and it swung on and fell back, 1-1.

1886
02:21:05,580 --> 02:21:11,580
And the Angels would like to win at regulation here, but unless they can get something going,

1887
02:21:11,580 --> 02:21:18,580
next innings would be in the offing.

1888
02:21:18,580 --> 02:21:23,580
The Angels, 6-5 in extra innings and Kansas City, 6-9.

1889
02:21:23,580 --> 02:21:30,580
The 1-1 to Polidor, change over again, making 1-2.

1890
02:21:30,580 --> 02:21:33,580
The Angel magic number is 10.

1891
02:21:33,580 --> 02:21:40,580
All the other divisional leaders in baseball tonight won and dropped there the notch or more.

1892
02:21:40,580 --> 02:21:42,580
And the Angels would like to do the same.

1893
02:21:42,580 --> 02:21:47,580
The 1-2 pitch to Polidor and there's a broken back ground ball slowly passed them out towards second.

1894
02:21:47,580 --> 02:21:50,580
White has it and goes to first in time.

1895
02:21:50,580 --> 02:21:55,580
There are two down and Bud Black sprawled out on the ground watching that play.

1896
02:21:55,580 --> 02:22:02,580
He tried to flag down the little roller and then fell to the turn, but he appears to be okay.

1897
02:22:02,580 --> 02:22:11,580
So two up, two down in the ninth inning and Bob Boone will step up.

1898
02:22:11,580 --> 02:22:18,580
Bob is 0-3 tonight, but that's deceiving because he might well have had two hits.

1899
02:22:18,580 --> 02:22:23,580
After hitting back to the box in the third, he lined the second and the fifth

1900
02:22:23,580 --> 02:22:27,580
and then hit a big chopper over the mound behind second in the seventh inning.

1901
02:22:27,580 --> 02:22:30,580
Frank White made a nice play on him.

1902
02:22:30,580 --> 02:22:32,580
Black sends it home and a fastball is high.

1903
02:22:32,580 --> 02:22:35,580
What a no.

1904
02:22:35,580 --> 02:22:37,580
Angels won and the Royals won.

1905
02:22:37,580 --> 02:22:39,580
Bottom of the ninth inning here at the stadium.

1906
02:22:39,580 --> 02:22:42,580
The sensei homered to get the Angels on the board in the fourth.

1907
02:22:42,580 --> 02:22:45,580
McCray with a pinch hit blast in the A.

1908
02:22:45,580 --> 02:22:48,580
Fastball is high to Boone, 2-0.

1909
02:22:48,580 --> 02:22:54,580
So both teams have scored with the long ball

1910
02:22:54,580 --> 02:22:57,580
and the pitching really has been outstanding tonight.

1911
02:22:57,580 --> 02:23:01,580
Black's taken off a couple of signs. Here's the 2-0 delivery to Boone.

1912
02:23:01,580 --> 02:23:02,580
And it's tied away, ball three.

1913
02:23:02,580 --> 02:23:06,580
But you know the fact that the two teams have put on a pitching clinic tonight,

1914
02:23:06,580 --> 02:23:10,580
that really isn't that surprising because entering this series,

1915
02:23:10,580 --> 02:23:14,580
these two teams are the top two in terms of pitching in the American League.

1916
02:23:14,580 --> 02:23:17,580
Kansas City with a staff ERA at 3.82.

1917
02:23:17,580 --> 02:23:20,580
The Angels right behind at 3.88.

1918
02:23:20,580 --> 02:23:24,580
Boone takes one in there for a strike, make it 3-1.

1919
02:23:24,580 --> 02:23:28,580
Although Kansas City would tell you though we're leading the league in ERA,

1920
02:23:28,580 --> 02:23:30,580
it has not been a dominating type performance.

1921
02:23:30,580 --> 02:23:32,580
They've had their problems.

1922
02:23:32,580 --> 02:23:34,580
The 3-1 to Boone.

1923
02:23:34,580 --> 02:23:36,580
Popped up, foul ground, first base side.

1924
02:23:36,580 --> 02:23:39,580
Coming over for the ball is Teicher, but he's going to run out of room

1925
02:23:39,580 --> 02:23:42,580
as it goes back into the crowd about five rows.

1926
02:23:42,580 --> 02:23:50,580
3-2, the count to Boone.

1927
02:23:50,580 --> 02:23:54,580
Come on out in the finale of the series.

1928
02:23:54,580 --> 02:23:58,580
Mike Witt, 17-8, goes against Dennis Leonard, 8-11.

1929
02:23:58,580 --> 02:23:59,580
Why don't you come on and join us?

1930
02:23:59,580 --> 02:24:04,580
It's been great baseball here at the stadium for about a month now.

1931
02:24:04,580 --> 02:24:05,580
I'm sure you want to be part of it.

1932
02:24:05,580 --> 02:24:08,580
The 3-2 to Boone is a drive in the right field.

1933
02:24:08,580 --> 02:24:13,580
Bo Jackson going back, but he's there, and he makes the catch and the side retires.

1934
02:24:13,580 --> 02:24:15,580
So the Angels go quietly against Bud Black and the Knights,

1935
02:24:15,580 --> 02:24:18,580
and that means we're going to X-Rennings.

1936
02:24:18,580 --> 02:24:21,580
And as we look at the scoreboard, the story quite simple.

1937
02:24:21,580 --> 02:24:26,580
It's the Angels won and the Royals won.

1938
02:24:26,580 --> 02:24:29,580
Well, it's been quite a night for pitchers here at the Big A.

1939
02:24:29,580 --> 02:24:32,580
Just about everyone who has filled the rubber has been outstanding tonight

1940
02:24:32,580 --> 02:24:36,580
for both sides, and we're locked up in a 1-1 tie as we go to the 10th inning.

1941
02:24:36,580 --> 02:24:40,580
Another X-Renning ballgame for the Angels, and they certainly have had a lot lately.

1942
02:24:40,580 --> 02:24:45,580
And as we mentioned in the 9th inning, they had three on the last road trip alone,

1943
02:24:45,580 --> 02:24:47,580
three of the six ballgames.

1944
02:24:47,580 --> 02:24:49,580
And they're going X-Rennings tonight.

1945
02:24:49,580 --> 02:24:53,580
And to tell you how the Angels have done in X-Rennings and more, here's Ron.

1946
02:24:53,580 --> 02:24:55,580
Thank you very much, Alan. Greg Pryor will lead things off.

1947
02:24:55,580 --> 02:24:58,580
He'll be followed by Willie Wilson and then Lonnie Smith.

1948
02:24:58,580 --> 02:25:06,580
In X-Renning games, Angels have won 6 of 11, while Kansas City has won 6 of 15 this year.

1949
02:25:06,580 --> 02:25:12,580
So the Angels were the slight edge as far as X-Renning games are concerned.

1950
02:25:12,580 --> 02:25:16,580
This will be the first plate appearance of the game for Greg Pryor.

1951
02:25:16,580 --> 02:25:18,580
Doug Clover, back to the mound for another inning of work.

1952
02:25:18,580 --> 02:25:21,580
And the first pitch is over the plate, but a little over ball one.

1953
02:25:21,580 --> 02:25:26,580
One ball, no strikes.

1954
02:25:26,580 --> 02:25:32,580
One ball, no strikes. Pryor batting 171. No home runs and five runs driven in.

1955
02:25:32,580 --> 02:25:34,580
Clover working from the stretch.

1956
02:25:34,580 --> 02:25:37,580
In the next pitch is a bouncer foul wide of third.

1957
02:25:37,580 --> 02:25:41,580
Couple of hops and then goes into the stand. One ball, one strike.

1958
02:25:41,580 --> 02:25:44,580
Angels with a run in the 4th inning and a home run by Doug DeSensei.

1959
02:25:44,580 --> 02:25:48,580
And then a pinch hit home run by Hal McRae.

1960
02:25:48,580 --> 02:25:51,580
In the 8th inning, that has tied it.

1961
02:25:51,580 --> 02:25:54,580
Here's the 1-1 pitch by Corbett and it's in the dirt low for ball two.

1962
02:25:54,580 --> 02:25:56,580
2-1.

1963
02:25:56,580 --> 02:26:00,580
Don Sutton started with 7 innings. Really pitched a fine ball game.

1964
02:26:00,580 --> 02:26:05,580
Whenever you can hold this Kansas City team to just one run for 7 innings, you've done a good job.

1965
02:26:05,580 --> 02:26:10,580
Sutton walked three, struck out three, and gave up just three hits.

1966
02:26:10,580 --> 02:26:16,580
So a good performance by the veteran right-hander.

1967
02:26:16,580 --> 02:26:20,580
Pryor waiting. Here's the 2-1 pitch and it's a comebacker and one easy hop.

1968
02:26:20,580 --> 02:26:26,580
Corbett has it and he goes to join her. There's out number one.

1969
02:26:26,580 --> 02:26:30,580
That will bring up the lead-off man, Willie Wilson.

1970
02:26:30,580 --> 02:26:35,580
And Wilson is over 4 tonight. He has struck out a couple of times.

1971
02:26:35,580 --> 02:26:42,580
But it hit safely in six of the last seven games. So this is a very important out right here.

1972
02:26:42,580 --> 02:26:48,580
Wilson batting 270. About two or three years ago, he led the American League in hitting.

1973
02:26:48,580 --> 02:26:50,580
There's a bouncer to shortstop on two hops.

1974
02:26:50,580 --> 02:26:54,580
Schofield with a quick release in time and they get the speedster going down the line.

1975
02:26:54,580 --> 02:26:57,580
That is 6-3 in a put-up.

1976
02:26:57,580 --> 02:27:02,580
That makes two away and that brings up the designated hitter, Lonnie Smith.

1977
02:27:02,580 --> 02:27:07,580
Angels have out hit Kansas City 7-4.

1978
02:27:07,580 --> 02:27:10,580
And we're tied at one.

1979
02:27:10,580 --> 02:27:16,580
Lonnie Smith, 0-4. He is working on an 11-game hitting streak.

1980
02:27:16,580 --> 02:27:20,580
Action out of the Angels bullpen. Cannot see who it is right now.

1981
02:27:20,580 --> 02:27:24,580
And the pitch by Corbett is a check swing and it's fouled away.

1982
02:27:24,580 --> 02:27:28,580
Lonnie Smith batting 290. Started the game at 290 free.

1983
02:27:28,580 --> 02:27:32,580
That's the high point of the season for him there.

1984
02:27:32,580 --> 02:27:46,580
All the other games, we have final scores for you.

1985
02:27:46,580 --> 02:27:52,580
Ray Chadwick throwing out of the bullpen for the Angels to right-hander.

1986
02:27:52,580 --> 02:27:57,580
DeSensei on the line at third. Joined her just a little bit off the line at first base.

1987
02:27:57,580 --> 02:28:03,580
The 0-1 pitch is low and outside, 1-1.

1988
02:28:03,580 --> 02:28:07,580
Now field of Downing, Pedersen, then Rupert Jones.

1989
02:28:07,580 --> 02:28:10,580
Playing Lonnie Smith pretty much straight away.

1990
02:28:10,580 --> 02:28:13,580
Here's the 1-1 pitch by Corbett. Hit off the hands, rolled towards shortstop.

1991
02:28:13,580 --> 02:28:15,580
Comes in his scope field. He has it.

1992
02:28:15,580 --> 02:28:19,580
Skips and throws in time. Another good play by the shortstop.

1993
02:28:19,580 --> 02:28:24,580
And Corbett has an easy 1-2-3 in it. No runs, no hits, no errors, and nobody left on base.

1994
02:28:24,580 --> 02:28:28,580
And after 9-1-1 here at the big A, we're still tied at one.

1995
02:28:28,580 --> 02:28:34,580
Stick on the third defendant, Thomas Carbone, who is a fugitive and was tried in Argentina.

1996
02:28:34,580 --> 02:28:39,580
After the 10th inning, they're going to be sending up the top of the order.

1997
02:28:39,580 --> 02:28:41,580
It'll be Gary Pettis, Goethe, and Brian Downing.

1998
02:28:41,580 --> 02:28:50,580
Game tied at one. Danny Jackson started and went 7-1-3 in it.

1999
02:28:50,580 --> 02:29:01,580
And Steve Parr came in and worked one-third of an inning, and now it has been Bud Black.

2000
02:29:01,580 --> 02:29:05,580
Gary Pettis will be batting right-handed. He is 1-4-4 this evening.

2001
02:29:05,580 --> 02:29:11,580
And as we had mentioned, Gary's swing the bat well lately. He has hit safely in 10 of the last 12 games.

2002
02:29:11,580 --> 02:29:18,580
Here's the first pitch at the beginning by the left-hander, and Pettis swings through a high fastball may have chased ball one.

2003
02:29:18,580 --> 02:29:27,580
So the count is 0-1 to Gary.

2004
02:29:27,580 --> 02:29:31,580
Bud Black, 5-7 against the league, making his 51st appearance of the year.

2005
02:29:31,580 --> 02:29:34,580
He's worked in 104 innings at the start of the night.

2006
02:29:34,580 --> 02:29:37,580
The next pitch is a breaking ball low on inside. That evens out the count.

2007
02:29:37,580 --> 02:29:40,580
One ball, one strike.

2008
02:29:40,580 --> 02:29:51,580
Gary Pettis, way around toward right field. There's a huge gap in left center. If Gary can get out in front of one.

2009
02:29:51,580 --> 02:29:54,580
Here's the 1-1 pitch on the way, and Pettis hits one off the hands.

2010
02:29:54,580 --> 02:30:00,580
An easy comeback here to Bud Black. He has it. He goes on to first base, and there's out number one.

2011
02:30:00,580 --> 02:30:12,580
Three and a put out. That brings up Dick Scofield. Scoey's had a good night. He has three hits in his career. He's three for four.

2012
02:30:12,580 --> 02:30:19,580
Last year, Bud Black had a record of 10-15, appeared in 33 games, used as a starter.

2013
02:30:19,580 --> 02:30:24,580
Completed five, tossed a couple of shout-outs last year, pitched in 205 innings.

2014
02:30:24,580 --> 02:30:30,580
The left-hander is 6'2", 180-pounder.

2015
02:30:30,580 --> 02:30:34,580
Makes his home there in Kansas.

2016
02:30:34,580 --> 02:30:44,580
And the first pitch is on the outside corner, strike one to Scofield.

2017
02:30:44,580 --> 02:30:51,580
Black builds to wind up again, and the left-hander's 0-1 pitch is high on outside. That evens up the count.

2018
02:30:51,580 --> 02:30:59,580
Bud came to the Major Leagues in 1982, but it was in 83 where he really started putting some victories together.

2019
02:30:59,580 --> 02:31:04,580
Here's the 1-1 pitch. A change-up swung on and missed Scofield, really fooled on the pitch.

2020
02:31:04,580 --> 02:31:06,580
And the count goes to 1-2.

2021
02:31:06,580 --> 02:31:17,580
It was in 83 that Black won 10 ball games while losing just seven, and then came back in 84, won 17 ball games, and then matched year 110.

2022
02:31:17,580 --> 02:31:28,580
Scofield waiting, and the 1-2 pitch is on the way, and Scofield takes it high for ball two.

2023
02:31:28,580 --> 02:31:34,580
Two balls and two strikes. Black can rush it up there in a hurry. He has pretty good stuff.

2024
02:31:34,580 --> 02:31:41,580
His strikeout ratio this year, here's the 2-2 pitch.

2025
02:31:41,580 --> 02:31:53,580
He has swung on, hit it a hole, and under the glove of Quirk, on into left field. And Scofield has four hits in the game.

2026
02:31:53,580 --> 02:32:03,580
And Al Rydow is checking to see how many times this year Scofield has had four hits in a game, or if he has had one.

2027
02:32:03,580 --> 02:32:07,580
That brings up Brian Downing. Downing is 0-2 tonight.

2028
02:32:07,580 --> 02:32:12,580
He popped up to first, struck out, walked in the fifth, and sacrificed in the eighth.

2029
02:32:12,580 --> 02:32:20,580
And so we have just informed, thank you, Al. This is the first four-hit game for Scofield this year.

2030
02:32:20,580 --> 02:32:24,580
The Angels have a winning run on base.

2031
02:32:24,580 --> 02:32:30,580
Black comes set, the high leg kick, runner does not go, and it's a tailing fastball outside for ball one.

2032
02:32:30,580 --> 02:32:38,580
Well, would you send him on? Would you give him a shot, or would you just figure that Downing is potentially an extra base hitter or a long ball man?

2033
02:32:38,580 --> 02:32:42,580
And if he finds the alley, Scofield has a chance to score. What would you do?

2034
02:32:42,580 --> 02:32:50,580
Well, Scofield has stolen 22 of 26 attempts. I'd have to say that if he can get a good jump, go ahead and let him go.

2035
02:32:50,580 --> 02:32:53,580
But the one thing is you don't want to do is run out of the inning. There's a toss to first base.

2036
02:32:53,580 --> 02:32:58,580
Black appears to be one of those left-handers that if he's not looking at you, you better be careful.

2037
02:32:58,580 --> 02:33:02,580
There is an unknown quantity in all of this thinking, though, is Terry Bell.

2038
02:33:02,580 --> 02:33:03,580
Terry Bell the catcher.

2039
02:33:03,580 --> 02:33:07,580
You don't know, and that's one of the scouting reports that Manager Gene Mark has to know.

2040
02:33:07,580 --> 02:33:14,580
What kind of a throwing arm does Bell have? And we have never seen him throw.

2041
02:33:14,580 --> 02:33:21,580
Black comes set, runner does not go, and the pitch is over for a strike that evens up the count.

2042
02:33:21,580 --> 02:33:26,580
In the last 11 games, Downing has been very consistent. He has driven in 11 runs.

2043
02:33:26,580 --> 02:33:33,580
As we mentioned to you in the month of September, he's been batting right close to that 400 mark with three home runs.

2044
02:33:33,580 --> 02:33:36,580
To go along with that almost 400 batting average.

2045
02:33:36,580 --> 02:33:42,580
There's a throw to first base, and that time Bud Black, like so many left-handers, stepped about three quarters.

2046
02:33:42,580 --> 02:33:46,580
He did not step to the plate, but he didn't step to first base either.

2047
02:33:46,580 --> 02:33:49,580
And that's a borderline bop.

2048
02:33:49,580 --> 02:33:55,580
The left-hander comes set again, and Downing slings and fouls one back out of play, and boy, did he have a rip.

2049
02:33:55,580 --> 02:34:01,580
You know the outfield is fanned out well for Downing. There's lots of room in both alleys.

2050
02:34:01,580 --> 02:34:03,580
There's a big, big hole between Law and Wilson.

2051
02:34:03,580 --> 02:34:07,580
Really Law deep and near the line, almost in the corner out there on the left.

2052
02:34:07,580 --> 02:34:13,580
That is true, and you've got all three guys out there that can run extremely well. Wilson in center, and of course, both Jackson in right.

2053
02:34:13,580 --> 02:34:17,580
So if you hit one between them, you better hit it hard, and you better not hit it very high.

2054
02:34:17,580 --> 02:34:20,580
Black again ready, and the pitch to Downing is slung out here.

2055
02:34:20,580 --> 02:34:25,580
Downing to the left of you. Back to those goody lawies in the corner. Look out, it's gone!

2056
02:34:25,580 --> 02:34:32,580
And the Angels win it, win a loss.

2057
02:34:38,580 --> 02:34:44,580
By and downing with his 18th home run of the year, wins it for the Angels in the bottom of the 10th inning.

2058
02:34:44,580 --> 02:34:50,580
And Doug Corbett picks up the victory, and for the total, here's how.

2059
02:34:50,580 --> 02:34:54,580
Well, another dramatic finish for the Angels, the crowd on his feet.

2060
02:34:54,580 --> 02:34:59,580
For the Halos, three runs on nine hits.

2061
02:34:59,580 --> 02:35:03,580
They commit one error and leave eight men on base.

2062
02:35:03,580 --> 02:35:07,580
For the Royals, one run on just four hits.

2063
02:35:07,580 --> 02:35:11,580
They commit no errors and leave seven men on base.

2064
02:35:11,580 --> 02:35:16,580
The winning pitcher, as you've heard, is Doug Corbett, and Doug pushes his record to four and two.

2065
02:35:16,580 --> 02:35:20,580
The loser is Bud Black. He falls to five and eight.

2066
02:35:20,580 --> 02:35:48,580
All of this before 27,067 here in the house tonight, and they'll go home happy again.