Claude Osteen
pitched a complete game but gave up 3 runs with Clemente, Zisk and
Robinson getting RBI's. However Candelaria held the Dodgers to just 1
run over 6 innings, with Hernandez and Giusti pitching 3 shutout
innings to lead the Pirates to a 1-0 lead in the series.
LDS Game 2: Dodgers (Sutton) at Pirates (Ellis) – Pirates lead series 1-0
It
took 13 innings to decide this game as it was another low scoring
affair with Sanguillen heroically bringing Parker in in the bottom of
the ninth. Then with 1 out Clemente flied out to left field, seemingly
giving the Pirates the win as Zisk chugged down the line to bring home
the winning run, but….OUT! The Dodgers loaded the bases in the 10th with only one out but a Garvey strikeout and a Baker fly out killed that rally. It was not until the 13th
inning when the Dodgers were able to make a mark on the scoreboard as
Crawford and Yeager brought in runs to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead.
With Hooton pitching the Pirates got two men on in the bottom of the 13th, but Hooton held tight and the Dodgers tied the series 1-1.
LDS Game 3: Pirates (Blass) at Dodgers (Messersmith) – Series tied 1-1
This
game was a blowout from the beginning as the Pirates put up 5 runs and
batted around before the Dodgers ever got to the plate. Blass held the
Dodgers to 5 hits.
The
Pirates again opened the game with a first inning run, but this time
the Dodgers held tight and came to bat only down 1-0. The game moved
along quite quickly with the Dodgers only sending 13 men to the plate
over the first 4 innings, with the Pirates sending up 10 batters over
innings 2-4. But then in the bottom of the 6th,
the Dodgers exploded for 4 runs with Lopes scoring on a passed ball,
Reggie Smith getting an RBI and Willie Davis singling and bringing in 2 runs.Tommy John came in in the 7th and held the Pirates scoreless over the final 3 innings to help the Dodgers tie the series at 2.
LSD Game 5: Dodgers (Osteen) at Pirates (Candelaria) – Series tied at 2
This time it was the Dodgers who threw three runs up on the board in the top of the 1st with Smith hitting a two run homer. Osteen
was masterful, spreading 5 hits over 9 complete innings and holding
the Pirates scoreless to lead the Dodgers to a 3-2 series win.
--submitted by Keith MacDonald--
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