1981 MLB - NLDS Playoff Game 5 - Astros at Dodgers

your burgers in a dramatic home run doctors won Game one they had to have Game three in Ron say another dramatic home run and the season ended in a time and forced the playoff with this out though the houston astros became the champions [Music] is the bottom of the night [Music] maduk hold on and Houston wins the first to extra-inning Denny walling the pitch hitter you wanted nothing to me moves to Los Angeles the Dodgers have to win three games here in Los Angeles Steve Garvey a homerun Dodgers win it used to leave the series two games to one [Music] the showdown the series is tied at two games apiece pictures for this big game Jerry Rice for the Dodgers Nolan Ryan for the Houston Astros [Music] NBC Sports presents [Music] the National League Division Series today from Dodger Stadium the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Dodgers the National League Division Series is brought to you by Ford and your Ford dealer who invite you to test drive the 1982 Ford cars and trucks buy light beer everything you always wanted an appear and less by Old Spice the man sent so many women and by the twin action the ruffle what a track racer [Music] [Applause] [Music] the official 1981 World Series program a collector's item commemorating the 78th fall classic sin check or money order for four dollars the World Series program post office box 250 Hicksville New York one one 802 weights make checks payable to world series program New York residents must add appropriate sales tax that's World Series program box 250 Hicksville New York allow eight weeks for delivery the preceding message was furnished by Major League Baseball outside is one ball two strikes Lopes top half of the first inning the Astros went down in order 1 2 3 against Jerry Rice [Music] two balls and two strikes keeping score carry pool flied to left garner lined to right Tony Scout bounced out third to first Davey Lopes is the batter two balls two strikes [Music] [Music] came out but here's the Dodger lineup that Jerry Royce will be facing today wardrobe I mean Ryan Lopes Landro Baker RV Monday Guerrero's socha Russell and Royce keep in mind and that Nolan Ryan the manager picture has never won a game in Dodger Stadium his own five career but he has never been the pitcher I did we spent this year very consistent Landro takes it low for water Ryann average is eight point eight strikeouts per nine innings pitched [Music] he pits that no-hitter against the Dodgers on September 26th five no-hitters in his career the most in the history of baseball one ball and one strike this crowd will be reacting we'll try to see if we can pick up the grunts of Nolan Ryan as he releases that tremendous fastball but it'll be difficult [Music] it's one ball and two strikes if you are an aficionado of the radar gun that was 96 miles per hour the catcher's was 27 returned into the picture really grunting tone Jalen asked me Ryan's Tetris saying one thing he's going to have to do today because of the importance of his game obviously there's a speed is to not let Ryan block can overthrow the old mythology but was the strike zone to pitch [Music] walked out to the mound almost having the pizza shut up our game - six hundreds for cradles of game over whoa [Music] flyball Tony's got cool collision with Terry Puhl makes the player two away [Applause] right now is left field it will shift around as the game progresses and going the right fielder lies [Applause] that was a nice polite just how do you do Dusty Baker Baker is 3 for 15 with one RBI at double Kadena 200 for the series curveball is pulled foul strike one you look at the composit batting average of these two teams it's about 185 there has not been much hitting against Nolan Ryan opposing batters hit 187 that was the composite average in the astrodome even less a 169 average and Steve two strikes he's going to send those hitters back to the bench talking about it [Music] Danny Ozark coaching his third for the Dodgers keep in mind Gary Royce had an easy first-inning [Music] groundball the garden [Applause] [Music] the veteran life guard Oh what happening cares the sister off seems to play frequent ship every year there's one go champ starts walking toward the dugout [Applause] easy play we'll just food it just an error and that brings up Barbie who has the highest batting average the most hits home runs and RBIs of all the starters in the series it is [Music] Dodger Stadium is sold out there were signs all over the place they announced it yesterday they would be sold out [Music] didn't mean to swing in time and Garbi us out so the sword is snorted is runner but Garvey is out the walling at the end of a complete inning the score here Houston nothing Dodgers nothing it'll be our now Cruz and walling for the Astros in a second [Music] there's a beautiful shot of the sky the backdrop here at Dodger Stadium and those clouds Tony a big help as you all know for the infielders it is there's still enough sunlight so that both pitchers might be a little bit difficult to see with a white shirt sleeve crowd out behind them the hitters are going to be looking into those white shirts could have difficulty picking up the ball there's exactly what Tony's talking about the backdrop Jerry Rice if you were with us in Houston we had information that he had thrown 27 straight fast balls the fact it was very difficult for me to buy I asked Jerry Rice he said nope that's accurate in fact again st. Louis one time I threw a tea out of 82 pitches were fast balls there's another fastball inside but there is one big well the way he explains it he has a fastball it tails away one details in and one that rides high and if he gets down around the knees at times it will safe so you talk about four different pitches through to six curveballs the last ball game well hit to right field Rick Monday is going back to the warning track he has road [Applause] you wonder with three days rest how far can ROI school/college the whale as we looked at put me back to the warning track no son is not in his eyes at this point it will be later [Music] so there is one out and here is Jose Cruz outside ball one Gerry Royce is kind of contradictory as far as his pitching he's a power pitcher who throws a lot of ground balls when he has his good stuff ball to most power pitchers will strike you out he used to be that way and then he fell in love with a slow curveball got him in trouble came over here and they got him throwing low fastball he's been very effective three balls no strikes never too young to enjoy it fun at the old ballpark [Music] three no pitch jumps on its going to drop for a base hit you can see the pattern developing both managers want to get on the board in a hurry with Baker on the starters starting him a three ball no strike to josé Cruz he had to hit sign he singles to left so with one on one out here is Wally who has replaced the injured sees our sedan yo there's a little bit of intrigue with the injured is the Daniel with the Dodgers trying to find out how badly he's hurt well we welcome those of you have been watching the New England New York Jets the Jets won that game 2824 note that chugalug we're in the top half of the second inning here there is no score one base hit so far the game crews just got that Dodgers had a base runner in their half the first inning when Baker was safe on air by Gardner here's walling he takes it huh ball one Game two of the go crews at first base out by Garvey Jerry Rice about five base hits left for the notices but three of the five base hits were off work with left-handed hitters Cruz gets the first one today his pitching coach Ron perranoski was talking about Roy saying he has difficulty at times keeping the ball away from left-handed hitters they pull off the ball but he rides it inside and they hit him rice doesn't give up many plays on balls 1.64 nine innings and that's the best on the Los Angeles staff he's behind walling now with a count of two balls and no strikes fouled out of play [Music] two balls one strike one out in the first inning Terry Puhl flied to left garner line to right Tony Scott bounced out third to first easy inning for Royce here the second how is flied to right one out and cruises just single to left Dodgers Lopes was out on strikes Landro flied to the right fielder Poole Baker was safe on there by garner and Garvey was out how to walling that's the way it's been going so far whole plate umpire Lee Weyer is called timeout something in center field that they've gotten straightened away they've been a banner hanging out there on the last pitch Jose Cruz started to break off first so I did not have a good jump and then decided to go back hi pouncing balls Davey love to Russell [Applause] so after a relatively played first four ballgames darter was an errand an easy ball now local doctors hold the books you'll notice he does not have control of the ball did not had it completely out of his glove so the second base umpire Jerry Dale calls the runner safe and air will be charged to Russell so the Astros have base runners at first and second one man out to keep on the shortstop mr. banner he is 2 for 7 in a series a 286 batting average this is the way the Astros build what rallies they have hit it off his foot it's a foul ball strike one they'll talk about the Astro rallies a single to walk a pass ball hurricane they gonna run and then they shut you out you have to Vallely to runner this case crews is a pretty good base stealer his knee seems to be better after the offseason injury at Puerto Rico they would never know if he's going to try it go get a good lead at second base we look at Tommy Lasorda on a Dodger bench hi Africa rural has it too low why over the first [Applause] it was a slow developing play because you saw the ice cream called that Guerrero had he just got it riding a weapon and Lopes had a little problem getting out of his glove and cruise speed off second base as he gets five Guerrero avoid the tag that was the only way he's going to get the double play by tagging crews first we'll share jose cruz once again i'll say if he reaches out and makes the template tag cruz he might have been called out for going out of baseline well he did me he wasn't at his first in third two outs and here's Ashby batting right-handed Guerrero scuffles comes up with the ball [Music] we going to the bottom [Music] Joker's yellow with Tony Kubek here in Dodger Stadium Game five Astros against the Dodgers Expos and the Phillies are going at it we'll be bringing you highlights of that game as we have been bringing you the news and highlights all season long there's a line score third inning nothing nothing Phillies with only one base hit exposed with two Rick Monday leads it off he doesn't get the first pitch in a strike one after today one of these two teams will go home for the winter the other will go out for the National League pennant [Music] Mondays strike one strike two it is amazing with the strike and everything as we look at Phil Burton he really had a hassle on the lineup today he probably mulled over four or five different lineups Lasorda is primarily gone with the same kind of team took already Jaeger and Scioscia it's really the whole season today from one of these teams basketball is inside much as it is the same busy Montreal Phillies Yankees Milwaukee all battling to go ahead the loser get the fine tuning knob set on the TV because that's what they'll be doing against Nolan Ryan riot till this point anyway it is very early in the ballgame obviously is not quite as sharp as he wasn't the Astra adult wonder if the dimension of this ballpark Joe they tried to pick you a little more carefully or is he just overthrowing out on strikes he's kind of pitch away Nolan Ryan knows how to high rising fastball he Mondays where I was winning pitcher struck out seven walked one he tagged 16 in a row at one point now just two hits a sellout crowd here watching Guerrero who's become an instant hero here he had a big home run yesterday so far this crowd just kind of reacting and here and there but when valenzuela pitching everything he did they reacted to it outside two balls no strikes there were lines very early outside the ballpark today sell out to old there's a strike and you could hear that that was a fastball from Nolan Ryan [Music] three-one the challenge comes about right now Golan drive will give him number one the fast follower Hera was going to be geared for rule tried it last night to Guerrero who said it was a good pitch but the ball really got out of the ballpark Hurley now [Applause] [Music] think of trying to fight a couple play in this situation perhaps the plan will be just run a little better on a speed Ryann average is 4.1 walks per 9 innings now facing social it's a strike Ryan and has never pitched the nine inning game in which he didn't walk anybody so the base on balls in Nolan Ryan not strangers one man out so she's 1 for 9 in this series one ball one strike Brian's somewhat disgusted with Southie has talked all season long about the consistency of his curveball that was the curve that he just overthrew and it just stayed up high Ashby took a good look at bill burden you have to wonder if there is a pitchout play on [Music] [Applause] there's Pedro Carell who stole his five phases of the regular season taking a peek over his shoulder case so to hit the ball good throw might have been close but off the high Dolan Ryan late kick Vera had a twenty decent jump so the plan is Joe the run out of a fairly okay runners both have started I thought he might pitch out because Guerrero was leaning in it he had taken a big long look at Burton up to that point two balls one strike Scioscia takes it [Applause] burden [Applause] so takes a good look at Daniel's I got Guerrero is called time at second base well peace let it be jammed has got into the bag damn does ankle and something they're feeding around on his right knee Joel when he sled that come up slide either hit into the dirt or jammed it against the second base bag doesn't appear to be that serious but [Music] Paul Patil out in the field will watch right now it's Guerrero as he steals off Nolan Ryan you can see the right D there it is each chapter right into the second base bag you had a tough time just staying on it back watch that right knee there's where he's in jams and little late to me Slayton came in kind of backwards he plays so hard you saw right then how hard he slid let's start out say it'll take more than that to get him out of the lineup though you can bet me he's waited a long time to play he is a very valuable piece of property of this Dodger organization especially with some of their veteran players getting up at age blokes Monday go out it on look at that San Francisco 24 that Cowboys nothing in the second half second-quarter rather second half second quarter you must have split season mania Tony Guerrero is going to be our eye on the sorted trots off what a change in the receptor cop gave Lasorda huh the first came here to the way they booed him the first game second game not quite as many and third came to cheer name not to say that the victories if the Dodgers had here three balls one strike Brian with 30 pitches 15 strikes 15 have been balls one man out Scioscia waiting Guerrero Ryan covers in time nice play [Music] the railroad takes third so this is such a tough ballpark on a bright sunny afternoon we talked about the pitchers throwing out of the center field stance but the infielders are looking at a ball coming out of a my weight shirts and they have these lower boxes here where people said was it very hard by Scioscia to be nervous the first out of this series he does retire what they weight up along well he played it well you can see that wire speeding there that is what the infielder is seeing white shirts and a white screen with a lot of reflection a lot of glare not get a very good job for this ballpark Bill Russell the three base hits 12 times have added 250 out Russell is driven in two runs Guerreros at third Game three Russell's got a very important RBI single of the 8th inning yesterday he got a very important RBI single in the seventh Oh one ball and one strike two men out no score in this game will show you frogs well would be left-handed hitters heed nolan Ryan's fastball on a replay throwing out of his shirt in left-center field a little bit of an idea what a hitters looking yet the maybe six seven are fast well there it is of white the dark flyball left via Cruz down with the glasses waiting part he makes the catch so that ends the second inning for the Dodgers they leave a base runner at the end of two it's used to nothing Dodgers nothing and we'll be right back after these messages from your local station Carter brought his Dodgers back from the dough they're down by two he was greeted by boos in game 3 but that has changed we asked him about it well Tony I'll tell you something when I came out and I heard those boos I knew one thing there were a lot more tears than our where booth and that's the part of the managers life when things go wrong on a team the first one they want to turn to and blame was the manager but that's part of the job and they poot some of the greatest players that ever played baseball and certainly make a boomy if they pay a cup to the ballpark that's part of the game Tommy Lasorda Ryan fix it high ball - it's when he goes home and his wife Busey mad bad the starter was the named Dodger managers September 29 1976 Brian fouls it off in the stands two balls in the strike and which was the policy the Dodger organization for all managers here through the wild all stability continue the policy of one-year contracts usually cited the season is over - one pitch inside three balls in the strike neither picture as sharp as we look at the bergnas shoppers they were their first outing Bryan in Game one and Game two [Music] he walked Nolan Ryan draws the base on ball when rice face the ash for his second game of this series he walked to strike three gave up five hits no runs and nine innings pitched I would think from the Dodgers point of view they like to get six or seven strong innings from rice and then the burden will rest on the shoulders of that bullpen first two games were lost out of the bullpen by young Dave Stewart and then of course the starter for Wells down there Howard Welch has done a good job so we could see them before this game is over with here's Terry Puhl he flied to left [Music] invasive beautiful play by Jerry Royce on the bunt play by Terry Puhl welcome those of you watching the Cincinnati Baltimore game Cincinnati win in 41 19 here we are in the top half the thirdly Ryan open the third inning for Houston with the base on balls but Terry Puhl trying to sacrifice him forced him at second base and that's the problem you run into when you sacrifice with the pitcher on first base you make him extend himself a little bit and ordinarily not being on the bases too often he doesn't get a good job the all but wasted hitter here's garnet garnet lined out his first time up Astros went down in order 1 2 3 in the first inning with a couple of base runners on the second fail to score Russell had an error in that inning here in the third we've got one man out and one man on this is a good hit run combination Poole was speed at first an excellent base runner Gardner at the back makes it low ball one Dodgers and a base runner in the first Baker on an air by Gardner and he tried to steal Garvey bounced out on the pitch he was running to set the pattern because in the second inning guerrero drew a base on balls and ended up stealing second but then so she was out in the fine play by walling and russell flied to left so both managers trying to get that run on the scoreboard first Gardner has really struggled not just through the playoff series but late in the cds with a slump Byrd will Gardner put the hit-and-run on on his own and pool looked like he had an inkling to go and then Royce quit pitched he throws it at first [Music] two balls and no strikes got to believe that if burden is thinking about a plate this would be the pitch to do it right here so she says just give me a chance here this or two and one if he throws a strike I see now Gardner is 2 for 16 for the last 21 times at bat of course if they break up the infield gives him a better chance to get the hit me stay away for that double play there he goes he drops the ball and Poole will be down at second base there was nothing that so she could do two balls and no strikes even if he had an inkling that Paul would be running he was in the box watch garter he wants to go after the pits but it's one of those cut fast Falls that hate bailed it out when Scioscia tried to get that momentum going to our second base the ball pops out there's the jump Terry Puhl had little glance back as we saw earlier the ballgame in case the ball is hit he wanted to pick it up two balls and two strikes the count one man out who loved base runner at second we're in the third inning no score here [Music] Tony's got the on deck batter [Music] yesterday with Valenzuela pitching they had fifty five thousand nine hundred and eighty three this is a sellout yesterday was not announced as his sellout I just wonder what is capacity when he announced sell out just how many people are in the seats - to pitch high halfred guerrero a third looks and backfires the first closer the Dodgers would like to see but they get him go crazy that the defensive play up until this point of this ball game has not been very smooth with a couple of airs and fold walk rolls around and Guerrero's Bluff just a little bit as he looks pullback and then Garvey makes a nice play so there are two outs here's Tony Scott cool at second base [Music] so that Sun has now moved into the eyes of the centerfielder of this ballpark Landro laughs too bad lady bought it a little bit to right-center field off the handle guerrero waits for the hop he's got it the throw is low [Applause] Garvey watch this throw watch Garvey's play 500 maybe for this going into the foul territory this one he digs on better hop hop that was not a short hop so it ends eternity we go to the bottom half of the 30 used to nothing the Dodgers nothing bottom of the fourth inning Phil oh the Phillies in the Expos nothing nothing they've got a battle there we've got a battle here cuties and pictures going in this series today Steve Steve Rogers Brian vs. Royce right here [Music] one ball and one strike part how a third-base plays Royce if he were batting right-handed was a dead pull hitter look how close he is to the bag so is cruising left fail they're very shallow [Music] two strikes first of all as you look at the defense they don't think of Royce to hit Ryan if he does is going to be very very late Royston the other game was a strikeout victim every time he came up one ball two strikes he struck him out so there's one under 39 so right now let's go to New York and Brian Gumbel for an update well Joe as you noted through three and a half there's no score in Philadelphia one surprise starter for Philly is catcher Bob Boone in place of Keith Wallen and Bob Boone ended it at the top of the form by throwing out Jerry white white trying to steal but that rally would've been a rally was cut short Boone throwing this one to Manny Trillo ending the top of the fourth still no score Joe okay Brian we'll be keeping you up-to-date on all the action strike one on davey lopes Ryan finally got a curveball over which is the pitch they talk about that is made in the pitch he has been this year there it is [Music] I'm on the ropes a couple times in the first two innings he was struggling but he's found the breaking ball appears to have two strikes the count davey lopes one out nobody on ball one let's pause briefly for station identification this is the NBC television network WC Kati Miami [Music] play Brian you can see the reaction after you do that pitch he was just a little bit better than he wanted it is he's ahead of him one ball and two strikes see a familiar Ryan trait walking around dressed first part of the pitcher's mound [Music] outside you're getting that could look at Ryan with that ball in the mid like that and you can see the two fingers gripping it but he really doesn't grip it until he gets it above his head so if you're going to steal it I you're gonna have to steal it up there you're not gonna steal it right here there's a good shot of it see the two fingers over the ball now right here is where he does [Music] [Applause] [Music] Willie run against Nolan Ryan while he'll have the protection of kinland row a left-handed hitter whereas P will have to throw over the capital communication is the pegylated Lopes death when he injured his hand diving shortly [Music] you'd be stupid to pitch out on a very first pitch to see what happened [Applause] let's Thrones know we're here in the bag we'll see it again snap throw from Ryan he thought Lopes may have been moving no chance for Wally Lopes gets deprived or going to second base with his feet possibly learn nothing an umpire can do could lack get out of the way right [Applause] what a job that Landro done just putting this battle to the top of the fall to try and freeze ash beat the Dodgers keep on running here's the Lopes jump [Applause] we welcome to us view Ben Washington Seattle Houston game one by the honors with [Music] those are wire that's about as emotional as you will see Ryan gap is so low kitty the walling is going to come in now to talk to you while in the first phase but replacing Sedalia is going to try and settle Dolan dried out he thought that the whole plate umpire mr. Finch this will show you the importance of this ballgame [Music] [Applause] [Music] both ballclubs event baserunners Houston went down in order to first he baserunners in his second and score of a hunters the third to the score Guerrero started with [Applause] [Music] [Applause] both managers have established that they want to get on the scoreboard first Merton 20 the sort of running first stop they're going to go to Thor advanced cruel [Applause] three shortstop in this series with one out this is not a smart play you get the sure out the wolf blocking the view of the third baseman so would have had it but there's no such thing as a chance with one out [Applause] well very dangerous baserunning a bullets on the left side ordinarily you would say hold up don't get thrown out of her face how makes a good stop you see some very shoddy place so far this ball game [Applause] this ball joke a chance to get over the fact that Falls the dugout and hope scores [Applause] he could black-footed which is a reasoning through it low going to third but it works out for him [Applause] [Music] [Applause] he does [Music] what do you do [Music] right now the ball it at the first base umpire does that turns out to be an awfully big break for the Astros if the Dodgers do not score this situation most probably would have been on third [Applause] [Music] that way [Applause] until this game is just about perfect baseball [Applause] but flawless baseball today [Applause] [Music] [Music] full alpha now 50 do see some empty seats [Music] and off the stretch to keep an eye on Davee law bouncing balls he promised shark to play it first in time Dodgers do not score so once again close but at the end of three Houston nothing Dodgers nothing the bottom of the fourth the excellent cut down on wouldn't be Philadelphia run Gary Matthews on first with two out maybe trio hit put it in the gap in right-center Lee Elia ways Matthews around but Jerry Manuel's throw to the plate cuts him down during the top of the fifth no score so ok Brian good play hit the cutoff man and Gary Carter made a good catch and shades of the league championship series last year with Ferraro and Steinbrenner and Lee Elia was involved in a play but the Phillies pulled it out last year so here we are at a port art Howe is ready no runs one hit two errors for the Astros no war no runs one hit one error for the Dodgers it's a strike for all faced Houston three [Music] I'll flied to right his first time up set Rick Monday to the warning track center-field Landreau battles the Sun right there honey played perfectly how hit the ball hard saw the chart Danny Ozark keeps an art how the chart to hit against the Dodgers most of his balls were hit from left center to ride a bus straightaway right field so they concentrate in that area and it's paid off form today so FAR's Cruz takes a strike he singled and left his first time up he has the only national hit ball one strike and it's worth mentioning that there was a three ball no strike count that he hit hi chopper foul ball one ball two strikes one out nobody on no score little slow curve from rice something he did very little in the dog the man who changed Jerry Rice pitching it's not the pitching coaches Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax poised to forget about throwing those high fastballs trying to strike guys out he said if you can get hitters out we strictly a fastball why use the breaking stuff use the curveball for one reason to show them another pitch and for your off-speed pitch the dolt can hurt by it whitey Ford used to always talk about his I used to hear him Tony say I'd rather make three pictures for three outs than three pictures for one out [Music] base hit left field walling singles to left he's on at first Baker gets that ball in second base hit for the Astros brings up the shark Doug Dickey and that strange pattern against Jerry Rice continues it was that way all year long and again today and the first game three left-handers got hits in game number two often to left-handers of hits now [Music] it will force play his first time up blow up he tried to call time or did something when he was up there something's bothering him took his bottom hand off the bat [Music] hi flyball right field Monday down with the glasses he makes the play you can't take it for granted with his son here so that ends a fourth inning for Houston go to the bottom of the fourth Houston nothing Dodgers nothing due up it'll be Rick Monday Guerrero and Scioscia got me on the back way [Music] Ford Mustang engineered for road and driver it's one beautiful way to turn high mileage and a high excitement [Music] see your send it it's old enough for in an hour and hours up when there's an hour noon 60 minutes confidence caring confidence now Sears will install a Muslim muffler for $24.99 within 60 minutes of your authorization or the muzzle a burr charge is free ah mr. 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Bryant Gumble in New York at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia the Expos have jumped out in front of the Phillies Steve Rogers delivering a bases-loaded single two runs come home but Carlton has worked out of trouble supposedly two to nothing heading for the bottom of five Joe [Music] okay Bryant and there you are we'll be keeping you posted right up to the minute Rogers helping his own cause Monday against Ryan this is a fastball you liable to see a pretty good cut was out on strikes his first time up he fouls it off strike one Tony their pitchers been shocked to this point today the only other time we're starting pitchers struggled it didn't come out really throwing his best stop was in Game two with Joe Niekro the knuckleballer had problem the doctor stranded 13 and as we look at Nolan Ryan his fastball that last pitch 95 miles per hour tries to punt right at our table barehanded throw in time pretty brave play by one handing it he did diagnose the funk very quickly though because he was up way to go to the third base back with all the skid this fall had on it again an unusual hop on grass that he would not be an artificial surface that was fun away very easily but he did make a nice play that's something that Schmidt does so often does so well charging on the run and bare handing it here is Guerrero with one out Nolan Brian is allowed only three hits of the Dodgers in his last the last [Music] strike two who's the curveball and head Guerrero backing out of the box in the Astrodome Ryan is struck out three go hit some balls pretty hard in the Dole Bob Dole and Ryan thought he might have had a couple of home runs see that baby drop off he went around his Lee Weyer and his four strikeouts for Nolan Ryan second out here in the bottom of the fourth something that I didn't realize it Joe in the Astrodome in Game one and Ashby was telling we didn't sense it up here Nolan Ryan actually threw three straight change of paces all three bounced in the dirt Ashby said he might use it a little more today said but first of all we've got established the fastball and the curve well I'll tell you he better not get beat with the change of pace our bill Burton will really have something to talk about here so chef it's a strike getting this breaking ball over it has been slow coming though two-nothing expose over the Phillies 5th inning Rodgers bases-loaded single driving in to it slow one ball one strike that may have been a straight change first one he's thrown wonder what his change is about 70 miles [Music] one ball in two strikes on Scioscia bottom of the fourth nothing nothing Ryan against Royce Ryan third on the career all-time strikeout list can wallet Johnson and Gaylord Perry popped up foul territory art how makes the play it's one-two-three-four the Dodgers and the four so we complete four innings of baseball here the score used to nothing the Dodgers nothing and we'll be right back after these messages from your local station our statistician Steve dad's we go to the fifth tier Dodger Stadium who's hoping he'll get a chance to pitch in the League Championship Series this decisive game for the Western Division some felt sure Cincinnati fans watching the game felt that their team should have been here and not the Dodgers normally Houston Astros as Cincinnati finished with the best overall record in baseball no score the ball game Astros with two bases they've committed to air Dodgers with one hit off Ryan they've committed one air Ashby Ryan pool facing Jerry Roy first pitch popped up short left-field Baker and Russell Baker yells him off for now [Music] Dusty Baker before the ballgame was talking about being right on every pitch he felt this will be his day to explode he's a very optimistic man he said in the Astrodome against Nolan ride he was a head of a lot of Ryan's fastball which is unusual Ryan will step in now with one down he walked in the third Eddie [Music] who tried to sacrifice of a second but they forstride at second base [Music] fouled off by Nolan Ryan one strike the count with one out no score the ballgame Montreal in the Phillies involved Game five now Yankees Milwaukee for Game five today foul now to play again by Orion two strikes touch up Matt's pitching matchup will be Guidry against moose Haas Yankees against Milwaukee Silverton who played on the world championship team with the Pittsburgh Pirates hello - one ball two strikes mr. Nolan ride on a one ball two strike pitch [Music] that'll bring up Terry Puhl who flied to left field and forced Ryan on the sacrifice attempt one out the sports the ballgame Astros have three each team through findings as fans for baserunners [Music] one ball the Terry Puhl joining Garvey has picked up a couple steps with the Ryan on at first he's playing behind him someone cool to pull that ball between him and a second baseman [Music] right side foul territory Garvey lost the ball Lopes is having trouble he doesn't get it he looked up into the side lost it Pope came to rescue had a love rod off the ends of his bob hippie era number four the official scar design what's Garvey now he sees the ball and now he loses it right here and he says I don't have it you get it and Lopes gives it a chase thought he had it but it was tough not only was it the Sun but it was the downdraft there's Garvey losing it right there he did the only thing he could do is say I just don't see it now they have not charged Lok for there was the difficult play but it did hit his clouds Khan will go one ball one strike with one out Poole fouls this off out of play 1 & 2 Tony if nothing else you call it what you want these guys don't run on batteries and it may be a kid's the jitters not particularly on this play as we look at the loaf who had to make a long run but it has not been a well-played game one ball two strikes Terry Puhl popped up left side Russell Gallagher barrel off well Baker it easy hopper the first hitting the garner he booted it Wally it grounds off Lopes flipped the ball for a poor shot Russell dropped the ball Landro in a ground ball to the shortstop Dickey found looked the bad so he got in there but these pictures even though they don't have good stuff keep pitching out of it Phil garner line the right seal ground it out at first profile one strike I would think after five games series like this there is Scott the on-deck hitter going into the League Championship Series there might be some fire from starting pitchers arms and then if they have to go on to a World Series and that gets pushed to seven games you might finally see some hitting 1 1 pitch with 2 outs popped up by Phil garner boys play again with that son Lazaro distance no star right now could catch the prize couple of New York okay Tony we're seeing some pretty good defense out in Philadelphia here's how the Expos closed off the bottom of the fifth Steve Carlton slices it to left and Jerry white comes up with a great catch in the top of the six that was George bucha who came down with a great catch still - nothing Expos in the top of the sixth we'll be back after commercial break a little trip here in Dodger Stadium Ryan will face Russell rice and Lopes Dodgers of that men on base against Nolan Ryan and three of the four innings second inning Guerrero walk stole second base got as far as third strike got most singles go second before that are there by the shortstop muscle cups on the first pitch Jose Cruz in left field one out Wow Sandy Koufax has been around the ballpark Koufax sided portal hitters with him talked about Nolan Ryan I think right now he's as good a pitcher or maybe a better pitcher than he's ever been you know it's making good pitches he said he was worried because he thought he was getting a little older and didn't really feel like he had it in the last few innings but I think now he's making good pitches he doesn't throw as many pitches during the ball game I think that's gonna keep him stronger and you know it's just fun to see a guy with that kind of stuff you know become as good a pitcher as he is now I I'm just surprised that the fifth one didn't come sooner the way he can throw when he was stuck on for it before five years that's really a surprise Hall of Famer sandy kopacz he threw 20 minutes of batting practice yesterday the first time since June he said I felt good he tried to throw to get into 15 minutes he said I guess I'm getting old there he is next to Ron perranoski his former teammate who strikes the count on Royce with one out no score the game one ball two strikes Tony if you're wondering Ryan has made 69 pitches 40 have been for strikes he has struck out four walked one [Music] two balls two strikes with one out [Music] [Music] a series that has been dominated by pitching ryan gets Royce two outs right now we're gonna go to New York for an update from Bryant Gumbel okay Tony the Expo Savannah to run in their half of the sixteenth Carlton dealing to Larry parish Andre Dawson gets a good jump off first Lottie Smith plays the ball off the wall well in right-center but Dawson wheeling around third relay to the plate is too late to get Dawson Pro back to third gets Paris for the Expos lead three nothing Tony thank you right back here in Dodger Stadium no score in the ball game we have two outs Davey Lopes struck out leading off to the Dodgers your first say goes close second base sorbets one strike normally Joe and you go up against a pitcher like Nolan Ryan you try and cut down your swing I've got to believe that with that background their feeling for the ball even more these hitters who strikes on low that's why I almost had to laugh when I talked about pitching him during the Twilight but Ryan has got his good stuff you could pitch him in midnight middle of the day morning he's gonna be tough he's been struggling a little bit though he was early just got a piece of by Lopes Bill Virdon knew that background and this price son he may have been getting away with a few bad pitches in this game he hadn't been a particularly sharp one a few times we've seen of this year we've seen him about four or five times he's been in command notes on he struck out five what's got him in trouble we've been able to get to get the baserunners one ball two strikes maybe low and I think indication that he does not have as good as stuff as he did the dull fact that he's taken more time he wasn't walking around the mound like that in the Astrodome he got a fastball right on the corner strike after stadium next Sunday join the host Bryant Gumbel for NFL 81 call the highlights snores and late break news from all the games then regional NFL action featuring a very important game in the AFC Central the Pittsburgh Steelers the Cincinnati Bengals far off check your local listings for the game of time in your area it's next Sunday on FLE 1 starting off with Bryant Gumbel we're in the six game 5 that man along with Pedro Guerrero that is Fernando Valenzuela got the Dodgers to gate number 5 [Music] yes you are going to be a Dodger fan whether you like her or not son no star in the ball game six Benny it'll be Scott facing Jerry Rice Astros have stranded five baserunners the Dodgers for three hours of the ballgame what ball Jerry Rice and as this game moves along that Eric's pickoff attempt by Nolan Ryan that hit the first base umpire which may have allowed Lopes to go to the third where he might have scored a lot of big mites and if some bucks goes to No rice is not been particularly sharp he's pitched out of a couple of jams he goes thread out she was a good face dealer and he'd go back to hurt him today [Music] we started her nasty money basket with the glasses Scott is on on four straight pitches well Koufax talked about Jerry Rice to us before the ball game and what specifically did the help write this pitching staff well Tony I what I told Jerry I don't think he was as important as what Jerry's done Jerry and I had a talk but Jerry's got out there and he's good all by himself on the mound I had really very little to do whether he's done on the mound he's worked very hard and he's made himself quite a pitcher that was a very modest answer because when you go to Royce you'll say Koufax made me the consistent winner that I am now by saying don't be a strikeout pitcher don't be ashamed to take a ground ball Scott not a very big leap but he's off and running [Music] [Applause] Society fired upon so had a great fall the handle and he really got into that throw Scott is off and running you see the jump he's looking back he looked like that quite possibly could have been a hit run play but the throw was not even I mean it was right there's not even close wow so guess oh he's looking for help from his hitter art Howe and art Howe doesn't even swing the bat he swings the bat it make pre-social a little bit longer where he can't get a good throw two balls and no strikes I've always felt when that runner going first a second looks back it's because it's a hit-and-run play but straight steel he's looking for the bag and that had to be a Miss sign because you won't know until you ask about it but just letting the associate have that nice highway to throw down without any interference and you'd be surprised how much of a distraction the bat can be when they wavered right about at eye level we saw it earlier this series where was Cedeno swung and actually pumped into Scioscia disrupted his throw just a little bit on the follow-through to know how gets a base hit to right field so here's the steal again now ha just keeps the bat there and there's nothing to obstruct or even to deflect anything that so she wants to do except throw it and he really got into it and Scott is a dead duck he's out easily how is it the ball well three times you lined to right he's lined the center he finally gets a base hit out of it now the Jose Cruz who is single than it's called out on strikes no scar Astros before it the Dodgers just one strike Houston 5la for today for the series a lot of runners stranded a lot of those came from the Dodgers in game number two crews populous on the play no balls two strikes with one out I was down at first base for the Houston Astros Garvey holding a close [Music] not been a whole lot to this point to turn this doctor crowd there was last night Valenzuela Guerrero two strikes no score the game top of the six what and soon [Music] lisara who saw his team struggled mostly since Ron Shane was injured serious 1919 white sauce best appeal goes down to the third-base umpire Jim quick he says oh it's too too what out possibility baserunner could get started house not a base dealer he does have a bad leg my coumadin dealer - with one here's your decision now what do you do you're running [Music] dr. bullpen has begun to throw rice he's not at his best stock now you see for yourself on this foot screen if I was going on 3 2 1 out [Music] talk about big pitches here's one of them could be strike him out throw him out of he's going Merton has to make a decision [Music] he's off well for runners on first and second bullpen right-hander Bobby Welch left-hander Kerry course as the pitching coach Ron perranoski will make a trip to the mound [Music] Denny walling who's been on base twice a tear in the singer the left field will face right maybe one of those of perranoski are you tired [Music] we've got a no decision in game number two [Music] so that could be a tip-off because he only averages 1.6 walks per 9 innings he's walked two in this inning that's the third walk given up in this game so they have to watch him this being this deciding game even closer than normal one out for the six no scar rice facing walling man who got the dramatic pincette a number two [Music] [Music] one ball one strike starter first of all games star the lost games out of the bullpen with young Dave Stewart who else down there he's got one good outing from Welch two balls and one strike the walk [Music] [Music] wallets sitting on a fastball right here as we look at how down at second base [Music] why [Music] good pitch by Jerry Roy's basketball he got it inside and he just popped it straight up and played by Scioscia one of those pitches Joe that with Roy's cutting that fastball to make it look like a slider walling is almost looking out over the plate expecting the ball to sail away this one tails in and he hit him hit him on defense I love to see the catcher hold that mask until he makes sure of where the ball is and then flip it in the opposite direction it's practice it's discipline it's a good lesson for the young catcher so far the Astros have stranded five baserunners there are two sports sitting right now out of play by pinky pond he's grounded out and flied to right in this inning Royce has made 19 pitches 13 of them have been involved Wow last fastball that Royce through the thick he bound was 87 miles an hour one strike get the EZ Russell to hop the operation is in the hospital recuperating there you seem on our screen and tony kubek has him on the phone all right Don we're going to the bottom of the six Landro Baker Garvey as this fan has started the fans are starting to get his bar game first of all I think the fan would've loved what's your condition is out of the surgery go [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] we do a little play-by-play will shoot some things up as we go along down we'll start a ball game Landro get snow [Applause] works of the games had you been happy would you have pitched in this series it already [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] one ball one strike to Ken Landrieu high league Denny walling paid about as good a compliment to you as anybody when I asked him who has the edge in the 15 apart he said well we did but we lost him but we lost suck one ball two strikes I think this is a key inning for Nolan Tony he's waking up Landro Baker [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one ball two strikes - hi Don we appreciated a chance to chat with you we wish we could go longer but we can't go back to the ball game good luck in your rehabilitation to you everything is gonna be okay and I thank you guys for continually checking on me and for so many people who never know how much I appreciate Don I pick your fans and especially the Astro fans miss you as much as we do thank you so much [Applause] two holes two strikes ball centerfield Tony Scott one out [Music] now because the paper [Music] Dusty Baker the 1981 season [Applause] no star Ryan has allowed the conscious just one face tip these defenses down to the trouble in a couple of hours [Music] Dusty Baker with a count of strike one on with Nolan Ryan one man out [Music] bottom of the sixth inning no score here [Applause] [Music] one ball one strike one ball one strike with one out [Applause] what curveball from riot count goes 1 & 2 the Dodgers have stranded four through five innings Astral's have had more opportunities versus Royce they have stranded seven [Applause] [Music] [Applause] stolen two bases [Applause] one ball two strikes one out [Music] no scar the game [Music] curveball misses calculus to a to [Applause] [Music] so I found it strange and I think Dusty Baker did too and maybe you will that he is continually been ahead as far as get he got another bill running fast I can't believe he's doing a good job of guessing I guess because I don't see how you can be ahead either [Applause] [Music] three two one [Music] last fall he was right on it but he fouled it back we've been tried in that ballgame today up to 96 miles per hour no-hitter we televised from the Astrodome he to a pitch at 198 miles an hour overnight it is the average 95 [Applause] fastball pop to the right side walling gives way [Music] the very high side there is a slight breeze that is swirling here in Chavez Ravine [Applause] it's amazing to watch both players look at walling in the very same spot that garbage said I don't see it he said it and the second baseman tries to make the play again Lopes the makin corner can't make it here all pointing means is it's up there which Garner knows when he starts out what it means to picture is where the three years of this ballgame and she pops up to infinite of that trouble is we gotta go [Applause] two bases on balls allowed by the line [Music] he's Steve Garvey who is grounded to third and grounded to short in the first heavy repeat ground after the air he and Darby hit and ran Garvey grounded out second inning Guerrero walked he stole second base third inning Lopes stole second base after a single so they are trying to run on Nolan Ryan try go to the island of Ashby one out no score [Applause] I stopped by asking ball one [Applause] [Music] while we have this opportunity we're going to pause briefly for station identification this is the NBC television network this is WNBC TV New York in Dodger Stadium no runs for stores the Astros Dodgers no runs one hit one error one ball no strike count on Garvey the paper arm first one out o'clock curveball well you heard of the first game played in Dodger Stadium when Garvey referred to his Dodger crowd as the tenth man on the field and they are starting to cover the play just a level [Applause] science two one one out will Baker be running jkirby now by Wally he's going I lost my Garvey to two someday going to keep that statistic I keep threatening it on two balls in one strike and the pattern goes they'll run on two balls and one strike not run two and two now let's see what this other decides when they start take her till she count one out those far IVA does not strike that very often not going curveball Wow and I'd be willing to bet if he goes to three and do he will though I don't know why the pattern is like that I would not eliminate this pits completely - and - I wouldn't take a guessing game now you can't but I say he's not the obvious game plan if there is such a thing that they follow the bodies of had they put on every chance they've had or tied up against Ashby lion cooking it older how long did his Astro staff go try the pitch shutout [Applause] due to [Applause] [Music] [Music] Tigers have just one phase set that was by Lopes in the poetic sigilyph just got by Garner see the experience he's just kind of breaking the whole mood here he's trying to make Garvey wait to take us going fouled up Davi we crushed the ball there is burden body first of all in game number one Oh [Music] the Dodgers kept hitting the warning track Darrell Moshe two balls two strikes fakers go again breaking ball [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] two ball two strike between I'll the third Facebook [Music] no scar the ball game bottom of the six mine will face Rick fun date were a sacrifice fly foot scarf what's far Dusty Baker putting that piece of hitting by Garvey to Abdullah took a pretty good breaking pitch and stayed with him [Applause] foul territory might be a chant it's going to go to the stand was every time in the ballgame that he has two really rare up and play could old country hardball is right now because he only he has one thing in mind and that strikeout he has sex of this ballgame Rick Monday a strikeout victim in the second inning then he tried to feed on a putt was thrown off by art Howe the third baseman one strike one out first to third for the Dodgers no score Oh yelling in and the ride watch a bunch you never know ask me looking at the bird there's a lot going on in the field right now aside from dr Casey Monday fouled off out of play Ryan trucks ahead Oh - and that face hit by Garvey Toni it was like somebody put two plug in for the fans the electricity is just all over this ballpark now there's just two base hits both ground balls that got through the Castros infield [Music] two strikes to Monday [Applause] [Applause] there's one out divers and runners on first part [Music] opportunity's standard baserunner [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now it's beat Carrillo with one out runners on first and second third ball profile after land girl I'd the senator take your walk Garvey and Baker hit man first to third Monday RBI sit on the right field the six one doesn't Dodgers often struck out oh cool these managers keep charts and they keep all kinds of numbers and Rick Monday has been starting for the Dodgers he's been hot the last twenty games six home runs and 13 runs batted in and he got a big one for the Dodgers just a moment ago [Applause] short centerfield honor goes back to us [Music] the little things that mean so much the base on balls to Baker was you when Rhaegar running on me the ground ball sets in the third the first four games series for the west of the vision a still against scourges six runs as we told you earlier three of those came in game number one and wise pitched so brilliantly in Game two we'll take the mound for the seventh inning but Tom Lasorda will have his bullpen gone when you turn on that you struggle you talk about emotions just think on Tuesday somebody's gonna have to play to out socially [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] but throughout they set by mike scioscia with an important shirts around this Astros team has difficulty coming back now it's Russell a second insurance Raj you take away a possible hitting around a possible punt from the Astros put somebody in a deeper hole that difficulties squall runs for covert one ball no strikes Russell No Dodgers two runs four hits one error as for low runs four hits two errors Steve Garvey he singled to the left side of the infield as paper was on the Dover to hit rock no kidding [Applause] - I wonder if disorder will let Russell jump on this pitch three and OH [Applause] he then chopped foul ball interestingly enough to Tony pitcher spot is batting second and there's no one up in the bullpen for the Houston Astros although they're starting to stare a little bit now that's one of the reasons right there with that man Lessard and let Russell swing away well why do it with your pitch he bit off the next inning but the start is probably thinking of a raisa struggle Russell drive home three one two hours to announce to the Dodgers and the king of the lane whistle chapter could be a tough play for how off palestro [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] sorry Miguel Bueller the chief dr. trainer to see if Don Kiger the astral trainer needs any help Ernie equipment he's going over there to see if Russell's hurt Russell I'm trying to beat that fallout we told you about Russell he's going to require surgery in two different places after the season one on his foot he's had a crack code and one in his finger to take a little plastic plate out I'm kinda relieved as he sees that Wally is alright and Bill Bueller will leave ourselves the throw by now is into the baserunner watch walling there's where he got it you could see grabbing his arm and that allowed the run to score this infield on grass where the ball takes a few funny in pops Earl if the ball hit that I'm row the baserunner the World Series Joe Pepitone lost the ball in the ninth inning Yankee Dodgers series from Clete fire if we're going to see out of those white shirts we do nothing Dodgers there they are charged to the Astros the runners on 1st and 3rd with Royce is alive we'll see if this ball hits the mound the rest I still can't tell if the ball hit him on the wrist or his the base runner Russell I think it was the ball I couldn't tell him one strike with two hours to strike carry right now they've charged a tear to the Astros and we haven't gotten officially there so she on her face aqui throughout RBI and Russell first first Facebook rice goes down looking strikeout number seven for Nolan ride but the Dodgers that the Astros make Breeland [Music] all important game number five nothing [Music] [Applause] crowd here at Dodger Stadium announced at 55,000 979 last night without much fanfare Lee at 55 thousand nine hundred and eighty three so they break the record of sorts yesterday just last night was the largest crowd the sights of the World Series crowd in Dodger Stadium history Dave Smith is a new pitcher for Kaiser staying home today that is we're here last night Smith in this series he's pitched two innings is allowed one half those cars are moving on a scale of Tani's about [Music] he's a big Dodger fan he's at the ballpark all the time around that one skin suit Davey Lopes makes the strike one ball and one strike Dave Smith replacing Nolan Ryan can't fault these Astro pictures they have done the job that's fouled out of play one ball and two strikes well the Astros made Nolan Ryan throw a punch of extra pitches with three hands behind them Rory here is the guy next to cut he thought there was a little tug alarm one two pitch two and two three balls and two strikes on Davey Lopes Dave Smith and really the difference in his ballgame for the Dodgers we the fact that they've been much more aggressive when they've been on base than the other ball game they've robbed they've hit around twice struck him out foul tip held onto by the cat tragedy so Lopes is out the batter is Ken Landro rina nothing three runs four hits two errors for the Dodgers no runs four hits and three errors for the Astros Landro he flied to right safe one an air and flied to Center all one Andrew and his sixth flight out then Baker walked on a hit and run play Garvey single to left Monday singlet drive in Iran Guerrero popped up sotius single to drive in another run and then on the ball hit by Russell walling got an error and a third run scored now that I feel on it is Oh we welcome those fans I've been watching the Montreal Lily's game with the final score of Montreal three and Philadelphia nothing here is three to nothing Dodgers in the bottom of the seventh Landro is just mr. homerun Lopes was out on strikes so there's one out here in the bottom of the seventh fifty-five thousand nine hundred seventy nine here pulled foul and will be interesting to see what the pitching matchups will be Game one of the National League Championship Series of course Rogers being used today balance away last night here twice being used today depth to the pitching staff will be an awful lot the god you certainly have it is low two balls and two strikes if the Dodgers win it is if they win we've got a little ways to go yet they can bring hoof as a starter they can bring welts out of the bullpen as a starter hi and it's ball three three and two certain congratulations to the Montreal Expos when a battle back after Vuckovich is home run beat him yesterday and the Phillies certainly congratulations them tremendous battle but the expose the winners international engaged in these doctors now leading here in the seventh trying to battle for the right to play him on Tuesday and should the Dodgers win it'll be the Dodgers and the Expos at 4 o'clock he should use to win it'll be Houston in the Expos at 3 o'clock hold filed in an 8 o'clock it'll be the Oakland A's Billy ball against either Milwaukee are the Yankees and we'll find that out sometime tonight unless the choice Steinbrenner closes the clubhouse doors all mr. Buster did again did three balls two strikes one our Landro as we look at the Dodger pen bow back as he battles reruns off Nolan Ryan I walk the Baker a hit run single by Garvey was first in third as single by Monday made it one to nothing Guerrero popped out Scioscia two-out single to make it 2 to nothing than an air made it 3 to nothing [Music] as a fan interviewed with the place a Landrover will stop at second so second place let's go to Brian Kampala gets that last out in at Montreal game okay Joe for those fans who may not have seen it here's the pills last gasp in defense of their championship none on two out many trio Lions one Warren Cromartie leaps high to get it and Steve Rogers has his second win of the final game series twice the Expos beat Steve Carlton Joe okay Brian it's a wonder with all the games we've had and with all this jumping on each other that somebody hasn't been spiked right now we're having Dave Dave Smith they pitch abate attended to that ball was hit right off his ankle as you can see they're working on it this is Kendall and row that ball landed way filed territory rolled all the way to the left field stands is too valuable a pitcher to mess around with if there's any problem at all and again you always think back to Dizzy Dean line shot came back too soon rolled his arm was sit again land row with a vicious line drive off the left ankle short hop them bounded way over past art Howe in the foul territory he's going to valuable relief pitcher Dave Smith to take a chance with him Burton is not going to smith was the best short relief man that burden had late in the season he's going to make a change Tony Dave Smith will have to leave the game he is in all kinds of pain as you can see for the Astros lost the Daniell last night the severe hamstring fallen out Don Kiger the trader will escort Dave Smith on so there'll be a lot of time as the new pitcher of all he wants to warm up so we have a break in the action here with the Dodgers leading 3 to nothing we'll be right back after these messages the carny ready your way [Music] Joe the pitching staff the Astra's has carried this ballclub all your long and shook they pull this game out the pictures again against Montreal any runs it's a strike we look ahead to the eighth inning for the Astros it will be Tony Scott how and Cruz three four and five hitter and that's where you're you look for your alley one ball and one strike on Dusty Baker well [Music] one ball and two strikes Landro returns the second base is one out the garbage so it'll be a different story when we get back to Dodger Stadium easy on that man that certainly has been so far these two teams uptight as we said they battle last year that battling began two balls two strikes last year the Dodgers had to win three to force the playoff they did Astros won it and that playoff on the Monday coming back here Dodgers had to win three they've won two and they leave in this one three nothing popped up behind the plate it will be out of play while we've mentioned this number many times during this series especially in Dodger Stadium but the Astros have lost 13 of the last 15 they played here Nolan Ryan today's starter has never won a ballgame in Dodger Stadium he stands to be the loser if this car holds up he is old five lifetime in Dodger Stadium starts with the Mets of course and of course the Houston Astros Ryan this year against the Dodgers was too late velocity [Music] left-center field Tony Scott moves over makes the play land row tags up just fakes the start and heads back so there are two outs Steve Garvey should get a nice handful as crowd Garvey he got the base hit on the hit and run play in the six that set it up for the first and third situation Rick Monday then single the right field to drive in faker Garvey stopped at second and after Guerrero popped to the second baseman socio big two-out single to drive in Garvey Russell was safe on there and the doctors had their third round the warning track [Music] [Music] so Fernando Valenzuela sure excited his try last night but the first came here game number three coming down few of those out to the Astros coming back he's the guy who hits a home run to excite him in game number three certainly did that are going to put Monday on [Music] the most valuable player for a series at least this one you'd certainly have to vote for Garvey who's seven for 19 two home runs four RBIs a 368 average we'll be up to Guerrero who is over to [Music] Bacardi hung a breaking Balaji story the replay on Barbies triple a deer collision between Cruz and stop short hops the law RBI triple that Sun is very bright this stuff the edge of the glove of jose cruz fabulous thinking inside-the-park home run he never stopped from hope played all over the third [Music] Monday leaves pinch runner at first base so they decided by the potential walk well Thomas the pinch-runner you go to right field now you see Thomas leading off he's been going in for defensive purposes and Guerrero takes it inside for ball one so the sorter makes the move jhope in that first dodging running the six board enough thing here in the bottom of the seventh [Music] okay right now I think that sort of nothing lead by the Dodgers look even better I didn't get a little harder to hit the Expos beat Philadelphia 3 to nothing so the Expos are in didn't get it and on Tuesday we the P Houston are the Dodgers for the Expos in the ALCS begins we'll have a big doubleheader on Tuesday Rankin league eight o'clock Houston a three-hour loss engines of poor good fastball two balls two strikes two outs and Guerrero base runners at first and third Thomas a good runner Garvey's a third two strikes gotta watch him he may try to draw throw he holds rook him out Guerrero's out on strikes that ends the inning but the Dodgers pick up a run when we complete 718 here to score Dodgers for Astros nothing [Music] Dickie thon will lead it off for the Astros here there [Music] you know the Phillies they are in the league championship for Russell short out Dodgers two outs away from being Montreal on Tuesday four o'clock Eastern Time American League Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] that'll be decided [Music] HP batting right-handed [Music] logo on [Music] [Music] Michener's come on the on-deck circle for the Astros foul ball one ball two strikes [Music] deep to left field bakers moving back has room to out the reaction hit pretty good [Music] you are and now pinch-hitter has come out for the Astros dave roberts these fans are on their feet one out away [Music] Western Division champ [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] he's not running he's been running at first now he's running the throw is time [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] here's a look at that last play [Music] [Music] so the Badgers are the champions we'll be back after these messages I just had to win three straight to win it they did just that the man who said it was Steve Garvey Tony Kubek is down along the third-base line with a couple happy Dodgers a couple Joe Tommy Lasorda the manager Steve Garvey who got the key in a hit run it had a good series Jerry Rice congratulations but first of all Steve Garvey's going to make a presentation to this man it could have been a do or die situation of course it was and this man just pitched his heart out as he always is Jerry the game ball congratulations Jerry him thank you Tony thank you guys I think the happiest man of that dugout and I was standing alongside when you threw the last pitch for the last out was the man that taught you a lot Sandy Koufax we're all thrilled about it believe me I don't know how anybody could be any happier what we were in a field or anything else but I'm glad that everybody was there and we came back and we did it Tommy an amazing comeback you come down and come back here to Dodger Stadium down by two and you said before was an easy thing to say but you had to go out doing well I told him Friday in a meeting I believe that we were going to beat him more than I believed anything in my life and I said all I want you guys to do is believe the same thing they did they did a great job and what a victory I don't want to thank God for giving all of us this wonderful opportunity it was really great Thank You Tommy Steve you talked about the 10th man most are still here you turned them on in game number 3 along with dusty Baker's double and your home run I've always said they're the greatest fans in the world and after last year I said there are tents man and believe me today when we were battling no and they were the 10th fan that inspired us and my heart goes out to them in life Tommy said we thank Gerry you'd be a great picture today Nolan Ryan we beat them I didn't beat em we beat him I just beat the Astros let's remember that Jerry Rice our thanks to congratulations good luck for the league championship Steve thank you so much for stopping by talking you're gonna win three more days you and Joe we're going to be here Sunday Joe okay Sonia's congratulations has sorts of doctors in Montreal four o'clock [Applause] [Music] defeat Houston for nothing our congratulations to Peter O'Malley alcam fantasy Tom Lasorda but certainly congratulations to John McMullen Al Rosen the general manager Bill Burton and his players the Houston Astros who paddle so hard for nothing the final score here saw on Tuesday 4 o'clock Eastern Time it's the Dodgers against Montreal 8 o'clock Oakland against you to the egg to our Milwaukee now due to the length of this game the Flintstones will not be seen tonight former will dull so your former fans you stay right there you will see it so a big ballgame here for the Dodgers who had to win three straight and they did it Royces the winner Ryan is the loser so keep in mind is the playoff to get the playoff Tuesday it'll be the Dodgers against the Montreal Expos will beat the Phillies tweeted nothing four o'clock Eastern Time and at 8 o'clock will be open against the Yankees our Milwaukee so for Tony Kubek you're saying so long but important nothing once again the final score Dodgers over Houston now NBC's national league division series has been brought to you by Lowenbrau when you want the taste of a truly great beer there's really only one tonight let it be löwenbräu by Ford and your Ford dealer and fight the test drive the 1982 Ford cars and trucks and my skin bracer aftershave makes care of metal take care of their skin skin bracer by Menem and my denorex ampoule help stop dandruff pitch with an extra relief medicine denorex now we're going to be back with highlights from Bryant Gumbel's we'll have more interviews from here we'll do all that right after these messages from your local station and a big big day in sports the Dodgers beat Houston to clinching the Expos defeat the Phillies declension plenty of football let's go to Brian Gumbel for a complete report all right Joe at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia the Phillies reign as world champions came to an end when many trio lined the final out of the game into the glove of warm for Marty Steve Rogers and the Expos coming back in the fifth decisive game to beat the Phillies three to nothing Rogers allowing just six hits in going the distance for the victory meanwhile out of Shabazz ravine the Los Angeles Dodgers once down by two games in the series become the first team to come back from a two nothing deficit and win the last three the final out coming on a strikeout of Dave Roberts Mike Scioscia throws him out at first base and Steve Garvey tells you all you need to know the Dodger has turned back the Astros Borna nothing the matchup and the National League Championship Series is set it'll be the Los Angeles Dodgers going against the Montreal Expos and hello again everyone Bryant Gumbel welcoming you back to our NBC Studios in New York indeed it has been a very busy and productive day on NBC Sports this afternoon we've had six regional games here on NBC that will get you the highlights up in just a moment and you've just seen the Expos and the Dodgers advance onto the LCS the national league championship play and of course that will get started here on NBC this coming week but let's take you back to the top of the action starting with the foot

Channel: Classic MLB1

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Keywords: houston astros, los angeles dodgers, national league playoffs, 1981, nolan ryan, jerry reuss

Id: 6kZDWz7ZS1c

Length: 126min 5sec (7565 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 19 2019