Well John Tudor rarely throws a
ball in the center of the plate
here's a change up Dempsey
drives at the left field and
Coleman turns in a line drive
into an out now in between
innings white he says how do you
feel he's been talked the last
couple of times that tutors had
a sore shoulder he said that's
not the case he he's had a
little stiffness but nothing to
worry about fourth hitter up
this inning white he wants to
see how he feels may pinch his
head for daily up in the bullpen
right can daily up in the pan
for St. Louis as we go to the
eighth inning a three three
tie there is daily throwing as
pain if it's Gerald and
Okendo come up in the game you
over to plus a sacrifice fly
takes high ball one tutor at
stiffness in his shoulder a
couple of outings ago and went
out and threw 93 pitches and
shut out the Phillies on two
hits that's when Whitey had
three other guys ready to pitch
if he couldn't go to the point
I said was that really true he
said I just didn't feel too good
as you take a look at Pena
pretty good fastball hitter
against the fastball pitcher
especially we have that for 11
lifetime batting average to do
with Luis Alex on the bench
bringing on there is tutors work
thus far the one walk was an
intentional walk to Marshall and
now an unintentional walk from
Pena to paint no relation to
start the eighth inning so Tony
Pena leads off the eighth inning
with a walk only the second time
in the game the cards have gotten
the lead off man on and Fitz
Gerald comes up so Nick Lava
after sending down the signs
watches Fitzgerald standing
Hamilton has to shorten up at
third so Lava sends the signs
down again as Dempsey visits the
mound Pena has now missed with
his first five pitches here in
the eighth inning and they've
all been up in the strike zone
of course Rick caught me many
years in Baltimore you throw five
straight pitches he'd say please
throw one low and I'd say Rick
that's a ball too but really
what he wants is you to make an
effort to try to get your body
through land on your toe and get
the ball down Fitzgerald
swinging away lifts one in the
shallow right center field
Marshall comes charging in and
makes the play for out number
one Pena remains at first
Okendo comes up the right hander
is Tim Belcher the lefty is
Jesse Orozco Alejandro Pena is
due to lead off when the Dodgers
come up in the bottom of the
eighth inning now Okendo on his
25th birthday one for two plus a
walk I guess Whitey Herzog would
have more of an inclination to
keep running with Fitzgerald if
Tutor is not going to stay in
the game because then you could
pinch it for John but by
swinging away with Fitzgerald
it's pretty good indication that
John will hit for himself and
that's grounded through the
middle over second and in the
center field for a base hit team
you will stop at second and now
we'll see about Tutor who is
removing his jacket in the on
deck circle runners at first and
second and one out and Tutor do
up in the eighth inning and
coming up just a ground ball but
Pena you can see him not picking
the ball up well falls off
towards first base the balls in
the center field for a base hit
could have been a double play
ball again there's so many
pitchers in both leagues that do
not follow through properly it's
good to get your arm through but
you should be ready to feel the
ball some of the truly great
pitchers have not followed
through well you follow through
but it just did not ended up
like Jim caught which is
standing with both feet more
or less like a tennis player
when we saw Wimbledon today
trying to be able to go right or
left like an infielder but most
pitchers would rather think that
the most important part of
throwing the ball is just be
able to get the ball with some
velocity so it gives it guy you
caught a shooter squares lays
one down foul ball on one tutor
tonight he led off the third
inning by swinging away and
popping out and he tried to
sacrifice in the fourth and
struck out his pain he goes back
to second and then he did lay
one down successfully in the
sixth inning to move Okendo over
to second and then he went back
the first year all in one and
Anderson and Hamilton both come
to the mound to discuss the
possibilities it seemed to me
that Anderson was talking about
charging to Jeff Hamilton and
telling pain you that which
is where the first baseman and
third baseman charge the short
stop goes to third and sacks
the second baseman goes to first
base the problem with that play
is that the whole middle is
open you have to use it against
a guy with who doesn't handle
the bat well see if that's what
they indeed put on and they do
and he swings away and fouls it
away so first and third charging
with Anderson going to third and
tutor noticing it and trying to
have one back to the middle
instead fouling it off going to
on deck is Coleman so we'll see
what Herzog has up his sleeve
here with two strikes and one
strikeout they don't rotate
Tudor Buntz foul strike three so
again Tudor can't do the job
now and the Cardinals with two
gone here in the eighth inning
sent Coleman to the plate who
is not driven in a run as we
take another look at the
attempted sacrifice with two
strikes which ends up being a
strikeout Coleman now one
hundred and four at bats without
a run driven in painful look on
John Tudor not from anything
that occurred at home plate just
not being able to sacrifice the
runners because if Coleman does
get a hit it cost you a run and
if he does get a hit the chances
of him getting in getting an
infield hitter great and a
little half swing grounder to
third and you will work out of
it as the Cardinals lead to it's
three three at the end of seven
and a half and we'll be back
after this word from your local
station this is Corey McFerrin
in New York the Royals tonight
first team in twenty three years
to pull off a triple play against
the Red Sox in the fourth Mike
Greenwell at second Ellis Berks
at first Jim Rice against Rick
Anderson here's the pitch and
Rice pops one in the center
field Willie Wilson coming on
the sinking line drive makes the
catch sees Greenwell off second
doubles him off there the relay
back to first Berks is out at
triple play despite that play
the Red Sox still lead nine to
two in the seventh inning back
down and back in Los Angeles as
we go to the bottom of the eighth
inning before a sellout crowd the
Dodgers have a promotion going
on this week and that's the
perfect picture to describe it
think blue there it is and
there's a sign I love the
Hollywood sign that graces a
surrounding hillside here and
Chavez ravine think blue as we
go to the bottom of the eighth
inning and Jose Gonzalez bats
for Pena facing John Tudor and
Gonzalez takes the first pitch
low ball one one and all Jose
Gonzalez called up from Albuquerque
he's been up and down the last
couple of years good speed and
the Dodgers are hopeful that
someday he'll blossom one and
one talk about good speed they
rate him right with Kirk Gibson
maybe a little bit quicker a
leadoff pinched double by
Gonzalez in the bottom of the
eighth inning and out of the top
of the order position of the
ball is so important you take a
look at Terry Pennell he's
playing in respecting
Gonzalez's feet has no chance
for this ball position of the
ball the plate when I talk about
John Tudor not overpowering was
a change up down and in instead
of down and away allowed him to
pull the ball Steve sacks coming
up here with nobody out Fitz
Gerald is in on the grass at
first guarding against the
possible fun and Pendleton has
to shorten up at third and sacks
around a perfect one single by
Steve sacks even in their worst
days the Dodgers could always do
the little things to win
baseball game an absolute
blueprint down the third base
line Tudor did all he could a
wild throw to first field it
nicely by an infield bunt base
hit by sacks now Anderson was
Smith and O'Kendall playing
halfway a short and second tell
you this is a tough play for the
runner at third base because on
sharply hit balls to the middle
of the infield you don't know
whether they're coming home or
not and you have to figure they
would come home because that's
the go ahead run on the bottom
of the eighth inning so there's
Gonzalez Cardinals have only
three outs to create one run if
they give up one here even if
they get the double play so
Kendall and Smith are both
halfway they can go either to
second if you're Gonzalez at
third you've got to draw the
throw home or actually make them
think you're going home and
prevent to make them look you
back at third base and stay at
third base with less than two
outs so you can score on
something other than a hit so
there's anticipation on the
offense with Gonzalez at third
and also anticipation from your
middle infielders if Gonzalez
doesn't break Smith and
O'Kendall will go to second if
he breaks after that they'll
come home Tudor delivers and the
pitchers but Gonzalez has to
stay at third that's a case
there normally on the ground in
the third you've got to go home
and right there getting the
second base Pendleton did his
job by making a good play and
Gonzalez did his job by not
allowing Pendleton to go
immediately to second to
complete the double play that
look cost time and Anderson was
able to get the first base
that's all Gonzalez can do and
you have to think of those
things before they take place
now your middle infielders if
they get the double play with
Gibson running they're out of
the inning so still first and
third with Gibson at the plate
perfect night for Kurt a 3 3 tie
in the bottom of the eighth
inning in the early innings if
you're the runner at third you
know that they're going to go
for the double play if it's a
scoreless ballgame or something
like that in the second or
third inning but later on in the
game you're truly playing for
one run this is a one run
situation right now Gibson gets
a very big out number two is
Ozzie Smith makes the catch
Smith trying to get away with
dropping it and maybe seeing if
he can catch somebody off base
but the out had been recorded
two down and Marshall is the
batter here's Gibson's reaction
well not very happy because he
swung at a ball he swung at John
Tudor's pitch instead of a pitch
that he could drive want to
categorize Kirk Gibson he's a
better low ball hitter than a
high ball hitter as you take a
look at Whitey Herzog with Mike
Marshall on deck John Costello
excuse me yes John Costello out
the bullpen for the Cardinals
they're deciding do you want to
pitch to Marshall or do you want
to pitch around and pitch to
John Shelby because again you're
in a one run situation did it
last time and a little pop up to
third base so what Whitey
Herzog's job is and Tudor knows
he went to a young pitcher he'd
say I don't know what I haven't
faced these guys enough Tudor
and I even if he tries to pitch
to Marshall it's going to be the
type of pitching where he's
going to make him hit his pitch
or none at all.
At least that's what he's going
to attempt to do very little
success for Marshall against
Tudor lifetime tonight he's
grounded the third round of his
short and he drew the
intentional walk the only walk
issued by Tudor in the game
outside for one of the sort of
watching a man third with nobody
out now become a man the third
with two down three three tie on
the eight Gonzalez the go ahead
run at third Anderson to his
lead at first the chance of a
wild pitch there's a big
difference pitching around the
hitter with a runner at third as
opposed to a runner at second a
wild pitch with a runner at
second he ends up at third the
other way he scores and they
won't mess around three and all
they were working around them
and they'll just make sure ball
four doesn't result in a wild
pitch and that'll load them up
for Shelby so once again Marshall
gets the walk the last time they
walked Marshall to get the
Shelby he grounded out again
Shelby better from the left side
this year but as Jim pointed
out historically a better right
handed batter bases loaded two
down pavilion shaking and that's
the reason the camera shake
foul away on one tell you Tommy
Los Orto be thinking blue if
they don't score this in black
and blue and he's yelling
encouragement but basically is
wait wait and Shelby a very
aggressive hitter but known to
expand the strike zone and this
is exactly what John Tudor wants
to rather get him out with a
ball than a strike doesn't want
to get the ball over the plate
unless he has to.
What do you mean Broadway was
on Sunset La Cienega you can see
the frustration he's really has
not pitched that poorly but at
the crucial time to Gibson to
Shelby he's made bad pitches
where you can understand the
pitch to Gibson because it was
two balls and no strikes but to
Shelby it was all in one I
thought you set it up very
nicely Jim outside ball to do
it all the Cardinals in the
ninth inning Smith McGee and
Brunanski coming up the most
difficult thing as a pitcher is
once you've given up to go ahead
runs is to get your composure
back even if you're a veteran
like John Tudor and get the next
out and have a chance to have
your team come back because if
he doesn't get this hitter he's
out of the ballgame no chance to
win the ballgame in case the
Cardinals rally and after
talking to himself on the mound
the two all pitch the Hamilton
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Sports alone with his thoughts
and they're not very happy
thoughts right now is John Tudor
really angry with himself
between innings venting his
frustration and fade to black
that's where the glove wound up
nice fit yeah so Tudor angry
with himself giving up the two
run single the Shelby 5 3 the
Dodgers on top and Tim Belcher
comes out of the bullpen to try
to wrap it up and hold it for
Alejandro Pena you could sum up
his personality as being a
perfectionist which is probably
one of the reasons he's been as
successful he has been the last
few years doesn't handle defeat
or bad performance very well
Ozzie Smith takes outside
Belcher who was in the rotation
has gone to the bullpen as the
short man we mentioned before
with the injury to Jay Howell
he's the right handed closer for
the moment and he tries to close
it with a victory here before a
sellout crowd and as Tudor
agonizes Smith swings late and
the count is one and two
Belcher does have the kind of
stuff that would be make a good
closer he's got an overpowering
fastball Rick Dempsey said
earlier in a year a blazing
fastball almost a strikeout for
any he had Dempsey shaking his
hand he had to take his glove
off and Smith whacks one in the
left field for a base hit so
the Cardinals will not go down
with a whimper yesterday they
rallied with two out of the
ninth inning on a two run homer
by Brunansky to beat San Diego
now Smith starts the ninth with
a single and that's three hits
tonight for Ozzie not a very
good two strike hits to me
through the fastball by him down
and got it up and he just slapped
at the left well he's trying to
get Ozzie to hit the ball in the
air the other way and he did but
it was a line drive and not a
fly ball that's one of the big
differences between Ozzie Smith
and years recent years past and
him in the early eighties
Willie McGee takes a strike
Ozzie strong enough to get on
top of that high fastball now
I'm a little surprised Stubbs is
holding Ozzie on the Dodgers do
have a two run lead after all
if not playing way behind him
at least a step or two off the
bag you take a better chance and
I think Franklin Stubbs is going
over to talk to Tim Belcher
right now to say I'm either
going to be behind him or I'm
going to be a step or two behind
him give you a better angle to
get a ground ball and keep the
winning run to come into home
play not that you want to give
Ozzie second base but the hitter
is the run that's important
that's the tying run not Ozzie
Smith 0 2 is a little chopper
down a short one of those in
between what do I do with it.
You shovel the sacks and have
to turn it or do it yourself.
He opts to do it himself and
that's a tough play to make
against the Willie McGee running
down the line one out.
I think what Dave was thinking
also is to make sure of one and
by tossing it to sacks the
chances are not as great of one
as touching the bag yourself.
And I think that's the reason he
went to second base and you
really can't fault that reason
Ozzie Smith in New York a couple
of weeks ago made a very good
point you have to protect your
other infielder talking about
the second baseman.
He shovels the ball to sacks
sacks can't see the runner he
had a much better perspective
and he did get the one and
that's the most important out
right there like to get to but
you'll settle for one now
Brunanski trying to repeat
yesterday's heroics takes low
ball one Dodger bullpen and
left hander Jesse Roscoe and
Tim Cruz the right hander is
also throwing see the graphic
another good matchup I think
Brunanski does not get cheated
with fastball pitchers he is
going to get his rips and he
does have holes you can pitch
him down and away and high and
tight but you can just about do
that to anybody Cruz the righty
or Roscoe the lefty just
observing Ken Daly and Todd
Warrell in the cardinal pen
should we have a bottom of the
night but the Dodgers lead five
three Ozzie Smith who was forced
at second back in the dugout
with McGee at first base and
won out I think of the
Brunanski a better fastball
hitter but I can remember the
two run home run with the one
run deficit hit off Mike
Botecker there's a high fly ball
a center field he got under it
and Shelby gets under it to God
Cardinals are down with their
last out as they sent Terry
Pendleton to the plate and Timmy
you talked about trades Tim
Belcher is the recipient the
Dodgers got in the Rick
Honeycutt trade so Honeycutt has
helped as you look at it this
consulate John Tudor he's helped
the Oakland A's but here's
Belcher in a closer roll with
the Dodger bullpen and disarray
to some effect because of of the
injury to J how Tim's done also
done a good job as a starter
this year also a lonely voice in
the wilderness right now go
cards in a hurry and Stubbs will
now play back of the runner at
first base with McGee there and
two down and Terry Pendleton all
for three and hit by a pitch on
that right arm in the third
inning not much life on the bench
at the moment down by two and
three Stubbs behind McGee a
victory would give the Dodgers a
five and a half game lead over
the Giants who have already lost
the game runner goes and Pendleton
it's a fly ball a shallow left
field and it's a Fourth of July
to celebrate John Tudor sits in
agony as Tom Lasorda and the
Dodgers celebrate Tudor goes all
the way to lose and the Dodgers
use more pitchers to win
Shelby's two run single in the
eighth inning is the difference
as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals
by a score of five to three and
the standings right now in the
National League West pending the
outcome of Houston's game and
they're at home and trailing
Montreal at the moment Dodgers
five and a half over the Giants
Astros six behind Reds win they
trail by nine and then San Diego
and Atlanta there are the totals
came against the wind Belcher
the save Gibson the homer and
Shelby the game winning hit and
we'll be back in Los Angeles
after this message and a word
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Dodgers will definitely go into
the All-Star break with the lead
in the Western Division they
cement that tonight with a
victory at Dodger Stadium where
the crowd will stick around for
the fireworks and they've
already seen enough to make them
very happy and they have thought
blue all week and certainly
tonight and John Shelby's two
out single in the eighth inning
is the difference as the Dodgers
defeat the Cardinals five to
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