Very Special Agent

Good afternoon everybody,

Yeah up rather early by my standards for a Saturday.

Last night's stream was focused on NCIS for the PlayStation 3. I first played and completed it way back in 2011 (which meant there were no trophies / achievements for me to unlock), and one could argue it is the perfect game for non-gamers who are fans of the TV series. Hell the game was designed to make use of the PlayStation Move controller, so it was as basic as basic can be all things considered. Now yes it is a collection of mini-games with fairly intuitive deductive reasoning puzzles that would take about 5 hours to complete, but when you consider the source material and the pacing of an actual NCIS episode, one could argue the game does a pretty damn good job of replicating that.

Perhaps the biggest strength of NCIS is the story, which connects all four episodes within the game into a tight, compact narrative with how everything ties together as more details fall into place. The character models are pretty much on point, everyone looks like the actors who play them on the show, but with that said, the biggest failing of NCIS to me, is the voice acting. David MaCallum & Robert Wagner Jr do play their roles of Doctor Mallard and Anthony DiNozzo Sr respectively, but for the rest of the main cast, there is a lot lost with pretty poor attempts at sound alikes, for example Erin Bennett doesn't even come close to sounding like Cote de Pablo when it comes to playing the role of Ziva David, and I'm not sure what Jeff Coopwood's tke on Leon Vance was, but he was no where near being able to matching the tone Rocky Carroll has when Vance has a tense conversation with Gibbs.

Still all and all it was a nice game to add to this year's tour, with it being the 23rd game we've beaten on stream and of course I do have some clips from last night to share as well.

Twitch Clip: The Camera Is Too High For Ziva

Twitch Clip: You Could Try To Hide From Abby Sciuto

Twitch Clip: Gibbs Scaling A Building

Twitch Clip: Do I Cut The Red Wire Or The Blue Wire?

Big thanks to LvStrkR for gifting me Trover Saves The Universe, and we'll be sure to feature it as soon as possible on a stream, more than likely that'll be this upcoming Friday.

Following the stream last night I put in some work on Power Rangers; Battle for The Grid, which has quite a few 'grind heavy' achievements, such as having an player level of 700 (which means getting every character currently in the game to at least level 30), playing 1000 ranked matches, etc. So considering this would be a long term project, I figure I might as well start chipping away at it. WHich meant I was reminded at how the match making in Battle for The Grid can result in a player being matched up against the same opponent several times in a row. Granted this could be do to the number of people playing at any given time, but still, it's rather silly that over the course of two hours last night I ended up facing the same person a dozen time. Still we knocked out one achievement.

1. Ranger: Reach player level 300

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 session went 40 minutes, with an estimated calorie burn of 640 kcal. Today's exercises were the  Body Hook Combo, the Body Uppercut Combo, Uppercut Combo #2 (Set a new personal best on No Mercy Difficulty) and the Front-Back Step Combo. We had 2 missed actions and they both were Left Uppercuts from the Orthodox stance.  We're up to 96 out of 100 for the Martina's Best Friend achievement, so we should hit that on Monday. 

Not completely sure what we'll be playing tonight,I certainly have options, but it always comes down to what do I think would make for an interesting stream. I'll figure out something by 7 PM EST! And on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

APBA Baseball 1993 Season Game 1: Phillies 5 - Astros 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	5	10	0
Houston Astros	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	0

PHILADELPHIA FT AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG L. DYKSTRA, cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 K. STOCKER, ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 D. DAULTON, c 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .200 J. KRUK, 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .667 J. EISENREICH, lf 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 .750 D. HOLLINS, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 K. BATISTE, 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - M. THOMPSON, rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 M. MORANDINI, 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250 T. MULHOLLAND, p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 P. INCAVIGLIA, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 L. ANDERSEN, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - M. WILLIAMS, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Totals 36 5 10 5 3 9 Batting: 2B: L. DYKSTRA (1), D. DAULTON (1), J. EISENREICH (1), D. HOLLINS (1) 3B: J. EISENREICH (1) RBI: J. EISENREICH 4(4), M. MORANDINI (1) Team LOB: 7 BaseRunning: SB: K. STOCKER (1), M. THOMPSON (1) Fielding: DP: 2

HOUSTON FT AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG C. BIGGIO, 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 S. FINLEY, cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 J. BAGWELL, 1b 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .500 E. ANTHONY, rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 D. JONES, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - K. BASS, ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 X. HERNANDEZ, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - K. CAMINITI, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 L. GONZALEZ, lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E. TAUBENSEE, c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 A. CEDENO, ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 M. PORTUGAL, p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. PARKER, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 10 Batting: 2B: J. BAGWELL (1) HR: C. BIGGIO (1) RBI: C. BIGGIO (1), J. BAGWELL (1) HBP: L. GONZALEZ (1) GIDP: S. FINLEY (1), L. GONZALEZ (1) Team LOB: 5

Pitching

PHILADELPHIA (GAME 1)	T	FT	G SC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF	IR	ERA
T. MULHOLLAND, W, 1- 0	L		66	7.0	5	2	2	1	8	26	0	2.57
L. ANDERSEN, SOP H, 1	R			1.0	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	.00
M. WILLIAMS, SOP S, 1	L			1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.00
Totals				9.0	6	2	2	2	10	34	0

HOUSTON (GAME 1)	T	FT	G SC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF	IR	ERA
M. PORTUGAL, L, 0- 1	R		39	6.2	10	5	5	3	8	32	0	6.75
D. JONES	R			1.1	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	.00
X. HERNANDEZ	R			1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.00
Totals				9.0	10	5	5	3	9	39	2

HB: T. MULHOLLAND

HR: T. MULHOLLAND (1)

WP: M. PORTUGAL

GAME DATA

Night Game played on Monday, April 5, 1993

Regulation Game, Time: 47:39m

BBW Update #28

PbP Update #9

Today's Notes 6/4/21: STO, APBA & Capcom

Good morning everybody,

It's Friday, and I'm scheduled for work, and as I check the assignment chart I see I do have work, so yay.

Last night's stream started with Star Trek Online, as we played through the two missions that came with the House United update last week, with the focus on seeing if there was any unique dialog based on my character being aligned with the Klingon Defense Force... and the answer to that is, no, there isn't. It's pretty disappointing to see that, but it makes sense as there were no real call backs to anything on the KDF side that was not apart of 'Age of Discovery' expansion three years ago. Now I'm curious on if there maybe is references to a Federation Captain being from the Discovery era, but I'm not going to check.

Of course we got some clips based on what happened with Star Trek Online last night, which I'll list here.

Twitch Clip: Kick Butt & Take Names!

Twitch Clip: It's Not A Leprechaun And It's Not A Tum-ah!

Twitch Clip: Accolade: Descendant Of Kahless

Also during last night's stream, we featured APBA Baseball For Windows. I use to play this a lot back in the 90s, and the last time I probably played it was the summer of 2001. It is a baseball simulator, complete with a radio style broadcast featuring Ernie Harwell. It will be a tough game to stream on Twitch, much like how Baseball Mogul was, because there really isn't anything special visually about it. I did copy the Box Score and Play-By-Play Script and posted it last night which you can see HERE.

And we also had a couple of clips from that part of the stream as well

Twitch Clip: APBA Baseball: A Failed Squeeze Play

Twitch Clip: APBA Baseball: Kruk Ties It at 2 with a Home Run!

Twitch Clip: APBA Baseball: Eisenreich Gives The Philles a 4-2 lead!

Follow the stream, I loaded up Capcom Arcade Stadium on the Xbox One to chase after one achievement, and if there was proof that this collection of classic video games was buggy as hell, this proved it. First here's the achievement.

1. Technician: Clear a game on the highest difficulty setting.

So it seems pretty straight forward right? But nope, because in addition to setting and beating one of the games on its highest difficulty, you have to make other adjustments to it. So thankfully I found a solution to getting this achievement that worked to get it accomplishment recognized by the game.

Play 1941: Counter Attack, set the game to its hardest difficult setting, set the difficulty increase rate to fastest, and set Enemy Firing speed to very fast. Once that is done, go ahead and play the game, beat it and the achievement should pop.

So now at this point as it pertains to Capcom Arcade Stadium, the remaining achievements are all about putting time in, as none can be done in a single note as they require a lot of actual game time being put in.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 session went 28 minutes, with an estimated Calorie Burn of 459, and believe me I'm fully aware of the difference between when I can do 40+ minutes and when I'm limited to 30 minutes because of my work schedule. But we continue to exercise every day, and today's exercises were Beginner Combo #1, Defensive Combo #1 and Hook Combo #2... and it's during that last one where I had the one miss of the day, a straight punch from the south paw stance. We're also up to 93 out of 100 for the Martina's Best Friend achievement.

For tonight's stream we're jumping back to the PS3 era with NCIS, yes there was a video game based on the TV series of the same name. I've already 100% completed it several years ago, so this is more of me wanting to do something in the PS3 that's not to intense considering everything else I've been featuring on my night twitch stream. We'll get started around 6:30 PM Eastern.

And on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

APBA Baseball Box Score & Play By Play: Los Angeles Dodgers 2 - Philadelphia Phillies 5

 

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E		LOB	DP
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	3		6	3
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		5	10	0		8	1

Los Angeles Dodgers

NAME		AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	TB	SO	BB	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	SB	CS	GDP		PO	A	E	DP	PB
B. BUTLER, cf		4	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0
J. OFFERMAN, ss		4	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	3	0	1
C. SNYDER, rf		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0
E. KARROS, 1b		4	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11	1	0	3
M. PIAZZA, c		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	2	3	1	0
H. RODRIGUEZ, lf		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0
M. WEBSTER, ph		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
T. WALLACH, 3b		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0	2
D. HANSEN, ph		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
M. SHARPERSON, pr-3b		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0
J. REED, 2b		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	5	0	1
O. HERSHISER, p		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. HERNANDEZ, ph		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
O. DAAL, p		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. McDOWELL, p		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		31	2	6	2	1	0	0	7	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

NAME	G SC	IP	H	R	ER	2B	3B	HR	BF	SO	BB	IBB	HB	SH	SF	WP	BK	IR
O. HERSHISER	63	7.0	6	1	0	1	0	0	28	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1
O. DAAL, SOP BS L		.2	3	3	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
R. McDOWELL		.1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0
Totals		8.0	10	5	3	2	0	1	37	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		24	15	3	3	0

Philadelphia Phillies

NAME		AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	TB	SO	BB	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	SB	CS	GDP		PO	A	E	DP	PB
L. DYKSTRA, cf		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		3	0	0	0
M. MORANDINI, 2b		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	2	0	0
M. DUNCAN, ph-2b		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1
J. KRUK, 1b		4	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	0	0	1
D. HOLLINS, 3b		4	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0
D. DAULTON, c		4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0
P. INCAVIGLIA, lf		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0
M. THOMPSON, pr-lf		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
J. EISENREICH, rf		4	1	3	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		4	0	0	0
K. STOCKER, ss		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	0	1
D. JACKSON, p		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. JORDAN, ph		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
L. ANDERSEN, p		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. WILLIAMS, p		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		33	5	10	4	2	0	1	15	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	3

NAME	G SC	IP	H	R	ER	2B	3B	HR	BF	SO	BB	IBB	HB	SH	SF	WP	BK	IR
D. JACKSON	75	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0	0
L. ANDERSEN, SOP BS W		1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
M. WILLIAMS, SOP S		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Totals		9.0	6	2	2	1	0	0	35	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		27	9	0	1	0

GAME DATA

Day Game played on Thursday, June 3, 2021

Regulation Game, Time: 58:32m

BBW Update #28

PbP Update #9

 

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* TOP OF THE 1st, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

Hello again, everybody ... I'm Ernie Harwell ... and welcome to Los Angeles Dodgers baseball

and this is WAPBA ... the voice of baseball in your home since 1951

we're coming to you from out here at the park ... today the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers

will test the Phillies at home ... the Phillies take the field here in the first

here's how it lines up defensively for the Phillies ... John KRUK at first base

Mickey MORANDINI at second ... Kevin STOCKER the shortstop ... Dave HOLLINS at third

the outfield consists of ... Pete INCAVIGLIA in left field ... Lenny DYKSTRA in center field

and Jim EISENREICH over in right ... Darren DAULTON is behind the plate

and on the mound for the Phillies ... the left-hander Danny JACKSON

for JACKSON his first appearance of the season ... he'll be facing Dodgers starter

right-hander Orel HERSHISER ... we'll tell you about him in the bottom half ... so settle in

we're ready to start this game

Brett BUTLER leading it off

Brett can hit

Batter waits

Left-hander JACKSON goes to the set position

* B. BUTLER facing D. JACKSON, T 1st, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The offering ... lofted to left ... it's playable ... INCAVIGLIA drifts over ... he's under it

he stumbles ... but he's got it ... he made that look hard ... one down

One out ... the next Dodgers batter is Jose OFFERMAN

the switch-hitter will bat right-handed here

A dependable hitter ... OFFERMAN knows how to get on base

Jose steps up

Pitcher JACKSON eyeing OFFERMAN ... now he's ready

* J. OFFERMAN facing D. JACKSON, T 1st, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He lets it go ... lined hard to right ... toward the gap ... EISENREICH

cuts it off on the bounce ... OFFERMAN has to hold first

Cory SNYDER up

He's earned his reputation at the plate ... DAULTON talking with JACKSON

they want to hold OFFERMAN close

Left-hander JACKSON ready

* C. SNYDER facing D. JACKSON, T 1st, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

JACKSON brings it ... he pulled the string ... strike three called ... two gone

Eric KARROS is now up

You can't afford to take him too lightly

Eric waits

DAULTON sets up

* E. KARROS facing D. JACKSON, T 1st, 2 Outs, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

The pitch from JACKSON ... KARROS hangs out a frozen rope ... left field

INCAVIGLIA charges in for it ... but he'll have to short-hop it ... OFFERMAN's around second

TRY FOR THIRD? (1-yes, 2-no*)

but the coach flashes the stop sign ... he'll stop there ... as the throw comes in

and Eric has himself a single

Two on ... the top of the first inning ... Los Angeles now sends Mike PIAZZA to bat

from the right

PIAZZA belts the ball

Danny JACKSON climbs the mound ... checks the runners

* M. PIAZZA facing D. JACKSON, T 1st, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Tied 0-0

The runners take their lead ... JACKSON spins and fires to second ... OFFERMAN hits the dirt

the tag ... OFFERMAN's back safely ... now JACKSON's set again ... the pitch

chopper back to the mound ... JACKSON comes in ... picks it up ... fires to first

and gets him by a step ... to retire the side

That'll do it for Los Angeles ... no runs on 2 hits ... no errors ... 2 left

so they fail to cash in on the two runners ... Dodgers nothing Phillies coming up

* BOTTOM OF THE 1st, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

The Dodgers take the field here in the first ... defensively for Los Angeles

Eric KARROS at first base ... Jody REED at second ... Jose OFFERMAN the shortstop

Tim WALLACH at third ... the outfield consists of ... Henry RODRIGUEZ in left field

Brett BUTLER in center field ... and Cory SNYDER over in right

Mike PIAZZA is behind the plate ... and the Los Angeles mound artist

the righty Orel HERSHISER ... for HERSHISER his first appearance of the season ... good control

Leading off Lenny DYKSTRA

DYKSTRA recently known as a solid hitter

DYKSTRA steps up to the plate

Right-hander HERSHISER ready

* L. DYKSTRA facing O. HERSHISER, B 1st, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER comes home ... hit to straightaway center field ... it's playable

BUTLER moves under it ... and takes it in ... one down

Here comes Mickey MORANDINI to take his cuts

You can't afford to take him too lightly

HERSHISER gets set to work on him

* M. MORANDINI facing O. HERSHISER, B 1st, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The pitch ... grounder to second ... he's there ... plenty of time ... and he throws him out

two away

Two gone ... we have John KRUK to bat for the Phillies ... he bats from the left side

John can hit

The hitter stands in

Now HERSHISER ready

* J. KRUK facing O. HERSHISER, B 1st, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Now HERSHISER pitches ... grounder to REED ... he scoops it up ... flips to first ... three away

So the Phillies are retired in order ... no score

the Dodgers will get a try in the top of the second inning

* TOP OF THE 2nd, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

RODRIGUEZ WALLACH and REED to bat next

Here's Henry RODRIGUEZ to start it off

Not in there for his bat

DAULTON sets up

* H. RODRIGUEZ facing D. JACKSON, T 2nd, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He wheels and deals ... RODRIGUEZ sends it in the air ... deep right center field

DYKSTRA goes over ... EISENREICH goes over ... and right fielder EISENREICH chases it down

one down

We have WALLACH to bat for the Dodgers ... one out

Not in there for his bat ... WALLACH comes up there swinging ... not a patient hitter

WALLACH stands in

Left-hander JACKSON ready

* T. WALLACH facing D. JACKSON, T 2nd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Now JACKSON comes home with it ... in the air to center ... DYKSTRA has it in his sights

and he tucks it away ... two down

Two down 2nd inning ... now REED to face JACKSON

He gets his share of hits

Left-hander JACKSON ready

* J. REED facing D. JACKSON, T 2nd, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

JACKSON kicks and deals ... REED raps it to the right side ... MORANDINI ranges to his left

the quick peg to first ... and REED is retired ... three away

So the Dodgers go down 1-2-3 ... no score here after one and a half

* BOTTOM OF THE 2nd, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

For Philadelphia here in the 2nd ... HOLLINS DAULTON and INCAVIGLIA

Dave HOLLINS leading it off

Dave has been a reliable hitter

Catcher PIAZZA sets his target

* D. HOLLINS facing O. HERSHISER, B 2nd, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The pitch is on the way ... HOLLINS hits one ... high ... hard ... right field

but it won't be enough ... SNYDER covers it ... it looked for a minute like it was gone

one down

Next up...Philadelphia hitter Darren DAULTON

Darren will hurt you ... when the Phillies need a baserunner

DAULTON is the guy they want up there

Batter set

HERSHISER will go to work on him

* D. DAULTON facing O. HERSHISER, B 2nd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He lets one go ... DAULTON pops it up behind the plate ... PIAZZA moves under it

and waits...steps back ... and it pops out of his glove ... score that an error on PIAZZA

DAULTON back in the box

HERSHISER focuses in on the target

* D. DAULTON facing O. HERSHISER, B 2nd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER with the pitch ... DAULTON smacks it ... it's toward the gap in right center

it's in there for a hit ... SNYDER hustles over for it ... and DAULTON holds at first

Pete INCAVIGLIA getting ready to go

INCAVIGLIA belts the ball ... DAULTON with decent speed

INCAVIGLIA steps up to the plate

Right-hander HERSHISER goes to the set position

* P. INCAVIGLIA facing O. HERSHISER, B 2nd, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

Now HERSHISER comes home with it ... grounded deep toward the hole ... WALLACH just reaches it

and he won't get off the throw ... INCAVIGLIA rounds first and holds

infield hit for INCAVIGLIA

It's now Jim EISENREICH to bat ... one gone DAULTON at second...INCAVIGLIA at first

EISENREICH recently known as a solid hitter

HERSHISER...foot on the rubber ... catcher ready

* J. EISENREICH facing O. HERSHISER, B 2nd, 1 Out, 1st and 2nd, Tied 0-0

The runners take their lead ... the pitch ... rapped back to the mound ... HERSHISER has it

turns and fires to second ... back to first ... oh, double play

and they get out of the inning

For the Phillies ... nothing across ... the Dodgers made an error ... Los Angeles due up

* TOP OF THE 3rd, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

The Dodgers will have ... HERSHISER BUTLER and OFFERMAN here in the 3rd

Orel HERSHISER will start the 3rd

Orel taking his first at bat of the season

HERSHISER settles himself in the box

DAULTON sets up

* O. HERSHISER facing D. JACKSON, T 3rd, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

JACKSON with the pitch ... it's a shot to left center ... DYKSTRA's over ... still after it

and he makes the running catch ... one away

One out 3rd inning ... Brett BUTLER up to bat

He'll wait for his pitch

BUTLER ready

JACKSON ready

* B. BUTLER facing D. JACKSON, T 3rd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The offering ... swung on ... and missed ... strike one

BUTLER stands in again

JACKSON prepared to work

* B. BUTLER facing D. JACKSON, T 3rd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He lets it go ... swung on ... it's popped to short right field ... MORANDINI races out

and he's got it ... two away

Here comes Jose OFFERMAN to take his cuts

JACKSON's ready to fire it in

* J. OFFERMAN facing D. JACKSON, T 3rd, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

JACKSON winds and fires ... swung on ... hit to INCAVIGLIA in deep left ... he's back

plenty of room ... takes a couple of steps to his left ... and brings it in ... three away

So the Dodgers go quietly ... still no score ... Phillies coming up

* BOTTOM OF THE 3rd, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

The Phillies will have ... STOCKER JACKSON and DYKSTRA here in the 3rd

Kevin STOCKER will get it started for the Phillies ... the switch-hitter will bat left-handed

Kevin comes up there to hit

Right-hander HERSHISER goes to the set position

* K. STOCKER facing O. HERSHISER, B 3rd, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He wheels and deals ... on the ground ... back through the box ... REED gloves it

spins and fires ... long stretch ... just nips STOCKER by a half step ... and there's one away

Here's the pitcher Danny JACKSON

Danny taking his first at bat of the season

JACKSON waits

Right-hander HERSHISER ready

* D. JACKSON facing O. HERSHISER, B 3rd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Here's the pitch from HERSHISER ... didn't mean to swing ... a slow roller to the left side

OFFERMAN will have to rush his throw ... and he gets JACKSON ... nice play

and that's the second out

Two down 3rd inning ... Lenny DYKSTRA to hit

HERSHISER will go to work on him

* L. DYKSTRA facing O. HERSHISER, B 3rd, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER fires it in ... over but low ... and DYKSTRA takes first

that was DYKSTRA's first walk of the season

Here comes Mickey MORANDINI to take his cuts

In the box now

Mike PIAZZA ready to receive

* M. MORANDINI facing O. HERSHISER, B 3rd, 2 Outs, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

Now HERSHISER pitches ... low ... there goes DYKSTRA!

MAKE THROW? (1-yes*, 2-no)

PIAZZA strongarms it down there ... tags him ... SAFE!...the hand got in

that's his 1st steal of the season

MORANDINI stands in again

PIAZZA crouched down now

* M. MORANDINI facing O. HERSHISER, B 3rd, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER working on DYKSTRA to hold him close ... HERSHISER now ... healthy cut by MORANDINI

he's out on strikes ... three down

For the Phillies ... nothing across ... one left ... a chance goes by the board

another half inning gone ... 3 in the books here in Philadelphia ... still scoreless

Dodgers due to bat

* TOP OF THE 4th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

The Dodgers now send up ... the heart of their order to face JACKSON ... the 3-4-5 hitters

SNYDER KARROS and PIAZZA

Cory SNYDER to lead it off for the Dodgers

SNYDER steadies his bat

Left-hander JACKSON ready

* C. SNYDER facing D. JACKSON, T 4th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Now the delivery ... high pop down the line to right ... EISENREICH races over

into foul territory ... he stumbles but he keeps his feet ... and he makes the catch!

nice play ... one down

Next batter...Eric KARROS

KARROS does not get on much

KARROS relaxes himself at the plate

JACKSON's ready to fire it in

* E. KARROS facing D. JACKSON, T 4th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The pitch ... it's a shot to left center ... that's a base hit ... KARROS rounds first

DYKSTRA takes it on the long bounce ... the throw to second ... and KARROS holds with a single

2nd hit for KARROS in the game

Mike PIAZZA up

KARROS at first not known for his speed

PIAZZA stands in

DAULTON sets up

* M. PIAZZA facing D. JACKSON, T 4th, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

Firstbaseman KRUK holding the runner on ... JACKSON cranks it up ... grounded deep into the hole

STOCKER has it ... throws quickly to MORANDINI covering ... out!

the pivot and the peg to KRUK ... PIAZZA beats the ball to first ... no double play

For Los Angeles ... PIAZZA down at first two away

Henry RODRIGUEZ is stepping up to hit against JACKSON ... he bats left-handed

RODRIGUEZ now ready

JACKSON set

* H. RODRIGUEZ facing D. JACKSON, T 4th, 2 Outs, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

The pitch ... the heater ... it's in there ... that's three away

That'll do it for Los Angeles ... nothing across ... there were no errors ... one left

still scoreless ... Phillies due to bat

* BOTTOM OF THE 4th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

The Phillies now send up ... the heart of their order to face HERSHISER ... the 3-4-5 hitters

KRUK HOLLINS and DAULTON

To get it going for the Phillies here's John KRUK ... he's a left-handed batter

It's hard to keep KRUK off the basepaths

In the box now

HERSHISER will go to work on him

* J. KRUK facing O. HERSHISER, B 4th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He lets one go ... KRUK goes down swinging ... one away

Dave HOLLINS coming up

HOLLINS can get on for you

HERSHISER's ready to fire it in

* D. HOLLINS facing O. HERSHISER, B 4th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The offering to HOLLINS ... it's a shot down the right field line ... kicks up some chalk dust

SNYDER cuts it off in foul territory ... and HOLLINS motors in to second with a double

One on ... DAULTON gets set to face HERSHISER

Darren ready

HERSHISER is on the slab ... righty against lefty ... glances back at the runner

* D. DAULTON facing O. HERSHISER, B 4th, 1 Out, Runner on 2nd, Tied 0-0

The pitch comes in ... high fly ball to left ... RODRIGUEZ drifts over ... plenty of room

and makes the catch ... HOLLINS's tagging

TRY FOR THIRD? (1-yes, 2-no*)

but they'll hold him there ... as the throw comes in

Two away 4th inning ... one on ... Pete INCAVIGLIA walks up ... he bats right

Pete waits

PIAZZA sets up

* P. INCAVIGLIA facing O. HERSHISER, B 4th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER delivers ... strike three called ... and it gets by PIAZZA!

INCAVIGLIA races down the line ... PIAZZA's throw ... and they get him ... to retire the side

That'll do it for Philadelphia ... nothing across ... they leave one

they couldn't get the runner home ... still a scoreless tie

we head for the top of the fifth inning

* TOP OF THE 5th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

JACKSON will now face the bottom of the Dodgers lineup ... WALLACH REED and HERSHISER coming up

Tim WALLACH to lead it off for the Dodgers ... he hits from the right

WALLACH oh for one

He stands in

DAULTON sets up

* T. WALLACH facing D. JACKSON, T 5th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Now JACKSON pitches ... OOOOF! ... WALLACH flails the air

but fails to make contact with the ball ... he heads back to the bench ... one away

Jody REED walking up to bat

REED oh for one

He stands in

Darren DAULTON ready to receive

* J. REED facing D. JACKSON, T 5th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The pitch ... softly hit to left ... STOCKER's out ... INCAVIGLIA's racing in

he says 'I want it' ... and takes it for the out ... two gone

Okay ... here's the pitcher Orel HERSHISER

HERSHISER steps in

DAULTON crouched down now

* O. HERSHISER facing D. JACKSON, T 5th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

JACKSON winds and fires ... HERSHISER sends this ball air mail to left ... INCAVIGLIA lopes for it

should be no trouble ... and he makes the catch ... three down

JACKSON sets them down in order ... still scoreless ... Phillies due to bat

* BOTTOM OF THE 5th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

Bottom of the lineup ... EISENREICH STOCKER and JACKSON coming up

Well ... here's Jim EISENREICH to lead it off ... hitting from the left side

EISENREICH oh for one

EISENREICH gets in there

HERSHISER prepares to come home

* J. EISENREICH facing O. HERSHISER, B 5th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The pitch from HERSHISER ... lofted down the line to right ... SNYDER racing over

he won't get it ... he cuts it off ... EISENREICH wisely holds first ... he's on with a single

the go ahead run has reached

Kevin STOCKER will bat next for Philadelphia ... hitting from the left side here

the Phillies have ... no one out EISENREICH down at first

Kevin made an out in his first at bat ... EISENREICH is fast enough to be a factor here

Orel HERSHISER climbs the mound ... HERSHISER prepared to work

* K. STOCKER facing O. HERSHISER, B 5th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

Firstbaseman KARROS right on the bag ... EISENREICH is off with the pitch

fouled back to the screen ... strike one

STOCKER ready to take on HERSHISER again

HERSHISER is on the slab ... HERSHISER stares in for the sign ... checks EISENREICH on first

* K. STOCKER facing O. HERSHISER, B 5th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER comes to the plate ... swung on ... strike! ... now EISENREICH is sprinting toward second

MAKE THROW? (1-yes*, 2-no)

PIAZZA comes up throwing ... SAFE!...late throw ... that's his 1st steal of the season

and that's the Phillies 2nd stolen base in this game

that puts the go ahead run in scoring position

STOCKER ready to take on HERSHISER again

HERSHISER on the rubber ... pokerfaced as he gets PIAZZA's sign ... Orel HERSHISER staring in

ready to work

* K. STOCKER facing O. HERSHISER, B 5th, No Outs, Runner on 2nd, Tied 0-0

The two-strike pitch ... looped to right ... toward the gap ... SNYDER's after it

spears it on one hop ... EISENREICH rounds third

TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*)

the throw comes in to KARROS ... and they're holding EISENREICH at third

the go ahead run is now on third

Runners at the corners no outs ... pitcher Danny JACKSON to hit

HERSHISER on the rubber ... checks the runners

* D. JACKSON facing O. HERSHISER, B 5th, No Outs, 1st and 3rd, Tied 0-0

HOLD RUNNER AT THIRD OR SQUEEZE?

(1-hold at third, 2-squeeze*)

he squares ... EISENREICH breaks for the plate ... bunted toward first ... KARROS picks it up

looks home ... goes there ... collision ... and EISENREICH's out at the plate

go to town, Dodgers! ... they cut off the go-ahead run!

The Phillies have ... one away STOCKER at second...JACKSON at first ... Lenny DYKSTRA to hit

he's the top of the order

Lenny gets good wood

HERSHISER sets up on the rubber again ... HERSHISER prepared to work

* L. DYKSTRA facing O. HERSHISER, B 5th, 1 Out, 1st and 2nd, Tied 0-0

The runners take their lead ... the pitch ... grounded hard to WALLACH ... he's up with it

he goes to second for one ... back to first ... yes! ... two for the price of one

and they get out of the inning

That'll do it for Philadelphia ... no runs on 2 hits ... one left

they couldn't get the runners home ... so it's still zip-zip after five

* TOP OF THE 6th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

The Phillies will face the top of the order here in the 6th ... BUTLER OFFERMAN and SNYDER

Brett BUTLER leading it off

Brett oh for two

Now JACKSON ready

* B. BUTLER facing D. JACKSON, T 6th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The offering to BUTLER ... swung on ... popped foul behind first ... MORANDINI's racing over

waves off KRUK ... and he gloves it ... and there's one away

One down 6th inning ... we have Jose OFFERMAN coming up to hit

the switchy goes to the third-base side of the plate

OFFERMAN has a hit in two trips ... OFFERMAN knows how to get on base

He stands in

Pitcher JACKSON set to go

* J. OFFERMAN facing D. JACKSON, T 6th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Now the delivery ... hooked down the right field line ... will it stay fair? ... yes!

but EISENREICH is right there to make a fine running catch ... two gone

Next up...Los Angeles hitter Cory SNYDER

Cory is oh for two

Catcher DAULTON sets his target

* C. SNYDER facing D. JACKSON, T 6th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

JACKSON into the wind ... hot shot to the right side ... MORANDINI to his left ... pebble bounce!

juggles it ... throws quickly to first ... and gets him by a step ... three away

So the Dodgers go in order ... still a scoreless tie ... we head for the bottom of the sixth inning

* BOTTOM OF THE 6th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

HERSHISER will now face the Phillies artillery ... MORANDINI KRUK and HOLLINS

Mickey MORANDINI to lead it off

MORANDINI has done nothing in two trips

The batter stands in

Pitcher HERSHISER eyeing MORANDINI ... now he's ready

* M. MORANDINI facing O. HERSHISER, B 6th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

The pitch is on the way ... bunted to the left side ... a little too hard ... WALLACH has it

slings it to first ... and gets him ... MORANDINI thought he'd catch WALLACH napping ... one away

John KRUK up

KRUK oh for two ... KRUK's a guy who'll battle you to get on

HERSHISER poised

* J. KRUK facing O. HERSHISER, B 6th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He lets it go ... KRUK bounces one toward short ... grabbed on two hops by OFFERMAN

makes the throw ... and KRUK is out at first ... and that's out number two

Two gone ... Dave HOLLINS will bat next for Philadelphia ... he's their clean-up hitter

Dave gets good wood ... HOLLINS one for two

HERSHISER focuses in on the target

* D. HOLLINS facing O. HERSHISER, B 6th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

And the pitch comes in ... swung on ... popped up ... PIAZZA scrambles ... near the stands

it goes into the crowd ... strike one

HOLLINS back in the box

HERSHISER looking home

* D. HOLLINS facing O. HERSHISER, B 6th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER winds and fires ... HOLLINS hits one ... high ... hard ... right field

but it won't be enough ... SNYDER covers it ... that had chances for Dave ... that's three away

The Dodgers retire the side in order ... still no score in the game

we go to the top of the seventh inning

* TOP OF THE 7th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

KARROS PIAZZA and RODRIGUEZ due up for Los Angeles

To get it going Eric KARROS

Eric is two for two ... KARROS does not get on much

JACKSON looking in

* E. KARROS facing D. JACKSON, T 7th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

JACKSON winds up ... swung on ... a squibber in front of the plate ... JACKSON is in ... picks it up

spins...fires to first ... in time

Mike PIAZZA will bat next for Los Angeles ... a right-sider

Mike oh for two ... PIAZZA can get on for you

JACKSON prepares to come home

* M. PIAZZA facing D. JACKSON, T 7th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Now the pitch ... swung on ... a squibber in front of the plate ... JACKSON is in ... picks it up

spins...fires to first ... in time

We have Henry RODRIGUEZ coming up to hit

RODRIGUEZ is hitless in two at bats

RODRIGUEZ now ready

JACKSON ready

* H. RODRIGUEZ facing D. JACKSON, T 7th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

He delivers ... swing and a miss ... hang up a K for JACKSON ... side retired

No runs no hits no errors ... midway through the 7th ... still no score

the Phillies will get a try in the bottom of the seventh inning

okay, all you Dodgers fans listening at home ... on your feet

take a break for the 7th inning stretch

* BOTTOM OF THE 7th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 0

DAULTON INCAVIGLIA and EISENREICH to bat next

Here's Darren DAULTON to lead it off

DAULTON has a hit in two trips

DAULTON ready

Right-hander HERSHISER ready

* D. DAULTON facing O. HERSHISER, B 7th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

HERSHISER now ... swung on ... hit in the air to right ... SNYDER drifts over ... and he's got it

one down

Next up...Philadelphia hitter Pete INCAVIGLIA

INCAVIGLIA one for two

Right-hander HERSHISER ready

* P. INCAVIGLIA facing O. HERSHISER, B 7th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0

Here's a pitch ... up the chimney ... a towering pop-up in foul ground ... now PIAZZA edges in

more ... more ... and the ball hits off his mitt! ... and that's a fair ball

INCAVIGLIA has ideas ... but he'll hold at first ... score that an error on PIAZZA

and that's his 2nd error in the game ... 2 errors now for Los Angeles

the go ahead run has reached

One away 7th inning ... one on ... Jim EISENREICH will bat next for Philadelphia

EISENREICH one for two ... stole a base

HERSHISER...foot on the rubber ... checks INCAVIGLIA on first

Phillies manager looking at his scoresheet

The Phillies have asked for time ... they're making a move ... will send in Milt THOMPSON

to run for INCAVIGLIA ... THOMPSON takes his place at first base ... he's a threat ... checks

Robinson, Jr to move

HERSHISER...foot on the rubber ... catcher PIAZZA sets his target

* J. EISENREICH facing O. HERSHISER, B 7th, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Tied 0-0

Firstbaseman KARROS ready for a throw from HERSHISER ... THOMPSON going with the pitch

HERSHISER brings it ... poked to left center ... RODRIGUEZ's after it ... THOMPSON races to third

as the throw comes in to second ... EISENREICH rounds first and holds

the go ahead run is now on third ... that's EISENREICH's 2nd hit of the game

The Phillies have ... one gone runners at the corners ... Kevin STOCKER up

Excellent credentials with the stick ... he already has a hit in this game

strikeouts have been a problem for him

HERSHISER is on the slab ... now HERSHISER ready ... looking on

* K. STOCKER facing O. HERSHISER, B 7th, 1 Out, 1st and 3rd, Tied 0-0

Infielders in ... the runners take their lead ... HERSHISER cranks it up ... high and tight

the ump says ball four ... and Kevin will get down to first ... that will load them up

and that's only the 2nd walk issued by HERSHISER ... that was STOCKER's first walk of the season

Pitcher Danny JACKSON to hit ... one down bases full ... for Philadelphia

HERSHISER is on the slab ... catcher ready

Phillies skipper walking down the bench

Is recalling pitcher JACKSON ... Ricky JORDAN will pinch hit for him ... bats right

he grabs a bat ... and heads toward the plate ... so JACKSON goes seven ... he leaves with

no runs ... on 3 hits ... he can win the game if they go ahead in this inning

Ricky JORDAN getting ready to go ... JORDAN good at the plate

JORDAN tucks in his shirt ... HERSHISER inspects the ball ... Ricky at the plate

looks directly out at HERSHISER ... now ready

Orel HERSHISER climbs the mound ... Lenny DYKSTRA swings three bats on deck ... PIAZZA sets up

* R. JORDAN facing O. HERSHISER, B 7th, 1 Out, Bases Loaded, Tied 0-0

Infield deep ... the runners take their lead ... he lets it go ... checked swing ... he held up

and he walks ... and that walks in a run ... and the bases are still loaded

that'll give Duke Robinson, Jr a few more grey hairs ... and JORDAN gets an easy rbi

that was JORDAN's first walk of the season

Dodgers 0, Phillies 1

And the Phillies break the tie and now lead 1-0 ... 7th inning

Alright... ... one out bases all loaded up ... the next Phillies batter is DYKSTRA

he's their lead-off hitter

DYKSTRA with dependable power

The Phillies lead the Dodgers 1-0 ... no room at the inn ... Lenny DYKSTRA ... rubs his wrist

HERSHISER positions his mitt ... climbs the mound ... paws the rubber

the ump using his broom to clean off the plate ... so now ... batter in the box ... now ready

HERSHISER on the rubber ... now HERSHISER ready

* L. DYKSTRA facing O. HERSHISER, B 7th, 1 Out, Bases Loaded, Ahead 1-0

Infielders back ... the runners take their lead ... here comes the pitch

hit down the line inside third ... WALLACH backhands it ... fires home ... out!

the throw to first ... they turn it! ... a double play ... and they get out of the inning

The line for the Phillies ... one one and one ... they leave 2 ... and they capture the lead

Phillies leading by 1 1-0

* TOP OF THE 8th, Dodgers 0, Phillies 1

WALLACH REED and HERSHISER coming up

Milt THOMPSON will stay in the game ... he goes to left field for the Phillies

Larry ANDERSEN is coming on to pitch for the Phillies ... for ANDERSEN this is his first appearance

he's a right-handed pitcher ... it's his game to save

Tim WALLACH to lead it off for the Dodgers ... right-handed hitter to face Larry ANDERSEN

WALLACH has done nothing in two trips

ANDERSEN...foot on the rubber ... ANDERSEN focuses in on the target ... he breathes deeply...exhales

Dodgers skipper Duke Robinson, Jr walking down the bench

He's going to his bench ... Dave HANSEN has a bat in his hands

he'll go in for WALLACH to face the right-hander

Dave HANSEN bat in hand ... he is dangerous

ANDERSEN...foot on the rubber ... jaw tightens as he gets the sign

Jody REED waves a weighted bat on deck ... ANDERSEN prepared to work

* D. HANSEN facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Behind 0-1

He brings it in ... HANSEN doesn't offer ... and he draws a free pass

and ANDERSEN has walked the tying run ... that was HANSEN's first walk of the season

HANSEN on first ... we have right-handed Jody REED to bat ... for the Dodgers

REED oh for two ... he's not much of a risk to bunt

ANDERSEN is on the slab ... ANDERSEN stares in for the sign ... checks HANSEN on first

Dodgers manager Duke Robinson, Jr looking at his scoresheet

We have a break in the action ... Duke Robinson, Jr is sending in a runner for HANSEN

it's Mike SHARPERSON and he's trotting out to first base ... he's fast

Duke getting some legs out there

ANDERSEN sets up on the rubber ... unlikely that HERSHISER will bat next ... checks the runner

* J. REED facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Behind 0-1

Firstbaseman KRUK holding the runner on ... Mike SHARPERSON is on the move

and it's pulled hard to left ... it's deep enough if it's fair ... going ... foul ball!

strike one

REED ready to take on ANDERSEN again

ANDERSEN on the rubber ... ANDERSEN stares in for the sign ... Larry ANDERSEN staring in

ready to work

* J. REED facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Behind 0-1

They're holding SHARPERSON ... but he's well off the bag ... now he throws to first

and SHARPERSON gets back ... not his best move ... now ANDERSEN is back on the rubber

now the delivery ... swung on ... popped up ... HOLLINS moves toward the line ... he's under it

and he makes the catch

Orel HERSHISER is scheduled to hit ... we'll have to wait to see if he bats for himself

ANDERSEN is on the slab ... ANDERSEN now set

Dodgers manager Duke Robinson, Jr looking at his scoresheet

Robinson, Jr is recalling pitcher HERSHISER ... Carlos HERNANDEZ will bat in his place

bats right ... he grabs some timber ... strides toward the box ... so HERSHISER gets his innings

he pitched seven ... the game for HERSHISER ... one unearned run ... on 6 hits

he stands to lose it unless the Dodgers ... can make up the 1-run deficit

Carlos HERNANDEZ comes up to bat ... he's earned his reputation at the plate

The Phillies infield dangerous on the double play ball ... but with SHARPERSON on first

the Phillies will need a sharp ground ball

ANDERSEN is on the slab ... Brett BUTLER is loose and ready to follow HERNANDEZ

righty against righty ... ANDERSEN's ready to fire it in

* C. HERNANDEZ facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Behind 0-1

Firstbaseman KRUK's on the bag ... SHARPERSON with a substantial lead ... and HERNANDEZ is bunting

he brings it home ... and he fouls it back ... strike one ... ANDERSEN delivers again

HERNANDEZ squares ... here's the pitch ... it's bunted down the third base line

HOLLINS picks it up ... bobbles it ... fires to first ... and gets him by a step

and SHARPERSON moves up ... the tying run is now at second base

Here's the situation ... Los Angeles now sends Brett BUTLER to bat

for Los Angeles two down one on ... down by 1

Brett oh for three ... SHARPERSON out at midway can race ... he scores and it's a whole new ballgame

Brett BUTLER ... bends to the ground with the bat in both hands

ANDERSEN wipes sweat from his hands ... the ump is dusting off the plate ... BUTLER in the box

tugs at his cap ... leans in

ANDERSEN on the rubber ... cradles the ball in his glove and waits ... ANDERSEN now set

* B. BUTLER facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Behind 0-1

Speedy SHARPERSON edging toward third ... the pitch to BUTLER ... it's a shot to left center

way back ... DYKSTRA jumps...it's ... off the wall ... THOMPSON grabs the ball ... throws it in

SHARPERSON scores ... tie game! ... and BUTLER will make second easily

Dodgers 1, Phillies 1

So the two-out double scores one big one ... and the Dodgers have tied this game!

and this crowd has gone silent

One on ... the top of the eighth inning ... next up Jose OFFERMAN

OFFERMAN can get on for you ... Jose has been up three times with one hit

BUTLER at second can fly ... he's the potential go ahead run

OFFERMAN tucks in his shirt ... raises both arms above his head with the bat between

ANDERSEN wipes sweat from his hands ... the ump is dusting off the plate

OFFERMAN in the batter's box ... works his back foot ... leans in

ANDERSEN on the rubber ... ANDERSEN looking in at the target

a little glistening on his upper lip

* J. OFFERMAN facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Tied 1-1

Speedy BUTLER edging toward third ... ANDERSEN with the offering ... OFFERMAN tops the ball

it bounces to the left side ... and through ... BUTLER's well around third

TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*)

they're waving BUTLER in

THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*)

here comes the throw home

TRY FOR SECOND ON THROW? (1-yes, 2-no*)

OFFERMAN's going for second

CUT IT TO SECOND? (1-yes, 2-no*)

here's the play at the plate ... and he's ... in standing ... Dodgers lead!

and there's a play at second ... the throw ... and OFFERMAN's ... safe...ahead of the throw

and OFFERMAN's speed gets him in there

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

So the single drives in one big run ... and the Dodgers break the tie and now lead 2-1

8th inning

For Los Angeles ... two down OFFERMAN standing out at second ... now SNYDER to face ANDERSEN

Cory is oh for three

ANDERSEN prepared to work

* C. SNYDER facing L. ANDERSEN, T 8th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Ahead 2-1

OFFERMAN trying to look casual as he edges toward third ... here comes the pitch

it's roped hard to right ... EISENREICH races back ... reaches over his shoulder

and makes the catch ... three away!

That'll do it for Los Angeles ... 2 runs on 2 hits ... no errors ... they leave one

Los Angeles goes out in front ... the score now stands 2-1 Dodgers

* BOTTOM OF THE 8th, Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Los Angeles will now face the Philadelphia strength ... MORANDINI KRUK and HOLLINS

Mike SHARPERSON will stay in the game ... he'll be playing third for Los Angeles

Omar DAAL is coming on to pitch for the Dodgers ... for DAAL this is his first appearance

he's a southpaw ... it's his game to save

Mickey MORANDINI to lead it off for the Phillies ... he bats left

Mickey oh for three

DAAL...foot on the rubber ... pitcher DAAL set to go

Phillies manager looking at his scoresheet

He's calling on his reserves ... Mariano DUNCAN has a bat in his hands

he'll step in for MORANDINI to face the left-hander

Mariano DUNCAN walking up to bat ... Mariano can hit

DAAL sets up on the rubber ... he leans in for the sign from PIAZZA ... left-hander DAAL ready

* M. DUNCAN facing O. DAAL, B 8th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Behind 1-2

DAAL comes to the plate ... routine grounder to second ... REED scoops it ... flips to first

one away!

One down 8th inning ... John KRUK gets set to face DAAL ... batting left

They want to see him get on ... KRUK is hitless in three at bats

when the Phillies need a baserunner ... KRUK is the guy they want up there

DAAL is on the slab ... turns the ball slowly, slowly behind his back

* J. KRUK facing O. DAAL, B 8th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Behind 1-2

The pitch ... a blast to right ... no doubt about this one ... it's gone! ... way over the fence

home run for KRUK ... John KRUK will circle the bases ... and he's sure taking his time

Dodgers 2, Phillies 2

So KRUK has his 1st homer of the season ... and the Phillies have tied this game!

HOLLINS gets set to face DAAL ... score tied

Dave one for three ... they'll have to work around HOLLINS's power

The ump wants to look at the ball ... now he returns it to DAAL ... Dave stands in ... leans in

DAAL toes the rubber ... left-hander DAAL ready

* D. HOLLINS facing O. DAAL, B 8th, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 2-2

DAAL now ... blooper to left center ... toward the gap ... BUTLER runs in on it

OFFERMAN's backing up ... it drops in ... and HOLLINS's on at first with a base hit

the go ahead run has reached ... 2nd safety for HOLLINS

Alright ... for Philadelphia one down one on ... DAULTON is stepping up to hit against DAAL

Darren has been up three times with one hit ... Darren can get on ... HOLLINS with average speed

DAULTON still not in the box ... wipes his hand on his shirt front

DAAL stretches his arms above his head ... DAULTON stands in ... settles in ... touches his cap

flashes a sign to HOLLINS ... waits for the pitch

DAAL...foot on the rubber ... checks the runner

* D. DAULTON facing O. DAAL, B 8th, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Tied 2-2

The pitch ... lined hard to right ... deep in the gap ... and SNYDER ... cuts it off

HOLLINS's around second

TRY FOR THIRD? (1-yes, 2-no*)

but the coach flashes the stop sign ... he'll stop there ... as the throw comes in

back-to-back singles ... the go ahead run is now at second base

that's DAULTON's 2nd hit of the game

Here comes Milt THOMPSON to take his cuts ... you don't want to pitch carelessly to Milt

THOMPSON pulls at his sleeve ... DAAL stretches his arms above his head

combs his hair with his hand ... THOMPSON takes his place in the box

glances down at the plate ... now ready

DAAL on the rubber ... cradles the ball in his glove and waits ... next would be EISENREICH

Jim is in the on-deck circle ... lefty against lefty ... pitcher DAAL set to go

looks on silent

* M. THOMPSON facing O. DAAL, B 8th, 1 Out, 1st and 2nd, Tied 2-2

The runners take their lead ... the pitch ... popped high to the left side

SHARPERSON moves toward the line ... he camps under it ... infield fly called

and he brings it down ... and the runners hold

Two away 8th inning ... two on ... we have Jim EISENREICH to bat for the Phillies

he bats from the left side

EISENREICH two for three ... he's stolen a base

Jim EISENREICH ... wipes his hand on his shirt front ... DAAL has asked for a new ball

he's rubbing it up ... EISENREICH in the box ... he digs in deep with his spikes

turns his shoulder in ... waits for the pitch

And here comes Dodgers manager Duke Robinson, Jr ... again ... he's asking DAAL for the ball

this is unusual ... Robinson, Jr is bringing in Roger McDOWELL to face EISENREICH

he'll lose the platoon advantage ... so DAAL goes only two thirds of an inning

the game for DAAL ... one earned run ... so far ... on 3 hits ... a homer

he's responsible for the runners ... for McDOWELL this is his first appearance

he's a right-handed pitcher ... he's looking for one out

if he can get out of this situation it's his game to win

If the Phillies are going to score ... then it will take a two-out hit

EISENREICH wipes his left sleeve across his forehead ... pumps the bat several times

takes a quick glance at the scoreboard ... McDOWELL works the ball with his hand

EISENREICH in the box ... settles in ... sets his cap ... waits for the pitch

McDOWELL sets up on the rubber ... PIAZZA set

* J. EISENREICH facing R. McDOWELL, B 8th, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Tied 2-2

The runners take their lead ... to the plate ... there's a little blooper

down the right field line ... it might drop in ... it does! ... HOLLINS scores

DAULTON's around third

TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*)

they're waving DAULTON in ... OFFERMAN will relay

THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*)

here comes the throw home

TRY FOR THIRD ON THROW? (1-yes, 2-no*)

the coach is waving EISENREICH to third on the throw

CUT IT TO THIRD? (1-yes, 2-no*)

DAULTON scores ... KARROS cuts it to third ... and he's ... SAFE!...on a close play

oh, close call ... the gamble pays off

Dodgers 2, Phillies 4

So two big runs score on EISENREICH's double ... and the Phillies break the tie and now lead 4-2

here in the 8th ... 10th hit for the Phillies

One on ... Kevin STOCKER to hit

STOCKER one for two with a walk

McDOWELL looking in at the target

* K. STOCKER facing R. McDOWELL, B 8th, 2 Outs, Runner on 3rd, Ahead 4-2

EISENREICH down the line some at third ... to the plate ... swung on ... popped up

in front of the plate ... PIAZZA waits ... and waits...steps back ... and he drops it!

and that's a fair ball ... EISENREICH scores ... STOCKER cruises in to second

Dodgers 2, Phillies 5

And the Phillies now lead 5-2

Larry ANDERSEN up ... Larry taking his first at bat of the season

The big slugger stands in

* L. ANDERSEN facing R. McDOWELL, B 8th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Ahead 5-2

Catcher PIAZZA sets his target ... and they're putting ANDERSEN on ... free pass to Larry

Duke Robinson, Jr will let McDOWELL ... take his chances with Lenny DYKSTRA

Two away 4 runs in ... we have Lenny DYKSTRA to bat for the Phillies ... he bats from the left side

McDOWELL now set

* L. DYKSTRA facing R. McDOWELL, B 8th, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Ahead 5-2

The runners take their lead ... quick move to the plate ... DYKSTRA pops it up behind the plate

PIAZZA tosses his mask away ... drifts back ... near the stands ... and he makes the catch

side retired

For the Phillies ... 4 runs 4 hits one error ... they leave 2 ... they had good chances for more

but they have roared back to take the lead in this game ... Phillies over the Dodgers 5-2

and they'll try to protect that lead in the 9th

* TOP OF THE 9th, Dodgers 2, Phillies 5

The Dodgers will have ... KARROS PIAZZA and RODRIGUEZ here in the 9th

Mariano DUNCAN ... he'll be playing second base for Philadelphia

Here's Eric KARROS to start it off

KARROS does not get on much ... he's already delivered two hits in the game

The batter stands in

Is bringing in Mitch WILLIAMS to face KARROS ... he'll lose the platoon advantage

so ANDERSEN goes one inning in relief ... the game for ANDERSEN ... 2 runs ... on 2 hits

one walk ... for WILLIAMS this is his first appearance ... he's a southpaw

it's his game to save

WILLIAMS is finished with his warmup pitches ... the umpire is brushing off the plate

we're ready to go

WILLIAMS focuses in on the target

* E. KARROS facing M. WILLIAMS, T 9th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Behind 2-5

The pitch ... blooped to second ... just out of reach ... KARROS rounds first and holds

he's on with a single ... 3rd hit for KARROS in the game

One on ... Mike PIAZZA will bat next for Los Angeles ... a right-sider

Batter facing WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS prepared to work

* M. PIAZZA facing M. WILLIAMS, T 9th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Behind 2-5

WILLIAMS with the pitch ... checked swing ... he held up ... and he walks

that was PIAZZA's first walk of the season

Alright... ... RODRIGUEZ gets set to bat against WILLIAMS ... for Los Angeles

two on...first and second no outs ... down by 3

RODRIGUEZ still not in the box ... WILLIAMS positions his mitt ... RODRIGUEZ stands in ... now ready

WILLIAMS on the rubber ... lefty against lefty ... WILLIAMS will go to work on him

Dodgers skipper Duke Robinson, Jr walking down the bench

Trying to make it happen ... Mitch WEBSTER has a bat in his hands

he'll step in for RODRIGUEZ to face the left-hander

Mitch WEBSTER comes up to bat ... he does not hit for average

WILLIAMS on the rubber ... Mike SHARPERSON is in his batting stance on deck ... lefty against righty

left-hander WILLIAMS ready ... he breathes deeply...exhales

* M. WEBSTER facing M. WILLIAMS, T 9th, No Outs, 1st and 2nd, Behind 2-5

The runners take their lead ... the pitch ... misses low ... WEBSTER gets a free ticket

that fills the bases ... and WILLIAMS has walked the tying run

that was WEBSTER's first walk of the season

Mike SHARPERSON coming up ... he can surprise you at the plate

WILLIAMS has got to throw strikes ... there is nowhere to put Mike SHARPERSON

SHARPERSON brushes his shirt ... bends to straighten his sox ... WILLIAMS inspects the ball

SHARPERSON takes his place in the box ... straightens his shoulders

taps the barrel on the plate ... now ready

Mitch WILLIAMS climbs the mound ... catcher ready

* M. SHARPERSON facing M. WILLIAMS, T 9th, No Outs, Bases Loaded, Behind 2-5

Infield back at double play depth ... the runners take their lead ... here's the pitch

it's a high fly to center ... DYKSTRA is over ... moves under it ... and makes the catch

the runners are tagging

TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes, 2-no*)

but they're holding him at third

Ducks on the pond ... the top of the ninth inning ... right-handed hitter Jody REED

gets set to bat against WILLIAMS

REED oh for three

REED still not in the box ... tugs at his belt ... WILLIAMS inspects the ball

WILLIAMS positions his mitt ... REED stands in ... Jody has a look of determination on his face

knocks the bat handle twice on the plate ... waits for the pitch

Mitch WILLIAMS climbs the mound ... WILLIAMS takes the sign from DAULTON

slowly twirls the ball as he glares in ... McDOWELL still has his jacket on

* J. REED facing M. WILLIAMS, T 9th, 1 Out, Bases Loaded, Behind 2-5

Infield back at double play depth ... the runners take their lead ... the offering ... on the ground

back through the box ... this could be two ... DUNCAN fields it ... goes to second for one

back to first ... oh, double play ... and they get out of the inning

So the Phillies have won the ball game ... spurred on by the disciplined leadership of

the Dodgers leave the tying run at the plate

Philadelphia shuts down the Dodgers bats with a 6-hitter! ... not pretty for the Los Angeles fans

here's the line ... for the Phillies ... 5 runs on 10 hits ... no errors ... they leave 8

for the Dodgers ... 2 runs on 6 hits ... 3 errors ... and they leave 6

ANDERSEN gets the win...his 1st ... his record now 1 and 0 ... DAAL takes the loss...his 1st

his record now 0 and 1 ... WILLIAMS saves ... his 1st ... bye for now, everybody

join us again next time ... this is WAPBA and Ernie Harwell ... saying so long from Philadelphia

Phillies take this one from the Dodgers ... 5-2

FINAL SCORE : Dodgers 2, Phillies 5