Word: homerically
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...between Valenzuela, "the Mexican taco," and Yankee flame-thrower Dave Righetti did not develop, as both young pitchers were ragged and wild in the early innings. Dodger third baseman Ron Cey pulled a Righetti fastball deep into the left field bleachers in the first inning for a three-run homer, and Bob Watson, who has been hitting the cover off the ball all series, responded for the Yankees with a solo shot off a hang screwball by Valenzuela in the second...
Valenzuela came within inches of being taken downtown again in that inning, when Yankee catcher Rick Cerone hit a double that rebounded off the pipe railing on top of the left-field fence. Cerone got his homer in the third when he pulled a two-run blast to put the Yankees ahead, 4-3, but the Dodgers went ahead for keeps, 5-4, in the fifth, the winning run coming when Ron Cey scored on a double play gound-out off reliever Rudy...
...half crown. Perhaps fortunately for the game, Oakland eliminated the unworthy Royals in three straight last week. As it was, the play-off games had an oddly perfunctory character. "I should be excited, but I'm awfully relaxed," said Oakland Infielder Wayne Gross, after hitting a three-run homer in the A's opening victory. "Somehow this mini-series seems devalued...
Montreal right fielder Jerry White's three-run homer gave the Expos a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, and a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five National League championship series...
Craig Nettles, the star of Tuesday night's game, led the Yankee attack with four hits in four at bats, including a three run homer in the seventh. Lou Piniella, who replaced the injured Reggie Jackson in the second inning, also pounded a three-run homer, capping the seven run fourth...