Word: homering
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Mike Schmidt powered a two-run homer, then triggered a ninth-inning Philadelphia rally with a single as the Phillies, true to their postseason form, came from behind for a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Sunday's pivotal fifth World Series game...
Schmidt, who had smashed a towering two-run homer in the fourth, opened the ninth with a shot that glanced off third baseman George Brett's glove for a single...
...Amos Otis's turn in the seventh, as the centerfielder's homer made it 3-2 Kansas City. Otis was a standout defensively as well, ending the game with a Series record of nine putouts...
McBride, hero of Tuesday night's opening game victory with a three-run homer, scored the game-winning run as Mike Schmidt doubled off the top of the right-field wall. Rookie designated hitter Keith Moreland, filling in for the ailing Greg Luzinski, drilled a single past a K.C. infield drawn in to cut off the potential run, and Schmidt came home for the final...
Bake McBride put the Phils out in front for good with a three-run homer late in the inning...