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...definitely be able to pitch four right-handers against Cleveland," Boston manager Darrell Johnson said yesterday, "something I've been wanting to do right along. The rain also means that Luis Tiant will get some extra rest for his back...
...quest of a pennant-clinching sweep, the Sox will probably send Reggie Cleveland to the mound tonight, followed by Luis Tiant tomorrow night, Dick Pole Saturday afternoon and Rick Wise on Sunday...
...Lala Tiant. In all fairness to Boston's pitching staff. El Tlante, out ace is truly an ace-one of the best pitchers in the game. A few years ago, the Sex picked him upon waivers: Minnesota thought he was over the hill. It was a real aberration for the front office-a smart move, and Tiant has been a steady 20-game winner ever since. Luis has got style. Roger Angell of the New Yorker has called him "the archeologist" (because he picks up the ball and looks are it as if it were a fossil before he lets...
...were one of the tardy who arrived at the ballpark the other day just in time to see Luis Tiant throw his final warm-up pitch, you quickly realized that your afternoon would not be spent relaxing in the bleachers, nor would you view the game from the comfort of a box seat. No, you would be one of the many disgruntled spectators whose ticket stub read STANDING ROOM...
...Brewers touched Luis in the seventh for their second run on a George Scott double and Darrell Porter single, but that's all they could muster after Yount's home run. Milwaukee threatened in the eighth, putting rungers on second and third with one out, but Tiant got Aaron to ground back to the mound. The dangerous Scott ended the threat with a harmless...