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...Petry shuts down John Castino (.048, 1-for-21), but gets shelled by George Vukovich (.571, 8-for-14, 4-HR). The Twins were 53-48 with Houston Jimenez starting at short...
Milwaukee starter Pete Vukovich then threw one of the night's several errant pitches at Angel second baseman Bobby Grich, hitting him on the thigh Grich took first loading the bases for shortstop Tim Foli. Usually not a dangerous hitter. Foli managed to line a short single to left, scoring Eynn Catcher Bob Boone laid down a fine squeeze bunt, bringing DeCinces in. Vukovich escaped without further damage by getting left fielder Brian Downing to pop up, stranding two California runners...
...Angels got to Vukovich again in the fourth inning. DeCines walked, Grich singled him to second. Foli sacrificed him to third, and Boone knocked him home with a sacrifice fly to right field. Moore caught the fly running away from the plate, wheeled, and threw home, making the impossible play surprisingly close, but DeCinces, though slowed by this year's grom pulls, was able to score...
...Vukovich allowed no more hits the entire game, but it was too late. Milwaukee picked up two runs on Paul Molitor's fifth inning inside the park homer, but Kison retired the last 13 Brewers he faced to seal the victory...
...with the second-best records in their divisions won play-off spots, as did three with the third-best records and Kansas City with its appalling fourth-place finish. In the playoffs, the Phillies lost twice to the Expos in Montreal, then evened the series at home on George Vukovich's tenth-inning homerun...