Inning: 1 Minnesota Jerry Johnson pitching. Frank Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Brand grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Pasley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Terry Howell pitching. Clarence Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Mike Schmidt singles to right field. Jeff Brandon flies out to the right fielder. Bill Pearson grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Schmidt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Larry Taussig walks. Marv Ford strikes out. Harry Lorenzen strikes out. Gene Grapenthin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Larry Taussig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Neal Bevacqua grounds out to the third baseman. Antone Hill flies out to the left fielder. Curtis Landrith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Higham walks. Terry Howell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Frank Higham forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Acosta strikes out. Mark Brand strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Earl Rodgers walks. Jerry Johnson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Earl Rodgers forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Clarence Fisher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jerry Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Schmidt singles to left field. Clarence Fisher advances to third on the hit. Jeff Brandon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pete Pasley singles to right field. Pete Pasley steals second. Larry Taussig grounds out to the pitcher. Marv Ford flies out to the right fielder. Harry Lorenzen hits a home run. Pete Pasley scores. Gene Grapenthin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bill Pearson walks. Neal Bevacqua pops out to the second baseman. Antone Hill walks. Curtis Landrith hits a home run. Bill Pearson scores. Antone Hill scores. Earl Rodgers walks. Jerry Johnson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Higham grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Howell flies out to the right fielder. Frank Acosta singles to left field. Mark Brand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Mike Schmidt walks. Jeff Brandon singles to right field. Bill Pearson hits a home run. Mike Schmidt scores. Jeff Brandon scores. Billy Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Bevacqua singles to center field. Antone Hill flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Landrith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Neal Bevacqua is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Earl Rodgers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pete Pasley walks. Larry Taussig grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Pasley advances to second on the play. Marv Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Lorenzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jerry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Fisher pops out to the first baseman. Mike Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Littlejohn is pinch hitting for Gene Grapenthin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Higham singles to right field. Billy Garcia lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jeff Brandon flies out to the right fielder. Bill Pearson is hit by a pitch. Neal Bevacqua is hit by a pitch. Antone Hill strikes out. Curtis Landrith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mark Brand flies out to the center fielder. Pete Pasley walks. Larry Taussig flies out to the center fielder. Marv Ford singles to center field. Pete Pasley advances to third on the hit. Harry Lorenzen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Earl Rodgers strikes out. Jerry Johnson strikes out. Clarence Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jack Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. Frank Higham doubles to right field. Jack Blair is pinch hitting for Billy Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Higham advances to third on the play. Frank Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7