GM# 103 JULY 28, 1971 AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
PIRATES BLOW 6 RUN LEAD, YET WIN, 8-7 IN 10TH INNING
The Pirates made it seven wins in a row, in most improbable fashion. Luke Walker started and pitched six plus, quality innings, allowing just two runs on four hits. His teammates staked him to a 7-2 advantage. However, Jim Nelson and Mudcat Grant combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The game moved into extra innings, knotted at seven all. Gene Alley drew a pinch hit base on balls against Hoyt Wilhelm. Bill Mazeroski drew a second walk, then Al Oliver’s single plated Alley with the go ahead run.
Nellie Briles worked the bottom of the tenth. There was some drama, as Willie Davis reached on a single and Dick Allen walked, but Wes Parker hit into a 3-6-3 twin killing, then Briles fanned Jim Lefebvre, to end the game.
Bob Miller continues to be a lucky rabbit’s foot for Pittsburgh. He replaced a completely ineffective, Mudcat Grant(who, in the eighth inning allowed, a single to Bill Buckner, a home run to Willie Davis and another single to Allen) and finished the eighth, then pitched the ninth, without surrendering a run. Miller is now 8-0, with a sub 2.00 ERA, all in relief.
Steve Blass will battle Claude Osteen, in the final game of the series.
OTHER N.L. EAST SCORES
Chicago 10 Montreal 2
St. Louis 6 New York 2
Houston 6 Philadelphia 3
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