Good afternoon, everybody.

This is Vin Scully, speaking to you from Crosley Field and Cincinnati

with Jerry Doggett and Al Helper on hand,

as the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Redlegs

about ready to wrap up their three-game series this afternoon.

Today's game, like all the Dodger games, this deal,

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The Dodgers and Redlegs playing a single game today to wrap up their three-game series.

This will be meeting number 17.

They've split it down the middle.

Each side having won eight of the pre-seating 16,

and each side having won four of eight played here,

and four of the eight played back east,

so they're about as even as you can be.

In today's ball game, it will be Johnny Padres for Brooklyn,

and Bruce Lawrence for Cincinnati. Lawrence, making his 20th start, has completed eight and appeared 12 times in

release. His record 11 wins and 6 defeats. He is 2 and 0 against Brooklyn, and lifetime 6 wins

and 5 defeats. He appeared you might remember briefly, pitching the ninth inning of

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