Well, it's up to Gary Gentry for the New York Mets, and he'll be opposed by Billy Champion in the final game here between the Mets and Phillies on a good day for baseball.

We have plenty of room here at the ballpark, so if you haven't formulated your plans yet for this afternoon, come on out and join us.

Pleasant day, a breeze blowing out to left field, and a big ball game for the New York Mets. Back from now on, every game of Big One. The Mets close out this homestand against Chicago and Montreal, and then they have their final homestand coming up. That'll be against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a five-game series starting on the 19th. That's a twilight doubleheader in the 19th at 5 o'clock.

The game will get off. Fitzberg on Saturday, the 20th and afternoon game and a double header on Sunday. And the final two games of the year here at Shay to come your way on the 23rd and 24th, both night games, and they'll be against the St. Louis Cardinals. Right now, the lead-off batter for the Phillies stepping in the bat is boxing here to call the play-by-play

Lindsay Nelson.

Thank you very much for Al-Gannon.

Hello again, everybody.

It's right-hand batter and second baseman, Terry Harmon, up to lead-off. For the Phillies, he's batting 2.29. He has 14 runs batted in. Gary Gentry has a record this year against the Phillies of two wins and no losses,

and that is his lifetime record against the field.

This is Gentry's first year in the Major League. His first pitch is outside for a ball. Jerry Grotie is the met catchers. Don Glendon and is playing first base. Ken Boswell is at second, Bud Harrelson is at shortstop, and Wayne Garrett is at third. Hart-Shamky and left field, Tommy Aegee and Centafield, and Ron Trubota and Wright. This is a fastball, and therefore a call strike, it's one-in-one. Frank Secori is the umpire behind the plate, Dave Davidson at first, Paul Pryor at second. The crew chief, Tony Benson, is around at third. Here's a 1-1 delivery. Breaking pitch that misses the outside corner.

Tony Taylor, kneeling in the on-deck circle,

running the ball club from the coaching lines at third.

Manager George Mayotte of the Phil Zand.

On the lines at first, Billy Damar.

The 2-1 delivery, swung on and hit on the ground to Harrelson.

A short, a play at first in time.

As Harrison moved through his left, to glove that ball on the run and throw the first in time to get Terry Harmon.

And if previously played three games of this series, the lead off-man in the ball game, but the Phil's got a base hit.

But Harrelson saved that one from going through.

And Tony Taylor is up.

Tony Taylor's playing third base today.

He's hitting 262.

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