Lonnie Smith's grinding up to home plate, and we are ready to play it. Smiley on top of the hill. Game 7 about to get underway, and here with the play-by-play story once again is Don Sutton. All right, Dave. Smiley, glove in front of the pirate. Letters across the front, rocks into the wine. The first one, Lonnie, up and away. A ball in those strikes, and we're underway in game seven. For the Pirates, their eighth time, they have been in a league championship series.

That tops all National League clubs. For the Braves, their third. The 1-0 from Smiley fouls straight back.

A fastball on the fist, it's one-and-one. The Pirates second consecutive year. They were here last year.

Came up empty.

Back again this year.

The Braves, it's six games this year as many as they played in the other two.

A ball and a strike to Lonnie Smith, closed stance, feet close together.

The whine by Smiley, a change-up.

Lonnie way out in front.

It's one and two. Sixnie way out in front. It's 1-2.

Six out of 21 in the series. Lani has three doubles. He scored a pair of runs.

Smiley has him 1-2. Nodged, yes. The LeValleur. The pitch on its way. High with the fastball, it's two and two.

Lonnie Ofer won the last time he faced Smiley.

In his career, five out of 14.

Two balls, two strikes.

They shade Lonnie a little bit toward right field.

Van Slicke, a couple of steps toward right center.

Lean deep in around at second.

The fastball is high.

It's three and two.

In their eight league championship series, the Pirates, this is their 35th game.

Nobody in the National League has as many.

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