Pete Rose is in to lead it off. Mailer rocks to the line. The pitch is taken down low for a ball and this game is underway.

Rose batting 305 and hoping to have a better series in Atlanta than he did in San Diego, where despite hitting the ball hard times was only one for 12 he found this one off to the right and just

above us and out of play as the count evens at one-and-one so Pete still standing at

one hundred and ninety one base hits in his quest for a ninth two hundred hit

campaign 305 nine hom, and 61 RBI.

Mailer presents a very imposing figure on the mound.

He comes back to the plate.

A bouncing ball hit the third.

But now with a throw across the diamond to Montaignez,

and that's the first down of the ballgame.

Marty, just when watching Mailer in the first few pitches, it looks like really nothing overpiring, a lot of motion, and it's like you're going to have to stay back just a bit on.

Kind of reminds you, Jim caught a little bit in the way he delivered the baseball.

Holly's retired one 300-plus hitter, and now facing another one in Ken Griffey, hitting at 321. In fact, Griffey and Joe Morgan now tied for club leadership in terms of batting average.

Griffey is homered 11 times with 53 runs batted in. The pitch to him is too much inside of all.

Willie Montaignez at first, Jerry Royster at second. The shortstop is Pat Rockett. The third basement is Norford, Ohio is Barry Bunnell. Take a look at the outfield defensively in a moment. That is on the outside for a call. Strike, and the count is even at one. In left field, Gary Matthews and center roll in office. And in right field, Jeff Bur Burroughs with Dale Murphy behind the plate

and Mickey Mailer M-A-H-L-E-R on the mound no Morgan on deck as Griffey

awaits mailers one-one pitch and here it is swing and a half-swing it was and a

foul ball out of here the mailer with a count advantage and a ball two strikes here. So,

Mailer with a count advantage and a ball, two strikes.

We'll be seeing a couple of veteran Atlanta starters after tonight's game, Dick Ruth

in tomorrow night and Phil Necro on Sunday afternoon, fine pitching matchup on Sunday.

Loan inside, two balls and two strikes. It'll be Tom Siever after his... Necro on Sunday afternoon. Fine pitching matchup on Sunday.

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