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Bob Watson's home run brought in Jerry Mumphrey and Lou Piniella in the bottom of the first. Los Angeles starter Jerry Reuss lasted only two-and-a-half innings as Piniella drove in another run in the third and Bob Castillo came in to pitch for the Dodgers.
Yankee starter Ron Guidry kept the Dodgers scoreless until Steve Yeager's home run in the fifth. However, the Dodgers did not threaten the Yankee's lead until the eighth inning, when Ron Davis replaced Guidry.
After Davis walked two Dodgers in a row, Bob Lemon sent in Yankee reliever Rich Gossage. A base hit by Jay Johnstone and a sacrifice fly from Dusty Baker cut the Yankees' advantage to two, but a diving catch by New York's third baseman Graig Nettles held the Dodgers...
Ray Burris, who beat Valenzuela in the third contest of the series, kept the Dodgers off the board for much of the game. The six-foot five-inch allowed five hits and one walk in eight innings.
Though Expo fans were disapointed, nostalgia buffs should be pleased as the Dodgers will be facing the Yankees in the World Series for the eleventh time. The Series begins tonight at Yankee Stadium.