Top 9th - Tigers 6 Blue Jays 2

************** Top of the 9th inning, Tigers batting
Wockenfuss pinch hitting for Sykes
6-2 0 --- 01 Wockenfuss flied out to right (CX)
6-2 1 --- 00 LeFlore grounded a single between first and second (X)
6-2 1 1-- 00 LeFlore stole second (>C)
6-2 1 -2- 22 Whitaker flied out to left (>C.SBBX)
6-2 2 -2- 12 Kemp lined a single between first and second, LeFlore
scored (CCBX)
Carty moved to left field
Cruz now pitching
Woods,G now playing right field
7-2 2 1-- 30 Staub walked, Kemp to second (BBBB)
7-2 2 12- 00 Lacy flied out to left (X)

************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blue Jays batting
Hiller now pitching
Lacy moved to right field
Rodriguez now playing third base
7-2 0 --- 12 Gomez struck out (CBFFFS)
7-2 1 --- 32 Woods,G grounded out to the mound (CCFBBBX)
7-2 2 --- 00 Bailor grounded out to second (X)


Final Score: Detroit 7 Toronto 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1978 Tigers 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 2 16 0
1978 Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 8 0

Detroit completes the sweep! Taking advantage of drawing an interdivision series with the Blue Jays to finish the season. Thousands of Detroit fans who made the trip down salute their Tigers, before heading out to their cars parked on the vast CNE grounds, tuning in to hear Ernie Harwell provide on-air updates from Wrigley. It's a clear day so 780AM is beaming nice and clear 250 miles away...

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Top 6th - Royals 0 Cubs 6

************** Top of the 6th inning, Royals batting
0-6 0 --- 00 Washington grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-6 0 1-- 12 Wathan grounded into a double play, Ontiveros to Scott to
Biittner (CB>FFX)
0-6 2 --- 00 Otis homered deep down the right field line (X)
1-6 2 --- 11 White grounded out to second (FBX)

************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cubs batting
1-6 0 --- 11 DeJesus reached on an infield single to second (BFX)
1-6 0 1-- 00 Reuschel,R bunted for a single, DeJesus to second (Xb)
1-6 0 12- 32 Scott grounded a single between first and second, DeJesus
scored, Reuschel,R to second (2CBFFBBFFX)
1-7 0 12- 01 Ontiveros flied out to center (FX)
White pinch hitting for Gross
1-7 1 12- 32 White walked, Reuschel,R to third, Scott to second
(CBBFBB)
Foucault now pitching
Patek now playing shortstop
Washington moved to second base
1-7 1 123 12 Kingman grounded into a double play, Washington to LaCock
(BFFX)


Amos Otis went opposite field for his 31st Home Run of the year. The Cubs though regain their 6-run advantage, which could have been much worse. Yesterday the Royals scored 7 in the 8th to erase a 5-2 deficit, they'll need all 7 of those runs today.

After 6 at Wrigley:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1978 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 2
1978 Cubs 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 11 1 6 2