NLCS Game 4: Pirates 5, Braves 3

GAME 4 - Forbes Field
Steve Avery vs Tommy Sisk
Pirates 5, Braves 3

Atlanta drew first blood when Otis Nixon scored easily on a 4-6-3 DP off the bat of Ron Gant.  Avery was sharp and had a no hit bid going until the 6th when of all people pitcher Tommy Sisk broke it up with a slow roller that no one could get to in the infield.  Matty Alou, the NL Batting Champ, lined a single to right on a perfectly executed hit and run play to put runners on the corners with 1 out.  Gene Alley, the goat of game 1 for his huge 2 out error, delivered a 2 run double off the ivy in left center to give the Bucs a 2-1 lead.  Terry Pendleton's RBI single in the top of the 7th knotted the game up a 2-2.  "Bedrock", Steve Bedrosian, was brought on to start the 7th in relief of Avery.  Catcher Jim Pagliaroni walked on 4 pitches then scored on a opposite field double by Jose Pagan.  Maz singled to move Pagan up 90 feet.  Manny Mota was called on to pinch hit for Sisk, who did a great job on the hill today.  Bedrock uncorked consecutive wild pitches to score Pagan and move Maz to third.  Mota finally got a pitch to hit and he lined a double over Nixon's head in center to make it a 5-2 game.  Damon Berryhill's sac fly in the 8th cut Pittsburgh's lead to 2.  Lefty Bill O'Dell was solid in relief, but after allowing Gant to single with 2 out he was replaced by Mikkelson, who got Justice to line out to first to end it with the tying run on base.
Pirates lead series 3-1

editor's note:  The remaining games in the series will be completed Sunday night @10pm EST.  So stay tuned to see which NL team will get to face Toronto in the KOD14 World Series.