NLDS Game 2: Pirates 2, Dodgers 1 (14 inn)

GAME 2 - Dodgers Stadium
Woodie Fryman vs Odalis Perez
Pirates 2, Dodgers 1 (14 inn)

Both starters were outstanding today.  Neither could get enough run support to come out on the winning side of the ledger.  A two out solo blast by Roberto Clemente in the top of the first staked Fryman to a 1-0 lead.  That run would be the last run that Perez would give up on a day where he fanned 6, walked just 1 and gave up just 3 hits in 8 innings of stellar work.  In the bottom of the 2nd Shawn Green grounded a single between 1st and 2nd to score Jayson Werth, who singled earlier with 1 out and moved to second on a fielder's choice.  The game would remain hopelessly deadlocked for the next 11 innings.  Heading into the top of the 14th Wilson Alvarez took the hill for LA for his second inning of relief work.  Alvarez was masterful in striking out the great Clemente, but let up ever so slightly against Willie Stargell, who launched one 385 feet to put the Bucs up 2-1.  Alvarez had a huge lefty vs lefty advantage over Stargell, who is a young lefty slugger who feasts on righty pitching.  When it comes to lefty pitching Stargell hits well below .200.  Today the odds shifted to his favor and the Pirate faithful watching back in Pittsburgh were ecstatic that it did.  Long reliever Don Cardwell, who pitched a perfect bottom of the 13th came back in the 14th to close it out.  Cardwell got Werth to fly to center, struck out Cora and lucked out when Green's sinking liner to short was sneered by Gene Alley to end this 14 inning marathon.
Pittsburgh leads series 2-0