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Scouting Report: Giants: Come into this series red hot (all puns intended) after taking 3 of 4 in Cincy. The Giants barely lost the final game of the 4 game set, 9-8. Billy Pierce is making his second start of the year after tossing a CG shutout vs STL. Marichal is sizzling hot. He's 3-0 and his ERA is below the interstate. Young Gaylord Perry will start the 3rd game. He's been struggling and might just get farmed out if he doesn't have a decent performance.. Cubs: The Cubs are one of the feel good stories in the league. Pundits predicted a sub .500 record for them, but the North Siders are 6-5 and look sound. After taking 2 of 3 from Philly the Cubs will hope for some Wrigley Field magic vs SF. Glen Hobbie starts the first game and has a great 3.21 ERA. Unfortunately the Cubs haven't hit for him, so he's 0-2. The "ace" Don Cardwell will face SF's ace, Juan Marichal, in what looks to be a great pitching match-up. Lefty Dick Ellsworth, who has had trouble finding the plate hopes to get his first win vs his equally challenged opponent, Gaylord Perry.
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Scouting Report: Pirates: The Bucs sit a 1/2 game up on the rest of the Senior Circuit. They are coming off a huge series where they took 3 of 4 from the hapless Metsies. 6 of the Pirates everyday starters are hitting over .300. Clemente and Maz are both hitting over .350. Bob Friend who goes in game 1 is pitching great. Vern law (game 3) is pitching lights out. Spot starter Bennie Daniels has struggled and he looks to be the weak link in their rotation and possibly Milwaukee's best shot to get a win in the series.. Braves: Milwaukee has underachieved. Part of the reason has
to be #2 starter Lew Burdette who is winless in 2 tries with a huge ERA.
Bob Buhl (game 1) has been solid. Carl Willey has been pitiful and
looks to be overmatched going against Vern Law. The Braves dropped 2
of 3 to the Dodgers coming into this series. The tri-fecta of
Aaron-Mathews-Adcock is has been crushing the ball, but the table setters
have not been getting on to produce runs.
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Scouting Report: Phillies: The Phils have played .500 ball so far. Pitching has been feast or famine and the hitting has come only from Tony Taylor, Johnny Callison or Richie Allen. The starters need to pick it up vs Cincy powerful lineup. Reds: Frank Robinson is hitting .520 and is the main reason the Reds aren't in the basement (the Mets might be the other reason). 1st game starter Joey Jay hasn't gotten anyone out since spring training and veteran Bob Purkey (game 3) might not have gotten anyone out since last September. Look for the bats to come alive and some home cooking at Crosley field to help out as well.
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Scouting Report: Mets: The Amazins' have been anything but amazing. After going 2-5 on their homestand they head to the road, where they have only won 1 game. Their lone pitching brightspot (Jay Hook 2-0) starts the opener of the Series. Diminutive lefty, Al Jackson goes in game 2. The Met bats, other than Felix Mantilla, are stone cold. Don Zimmer heads into this series hitting .049 (41 AB's). Rumor has it the Mets just might release the former Dodger if he doesn't get it going.. Cardinals: The Cards are mirred in a deep funk. At 4-8 they are closer to the cellar than they are to the penthouse. Most puzzling to all is the ineffectiveness of ace Bob Gibson who is 0-3 with a huge ERA. Game 1 starter, in this mini 2 game set is Ernie Broglio who is winless as well, more so because the Cards haven't hit for him than bad pitching. Curt Flood (.291) is the only everyday player approaching .300. Backup backstop Bob Uecker was heard to comment, "as a team we are hitting like a team of Ueckers".
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Scouting Report: Dodgers: The Dodgers dropped the first game of the 4 game set the upstart Colts as Bob Miller didn't have it. Games 2/3 feature Drysdale and Koufax and that spell trouble with a capital "T" for the Colts. Maury Wills hasn't been able to get on track stealing bases, but he is hitting .469 with 5 Ribbies since returning from the DL. Colt 45's: No one saw this coming this soon. The Colt 45's are no pop gun. In fact they are a magnum force. After beating the Dodgers in game 1 they moved into a tie for 2nd place. Lefty starter Bobby Shantz has been unhittable. His 0.53 ERA is tops in the league. The bats have come through in timely fashion to score big runs. 4 starters are hitting over .300, with Norm Larker hitting .450. Depending on the outcome of the final 3 games of this series we will see if Houston is for real.
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