[BradC]

9/17/83:

A seven-run third inning, highlighted by Darren Daulton's two-out grand slam, powered the Phillies to a 10-5 win over the Pirates. Garry Maddox, Don Baylor, and Gary Matthews had two hits apiece and Marty Bystrom pitched five innings to win his 15th game of the year.

The Pirates did all their damage against Bystrom, who ended up with just one earned run thanks to a pair of Phillies errors. A parade of relievers snuffed out a few potential threats by the Bucs in the late innings. Larry McWilliams (12-14) took the loss for Pittsburgh.

We're 13 and 14 games up against the Cardinals and Expos, respectively, while the lowly Cubs are an astonishing 57 games out of first place. Over in the American League, one division race remains tight -- the Blue Jays are clinging to a three-game lead over the Yankees -- while the other is on the verge of ending as the White Sox maintain seven games over the Rangers.

Maddox nudged his batting average to .321, good for third in the National League. Mike Schmidt is still the NL's home run and RBI leader with 40 round-trippers and 118 runs knocked in. He and Joe Morgan remain in the top three in runs scored: Schmidt has crossed the plate 108 times while the Phils' second baseman leads with 112. Morgan is far and away the NL leader in walks with 145; Schmidt is second with 117.