▁two ▁singles ▁by ▁We iss ▁and ▁L ans ford ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁Dave ▁Hend erson ▁double ▁made ▁it ▁ 2 – 0 ▁A ' s . ▁In ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁sixth , ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁cut ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁half ▁when ▁Mart y ▁Bar rett ▁walked , ▁went ▁to ▁second ▁on ▁a ▁single , ▁and ▁scored ▁on ▁consecutive ▁fiel der ' s ▁choice ▁ground ▁out s . ▁ ▁Need ing ▁two ▁runs ▁to ▁win , ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁took ▁the ▁field ▁with ▁one ▁series ▁of ▁at - b ats ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth . ▁Lee ▁Smith , ▁in effect ive ▁in ▁Game ▁ 2 , ▁was ▁again ▁in effect ive ▁as ▁the ▁A ' s ▁pushed ▁across ▁two ▁ins urance ▁runs . ▁Can se co ▁sing led , ▁st ole ▁second , ▁and ▁came ▁home ▁on ▁a ▁McG wire ▁single . ▁Stan ▁J avier ▁b unted ▁to ▁move ▁McG wire ▁to ▁second ▁and ▁w ound ▁up ▁on ▁first ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁execution ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁So x . ▁A ▁walk ▁to ▁Luis ▁Pol onia ▁loaded ▁the ▁bases ▁with ▁nobody ▁out . ▁Don ▁Bay lor ▁hit ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁fly ▁that ▁scored ▁McG wire ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁score ▁ 4 – 1 . ▁Smith ▁retired ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁hit ters , ▁but ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁were ▁finished . ▁E ck ers ley ▁finished ▁the ▁nin th ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁fourth ▁save ▁in ▁only ▁four ▁games , ▁an ▁all - time ▁record ▁( since ▁matched ▁by ▁John ▁W