▁from ▁Rich ie ▁Heb ner ▁and ▁Dave ▁C ash . ▁The ▁Red s ▁got ▁one ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁on ▁an ▁R BI ▁double ▁by ▁P ete ▁Rose . ▁But ▁Pitts burgh ▁in ched ▁further ▁ahead ▁with ▁another ▁run - sc oring ▁hit ▁from ▁C ash ▁in ▁the ▁fourth . ▁César ▁Ger ón imo ▁cut ▁the ▁Pir ates ' ▁lead ▁to ▁ 3 – 2 ▁with ▁a ▁hom er ▁in ▁the ▁fifth . ▁The ▁Pir ate ▁held ▁onto ▁their ▁ 1 - run ▁margin ▁until ▁a ▁dram atic ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁nin th . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁def ending ▁World ▁Series ▁champion ▁Pir ates ▁three ▁out s ▁away ▁from ▁returning ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁title , ▁Red s ▁catch er ▁Johnny ▁Ben ch ▁hom ered ▁off ▁Pitts burgh ▁closer ▁Dave ▁Gi ust i ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁game . ▁Tony ▁Pérez ▁sing led ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁pin ch - runner ▁George ▁F oster . ▁Den is ▁Men ke ▁followed ▁with ▁another ▁single ▁as ▁F oster ▁moved ▁to ▁second ▁base . ▁With ▁the ▁count ▁ 2 - 0 ▁on ▁Ger on imo , ▁Gi ust i ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁Game   2 ▁st arter ▁Bob ▁Mo ose . ▁Ger on imo ' s ▁fly ▁ball ▁out ▁advanced ▁F oster ▁to ▁third ▁base , ▁but ▁Mo ose ▁induced ▁short stop ▁Dar rell ▁Chan ey ▁to ▁pop ▁out ▁as ▁F oster ▁stayed ▁at ▁third . ▁Just ▁when ▁it ▁looked ▁like ▁Mo ose ▁may ▁w ig gle ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁t ough ▁two - on , ▁no ▁out