h itt able " ▁S pl itt or ff ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Martin ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁Jackson ▁to ▁the ▁plate ▁to ▁hit ▁for ▁Cl iff ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁Jackson ▁put ▁aside ▁all ▁fr ustr ations ▁over ▁not ▁starting ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁came ▁through ▁with ▁a ▁pin ch - hit ▁R BI ▁single ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁Royal ▁lead ▁to ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Roy als ▁mounted ▁a ▁threat ▁in ▁their ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth . ▁ ▁Tor rez ▁walked ▁both ▁Am os ▁Ot is ▁and ▁P ete ▁La C ock ▁with ▁two ▁out s , ▁but ▁relief ▁ace ▁S par ky ▁L yle ▁came ▁in ▁and ▁struck ▁out ▁Cook ie ▁Ro jas , ▁the ▁Roy als ' ▁D H ▁playing ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁major - le ague ▁game . ▁ ▁With ▁apparently ▁very ▁little ▁confidence ▁in ▁regular ▁closer ▁Mark ▁L itt ell , ▁who ▁strugg led ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Roy als ▁manager ▁White y ▁Herzog ▁sent ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁sto pper ▁Dennis ▁Leonard ▁out ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁nin th . ▁ ▁Leonard , ▁un acc ustom ed ▁to ▁short ▁relief , ▁yield ed ▁a ▁blo op ▁single ▁to ▁Paul ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁walked ▁Roy ▁White ▁( pin ch ▁hitting ▁for ▁B ucky ▁D ent ) ▁with ▁no ▁out s . ▁ ▁Herzog , ▁going ▁with ▁percent ages , ▁replaced ▁Leonard ▁with ▁another ▁normal ▁st arter , ▁left - hand er ▁Larry ▁G ura . ▁ ▁The ▁strategy ▁back