ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtθ ˈɪnɪŋ, wɪððə pˈaɪɹəts tɹˈeɪlɪŋ sˈɛvən fˈoːɹ, sˈɪmɑːli, pˈɪntʃhˈɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ pˈɪtʃɚ ɹˈɔɪ fˈeɪs, lˈɛd ˈɔf wɪð ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈɔf bˈɑːbi ʃˈænts, ɐdvˈænst tə sˈɛkənd ˌɔn vˈɜːdənz bˈædhˈɑːp ɡɹˈaʊndɚ, wˌɪtʃ stɹˈʌk jˈæŋkiː ʃˈɔːɹtstɑːp tˈoʊni kjˈuːbɛk ɪnðə θɹˈoʊt, ðˈɛn skˈoːɹd ˌɔn dˈɪk ɡɹˈoʊts sˈɪŋɡəl, ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈʌn ɪn ɐ fˈaɪvɹˈʌn ˈɪnɪŋ tə ɡˈɪv ðə pˈaɪɹəts ɐ nˈaɪn sˈɛvən lˈiːd.
In the eighth inning, with the Pirates trailing 7–4, Cimoli, pinch-hitting for pitcher Roy Face, led off with a single off Bobby Shantz, advanced to second on Virdon's bad-hop grounder, which struck Yankee shortstop Tony Kubek in the throat, then scored on Dick Groat's single, the first run in a five-run inning to give the Pirates a 9–7 lead.