The home team sent left-hander John Candelaria to the hill to try to stem the Red tide and the 21-year-old rookie responded magnificently. He yielded a home run to Dave Concepción in the second inning, but going into the eighth had a 2–1 lead, the result of Al Oliver's two-run homer in the Pirate sixth inning off of Gary Nolan.
The home team deployed left-hander John Candelaria to try to curb the Red tide, and the young rookie succeeded. He conceded a home run to Dave Concepción in the second but had a 2–1 lead entering the eighth, which was due to Al Oliver's two-run homer in the sixth against Gary Nolan.