And this year he has pulled a low - and - inside Phil Niekro knuckleball for a homer; hit a
high - and - tight fastball past Steve Carlton into
centerfield to knock in a run in a 6 - 0, four - hit shutout of the Phillies; and, in another complete - game win, a five - hit shutout of the Mets, he got an RBI on a groundout after New York Pitcher Charlie Puleo had walked the Padres» No. 8 hitter intentionally.
Although a $ 1.2 million rehabilitation of all of Wheaton North
High School's athletic fields has largely gone smoothly, completion of one of the project's crown jewels — the varsity baseball diamond — has been delayed by a surprising discovery: The
centerfield fence is 40 feet closer to home plate than school officials had desired.