Jaster Gem and Longballs

K'VILLE-- Game 82 featured a pitchers' duel between the REK's Larry Jaster and Joe Horlen of the home-standing Cruisers. The two hurlers took the game to the through the sixth?inning scoreless before Horlen was lifted for a pinch-hitter. Reliever Ted Abernathy took the ball in the seventh inning and gave up the first run of the contest as Willie Stargell reached the right-field seats with a bomb to make it 1-0 REK. The visitors extended the lead in the 8^th?as Bobby Richardson reached on error to start the inning and Joe Torre launched a two-run shot off of reliever Billy O'Dell to make it 3-0. Torre had three of the seven REK hits. Bob Skinner made it 4-0 with a 2-out blast. Meanwhile the Cruisers, winners of 10 of their last 11 outings to force the extra game, were out of gas as Jaster held them hitless while allowing just three walks in the contest. The REK will advance to face the Hoboken Zephyrs in the Ott wild card series.?