Dodgers Take Series Lead; Reuss Holds Yanks on 4-Hitter

Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager hit back-to-back home runs off Ron Guidry in the seventh inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees yesterday and a 3-2 lead in the World Series.

The Dodger Stadium crowd of 56, 115 erupted in thunderous applause as the Dodgers continued on a comeback trail that began in the National League West Division series against Houston.

Guidry had struck out nine, including Guerrero in the fourth inning, when he started the seventh. As the crowd sat in silence, waiting for the Dodgers to come to life as they had so many times before, the explosion came on the second pitch to Guerrero.

The Dodger right fielder was 3 for 15 before the seventh inning of yesterday's game, but he also slammed an 0-1 pitch from Guidry deep into the left-center-field bleachers, tying the game.

Guidry then worked the count on Yeager to 1-2 before the Dodger catcher jacked a chest-high fastball into the stands, near the spot where Guerrero's shot had landed.

The homers, only the ninth hit back-to-back in World Series history, gave the come-from-behind Dodgers their third straight victory. The Dodgers outlasted the Yankees in game four on Saturday, 8-7. Both teams have won all their games at home.

Los Angeles will send Burt Hooten against Tommy John, when the series returns to New York Tuesday.

The only run off Reuss, who was 10-4 during the regular season with a 2.29 ERA, came in the second. Reggie Jackson doubled on the first pitch of the inning, and made it to third when second-baseman Dave Lopes bobbled a Bob Watson grounder. He scored moments later, when Lou Piniella singled into left field.

The Dodger victory was marred, however, when third baseman Ron Cey was beaned by a pitch from reliever Rich Gossage in the eighth. Gossage had thrown one strike to the Dodger infielder, when he next pitch, a 94 MPH fastball, hit Cey in the helmet.