The conditions certainly were different from the last time Wright and Saunders pitched in the same game.

Wright, a 21-year-old hard-throwing right-hander, did not pitch a strong game, but he was good enough to maintain what his teammates gave him.

As long as Wright was pitching, though, it seemed as if one run might be enough.

Wright had not pitched since Aug. 30, when he also worked six and a third innings, a season high.

Wright is recovering from a shoulder injury and has not pitched for the Yankees since April 23.

That Wright is pitching tonight is an interesting development in itself.

Wright will pitch the fourth game of the season on Friday at home against Baltimore.

Wright has not pitched in five weeks, since pain forced him from a start on April 23.

Wright just pitched better, providing yet another example of how this Series has changed the perception of youth, perhaps forever.

Wright pitched six shutout innings in his first start of 1979.