Top 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Merritt
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mota vs. Merritt
  
  Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Merritt
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kosco vs. Merritt
  
  Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Osteen
  
  Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Helms vs. Osteen
  
  Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tolan vs. Osteen
  
  Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  There goes Tolan. The throw from Torborg and he is out, Grabarkewitz applying the tag. View Play 

Top 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Merritt
  
  Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lefebvre vs. Merritt
  
  Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
  
  Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Osteen
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Osteen
  
  May hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torborg vs. Merritt
  
  Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osteen vs. Merritt
  
  Merritt fires to first and picks off Torborg. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. Merritt
  
  Osteen hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Merritt
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Osteen
  
  McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Osteen
  
  Concepcion strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merritt vs. Osteen
  
  Merritt bunts in front of the plate. Torborg fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Torborg. McRae moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rose vs. Osteen
  
  Rose hits a popup in front of the plate. Torborg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Helms vs. Osteen
  
  Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Helms reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. Merritt moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Tolan vs. Osteen
  
  Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Helms scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mota vs. Merritt
  
  Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Merritt
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kosco vs. Merritt
  
  Kosco hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parker vs. Merritt
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Osteen
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Osteen
  
  May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kosco. May reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Osteen
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Concepcion vs. Osteen
  
  Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Merritt vs. Osteen
  
  Merritt strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lefebvre vs. Merritt
  
  Lefebvre hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
  
  Grabarkewitz strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grabarkewitz out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torborg vs. Merritt
  
  Torborg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Osteen
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Osteen
  
  Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tolan vs. Osteen
  
  Tolan strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  Perez hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. Merritt
  
  Osteen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Merritt
  
  Wills bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Osteen moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mota vs. Merritt
  
  Mota hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms fields it and throws to first for the out. May throws to Concepcion, who throws back to May who tags Wills for the double play. Osteen moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Davis vs. Merritt
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Osteen
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Osteen
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Osteen
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kosco vs. Merritt
  
  Jimmy Stewart now playing left field.
  
  Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Merritt
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lefebvre vs. Merritt
  
  Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Osteen
  
  Concepcion bunts towards first. Parker fields the ball and throws to Osteen covering. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merritt vs. Osteen
  
  Merritt bunts towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Osteen
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Helms vs. Osteen
  
  Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
  
  Grabarkewitz strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torborg vs. Merritt
  
  Torborg hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Merritt
  
  Steve Garvey pinch hits for Claude Osteen.
  
  Garvey hits a line drive towards third. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Lamb
  
  Ray Lamb now pitching.
  
  Tolan hits a popup towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Lamb
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Lamb
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  May vs. Lamb
  
  There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  May vs. Lamb
  
  May strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Merritt
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mota vs. Merritt
  
  Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Merritt
  
  Davis hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kosco vs. Merritt
  
  Kosco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Merritt
  
  Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lefebvre vs. Carroll
  
  Clay Carroll now pitching.
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Carroll Parker moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lefebvre vs. Carroll
  
  Lefebvre hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/15/1970 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Wills M, ss           4  0  1  0   Rose P, rf            4  0  1  0   
Mota M, lf            4  1  2  0   Helms T, 2b           4  1  2  1   
Davis W, cf           4  0  1  0   Tolan B, cf           4  0  1  2   
Kosco A, rf           4  1  1  2   Perez T, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Parker W, 1b          4  0  1  0   Bench J, c            4  0  0  0   
Lefebvre J, 3b        4  0  0  0   May L, 1b             4  0  1  0   
Grabarkewitz B, 2b    3  0  0  0   McRae H, lf           3  1  1  0   
Torborg J, c          3  0  0  0   Stewart J, lf         0  0  0  0   
Osteen C, p           2  0  1  0   Concepcion D, ss      2  0  1  0   
Garvey S, ph          1  0  0  0   Merritt J, p          1  1  0  0   
Lamb R, p             0  0  0  0   Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        29  3  7  3

Los Angeles      000 000 002 --  2
Cincinnati       003 000 00x --  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Osteen C (L)          7.0  7  3  3  1  4
Lamb R                1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W)         8.2  7  2  2  0  2
Carroll C (S)         0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Concepcion D, Torborg J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Helms T, May L, Parker W
HR -- Kosco A
CS -- Tolan B
SH -- Merritt J 2
WP -- Lamb R
Balk -- Carroll C
T -- 2:15
A -- 6701

    

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