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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 21, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 21, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1975 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Caldwell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 12,397 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: John McSherry |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
Ed Goodson | First Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Mike Caldwell | Pitcher |
Wes Westrum | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
George Foster | Center Fielder |
Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
John Vukovich | Third Baseman |
Fred Norman | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 21, 1975
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Norman
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Norman
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Norman
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Norman
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodson vs. Norman
Goodson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Caldwell
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Caldwell
Concepcion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Caldwell
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Norman
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Norman
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Norman
Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caldwell vs. Norman
Caldwell hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Caldwell
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Caldwell
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Caldwell
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Norman
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Norman
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norman
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Caldwell
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Caldwell
Vukovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Caldwell
Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Norman
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Norman
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Norman
Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Caldwell
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Caldwell
There goes Rose. The throw from Hill and he is out, Thomas applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Caldwell
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Caldwell
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Norman
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Norman
Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caldwell vs. Norman
Caldwell bunts towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caldwell for the out. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Norman
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Caldwell
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Caldwell
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Caldwell
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Norman
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norman
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Norman
Matthews hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodson vs. Norman
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speier vs. Norman
Speier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Speier reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. Matthews scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Norman
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Norman
Hill takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Caldwell vs. Norman
Caldwell hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Caldwell
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Caldwell
Vukovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Caldwell
Norman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Norman
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Norman
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norman
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Caldwell
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Caldwell
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Caldwell
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Caldwell
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Caldwell
Perez hits a popup towards first. Goodson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Caldwell
Foster hits a line drive towards the mound. Caldwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Norman
George Foster now playing right field. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field.
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Norman
Goodson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Carroll
Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Ed Goodson. Clay Carroll now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Carroll
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich juggles the ball. That's an error on Vukovich. Thomasson moves to third. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ontiveros vs. Carroll
Ontiveros is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hill vs. Carroll
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomasson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joshua vs. Carroll
Von Joshua pinch hits for Mike Caldwell.
Joshua hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Moffitt
Gary Thomasson now playing first base. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Geronimo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Moffitt
Vukovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Moffitt
Doug Flynn pinch runs for John Vukovich. Dan Driessen pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Moffitt
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Borbon
Doug Flynn now playing third base. Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Borbon
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Borbon
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Moffitt
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Moffitt
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Moffitt
There goes Morgan. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Moffitt
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Moffitt
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Lavelle
Ken Griffey pinch hits for George Foster. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Borbon
Ken Griffey now playing right field.
Matthews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Matthews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Borbon
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Borbon
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Matthews scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Borbon
There goes Speier. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Borbon
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Lavelle
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lavelle
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armbrister vs. Lavelle
Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Armbrister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1975 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 0 Rose P, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomas D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 0 0 Murcer B, rf 4 1 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Matthews G, lf 4 2 2 0 Bench J, c 4 1 1 3 Goodson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomasson G, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Foster G, cf-rf 3 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 5 0 2 3 Griffey K, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, rf 2 0 0 0 Hill M, c 2 0 2 1 Geronimo C, cf 2 0 0 0 Caldwell M, p 2 0 0 0 Vukovich J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Joshua V, ph 1 0 0 0 Flynn D, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Norman F, p 2 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Driessen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Armbrister E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 8 4 33 3 4 3 San Francisco 000 002 010 1 -- 4 Cincinnati 000 000 300 0 -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Caldwell M 7.0 3 3 3 1 1 Moffitt R 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 Lavelle G (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Norman F 7.1 6 3 2 4 2 Carroll C 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Borbon P (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Vukovich J LOB -- San Francisco 9, Cincinnati 3 2B -- Matthews G 2, Speier C HR -- Bench J SB -- Morgan J CS -- Rose P, Speier C SH -- Caldwell M SF -- Hill M WP -- Carroll C T -- 2:37 A -- 12397
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