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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 6, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 6, 1981 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Pastore |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 14,551 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Paul Pryor |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Mike Easler | Left Fielder |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
John Candelaria | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
George Foster | Left Fielder |
Johnny Bench | First Baseman |
Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
Frank Pastore | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 6, 1981
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Pastore
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Pastore
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Pastore
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Candelaria
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Candelaria
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Pastore
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Pastore
Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pastore
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Candelaria
Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Candelaria
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oester for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Candelaria
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Pastore
Garner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oester reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Pastore
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candelaria vs. Pastore
Candelaria bunts towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicosia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Pastore
Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicosia scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Pastore
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Pastore
Parker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Pastore
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pastore vs. Candelaria
Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Candelaria
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easler. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Candelaria
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Candelaria
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Pastore
Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Pastore
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Easler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Pastore
Garner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Garner reaches second base with a double. Easler scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Candelaria vs. Price
Candelaria strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Price
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Candelaria
Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Berry vs. Candelaria
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oester moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Candelaria
Price bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and has Oester trapped. There's the throw to Foli who tags Oester for the out. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Candelaria
Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner catches it and throws to first to double up Price. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Price
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Price
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Price
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Foli moves to third. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easler vs. Price
Easler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench fields it and throws to home to get Foli. Parker moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Price
Thompson hits a fly ball towards left. Foster catches it and throws to Concepcion who relays to Bench to double up Easler. Parker tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Candelaria
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Price
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Price
Nicosia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candelaria vs. Price
Candelaria bunts towards the mound. Price juggles the ball. That's an error on Price. Nicosia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. Price
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. Price
Foli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Candelaria
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Candelaria
Oester strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Candelaria
O'Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Candelaria
Sam Mejias pinch hits for Joe Price.
Mejias strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bair
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Bair
Easler hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bair
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Romo
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins scores. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Romo
Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. Foli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Romo
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bair
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Bair
Nicosia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Nicosia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romo vs. Bair
Romo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Bair
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Romo
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Romo
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Romo
Oester hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Oester reaches third base with a triple. Knight goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nolan vs. Romo
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Mike O'Berry.
Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oester tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Jackson
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Doug Bair. Grant Jackson now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Harry Spilman.
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Hume
Joe Nolan now catching. Tom Hume now pitching.
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Hume
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Hume
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easler vs. Hume
Easler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hume
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Hume covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Jackson
Lee Lacy now playing left field. Mike Easler now playing right field.
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Jackson
Griffey bunts towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Tekulve
Foster is walked intentionally. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Tekulve
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Concepcion moves to third. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1981 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Moreno O, cf 5 1 1 1 Collins D, rf 4 2 1 0 Foli T, ss 5 1 2 0 Griffey K, cf 4 3 2 1 Parker D, rf 5 2 2 3 Concepcion D, ss 5 1 3 2 Lacy L, lf 0 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 4 1 3 3 Madlock B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bench J, 1b 5 0 2 1 Easler M, lf-rf 5 2 3 1 Knight R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 0 1 Oester R, 2b 4 1 2 1 Garner P, 2b 4 0 1 2 O'Berry M, c 2 0 1 0 Nicosia S, c 4 1 2 0 Nolan J, ph-c 0 0 0 1 Candelaria J, p 2 0 0 0 Pastore F, p 1 0 0 0 Romo E, p 1 0 0 0 Price J, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Mejias S, ph 1 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Bair D, p 0 0 0 0 Spilman H, ph 0 0 0 0 Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 11 8 36 9 14 9 Pittsburgh 004 210 100 -- 8 Cincinnati 103 000 122 -- 9 0 outs when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Candelaria J 6.0 10 4 4 1 3 Romo E 1.2 2 3 1 0 1 Jackson G (L)* 0.1 0 2 1 1 0 Tekulve K 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Pastore F+ 3.0 5 6 2 1 2 Price J 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 Bair D 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Hume T (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 3 batters in 4th E -- Knight R, Price J, Garner P 2 DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Griffey K, Garner P, Nicosia S 3B -- Collins D, Oester R HR -- Parker D, Foster G, Easler M SH -- Candelaria J, Griffey K SF -- Thompson J, Nolan J T -- 2:48 A -- 14551
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