Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Daniels vs. Downs
  
  Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stillwell vs. Downs
  
  Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Downs
  
  Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Downs
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Downs
  
  There goes Davis. The throw from Melvin and he is safe. Davis steals third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jones vs. Downs
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Hoffman
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Hoffman
  
  Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Hoffman
  
  Leonard hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Downs
  
  Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Downs covering, for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Downs
  
  McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Downs
  
  Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maldonado vs. Hoffman
  
  Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin misplays the ball. That's an error on Larkin. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Hoffman
  
  Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maldonado moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Hoffman
  
  Clark hits a line drive to right field. Jones throws towards the plate. McGriff fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McGriff. Maldonado scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. Clark moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Melvin vs. Hoffman
  
  Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Uribe vs. Hoffman
  
  Uribe hits a line drive into right field. Jones picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Clark scores. Uribe moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Downs vs. Hoffman
  
  Downs bunts towards the mound. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Uribe scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Hoffman
  
  Speier strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoffman vs. Downs
  
  Hoffman hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Daniels vs. Downs
  
  Daniels hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stillwell vs. Downs
  
  Stillwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mitchell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Hoffman
  
  Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Hoffman
  
  Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maldonado vs. Hoffman
  
  Maldonado hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Downs
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Downs
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Downs
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Francona vs. Downs
  
  Francona is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McGriff vs. Downs
  
  McGriff strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Hoffman
  
  Davis strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Hoffman
  
  Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Melvin vs. Hoffman
  
  Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Downs
  
  Chris Speier now playing third base. Robby Thompson now playing second base.
  
  Larkin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoffman vs. Downs
  
  Hoffman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Daniels vs. Downs
  
  Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stillwell vs. Downs
  
  Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Hoffman
  
  Uribe hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downs vs. Hoffman
  
  Downs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Hoffman
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Downs
  
  Davis hits a line drive towards short. Uribe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Downs
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Downs
  
  Jones hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Downs
  
  Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Hoffman
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leonard vs. Hoffman
  
  There goes Thompson. The throw from McGriff and he is out, Larkin applying the tag. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Hoffman
  
  Leonard strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maldonado vs. Hoffman
  
  Maldonado takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Hoffman
  
  Davis takes first base on ball four. Maldonado moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Hoffman
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Downs
  
  McGriff strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Downs
  
  Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Downs
  
  Dave Collins pinch hits for Guy Hoffman.
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Melvin vs. Murphy
  
  Rob Murphy now pitching.
  
  Melvin strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Murphy
  
  Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downs vs. Murphy
  
  Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Daniels vs. Downs
  
  Daniels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Daniels reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stillwell vs. Downs
  
  Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. Downs
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Downs
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Speier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Murphy
  
  Speier strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Murphy
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Murphy
  
  Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maldonado vs. Murphy
  
  Maldonado hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Maldonado reaches third base with a triple. Leonard goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Davis vs. Murphy
  
  Davis is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Downs
  
  Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Downs
  
  Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Esasky vs. Lefferts
  
  Paul O'Neill pinch hits for Terry McGriff. Nick Esasky pinch hits for Paul O'Neill. Craig Lefferts now pitching.
  
  Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Larkin vs. Lefferts
  
  Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Diaz vs. Lefferts
  
  Bo Diaz pinch hits for Rob Murphy.
  
  Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Daniels vs. Lefferts
  
  Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/9/1987, game 2 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Daniels K, lf         5  0  1  0   Speier C, 2b-3b       4  0  0  0   
Stillwell K, 2b       4  0  0  0   Mitchell K, 3b        2  0  0  0   
Davis E, cf           3  0  0  0   Thompson R, 2b        2  0  1  0   
Bell B, 3b            2  0  1  0   Leonard J, lf         4  1  1  0   
Jones T, rf           4  1  1  0   Maldonado C, rf       3  1  1  1   
Francona T, 1b        3  0  1  0   Davis C, cf           3  1  1  0   
McGriff T, c          3  0  0  0   Clark W, 1b           3  1  1  1   
O'Neill P, ph         0  0  0  0   Melvin B, c           3  0  0  0   
Esasky N, ph          1  0  1  0   Uribe J, ss           3  1  1  1   
Larkin B, ss          4  1  1  1   Downs K, p            2  0  0  1   
Hoffman G, p          2  0  0  0   Lefferts C, p         0  0  0  0   
Collins D, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Murphy R, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Diaz B, ph            0  0  0  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  6  2                        29  5  6  4

Cincinnati       000 010 001 --  2
San Francisco    040 000 01x --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoffman G (L)         6.0  4  4  1  2  3
Murphy R              2.0  2  1  1  0  3

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Downs K (W)*          8.0  5  2  2  3  2
Lefferts C (S)        1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Larkin B, McGriff T, Jones T
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 3
2B -- Bell B, Daniels K
3B -- Maldonado C
HR -- Larkin B
SB -- Davis E
CS -- Thompson R
SH -- Downs K
SF -- Diaz B
HBP -- by Downs K (Francona T)
T -- 2:21
A -- 46434

    

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