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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 7, 1978
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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 July 7, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Dick Stello |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Vic Harris | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 7, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Seaver
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blue
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Blue
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Blue
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it 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: ---
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a fly ball towards center. Geronimo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Geronimo. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Seaver
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Seaver
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Seaver
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Seaver
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blue
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Blue
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a fly ball into left 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: ---
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Blue
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blue
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Blue
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Rose trying to get to third. Dwyer throws the ball in to Evans, who tags Rose for the out. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Seaver
Harris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Seaver
Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Seaver
Blue strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blue
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Blue
There goes Driessen. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Seaver
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Foster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Foster. Whitfield goes all the way around to score. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Seaver
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blue
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Blue
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Blue
Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Blue
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffey vs. Blue
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Blue
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Borbon
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Borbon
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Borbon
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blue
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Williams
Charlie Williams now pitching. Joe Morgan pinch hits for Junior Kennedy.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. Williams
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to home to get Bench. Driessen moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Williams
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sarmiento
Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Joe Morgan now playing second base.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sarmiento fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sarmiento
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sarmiento
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Williams
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Williams
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Williams
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Williams
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Concepcion scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Williams
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sarmiento
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sarmiento
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Sarmiento covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sarmiento
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Sarmiento
Hill hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Hill reaches second base with a double. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Sarmiento
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Charlie Williams.
Ivie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Ivie reaches second base with a double. Hill scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Sarmiento
Rob Andrews pinch runs for Mike Ivie.
Dwyer hits a popup towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Curtis
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Rob Andrews now playing second base. John Curtis now pitching.
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Curtis
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Curtis
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Curtis covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Curtis
Ray Knight pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento.
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching. Mike Lum now playing center field.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tomlin
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Tomlin
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Tomlin
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Curtis
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Curtis
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Moffitt
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Moffitt
Bench hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Hector Cruz now playing third base.
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1978, game 1 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Dwyer J, cf 5 0 0 0 Rose P, 3b 5 1 3 1
Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Griffey K, rf 4 1 2 1
Whitfield T, lf 5 1 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 2 1 0 0
Clark J, rf 5 1 2 0 Foster G, lf 5 0 3 1
McCovey W, 1b 5 1 1 1 Bench J, c 4 1 1 2
Evans D, 3b 5 2 1 2 Driessen D, 1b 5 0 1 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Harris V, 2b 3 0 0 1 Morgan J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 4 1 2 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Lum M, cf 0 0 0 0
Cruz H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 1 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 4 1 3 0 Collins D, ph 1 1 1 0
Hill M, c 4 1 2 1 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Blue V, p 1 0 0 0 Henderson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams C, p 0 0 0 0 Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 1 1 Knight R, ph 1 0 0 0
Andrews R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 6 36 6 13 5
San Francisco 020 030 020 -- 7
Cincinnati 000 020 103 -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W)* 5.0 8 2 2 3 3
Williams C 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Curtis J+ 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Moffitt R 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Lavelle G (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 5.0 7 5 4 1 7
Borbon P 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Sarmiento M 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Tomlin D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Geronimo C, Foster G
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Metzger R, Hill M, Ivie M
HR -- McCovey W, Evans D, Bench J
CS -- Driessen D
SF -- Harris V, Griffey K
WP -- Williams C
T -- 2:38
A -- 0
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