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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 10, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on May 10, 1981 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 10, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 10, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Pastore |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 31,903 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Satch Davidson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Danny Heep | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Dickie Thon | Second Baseman |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | First Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Frank Pastore | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 10, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Pastore
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Pastore
The umpire calls a balk on Pastore Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Pastore
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Pastore
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Pastore
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Pastore
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Pastore
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Oester fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Niekro
There goes Collins. The throw from Pujols and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Pastore
Thon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Pastore
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Pastore
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Niekro
Nolan hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Pastore
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Pastore
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Pastore
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Pastore
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Pastore
Heep strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Niekro
Oester hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Oester reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pastore vs. Niekro
Pastore bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Pastore
Howe strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Pastore
Thon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Pastore
Pujols strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Niekro
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Niekro
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pastore vs. Niekro
Pastore hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Pastore
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Pastore
Puhl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Pastore
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Pastore
Cedeno is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Pastore
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Pastore
There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Pastore
Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Pastore
Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Pastore
Thon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Pastore
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Pastore
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Pastore
Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Smith
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Smith
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Pastore
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Pastore
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Price
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Price
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thon vs. Price
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Howe moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Price
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Smith
Oester hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Smith
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Joe Price.
Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Smith
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Bair
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Bair
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Bair
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Bair
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heep vs. Bair
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Smith
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Smith
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Smith
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Smith
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Smith
Nolan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Bair
Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Bair
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Bair
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Smith
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Smith
Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Smith
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Doug Bair.
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Smith
Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Collins reaches second base with a double. Oester goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Smith
Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple. Collins scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Griffey scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Smith
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching.
The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. LaCorte
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/10/1981 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Puhl T, rf 4 2 2 1 Collins D, rf 4 1 2 1
Reynolds C, ss 5 3 3 0 Griffey K, cf 5 1 1 1
Cedeno C, cf 3 1 2 1 Concepcion D, ss 5 1 2 0
Cruz J, lf 4 1 2 3 Foster G, lf 5 1 2 2
Heep D, 1b 5 0 1 1 Bench J, 1b 4 0 3 0
Howe A, 3b 5 0 1 0 Nolan J, c 4 0 0 0
Thon D, 2b 5 0 1 1 Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pujols L, c 5 0 0 0 Oester R, 2b 4 1 3 0
Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0 Pastore F, p 2 0 0 0
Roberts D, ph 1 0 1 0 Price J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith D, p 1 0 0 0 Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0 Bair D, p 0 0 0 0
Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 13 7 39 5 13 4
Houston 100 030 210 -- 7
Cincinnati 000 200 003 -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 5.0 7 2 2 1 2
Smith D 3.2 6 3 3 0 3
LaCorte F (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore F (L)* 6.0 9 6 6 1 5
Price J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Bair D 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Concepcion D
LOB -- Houston 10, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Oester R, Reynolds C, Collins D
3B -- Reynolds C, Griffey K
HR -- Foster G, Puhl T
SB -- Cruz J
CS -- Collins D
SF -- Cruz J
HBP -- by Pastore F (Cedeno C)
WP -- Niekro J, Smith D
Balk -- Pastore F
PB -- Pujols L
T -- 2:44
A -- 31903
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