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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 13, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 13, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,253 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Tremblay 1B: Bob Nelson 2B: Joe Schratz 3B: Harry Smail |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Arturo DeFreites | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| John Candelaria | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 13, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Candelaria
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Candelaria
Bench takes first base on ball four. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeFreites vs. Candelaria
DeFreites strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. LaCoss
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. LaCoss
Foli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. LaCoss
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. LaCoss
Milner takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. LaCoss
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Candelaria
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Candelaria
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Candelaria
LaCoss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. LaCoss
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. LaCoss
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. LaCoss
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candelaria vs. LaCoss
Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Candelaria
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Candelaria
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. LaCoss
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. LaCoss
Foli hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. LaCoss
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFreites vs. Candelaria
DeFreites strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Candelaria
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Candelaria
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Candelaria
LaCoss bunts towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. LaCoss
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaCoss
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. LaCoss
Ott hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Candelaria
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner juggles the ball. That's an error on Garner. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner juggles the ball. That's an error on Garner. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Candelaria
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeFreites vs. Candelaria
DeFreites hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. LaCoss
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. LaCoss
Garner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. LaCoss
Candelaria strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. LaCoss
Moreno hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Candelaria
Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Candelaria
Blair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Candelaria
LaCoss strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Candelaria
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Candelaria
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field. Moreno picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moreno. Griffey goes all the way around to score. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Candelaria
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Candelaria
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Whitson
Ed Whitson now pitching.
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. LaCoss
Foli hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. LaCoss
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. LaCoss
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. LaCoss
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. LaCoss
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Whitson
Dan Driessen pinch hits for Arturo DeFreites.
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Whitson
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Paul Blair.
Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCoss vs. Whitson
LaCoss bunts towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to third. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Whitson
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Driessen scores. Knight moves to third. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. LaCoss
Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Dan Driessen now playing first base. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. LaCoss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stennett for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. LaCoss
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easler vs. LaCoss
Mike Easler pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Easler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. LaCoss
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. LaCoss
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. Easler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Auerbach. Easler scores. Foli moves to third. Parker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Milner vs. Tomlin
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Romo
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Romo
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Romo
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bair
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Bair
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Bair
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Romo
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bair vs. Romo
Bair strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Romo
Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Romo
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Bair
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Enrique Romo.
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Bair
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Bair
Foli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Bair
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Foster 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 5/13/1979 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Griffey K, rf 5 1 2 0 Moreno O, cf 5 0 0 0
Kennedy J, 2b 5 2 3 1 Foli T, ss 3 0 1 1
Concepcion D, ss 5 0 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 0 1 0
Auerbach R, ss 0 0 0 0 Milner J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Foster G, lf 5 0 1 1 Robinson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Bench J, c 4 0 1 1 Ott E, c 4 0 1 0
DeFreitas A, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Driessen D, ph-1b 2 2 2 1 Garner P, 3b 4 2 3 1
Knight R, 3b 5 1 2 0 Candelaria J, p 2 0 0 0
Blair P, cf 2 1 1 2 Whitson E, p 0 0 0 0
Geronimo C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Easler M, ph 1 1 1 0
LaCoss M, p 3 0 1 0 Romo E, p 0 0 0 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0
Bair D, p 1 0 0 0
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42 7 14 6 35 3 9 2
Cincinnati 000 014 110 -- 7
Pittsburgh 000 010 200 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (W) 6.2 7 3 2 3 1
Tomlin D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Bair D 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (L) 5.2 10 5 3 2 4
Whitson E 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Romo E 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Garner P 2, Moreno O, Auerbach R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Kennedy J, Griffey K
HR -- Garner P, Blair P, Driessen D
SH -- LaCoss M
T -- 2:46
A -- 10253
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