After giving up seven hits in the first three innings, Doug Rau settled down and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Pirates with last-out help from Charlie Hough. Even with their seven hits, the Pirates scored only two runs.

The Dodgers went ahead with three in the third and added two more in the fourth on a single by Rau, triple by Bill Buckner and single by Ted Sizemore. After the Pirates picked up a run in the ninth, Hough relieved Rau and retired Manny Sanguillen for the final out of the game. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 27, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  1
Dodgers      0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Buckner lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
  Mendoza 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Sizemore 2b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .221
Sanguillen c          5   1   3   0     0   0   .315      Hale rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .150
Robinson cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .353      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   2     0   1   .182      Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   2   .281
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     0   0   .240      Rau p                 2   2   1   0     0   0   .333
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dyer ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .286

Totals               37   3  10   3     0   5             Totals               33   5   9   5     1   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 21,612
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Dodgers 6
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Sanguillen
Doubles: Sanguillen (3), Robertson (1), Dyer (2)
Triples: Buckner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (2,by Rau)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(1-2)            6     7   5   3   1   4   0  27   7.24
Tekulve                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.24
Totals                  8     9   5   3   1   6   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(3-0)              8.2  10   3   3   0   5   0  37   2.36
Hough SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Rau (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Paul Runge


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
doubled to left; Robinson singled to left [Sanguillen to third];
Robertson struck out; Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner flied out to left; Sizemore singled to
right; Hale made an out to shortstop; Garvey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker flied out to left; Hebner singled to right;
Taveras flied out to center; Kison grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Yeager was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett struck out; Sanguillen singled to center;
Robinson singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Robertson
doubled to left [Sanguillen scored, Robinson scored]; Zisk
struck out; Parker singled to right [Robertson to third]; Hebner
flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Rau reached on an error by
Sanguillen on a sacrifice bunt [Russell to second, Rau to
first]; Buckner flied out to right; Sizemore singled to right
[Russell scored, Rau to third]; Hale walked [Sizemore to
second]; Garvey singled to first [Rau scored (unearned),
Sizemore to third, Hale to second]; Cey forced Garvey (third to
second) [Sizemore scored (unearned), Hale to third]; Cruz lined
to first; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras flied out to left; Kison popped to catcher;
Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager flied out to right; Russell flied out to
left; Rau singled to center; Buckner tripled to right [Rau
scored]; Sizemore singled to center [Buckner scored]; Hale
struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen singled to third; Robinson flied out to
left; Robertson flied out to left; Zisk was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey struck
out; Cruz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to center; Hebner popped to first;
Taveras popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Rau grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: HELMS BATTED FOR KISON; Helms struck out; Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Buckner grounded
out (first to pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (third to first);
Hale grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Robinson flied out to center; Robertson made an out
to second; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Garvey
popped to first; Cey singled to right; Cruz singled to second
[Cey to second]; Yeager struck out; Russell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Hebner was
hit by a pitch; Taveras forced Hebner (shortstop to second);
DYER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Dyer doubled to center [Taveras
scored]; Mendoza singled to shortstop [Dyer to third]; HOUGH
REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

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