Coming from far behind, the Pirates wiped out a seven-run deficit and rallied to defeat the Reds, 11-9. George Foster hit a three-run homer in the first inning to pace the Reds, who built up an 8-1 lead before the Pirates erupted for four runs in the sixth and six more in the seventh.

Bill Robinson, who hit three doubles and a single, drove in one run in the sixth and two in the seventh. Willie Stargell had a two-run single in the sixth and a run-scoring double in the seventh. The Pirates got a break when Paul Moskau, who was pitching a five-hitter for the Reds, had to leave the game with a stiff shoulder after five innings. Dave Tomlin, Pedro Borbon and Doug Bair all failed in relief for the Reds. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Cincinnati Reds 9

Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds         4  2  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   9 13  0
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  4    6  0  x  -  11 18  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Taveras ss            5   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Griffey rf            5   2   4   2     0   0   .332      Milner lf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .256
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     2   0   .241        Moreno cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Foster lf             4   3   3   3     1   0   .320      Parker rf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .286
Driessen 1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .301      B. Robinson cf,lf     5   3   4   3     0   0   .271
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     1   2   .311      Stargell 1b           4   2   3   3     1   0   .246
Lum cf                3   0   1   1     1   1   .291      Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .260
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Ott c                 4   1   2   1     0   0   .248
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Garner 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Werner c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .171      D. Robinson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Moskau p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .182        Reuss p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Jackson p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Candelaria p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .130

Totals               38   9  13   9     6   4             Totals               41  11  18  10     1   2

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 21,710
Left on Base: Reds 8, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Morgan (13), Foster 2 (10), Driessen (12), B. Robinson 3 (10), Stennett (5), Taveras (11), Stargell (4)
Home Runs: Foster (12)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (10)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (6)
GIDP: Lum (2), Stennett (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  5     5   1   1   0   1   0  19   5.40
Tomlin                  0     4   4   4   0   0   0   4   5.54
Borbon                  1     5   4   4   0   0   0   8   6.15
Bair L(1-2)             1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   1.29
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.94
Totals                  8    18  11  11   1   2   0  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             1.2   4   6   6   3   1   1  11   3.33
Reuss                   3.1   5   2   2   1   0   0  15   5.97
Whitson                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Jackson W(1-1)          1.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.04
Tekulve                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.68
Candelaria SV(1)        1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.41
Totals                  9    13   9   9   6   4   1  44

Passed Balls: Ott (5)
Wild Pitches: Moskau (1), D. Robinson 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch
[Rose to second]; Griffey singled to center [Rose scored];
Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster homered [Griffey
scored, Morgan scored]; Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion
walked; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Lum struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Werner flied out to right; Moskau walked; D. Robinson
threw a wild pitch [Moskau to second]; Rose flied out to center;
Griffey singled to center [Moskau scored, Griffey to second (on
throw to home)]; REUSS REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Morgan
doubled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to center; Stargell singled to
left [B. Robinson to third]; Stennett grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [B. Robinson scored (no
RBI), Stargell out at second]; Ott singled to center; Moskau
threw a wild pitch [Ott to second]; Garner flied out to left; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

REDS 3RD: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled to right; Lum walked [Concepcion to second]; Werner
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion to third, Lum to
second]; Moskau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss struck out; Taveras lined to left; Milner
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey flied out
to right; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker popped to shortstop; B. Robinson doubled to
left; Stargell flied out to left; Stennett flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Foster doubled to left; Driessen doubled to right
[Foster scored]; Ott allowed a passed ball [Driessen to third];
Concepcion singled to right [Driessen scored]; Lum grounded into
a double play (second to first to shortstop to pitcher to
second) [Concepcion out at second]; Werner popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner singled
to right; MACHA BATTED FOR REUSS; Macha forced Garner (third to
second); Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: WHITSON REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Moskau grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rose flied out to left; Griffey singled to
shortstop; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Milner singled
to right; Parker singled to right [Milner to third]; B. Robinson
doubled to right [Milner scored, Parker to third]; Stargell
singled to left [Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; BORBON
REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Stennett doubled to right [Stargell
to third]; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Stargell scored]; SANGUILLEN BATTED
FOR WHITSON; Sanguillen popped to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 8, Pirates 5.

REDS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Foster doubled
to left; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Foster to
third]; Concepcion struck out; Lum singled to left [Foster
scored]; Werner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED LUM (PLAYING CF); Taveras doubled
to left; Milner singled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker
singled to left [Milner to second]; B. Robinson doubled to left
[Milner scored, Parker scored]; BAIR REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING);
Stargell doubled to center [B. Robinson scored]; Stennett was
called out on strikes; Ott singled to center [Stargell scored];
Garner singled to shortstop [Ott to second]; Jackson singled to
right [Ott to third, Garner to second]; Taveras grounded out
(second to first) [Ott scored, Garner to third, Jackson to
second]; Milner flied out to center; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
9, Pirates 11.

REDS 8TH: MORENO REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COLLINS BATTED FOR BAIR; Collins
popped to first; Rose flied out to center; Griffey singled to
first; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Foster walked [Griffey to third, Morgan to
second]; CANDELARIA REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 9,
Pirates 11.

PIRATES 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Parker
grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson lined to left;
Stargell walked; Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Pirates 11.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; KENNEDY BATTED
FOR GERONIMO; Kennedy was called out on strikes; Werner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Pirates
11.

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