With Dave Parker and John Milner combining to drive in five runs, the Pirates downed the Reds, 7-4, the Reds' fourth loss in their last five games. Parker smashed a two-run homer with Omar Moreno aboard via a single in the second inning. He also singled home Frank Taveras in the fourth frame.

Milner had an RBI single and scored on a single by Manny Sanguillen in the first inning and had a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Moreno doubled in Taveras for the other run in the first. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Monday, August    14, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  1  0  -   4 13  0
Pirates      3  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Taveras ss            4   2   2   0     1   0   .276
Griffey rf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Moreno cf             5   3   3   1     0   2   .223
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Parker rf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .303
Foster lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Milner 1b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .294
Bench c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .261      B. Robinson lf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Correll c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Concepcion ss         4   2   3   2     0   0   .306      Stennett 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .248
Henderson cf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .200      Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .277      Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kennedy ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .228        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Auerbach ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knight ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               38   4  13   4     3   3             Totals               34   7  12   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 26,514
Left on Base: Reds 10, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 2
Doubles: Foster (21), Concepcion (27), Auerbach (4), Moreno (9), Stennett (8), B. Robinson (27)
Home Runs: Concepcion (6), Parker (21)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (17)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (3)
GIDP: Henderson (6), Rose (7)
Hit by Pitch: B. Robinson (3,by Moskau)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(3-3)           4     9   7   7   1   1   1  23   4.13
Borbon                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.48
Sarmiento               1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.27
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.33
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   3   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(7-8)           6     8   2   2   2   1   0  26   4.44
Jackson                 1.2   4   2   2   0   0   1   9   2.77
Tekulve SV(19)          1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.08
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   3   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Moskau (3)
Wild Pitches: Jackson (2)
Balks: Moskau (5)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Morgan singled to center; Foster flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Moskau balked [Taveras
to second]; Moreno doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Parker
flied out to left; Milner singled to center [Moreno scored]; B.
Robinson was hit by a pitch [Milner to second]; Sanguillen
singled to center [Milner scored, B. Robinson to third,
Sanguillen to second (on throw)]; Stennett was walked
intentionally; Garner lined to center; Rooker struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 3.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Concepcion forced Bench
(shortstop to second); Concepcion stole second; Henderson
walked; Driessen struck out; Moskau popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno singled to
center; Parker homered [Moreno scored]; Milner grounded out
(pitcher to first); B. Robinson popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 5.

REDS 3RD: Rose popped to first in foul territory; Griffey popped
to third in foul territory; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 5.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to right; Bench singled to shortstop;
Concepcion singled to center [Bench to second]; Henderson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Rooker flied out to center; Taveras singled to
center; Moreno singled to right [Taveras to third]; Parker
singled to right [Taveras scored, Moreno to third]; Milner hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 7.

REDS 5TH: Driessen walked; KENNEDY BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Kennedy
singled to right [Driessen to second]; Rose grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Driessen to third,
Kennedy out at second]; Griffey grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 5TH: BORBON REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Stennett doubled to right; Garner flied out
to right; Rooker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 7.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to left; Foster doubled to center;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion doubled to
center [Foster scored]; Henderson singled to left [Concepcion
scored]; Driessen popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Taveras popped
to first in foul territory; Moreno struck out; Parker grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 7.

REDS 7TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; JACKSON REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Auerbach doubled to left; Rose grounded out (second
to first) [Auerbach to third]; Griffey singled to center
[Auerbach scored]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Griffey to
second]; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to
third]; Foster lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Milner
grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson doubled to left;
Sanguillen popped to third; Stennett singled to third [B.
Robinson to third]; Garner popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 7.

REDS 8TH: Correll flied out to right; Concepcion homered;
Henderson flied out to right; Driessen singled to center; KNIGHT
BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); LUM
BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Lum singled to left [Driessen to second];
Rose walked [Driessen to third, Lum to second]; Griffey grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Tekulve grounded
out (shortstop to first); Taveras walked; Taveras was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 7.

REDS 9TH: Morgan struck out; Foster struck out; Correll flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 7.