Dave Concepcion went on a 4-for-4 spree, hitting two home runs and driving in six runs in leading the Reds to an 8-5 triumph over the Padres. With the score tied, 5-5, in the seventh inning, Concepcion delivered his second homer, which was the deciding blow in the Reds' fifth straight victory over the Padres. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 Reds 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 x - 8 11 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .216 Collins rf 3 2 0 0 2 0 .385 Jones cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .200 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Richards lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .184 Griffey cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .247 Kennedy c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .270 Concepcion ss 4 2 4 6 1 0 .349 Turner rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Foster lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .258 Perkins 1b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .412 Knight 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Salazar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Phillips 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .240 O'Berry c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Evans ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Driessen 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .196 Curtis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Oester 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .196 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pastore p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Stimac ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Moskau p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bass ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Totals 36 5 11 5 1 4 Totals 32 8 11 8 7 4 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 12,291 Left on Base: Padres 5, Reds 9 DP: Padres 2, Reds 2 Doubles: Jones (6), Perkins (2) Home Runs: Concepcion 2 (2) Stolen Bases: Richards (6), Collins (7) Sacrifice Hits: Knight (2) Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (1) GIDP: Salazar (2), Richards (2), Foster 2 (4) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis 3.1 4 5 5 5 2 1 20 5.33 Urrea 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Boone 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.24 Littlefield L(0-2) 2 5 3 3 2 0 1 12 5.52 Totals 8 11 8 8 7 4 2 41 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore 5 8 5 5 1 1 0 22 2.57 Price 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.32 Moskau W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.59 Hume SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.00 Totals 9 11 5 5 1 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Curtis (2), Urrea (2) Balks: Pastore (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Lanny Harris PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Pastore balked [Smith to second]; Jones grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third]; Richards singled to shortstop [Smith scored]; Richards stole second; Kennedy struck out; Turner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. PADRES 2ND: Perkins singled to second; Salazar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perkins out at second]; Phillips singled to right; Curtis forced Phillips (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Knight grounded out (third to first); Bench struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Driessen flied out to right; Oester popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Jones singled to shortstop; Richards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Pastore singled to center; Collins flied out to center; Griffey walked [Pastore to second]; Concepcion homered [Pastore scored, Griffey scored]; Foster singled to right; Knight walked [Foster to second]; Bench singled to left [Foster to third, Knight to second]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster scored]; Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 4. PADRES 4TH: Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); Turner flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 4. REDS 4TH: Pastore struck out; Collins walked; Collins stole second; Griffey walked; URREA REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Urrea threw a wild pitch [Collins to third, Griffey to second]; Concepcion singled to left [Collins scored, Griffey to third]; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 5. PADRES 5TH: Salazar flied out to right; Phillips flied out to left; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR URREA; Lefebvre popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 5. REDS 5TH: BOONE REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (third to first); Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 5. PADRES 6TH: Smith singled to left; Jones doubled to right [Smith to third]; Richards walked; Kennedy singled to center [Smith scored, Jones scored, Richards to second]; PRICE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Turner forced Richards (pitcher to third) [Kennedy to second]; Perkins doubled to left [Kennedy scored, Turner scored]; Salazar struck out; EVANS BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Evans grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oester struck out; VAIL BATTED FOR PRICE; Vail singled to left; Collins lined to center; Griffey forced Vail (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 5. PADRES 7TH: MOSKAU REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); STIMAC BATTED FOR BOONE; Stimac struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED STIMAC (PITCHING); Concepcion homered; Foster singled to center; Knight out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Foster to second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foster to third]; Driessen walked; Oester singled to center [Foster scored, Driessen to second]; Moskau forced Oester (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 7. PADRES 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Richards flied out to center; Kennedy flied out to left; Turner popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: Collins walked; Griffey singled to center [Collins to third]; Concepcion singled to left [Collins scored, Griffey to second]; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey to third, Concepcion out at second]; Knight flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 8. PADRES 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Perkins singled to center; Salazar singled to center [Perkins to second]; HUME REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Evans flied out to center; BASS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Bass struck out; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Reds 8.

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