Mike LaCoss had a 1-4 record with a 6.84 ERA, but the righthander turned things around by limiting the Pirates to five singles in the Reds' 4-0 triumph for their fifth straight victory. The Reds scored twice in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Dave Concepcion and a sacrifice fly by George Foster, and added two more tallies in the sixth on run-scoring two-baggers by Ron Oester and Mike O'Berry. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .339 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Griffey cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Mejias cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .385 Easler rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 1 3 .310 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .347 Foster lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .302 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Bench 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .288 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .396 Knight 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .241 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .134 Oester 2b 2 1 1 1 3 0 .300 Pena c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .317 O'Berry c 4 0 1 1 1 0 .194 Scurry p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 LaCoss p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M. Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 7 9 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 2 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 11,890 Left on Base: Reds 13, Pirates 4 DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Pena Doubles: Bench (4), Knight (4), Oester (5), O'Berry (1), Foster 2 (8) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (2) GIDP: O'Berry (1), Madlock (2) Hit by Pitch: Griffey (1,by Scurry) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss W(2-4) 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 31 5.03 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 31 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scurry L(1-2) 5 6 4 4 3 5 0 25 4.31 Cruz 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1.29 Tekulve 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 9 5.93 Romo 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.95 Totals 9 9 4 4 7 9 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Scurry (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); Easler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Knight singled to center; Oester walked [Knight to second]; O'Berry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oester out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock flied to center; Milner grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 3RD: LaCoss was called out on strikes; Collins flied to center; Griffey was hit by a pitch; Concepcion struck out but Griffey advanced to second and Concepcion advanced to first on an error by Pena; Foster flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Thompson flied to left; Ken Griffey left with twisted left knee; Pena flied to right; Scurry singled to center; Moreno forced Scurry (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 4TH: Bench doubled to left; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bench to third]; Oester grounded out (second to first); O'Berry popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Foli flied to center; Easler popped to shortstop; Madlock flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 5TH: LaCoss struck out; Collins walked; Mejias singled to center [Collins to third]; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Collins scored, Mejias to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mejias scored]; Bench lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0. REDS 6TH: Knight doubled to center; Oester doubled to right [Knight scored]; CRUZ REPLACED SCURRY (PITCHING); O'Berry doubled to center [Oester scored]; On a bunt LaCoss made an out to pitcher; Collins was walked intentionally; Mejias popped to shortstop; Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Pena singled to second; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR CRUZ; Bevacqua struck out; Moreno singled to center [Pena to second]; Foli flied to right; Easler forced Moreno (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. REDS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Foster doubled to right; Bench struck out; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); Oester was walked intentionally; O'Berry walked [Foster to third, Oester to second]; LaCoss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: Madlock singled to center; Milner lined to right; Garner struck out; Thompson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. REDS 8TH: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Mejias flied to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 8TH: Pena flied to center; M. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; M. Alexander flied to left; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. REDS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED M. ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Foster doubled to left; Bench flied to right [Foster to third]; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester was walked intentionally; O'Berry forced Oester (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 9TH: Foli singled to left; Easler forced Foli (shortstop unassisted); Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Easler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 0.

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