Ken Griffey hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer to highlight a three-run third inning that carried the Reds to their sixth straight triumph, 4-3 over the Pirates. Griffey's round-tripper occurred when Bucs' left fielder John Milner failed to catch a sinking liner and the ball bounced into the corner. Dave Collins, who had doubled home Ron Oester, also scored on the play. The Reds' final tally came on a leadoff homer by Ray Knight in the seventh stanza. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 17, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 1 Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .336 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 Foli ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .231 Griffey cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .264 Easler rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .316 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .342 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Milner lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .212 Bench 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .365 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .143 O'Berry c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Pena c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Knight 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .242 Nicosia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Oester 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .311 G. Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .462 Soto p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Solomon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 M. Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 9 4 0 4 Totals 33 3 7 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11,775 Left on Base: Reds 3, Pirates 6 DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Knight Doubles: Collins (7), Oester (6) Home Runs: Griffey (1), Knight (3), Easler (3) Stolen Bases: Foli (2) Caught Stealing: Nolan (1), M. Alexander (1) Sacrifice Hits: Soto (3) GIDP: Thompson (1) Hit by Pitch: Pena (1,by Soto) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Soto W(3-5) 9 7 3 2 2 6 1 36 2.78 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 6 1 36 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon L(2-3) 7 9 4 4 0 4 2 28 2.40 Cruz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 4 2 34 Hit by Pitch: Soto (2) Balks: Solomon (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to left; Concepcion lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Griffey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); Easler flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied to right; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Milner singled to left; Garner struck out; Thompson walked [Milner to second]; Pena reached on an error by Knight [Milner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thompson to second]; Solomon grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1. REDS 3RD: Knight popped to shortstop; Oester singled to right; Soto out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oester to second]; Collins doubled to right [Oester scored]; Griffey hit an inside the park homer to left [Collins scored]; Concepcion singled to left; Foster struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied to center; Foli singled to left; Foli stole second; Easler flied to center; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. REDS 4TH: Bench flied to right; Nolan singled to left; Nolan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Knight flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Milner flied to center; Garner grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to right; Pena was hit by a pitch [Thompson to second]; Solomon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. REDS 5TH: Oester doubled to right; Soto grounded out (third to first); Solomon balked [Oester to third]; Collins struck out; Griffey flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied to right; Foli popped to first; Easler popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. REDS 6TH: Concepcion flied to center; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench singled to left; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Madlock singled to left; Milner singled to right [Madlock to second]; Garner popped to third; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1. REDS 7TH: NICOSIA REPLACED PENA (PLAYING C ); Knight homered; Tony Pena left with bruised right wrist; Oester grounded out (second to first); Soto struck out; Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Nicosia grounded out (third to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Bevacqua struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 1. REDS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Griffey flied to center; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: Foli singled to center; Easler homered [Foli scored]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Garner flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 3. REDS 9TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Nolan flied to center; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: O'BERRY REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); Thompson struck out; G. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; G. Alexander was called out on strikes; STARGELL BATTED FOR CRUZ; Stargell walked; M. ALEXANDER RAN FOR STARGELL; M. Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 3.

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