Erupting for three runs in the eighth inning, the Reds downed the Giants, 6-3. The score was 3-3 when Ken Griffey began the Reds' eighth with a single and stole second. One out later, Greg Minton replaced Al Holland on the mound for the Giants and, after retiring Dave Concepcion, was touched for an infield single by George Foster that advanced Griffey to third. Johnny Bench then singled to score Griffey and Larry Biittner followed with a two-run double. Foster drilled a two-run homer in the ninth, his fourth of the season. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Monday, May 25, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 Reds 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 x - 6 11 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .220 Griffey cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .289 Cabell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Oester 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 May c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .297 Foster lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .280 Herndon cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .335 Bench 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .333 Bergman lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .260 Biittner rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .333 Smith 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .139 Mejias pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Knight 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .257 Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Nolan c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .265 Pettini ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pastore p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Ripley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 North ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Combe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 8 3 0 7 Totals 30 6 11 6 2 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 15,684 Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 4 DP: Giants 3, Reds 1 Errors: Bench Doubles: Bergman 3 (5), Herndon (9), Knight (7), Biittner (3) Home Runs: Foster (9) Stolen Bases: Morgan (7), Griffey (8) Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (3) Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (2) GIDP: Oester (4), Biittner (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 23 2.64 Holland L(3-2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 4.44 Minton 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 3.58 Totals 8 11 6 6 2 4 1 34 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore 7 6 3 2 0 5 0 28 3.81 Combe W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.12 Totals 9 8 3 2 0 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge GIANTS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Griffey singled to right; Oester grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. GIANTS 2ND: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman doubled to right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Bench flied out to right; Biittner lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Foster out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Ripley grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Knight struck out; Nolan walked; Pastore struck out; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. GIANTS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Clark grounded out (second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Oester singled to center; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster homered [Oester scored]; Bench walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 5TH: Herndon doubled to center; Bergman doubled to right [Herndon scored]; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; LeMaster grounded out (second to first) [Bergman to third]; Ripley grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Knight singled to left; Nolan singled to center [Knight to third]; Pastore out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Nolan to second]; Griffey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Knight scored, Nolan to third]; Oester grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 3. GIANTS 6TH: Morgan reached on an error by Bench; Morgan stole second; Cabell struck out; Clark flied out to center; May singled to center [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Herndon struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 7TH: Bergman doubled to right; Smith struck out; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); NORTH BATTED FOR RIPLEY; North singled to right [Bergman scored]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: PETTINI REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); HOLLAND REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Biittner flied out to center; Knight doubled to left; Nolan struck out; VAIL BATTED FOR PASTORE; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 3. GIANTS 8TH: COMBE REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Cabell singled to center; Clark struck out; May singled to right [Cabell to third]; Herndon hit into a double play (right to right to catcher) [Cabell out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second; Oester made an out to first; MINTON REPLACED HOLLAND (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled to second [Griffey to third]; Bench singled to left [Griffey scored, Foster to second]; Biittner doubled to left [Foster scored, Bench scored]; MEJIAS RAN FOR BIITTNER; Knight lined to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 6. GIANTS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bergman flied out to center; Smith struck out; Pettini grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 6.

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