Mario Soto pitched the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Giants in a rain-delayed game. The Giants scored twice in the first inning on a single by Joe Morgan and double by Jack Clark. A rain delay of 2½ hours then ensued. When play resumed, the Reds tied the game on a double by Dave Concepcion and a single by Johnny Bench. The Reds accounted for the winner in the fourth on a double by Ray Knight and single by Dave Collins. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 27, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Reds 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .245 Collins rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .319 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Griffey cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .222 Mejias cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Clark rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .213 Concepcion ss 4 1 3 1 0 1 .291 May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Herndon lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Bench 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Bergman 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .269 Knight 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Oester 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 O'Berry c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200 Alexander p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Soto p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Breining p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 8 2 3 7 Totals 30 3 7 3 5 7 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 12,223 Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 8 DP: Giants 0, Reds 2 Doubles: Clark (7), North (7), Collins (8), Concepcion (13), Knight (8) Stolen Bases: Cabell (3), Herndon (10), Morgan (8) Caught Stealing: North (6), Bench (2) Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander L(5-3) 6 6 3 3 3 5 0 27 1.84 Breining 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 2.22 Totals 8 7 3 3 5 7 0 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Soto W(4-5) 9 8 2 2 3 7 0 35 2.91 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 7 0 35 Wild Pitches: Soto (2) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Steve Fields GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Cabell singled to left; Cabell stole second; Morgan singled to right [Cabell scored]; Clark doubled to left [Morgan scored]; May grounded out (second to first) [Clark to third]; Herndon struck out; 2:18 rain delay; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to right; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion doubled to right [Collins scored]; Foster walked; Bench singled to left [Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; Knight grounded out (first unassisted) [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Oester struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. GIANTS 2ND: Bergman walked; Soto threw a wild pitch [Bergman to second]; LeMaster singled to shortstop [Bergman to third]; Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LeMaster to second]; North was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: O'Berry flied out to right; Soto grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. GIANTS 3RD: Morgan made an out to second; Clark struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled to center; Foster flied out to right; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon flied out to right; Bergman singled to left; LeMaster flied out to right; Alexander flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Knight doubled to left; Oester grounded out (first to pitcher) [Knight to third]; O'Berry walked; Soto struck out; Collins singled to left [Knight scored, O'Berry to second]; Griffey walked [O'Berry to third, Collins to second]; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 5TH: North doubled to left; Cabell hit into a double play (shortstop to first to first to third) [North out at third]; Morgan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Foster struck out; Bench flied out to right; Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 6TH: Clark struck out; May flied out to right; Herndon singled to left; Herndon stole second; Bergman walked; LeMaster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Oester lined to shortstop; O'Berry grounded out (second to first); Soto made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 7TH: STENNETT BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Stennett made an out to shortstop; North singled to center; North was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: BREINING REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled to center; Foster forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Clark flied out to left [Morgan to third]; May hit into a double play (second to second to catcher) [Morgan out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: Bench walked; Bench was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester walked; O'Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 9TH: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Bergman was called out on strikes; EVANS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.

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