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.