A five-run outburst in the eighth inning lifted the Reds to a 7-4 victory over the Giants and a sweep of the three-game series. The Reds were behind, 3-2, when Ron Oester began the bottom of the eighth with a single and reached second on a sacrifice. After pinch-hitter Larry Biittner walked, Dave Collins forced Biittner at second, Oester advancing to third.

Pitcher Gary Lavelle then threw wildly past first on an attempted pickoff as Oester scored and Collins raced to third. Collins tallied on a single by Sam Mejias. After a walk to Dave Concepcion, Lavelle was relieved by Greg Minton, who was greeted by George Foster's two-run double. A run-scoring single by Dan Driessen climaxed the rally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Thursday, May       28, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   4  3  1
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   7 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              1   2   0   0     3   0   .243      Collins rf,cf         5   2   1   0     0   0   .315
Cabell 3b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .268      Griffey cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Clark rf              3   1   1   2     0   1   .215        Mejias cf,rf        2   1   1   1     0   0   .368
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   1     1   1   .290
Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .325      Foster lf             3   1   2   3     2   0   .282
Bergman 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .255      Bench 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .343
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Driessen 1b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .185
Smith ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Knight 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .059      Oester 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .288
  Breining p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      O'Berry c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Berenyi p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spilman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .190
                                                            Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   4   3   3     4   8             Totals               33   7  11   6     8   2

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 20,077
Left on Base: Giants 2, Reds 11
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Lavelle, O'Berry
Doubles: Foster (11)
Home Runs: Clark (6)
Stolen Bases: North 3 (22), Collins (12), Griffey (9), Mejias (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cabell (3), O'Berry (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (1)
GIDP: Smith (1), Knight (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson                 5.1   5   2   2   4   2   0  25   3.97
Breining                2     3   1   1   2   0   0  10   2.39
Lavelle L(0-3)          0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   3.42
Minton                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.79
Totals                  8    11   7   7   8   2   0  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenyi                 6     2   3   3   4   6   0  23   4.83
Price W(4-0)            2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.20
Hume                    1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.13
Totals                  9     3   4   4   4   8   1  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Cabell out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [North to third]; Clark hit a
sacrifice fly to right [North scored]; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to pitcher; Collins stole second;
Griffey singled to second [Collins to third]; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first) [Collins scored, Griffey to
second]; Griffey stole third; Foster singled to center [Griffey
scored]; Bench singled to center [Foster to second]; Knight
flied out to left; Oester walked [Foster to third, Bench to
second]; O'Berry struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon struck out; Bergman struck out; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Berenyi made an out to first; Collins grounded out
(first unassisted); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Smith made an out to shortstop; Whitson struck out;
North walked; North stole second; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bench walked; Knight singled to left
[Bench to second]; Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark struck out; May grounded out (second to
first); Herndon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: O'Berry grounded out (second to first); Berenyi
grounded out (second to first); Collins made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bergman walked; Stennett singled to right [Bergman
to third]; Smith grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bergman scored (no RBI), Stennett out at
second]; Whitson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
struck out; Foster walked; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 2.

GIANTS 6TH: North walked; North stole second [North to third
(error by O'Berry)]; Cabell singled to center [North scored];
Clark made an out to shortstop; May flied out to right; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Knight flied out to center; Oester walked; BREINING
REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); O'Berry made an out to shortstop;
SPILMAN BATTED FOR BERENYI; Spilman walked [Oester to second];
Collins forced Spilman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 7TH: PRICE REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Bergman lined to second; Ken Griffey
left with back spasms; Stennett flied out to right; Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Mejias popped to second; Concepcion singled to left;
Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Bench singled to third
[Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; Knight grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bench out at
second]; Johnny Bench broke left ankle sliding into 2B; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 1B); Breining
struck out; North flied out to left; Cabell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Oester singled to center; O'Berry out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Oester to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
PRICE; LAVELLE REPLACED BREINING (PITCHING); Biittner walked;
Collins forced Biittner (second to shortstop) [Oester to third];
Collins was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lavelle
[Oester scored, Collins to third]; Mejias singled to center
[Collins scored]; Mejias stole second; Concepcion walked; MINTON
REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Foster doubled to left [Mejias
scored, Concepcion scored]; Driessen singled to center [Foster
scored]; Knight grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 7.

GIANTS 9TH: HUME REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); MEJIAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COLLINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Clark homered; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
struck out; Bergman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 7.