Dave Concepcion hit two homers and Mario Soto went the route on a five-hitter, giving the Reds a 6-3 triumph over the Expos. The Reds scored in the first inning on a triple by Ron Oester and single by Ken Griffey, and upped their margin to 3-0 in the fourth on a homer by Concepcion that followed a double by George Foster.

Concepcion led off the sixth with his second round-tripper to snap a 3-3 deadlock and the Reds' final two markers came in the seventh on an RBI single by Oester and run-scoring double by Foster. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Friday, June      5, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
Reds         1  0  0    2  0  1    2  0  x  -   6  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Raines lf             2   0   0   0     3   0   .319      Collins rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .318
Scott 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Oester 2b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .309
Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Griffey cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Cromartie rf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .275      Foster lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Montanez 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .178      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   3     0   0   .312
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .213      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     2   1   .263      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .163
Rogers p              3   0   1   1     0   2   .103      Nolan c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .304
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Soto p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   3   5   3     6  10             Totals               32   6   8   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 21,298
Left on Base: Expos 8, Reds 6
DP: Expos 2, Reds 0
Errors: Scott, Parrish, Soto
Doubles: Foster 2 (13)
Triples: Oester (4)
Home Runs: Cromartie (3), Concepcion 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Raines (45), Driessen (2), Collins (15)
GIDP: Foster (6), Driessen (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(6-4)           6.2   8   6   6   4   1   2  31   4.84
Sosa                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.76
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   2   2  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(5-6)             9     5   3   3   6  10   1  38   3.48
Totals                  9     5   3   3   6  10   1  38

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


EXPOS 1ST: Raines lined to first; Scott flied out to center;
Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: On a bunt Collins grounded out (pitcher to first);
Oester tripled to left; Griffey singled to center [Oester
scored]; Foster grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Griffey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (second to first); Cromartie
popped to shortstop; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
walked; Driessen forced Knight (second to shortstop); Driessen
stole second; Nolan walked; Soto grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish struck out; Speier walked; On a bunt Rogers
struck out; Raines flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (second to first); Oester
grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Dawson popped
to third; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster doubled; Dave Concepcion knocked down by a
Steve Rogers pitch; Concepcion homered [Foster scored];
Knight popped to first; Driessen popped to shortstop; Nolan
walked; Soto grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie struck out; Montanez walked; Montanez was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Soto [Montanez to
second]; Parrish flied to right; Speier walked; Rogers singled
to right [Montanez scored, Speier to second]; Raines walked
[Speier to third, Rogers to second]; Scott flied to left; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Collins flied to left; Oester walked; Griffey flied to
left; Foster flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson struck out; Carter singled to center;
Cromartie homered [Carter scored]; Montanez singled to right;
Parrish struck out; Speier struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion homered; Knight grounded out (shortstop to
first); Driessen struck out; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Rogers struck out; Raines walked; Raines stole
second; Scott flied to center; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Soto flied to left; Collins singled to left; Collins
stole second; Oester singled to center [Collins scored]; Griffey
popped to shortstop; Foster doubled to left [Oester scored];
SOSA REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

EXPOS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Carter popped
to catcher; Cromartie singled to center; Montanez forced
Cromartie (third to second); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Knight reached on an error by Parrish; Driessen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Knight out at second]; Nolan reached on an error by Scott; Soto
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier flied to right; WHITE BATTED FOR SOSA; White
popped to second; Raines walked; Scott flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Reds 6.