The Reds moved within two games of first place in the N.L. West with a 5-1 victory over the Padres. The Reds scored three runs in the first inning on a two-run double by George Foster and RBI single by Junior Kennedy. Paul Householder stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth and Kennedy hit an RBI groundout in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Reds 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Householder rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .244 Bonilla 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Griffey cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .313 Richards lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Concepcion ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Foster lf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .293 Kennedy c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Bench 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .354 Bass 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .219 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Salazar rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Kennedy 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .233 Flannery 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Oester 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Wise p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .042 Pastore p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .098 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moreno ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Lollar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Wiggins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 35 5 9 5 4 2 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 4,831 Left on Base: Reds 8, Padres 5 DP: Reds 2, Padres 0 Doubles: Foster (21), Kennedy (1), Jones (33), Richards (14) Stolen Bases: Richards (20) Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (6) GIDP: Flannery (1), Richards (6) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore W(4-7) 7.1 6 1 1 2 6 0 29 3.65 Price SV(4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.65 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 33 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(3-8) 4 8 5 5 3 1 0 23 4.04 Littlefield 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.97 Lollar 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.37 Urrea 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.54 Totals 9 9 5 5 4 2 0 40 Wild Pitches: Wise (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Griffey singled to center [Collins to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster doubled to center [Collins scored, Griffey scored]; Bench lined to right; Nolan was walked intentionally; Kennedy singled to center [Foster scored, Nolan to third, Kennedy to second (on throw)]; Oester was walked intentionally; Pastore was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Smith grounded out (second to first); Dave Collins reinjured a pulled groin in top of inning; Bonilla lined to right; Richards singled to left; Richards stole second; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Householder grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy struck out; Bass struck out; Salazar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 0. REDS 3RD: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied out to right; Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Flannery flied out to center; Wise struck out; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 0. REDS 4TH: Kennedy doubled to left; Oester flied out to left; Pastore grounded out (pitcher to first); Householder singled to right [Kennedy scored]; Wise threw a wild pitch [Householder to second]; Griffey was walked intentionally; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Bonilla was called out on strikes; Richards grounded out (third to first); Jones doubled to right; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Padres 0. REDS 5TH: Foster singled to right; Bench singled to pitcher [Foster to second]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Nolan flied out to right [Foster to third]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first) [Foster scored, Bench to second]; Oester popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Bass walked; Salazar flied out to right; Flannery grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bass out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. REDS 6TH: Pastore grounded out (second to first); Householder walked; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: MORENO BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Moreno struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonilla flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. REDS 7TH: LOLLAR REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Foster lined to second; Bench flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Richards doubled to left; Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy flied out to left; Bass singled to center [Richards scored]; Salazar singled to center [Bass to second]; Flannery grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 1. REDS 8TH: Kennedy lined to pitcher; Oester singled to right; Pastore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oester to second]; Householder grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: WIGGINS BATTED FOR LOLLAR; Wiggins flied out to left; Smith walked; Bonilla singled to right [Smith to third]; PRICE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Richards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to shortstop) [Bonilla out at second]; Juan Bonilla called for interference at 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 1. REDS 9TH: URREA REPLACED WIGGINS (PITCHING); Griffey lined to left; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Bass popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 1.

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