Johnny Bench, who was sitting out his fifth game because of a stiff back, came up as a pinch-hitter with two out in the ninth inning and smashed a homer to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Jim Rooker, the Pirates' losing pitcher, knocked in their two runs with a double in the sixth. The Reds picked up an unearned run in the seventh and tied the score when George Foster hit for the circuit in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .270 Rose lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Ott c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Griffey rf 1 0 0 0 3 1 .327 Parker rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B. Robinson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Foster cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .319 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Milner 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .213 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Garner 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .245 Knight 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Moreno cf 1 1 1 0 3 0 .202 Werner c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .200 Rooker p 4 0 1 2 0 1 .111 Bonham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .045 Collins ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bench ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .232 Totals 35 2 9 2 6 5 Totals 30 3 5 3 5 2 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 40,495 Left on Base: Pirates 12, Reds 7 DP: Pirates 1, Reds 0 Errors: Garner Doubles: Garner (6), Moreno (6), Rooker (1), B. Robinson (5), Concepcion (14), Werner (1) Home Runs: Foster (10), Bench (10) Stolen Bases: Parker (7), Garner (6) Caught Stealing: Taveras (9) Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (4) GIDP: Foster (7) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(2-5) 8.2 5 3 2 5 2 2 36 6.00 Totals 8.2 5 3 2 5 2 2 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 7 8 2 2 5 4 0 33 2.41 Sarmiento 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.81 Tomlin W(4-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.60 Totals 9 9 2 2 6 5 0 41 Wild Pitches: Bonham (3) Balks: Bonham (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Ott was called out on strikes; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to center; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner walked; Garner doubled to left [Milner to third]; Moreno was walked intentionally; Rooker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion doubled to center; Driessen flied out to center; Knight was called out on strikes; Werner was walked intentionally; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to third; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ott grounded out (third to first); Parker singled to right; B. Robinson forced Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Morgan flied out to left; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Garner walked; Moreno doubled to right [Garner to third]; Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras was called out on strikes; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to first; Parker stole second; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Werner walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Werner to second]; Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey walked; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Milner singled to right; Bonham balked [Milner to second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno was walked intentionally; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Milner to third, Moreno to second]; Rooker doubled to center [Milner scored, Moreno scored]; On a bunt Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion popped to second; Driessen popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. PIRATES 7TH: Ott was called out on strikes; Parker flied out to left; B. Robinson doubled to center; Stennett walked; Milner popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Knight reached on an error by Garner [Knight to first]; Werner doubled to right [Knight to third]; COLLINS BATTED FOR BONHAM; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first) [Knight scored (unearned)]; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Werner to third]; Griffey was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Garner singled to shortstop; Garner stole second; Moreno walked; On a bunt Rooker struck out; Taveras flied out to right; TOMLIN REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Ott forced Garner (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster homered; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 9TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson flied out to center; Stennett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Knight popped to shortstop; Werner popped to first in foul territory; BENCH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Bench homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 3.

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