Ed Ott hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Phil Garner followed with a run-scoring double to lift the Pirates to a 3-1 triumph over the Reds. With the score 1-1, Dave Parker opened the eighth with a triple. One out later, Willie Stargell walked and Ott drove a fly to center, scoring Parker. Garner then followed with his two-base hit, driving in Stargell.

A homer by George Foster gave the Reds a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Pirates tied the contest in the seventh when Tom Hume hit Frank Taveras with a pitch with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 3 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Taveras ss 2 0 0 1 0 1 .264 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .332 Moreno cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .193 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Parker rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Foster cf,lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .321 B. Robinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Stargell 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Ott c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .256 Knight 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Garner 3b,2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Geronimo ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Mendoza 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Werner c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Milner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Hume p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Macha pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Lum ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Rooker p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .150 Bench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 0 5 Totals 28 3 7 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 24,972 Left on Base: Reds 5, Pirates 8 DP: Reds 0, Pirates 1 Doubles: Parker (8), Garner (8) Triples: Parker (4) Home Runs: Foster (13) Stolen Bases: Morgan (12), Moreno (25) Caught Stealing: Garner (6), Taveras (10) Sacrifice Flies: Ott (1) GIDP: Concepcion (6) Hit by Pitch: Mendoza (3,by Hume), Taveras 2 (2,by Hume 2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume 7 5 1 1 2 4 0 29 5.60 Sarmiento L(5-3) 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 2.25 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 4 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker 7 3 1 1 0 3 1 23 5.40 Tekulve 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.79 Jackson W(2-2) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.81 Whitson SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 5 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Hume 3 (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; On a bunt Moreno made an out to first; Parker doubled to right; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen popped to shortstop; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell lined to right; Ott lined to shortstop; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. REDS 3RD: Werner was called out on strikes; Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza flied out to right; On a bunt Rooker singled to third; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted) [Rooker to second]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan singled to second; Morgan stole second; Foster flied out to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (second to first); Werner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Ott singled to right; Garner forced Ott (third to second); Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mendoza was hit by a pitch; Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. REDS 6TH: Hume lined to center; Rose flied out to right; Griffey lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras was hit by a pitch; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker flied out to right; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. REDS 7TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster singled to right; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Ott singled to right; Garner grounded out (third to first) [Ott to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milner was walked intentionally; MACHA RAN FOR MILNER; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROOKER; Sanguillen singled to pitcher [Ott to third, Macha to second]; Taveras was hit by a pitch [Ott scored, Macha to third, Sanguillen to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1. REDS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); MACHA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Driessen singled to right; GERONIMO BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Geronimo singled to center [Driessen to second]; On a bunt Werner struck out; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); BENCH BATTED FOR LUM; Bench forced Geronimo (shortstop to second) [Driessen to third]; Rose forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Parker tripled to center; B. Robinson popped to second; Stargell was walked intentionally; Ott hit a sacrifice fly to left [Parker scored]; Garner doubled to left [Stargell scored, Garner to third (on throw to home)]; Macha flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3. REDS 9TH: Griffey singled to right; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to second]; WHITSON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

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