John Candelaria and Ed Whitson combined on a two-hitter as the Pirates posted a 3-1 triumph over the Reds in a game delayed in starting for two hours and 46 minutes. Dave Parker tripled home Omar Moreno in the fourth inning and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson. The Bucs added a run in the seventh on an RBI single by Robinson. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Moreno cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 .231 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Parker rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .312 Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .288 B. Robinson 3b,lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .241 Foster lf 3 1 1 1 0 2 .285 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 Bench 1b,c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Garner 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Berra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Correll c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Sanguillen c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Driessen ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Candelaria p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .149 Brye ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 Whitson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 32 3 8 3 5 8 Totals 28 1 2 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 23,612 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 2 DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1 Errors: Whitson, Griffey Doubles: Garner (21) Triples: Parker (9) Home Runs: Foster (30) Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (11) Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (9) GIDP: Stargell (6), Correll (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria W(10-11) 6 2 1 1 1 6 1 20 3.39 Whitson SV(4) 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 2.74 Totals 9 2 1 1 2 8 1 30 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman L(10-8) 6.1 6 3 3 4 5 0 29 3.78 Hume 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.72 Bair 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.63 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 8 0 39 Wild Pitches: Norman (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick PIRATES 1ST: 2:46 minute rain delay before start of game; Taveras popped to second; Moreno struck out; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan struck out; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to right; Stargell struck out; Garner walked; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen flied out to right; Candelaria flied out to left; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Henderson was called out on strikes; Correll grounded out (third to first); Norman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno walked; Parker tripled to center [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parker scored]; Stargell flied out to right; Garner doubled to left; Milner flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen singled to right [Sanguillen to third (error by Griffey)]; Candelaria struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Foster homered; Bench walked; Concepcion singled to center [Bench to second]; Henderson forced Bench (pitcher to third) [Concepcion to second]; Correll grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to right; Norman threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; B. Robinson popped to second; Stargell walked; Garner flied out to left; Milner walked [Parker to third, Stargell to second]; Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Norman flied out to center; Rose lined to third; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 7TH: BRYE BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Brye singled to left; On a bunt Taveras singled to pitcher [Brye to second]; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brye to third, Taveras to second]; HUME REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson singled to center [Brye scored, Taveras to third, Parker to second]; Stargell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Griffey walked; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Whitson [Griffey to third]; Foster struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. PIRATES 8TH: Garner popped to second in foul territory; Milner grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to third; Whitson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Henderson popped to third in foul territory; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR CORRELL; Driessen flied out to right; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. PIRATES 9TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); BAIR REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Taveras struck out; Moreno struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 1.

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