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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 12, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 12, 1981 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 36,494 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Satch Davidson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Bob Welch | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 12, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Welch
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Welch
Griffey hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Welch
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Welch
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Seaver
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Seaver
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Seaver
There goes Landreaux. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Landreaux steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Seaver
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Seaver
Garvey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Landreaux scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cey vs. Seaver
Cey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Guerrero vs. Seaver
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. Baker scores. Garvey moves to third. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scioscia vs. Seaver
Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garvey scores. Cey moves to third. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Seaver
Russell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Welch vs. Seaver
Welch strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Welch
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Welch
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Welch
Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Welch
Nolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scioscia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Seaver
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Seaver
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Seaver
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Welch
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Welch
Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Welch
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Welch
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Welch
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Welch
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Seaver
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Seaver
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Seaver
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scioscia vs. Seaver
Scioscia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Seaver
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Welch
Knight is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Welch
Oester bunts towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nolan vs. Welch
Nolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guerrero. Nolan reaches second base with a double. Knight scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Welch
Seaver hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nolan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Welch
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Seaver
Sam Mejias now playing center field. Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bob Welch.
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Seaver
Lopes hits a line drive into center field. Mejias picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mejias. Johnstone scores. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Seaver
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Seaver
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Moskau
Paul Moskau now pitching.
Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Moskau
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landreaux tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Moskau
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. Moskau
Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scioscia for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Stewart
Dave Stewart now pitching.
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Stewart
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Stewart
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Stewart
Driessen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Stewart
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Moskau
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Moskau
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Moskau
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Moskau
There goes Lopes. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Moskau
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Moskau covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Stewart
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Stewart
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Stewart
Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Paul Moskau.
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Price
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Price
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Price
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Stewart
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Stewart
Mejias is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Stewart
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Stewart
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Price
Steve Yeager pinch hits for Mike Scioscia.
Yeager hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Price
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Price
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Price
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Price
Landreaux strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Stewart
Steve Yeager now catching.
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Stewart
Knight hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Stewart
Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Howe
Steve Howe now pitching.
Nolan hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vail vs. Howe
Mike Vail pinch hits for Joe Price.
Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Combe
Geoff Combe now pitching.
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Combe
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Combe
Cey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Howe
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Howe
Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Howe
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Howe
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Howe
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mejias scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knight vs. Howe
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lopes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1981 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf 5 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 5 2 3 3
Griffey K, cf 1 1 0 0 Landreaux K, cf 5 2 3 1
Mejias S, cf 3 1 2 0 Baker D, lf 4 1 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 5 1 4 0 Garvey S, 1b 5 1 2 1
Foster G, lf 5 1 1 3 Cey R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Driessen D, 1b 5 0 2 1 Guerrero P, rf 2 0 0 1
Knight R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Scioscia M, c 2 0 0 1
Oester R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Yeager S, ph-c 1 0 1 0
Nolan J, c 4 0 1 1 Russell B, ss 3 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0 Welch B, p 1 0 0 0
Moskau P, p 0 0 0 0 Johnstone J, ph 1 1 1 0
Landestoy R, ph 1 0 0 0 Stewart D, p 2 1 1 0
Price J, p 0 0 0 0 Howe S, p 0 0 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0
Combe G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 13 5 34 8 13 8
Cincinnati 003 100 001 -- 5
Los Angeles 300 300 20x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L)* 3.0 8 6 6 5 1
Moskau P 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Price J 2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Combe G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B 4.0 5 4 4 1 0
Stewart D (W) 3.1 5 0 0 0 4
Howe S (S) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Mejias S
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Garvey S, Cey R, Nolan J, Johnstone J
HR -- Foster G, Lopes D
SB -- Landreaux K, Lopes D
SH -- Oester R
SF -- Cey R
HBP -- by Welch B (Knight R)
T -- 2:48
A -- 36494
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