Dodgers @ Reds
August 9, 1986

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Top 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	10	0
Reds	6	10	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	10	0
Reds	6	10	1

Steve Sax Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.324
OBP	.250	.386
At Bats	4	414
Hits	1	134
• Singles	1	101
• Doubles	0	26
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	42
RBI’s	1	32

John Franco Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	4	17

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Riverfront Stadium - August 9, 1986

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John Franco

Bo Diaz

Tony Perez

Ron Oester

Buddy Bell

Kurt Stillwell

Eric Davis

Eddie Milner

Dave Parker

Steve Sax

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	10	0	8
Cincinnati Reds	6	10	1	6
Winning Pitcher	John Denny
Losing Pitcher	Fernando Valenzuela
Save	John Franco
Game Winning RBI	Buddy Bell
Attendance	30,835
Time of Game	2 hours 28 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Bill Russell pinch hits for Ed Vande Berg. Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Milner strikes out.

Bottom 8 Oester hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ed Vande Berg now pitching. Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Perez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Franklin Stubbs now playing left field. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Reggie Williams now playing center field. Diaz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 8 Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Greg Brock. Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 John Franco now pitching. Eric Davis now playing left field. Eddie Milner now playing center field. Scioscia takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to third. Cabell moves to second.

Top 8 Ron Robinson now pitching. Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Enos Cabell pinch hits for Len Matuszek. Cabell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second.

Top 8 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Stubbs bunts towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Stubbs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Joe Beckwith now pitching. Bell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Alex Trevino pinch hits for Fernando Valenzuela. Trevino takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.

Top 7 Rob Murphy now pitching. Brock hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Brock reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Daniels strikes out.

Bottom 6 Nick Esasky pinch hits for John Denny. Esasky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matuszek. Esasky reaches second base with a double. Diaz scores. Oester moves to third.

Bottom 6 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duncan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diaz moves to third.

Bottom 6 Stillwell strikes out.

Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Diaz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Diaz reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 6 Davis takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.

Top 6 Marshall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Matuszek moves to third.

Top 6 Matuszek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Matuszek moves to second.

Top 6 Madlock bunts towards the mound. Denny picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Denny. Madlock moves to second.

Top 6 Stubbs hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Parker hits a line drive towards first. Brock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Valenzuela, and towards Duncan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Denny moves to third.

Bottom 5 There goes Denny. The throw from Scioscia and he is safe. Denny steals second.

Bottom 5 Denny hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Valenzuela hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 There goes Duncan. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Stillwell applying the tag.

Top 5 Duncan bunts towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 4 There goes Stillwell. The throw from Scioscia and he is out, Sax applying the tag.

Bottom 4 Stillwell hits a popup for an out. Diaz scores. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 4 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Diaz moves to third.

Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Diaz moves to second.

Bottom 4 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 4 Davis strikes out.

Top 4 Brock strikes out.

Top 4 Scioscia hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Marshall strikes out.

Top 4 Matuszek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brock scoops it up and throws to first, with Valenzuela covering, for the out.

Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Matuszek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Daniels hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Denny moves to second.

Bottom 3 Denny takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Oester hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Stubbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sax moves to second.

Top 3 Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores.

Top 3 Valenzuela hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Duncan moves to third.

Top 3 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Daniels. Duncan reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Stillwell strikes out.

Bottom 2 Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Matuszek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Diaz takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.

Top 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Matuszek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Parker strikes out.

Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Daniels is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Madlock strikes out.

Top 1 Stubbs hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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