Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Frank Hammaker pitching.
Ron Gertenrich lines out to the shortstop.
Eddie Chiozza strikes out.
Bill Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Pittsburgh
John Barfield pitching.
Kenny Buckley strikes out.
Hal McCurdy doubles to right field.
Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman.
Hal McCurdy advances to third on the play.
Johnny Carter singles to center field.
Hal McCurdy scores.
Rod Smith walks.
Dave Rice reached on a fielding error by John Barfield.
Bill Mails grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Bill Adams singles to right field.
Dick Guerrero doubles to right field.
Bill Adams uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Dick Bernhard singles to center field.
Dick Guerrero scores.
Red Freehan grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Dick Bernhard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Rojek Rollo grounds out to the second baseman.
Red Freehan advances to second on the play.
John Barfield grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Pittsburgh
Cliff Dobb singles to center field.
Frank Hammaker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Frank Hammaker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Kenny Buckley strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Ron Gertenrich strikes out.
Eddie Chiozza reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kenny Buckley.
Bill Mitchell strikes out.
Bill Adams grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Pittsburgh
Hal McCurdy doubles to left field.
Bret Konieczny flies out to the center fielder.
Johnny Carter hits a home run.
Hal McCurdy scores.
Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder.
Dave Rice pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Dick Guerrero bunts for a base hit.
Dick Bernhard flies out to the center fielder.
Red Freehan singles to right field.
Rojek Rollo flies out to the left fielder.
John Barfield grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 Pittsburgh
Bill Mails strikes out.
Cliff Dobb triples.
Frank Hammaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Cliff Dobb scores.
Kenny Buckley singles past the first baseman.
Hal McCurdy grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Ron Gertenrich flies out to the center fielder.
Eddie Chiozza singles to right field.
Bill Mitchell reached on a fielding error by Hal McCurdy.
Bill Adams flies out to the center fielder.
Dick Guerrero strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Pittsburgh
Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman.
Johnny Carter flies out to the right fielder.
Rod Smith singles to center field.
Dave Rice walks.
Bill Mails strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Dick Bernhard pops out to the second baseman.
Red Freehan grounds out to the third baseman.
Rojek Rollo walks.
Jim Vinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st.
John Barfield strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Pittsburgh
Cliff Dobb singles to center field.
Dick Federoff is pinch hitting for Jim Vinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Dick Federoff grounds into a force play to the pitcher.
Cliff Dobb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Dick Federoff steals second.
Kenny Buckley triples.
Dick Federoff scores.
Hal McCurdy pops out to the first baseman.
Bret Konieczny hits a home run.
Kenny Buckley scores.
Johnny Carter grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Jerry Wagner pitching.
Ron Gertenrich flies out to the center fielder.
Tsuyoshi Yoshida is pinch hitting for Eddie Chiozza. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Tsuyoshi Yoshida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Bill Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Pittsburgh
Rod Smith hits a home run.
Dave Rice lines out to the second baseman.
Bill Mails walks.
Cliff Dobb strikes out.
Danny Hare is pinch hitting for Jerry Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Danny Hare lines out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Calvin Jones pitching.
Bill Adams grounds out to the shortstop.
Bob Grba is pinch hitting for Dick Guerrero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Bob Grba pops out to the third baseman.
Clarence Ayers is pinch hitting for Dick Bernhard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Clarence Ayers pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Pittsburgh
John Mazzilli comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs).
Kenny Buckley walks.
Hal McCurdy grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Kenny Buckley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Bret Konieczny walks.
Johnny Carter hits a home run.
Hal McCurdy scores.
Bret Konieczny scores.
Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder.
Dave Rice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Cincinnati
Red Freehan flies out to the right fielder.
Rojek Rollo strikes out.
Zane Gill is pinch hitting for John Mazzilli. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Zane Gill singles to left field.
Ron Gertenrich singles to left field.
Zane Gill advances to third on the hit.
Tsuyoshi Yoshida strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2
Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7