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Cincinnati Reds 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
GAME #44 (losers’ bracket): The Reds scored three runs in the first two innings and took a 4-0 lead after five innings. Dave Collins walked to lead off the first and eventually scored on an RBI groundout by George Foster. An error prolonged the second inning, and Ken Griffey capitalized with a single that scored…
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Cincinnati Reds 2, Detroit Tigers 0
GAME #42 (losers’ bracket): Johnny Bench hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Tom Seaver and Tom Hume combined on a two-hit shutout. The Reds had eight hits and advanced runners to at least second base in all eight innings that they came to bat. But the only runs came in the fourth…
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Cincinnati Reds 7, Kansas City Royals 6
GAME #37 (losers’ bracket): The Reds blew an early 4-0 lead, then got a game-winning two-run home run from Ron Oester in the bottom of the eighth. Ray Knight went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI for Cincinnati. A two-run double by Knight made it 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kansas…
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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
GAME #29 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Joe Niekro outdueled Mario Soto and the Astros knocked off the NL’s top-seeded Reds. Niekro gave up four hits and three walks in eight innings, while Joe Sambito closed the game out with a 1-2-3 ninth. Soto struck out seven while giving up four hits, two walks and one earned…
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Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4
GAME #14 (winners’ bracket second round): The Reds broke out to a 6-0 lead, and through the Braves scored four times in the top of the eighth, Cincinnati held on to advance. For the Reds, Dave Concepcion had an RBI single in the first, Johnny Bench knocked a bases-loaded triple in the third and Ken…
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