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BOS  4
NYY  3

KCR  6
@CAL  5

DET  4
@CLE  0

MIN  4
@OAK  2

HOU 10
@ATL  3

ATL  4
HOU  3

(10)
MON  5
@CHC  2

CIN  3
SFG  1

PIT  4
STL  3

(10)
PIT  5
STL  3

LAD  4
@SDP  0

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 20,026

Sunday, April 8, 1973
Time of Game: 2:19
Giants
1
2-1
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  9  2
Reds            2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  9  2
W: R Grimsley (1-0), L: T Bradley (0-1), S: P Borbon (1)
Reds
3
1-2
Won 1
4th, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .867    0    3   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .400  .867    0    1   2   2B
C Speier SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .445    0    3   2   2B
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .885    0    5   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .385  .770    0    3   0   
A Gallagher 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .583    0    1   0   GDP
  G Thomasson PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .500    0    3   1   3B
D Rader C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .633    0    4   0   
  D Kingman PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
T Bradley P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hart PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  J Barr P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   1   9   1    1   2                    24   8
BATTING
2B: C Speier (1, off R Grimsley); T Fuentes (1, off R Grimsley).
3B: G Matthews (1, off R Grimsley).
TB: T Fuentes 4; G Matthews 3; G Maddox 2; C Speier 2; D Kingman; A Gallagher.
GIDP: A Gallagher (1).
RBI: A Gallagher (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Fuentes-C Speier-W McCovey.
E: A Gallagher (1); W McCovey (1).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .385  .770    0    4   1   
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   0   1    0   0  .364  .840    0    4   3   SB,SF
B Tolan RF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .968    0    3   0   
J Bench C                     2   0   1   0    2   1  .222  .684    0    3   0   
T Perez 1B                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .200  .550    0    8   0   SF
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .231  .539    0    3   0   SB,GDP
D Chaney SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    1   3   
D Menke 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    1   2   
R Grimsley P                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   9   3    4   3                    27  11
BATTING
SF: T Perez (1, off T Bradley); J Morgan (1, off T Bradley).
TB: C Geronimo 2; B Tolan 2; T Perez; P Rose; D Menke; D Chaney; J Bench.
GIDP: C Geronimo (1).
RBI: C Geronimo (1); J Morgan (2); T Perez (1).
2-out RBI: C Geronimo.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Menke-J Morgan-T Perez.
E: D Menke (1); T Perez (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Morgan (1, 2nd base off T Bradley/D Rader); C Geronimo (1, 2nd base off J Barr/D Rader).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Bradley, L (0-1)             6.2   6   3   1    4   2   0   1.35   31     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 5     52    -     0.68  -0.15
R Moffitt                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    0.46   0.01
J Barr                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.17   0.00
Totals                         8     9   3   1    4   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 8          2-0 
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Grimsley, W (1-0)            8.2   8   1   1    1   2   0   1.04   34     -       ·  ·      9·12· 3· 7     65    -     0.94   0.33
P Borbon, S (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.29   0.03
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·12· 3· 8          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: T Bradley (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - (none), 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 20,026.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Bonds              RF    1. P Rose               LF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. C Speier             SS    3. B Tolan              RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. G Maddox             CF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. A Gallagher          3B    6. C Geronimo           CF 
7. G Matthews           LF    7. D Chaney             SS 
8. D Rader              C     8. D Menke              3B 
9. T Bradley            P     9. R Grimsley           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-       9%  74% C Geronimo      T Bradley       Single to LF; Tolan Scores/unER; Bench to 2B
   t 6   1  3-0  1--      -9%  79% C Speier        R Grimsley      Double to LF (Line Drive); Fuentes to 3B
   t 6   1  3-0  -23       8%  87% W McCovey       R Grimsley      Groundout: P-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-       6%  65% J Bench         T Bradley       Walk; Morgan to 3B; Tolan to 2B
   t 6   2  3-0  -23       6%  93% G Maddox        R Grimsley      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bonds         Lineout: LF
          ---      48%  T Fuentes       Double to LF
   O      -2-      51%  C Speier        Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-      55%  W McCovey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  J Morgan        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Morgan to 1B
          1--      57%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
          12-      65%  J Bench         Walk; Morgan to 3B; Tolan to 2B
   RO     123      65%  T Perez         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores/unER
   R      12-      74%  C Geronimo      Single to LF; Tolan Scores/unER; Bench to 2B
   O      12-      72%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  A Gallagher     Flyball: RF
          ---      73%  G Matthews      Triple to RF
   O      --3      76%  D Rader         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Bradley facing 8-9-1
          ---      79%  D Menke         Single to 3B
   O      1--      77%  R Grimsley      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      81%  P Rose          Single to RF; Grimsley to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Grimsley Scores
   O      1--      82%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  T Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  T Fuentes       Single to SS
   O      1--      86%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Bradley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  J Bench         Strikeout
          ---      86%  T Perez         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perez to 1B
   OO     1--      84%  C Geronimo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  G Maddox        Single to SS
   OO     1--      88%  A Gallagher     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Bradley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  D Chaney        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Menke         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  R Grimsley      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  D Rader         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Bradley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  J Morgan        Popfly: SS
          ---      89%  B Tolan         Single/Bunt
          1--      90%  J Bench         Single to 3B; Tolan to 2B
          12-      91%  T Perez         Walk; Tolan to 3B; Bench to 2B
   O      123      88%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---      88%  T Fuentes       Single to CF
          1--      79%  C Speier        Double to LF (Line Drive); Fuentes to 3B
   O      -23      87%  W McCovey       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      93%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Bradley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  D Chaney        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Grimsley      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  A Gallagher     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  B Tolan         Single
          1--      95%  J Bench         Wild Pitch; Tolan to 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Walk
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Tom Bradley pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  T Perez         Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Tolan to 3B; Bench out at 2B/2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
          ---      90%  J Hart          Walk
   O      1--      94%  B Bonds         Flyball: C
   O      1--      96%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  C Speier        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Barr facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Barr replaces Jim Ray Hart pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  C Geronimo      Single to RF
          1--      98%  D Chaney        Geronimo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Single to LF; Geronimo out at Hm/LF-C; Chaney to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      98%  D Menke         Groundout: 1B-P; Chaney to 3B
   O      --3      97%  R Grimsley      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  G Maddox        Single to 3B; Maddox to 3B/Adv on E5/Adv on E3
   R      --3      92%  A Gallagher     Single to CF; Maddox Scores
                  Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Al Gallagher batting 6th
   O      1--      97%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Ross Grimsley pitching and batting 9th; Dave Kingman pinch hits for Dave Rader batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  D Kingman       Single to LF; Matthews to 3B; Kingman out at 2B/LF-2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 3.

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