▁Pitts burgh ▁st arter ▁Bob ▁Mo ose ▁allowed ▁five ▁consecutive ▁hits ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁game . ▁Bobby ▁Tol an ▁and ▁Tony ▁Pérez ▁both ▁hit ▁two - run ▁doubles ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Red s ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁lead ▁and ▁ch ase ▁Mo ose . ▁The ▁Pitts burgh ▁b ull pen ▁stopped ▁the ▁Red s ▁off ense , ▁though , ▁and ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁ 4 – 3 ▁game ▁with ▁single ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁fourth , ▁fifth ▁and ▁sixth , ▁as ▁M ilt ▁May , ▁Roberto ▁Clement e ▁and ▁Dave ▁C ash ▁picked ▁up ▁R B Is . ▁Joe ▁Morgan ▁hom ered ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Red s ▁a ▁cru cial ▁ins urance ▁run , ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁rel ie ver ▁Tom ▁Hall ▁finished ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁strong ▁relief ▁st int ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁victory . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁moved ▁to ▁C inc inn ati ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁t ense , ▁low - sc oring ▁contest . ▁C inc inn ati ' s ▁Dar rell ▁Chan ey ▁and ▁Bobby ▁Tol an ▁hit ▁R BI ▁singles ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Red s ▁a ▁ 2 - 0 ▁lead . ▁In ▁the ▁fifth , ▁Pitts burgh ▁catch er ▁Mann y ▁S angu ill én ▁hom ered ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁half , ▁and ▁R enn ie ▁St en nett ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁with ▁an ▁R BI ▁single