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Article: Reds 4, Pirates 3, 12 innings
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- May 11, 1998
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ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer
AP Online
05-11-1998
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Score tied in the ninth inning. Runner on third. A line drive single to the outfield. What better way to go home a winner?
Somehow, the Pittsburgh Pirates went home disbelieving losers after that scenario produced an improbable 4-3, 12-inning loss to Cincinnati on Sunday.
``I don't know how it happened, but it was great,'' Reds manager Jack McKeon said. ``We'll take it.''
Al Martin certainly gave it to them.
With the score 3-all and Martin on third base, Kevin Young lined a one-hop single to right field. Martin hesitated to see if the ball would be caught but, when it wasn't, stepped back toward third ...