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Tony Perez was a late scratch from the game, Dan Driessen was inserted in his place. When asked about the move, Reds manager Sparky Anderson revealed that Perez "tweaked" his back during BP and was benched only for precautionary reasons. The Reds would go on to taste defeat for the first time in the 1975 season at the hands of a 7-5 beating from the Dodgers. Reds starter Jack Billingham cruised through 3 scoreless. However, a 48 minute rain delay caused him to loose his rhythm. Billingham would go on to surrender back to back singles after the delay, both of which scored, and had to be replaced by Clay Kirby after the inning. The climax of the game came as a result of a two out error by shortstop Davey Concepcion that gave way to a grand slam off the bat of Steve Yeager to make it 7-0 Dodgers. The Reds would find a way to claw back. Scoring 3 in the 8th due to singles by Bench and Driessen, the Reds found themselves in a 7-3 ballgame heading into the 9th. In the bottom half, Doug Flynn led off with a pinch hit solo home run. The Reds would score once more when Joe Morgan scored on an RBI single by Ken Griffey before Davey Concepcion would fly out to end the ballgame.
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