September 25, 1976 at Dodger Stadium 

Reds 4, Dodgers 3  (99-56)

The Reds pulled to within one win of one hundred as they edged the Dodgers.  Tony Perez hit a big seventh inning homerun that tied the game at 2-2 and the Reds then took the lead in the top of the eighth with two more.  Ken Griffey went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Gary Nolan improved his win total to 14 and he gave up two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Pedro Borbon gave up a single run in the last two innings but earned his eighth save of the season.

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