When play resumed, Seaver retired Tim Foli and Dave Parker for an unusually long 1-2-3 inning.
After Candelaria struck out, Omar Moreno hit a sinking liner to right that Dave Collins attempted a sliding shoestring catch on.
The speedy Moreno ended up with a triple, but it could have easily been an inside-the-park homer if not for the hustle of Héctor Cruz in center.
Seaver then walked Dave Parker and Willie Stargell, but John Milner popped out to end the inning.
The Reds tied it in the bottom of the fourth when George Foster hit a two-run homer into left center with Dave Concepción aboard.
At that point, Chuck Tanner visited the mound, and Willie Stargell jokingly asked Robinson, "Why don't you move to first and I'll pitch?"
Collins appeared to have caught the ball, but umpire Frank Pulli ruled he trapped it, giving Garner a base hit.
The Reds squelched a scoring threat in the top of the seventh when Ott led off with a single and was sacrificed to second by Bibby.
Left-hander Grant Jackson retired lefty-hitting Joe Morgan for the first out, but Chuck Tanner, managing by percentages, brought in Enrique Romo to face right-handed hitting Concepción.
Tekulve recovered to strike out Bench, intentionally walked Dan Driessen, and then retired Ray Knight for the last out.
Tanner then brought in Game 1 saver Don Robinson, who struck out Concepción and retired Foster on a groundout to end the threat.
After allowing a hit in the first, the Pirates got on the board quickly when leadoff hitter Omar Moreno, a pain in the Reds' side all series, singled and stole second.
LaCoss was then replaced by Fred Norman, who gave up Willie Stargell's second home run of the series and another homer to Bill Madlock in the third.
Stargell doubled home two more runs in the fourth for a 6–0 Pirate lead and essentially clinched the NLCS MVP.