The West division-leading Reds opened a four-game series with the second-place Dodgers by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning to post a 4-2 victory. The Dodgers counted in the first inning on singles by Willie Davis and Wes Parker, around a stolen base, and added a run on a homer by Tom Haller in the second.

Johnny Bench hit his 38th homer of the season for the Reds in the fourth. Bobby Tolan singled to open the eighth and stole his 40th base. After walks to Tony Perez and Bernie Carbo loaded the bases, Lee May came through with the decisive double, driving in the tying and leading runs. Tommy Helms added a tally with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, August    7, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  7  0
Dodgers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Grabarkewitz ss,3b    4   0   0   0     0   1   .312
Tolan cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .316      Mota lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Perez 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .329      Davis cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .320
Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Parker 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .316
Carbo lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .320      Sudakis 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
May 1b                4   0   2   2     0   0   .258        Wills ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Helms 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Haller c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .267
Woodward ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .123      Russell rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Cline ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .289        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Moeller p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Crawford rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .225

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   3             Totals               33   2   7   2     0   9

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 35,701
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 4
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Sudakis
Doubles: May (28)
Home Runs: Bench (38), Haller (7)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (40), Davis (33)
Caught Stealing: Parker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   6     5   2   2   0   6   1  22   3.35
Carroll W(8-2)          2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.83
Granger SV(25)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.65
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   9   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moeller L(5-5)          7.1   7   4   4   3   2   1  33   2.99
Brewer                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.95
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Tolan struck out; Perez
singled to left; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota popped to first in
foul territory; Davis singled to right; Davis stole second;
Parker singled to second [Davis scored]; Parker was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (second to first); May grounded out
(third to first); Helms singled to center; Woodward flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Haller homered; Sizemore flied
out to center; Russell singled to left; Moeller was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Nolan struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first);
Tolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Mota
grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Bench homered; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted); May singled to pitcher; Helms
forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Sudakis
flied out to left; Haller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Woodward singled to center; Nolan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Woodward to second]; Rose grounded out
(second to first) [Woodward to third]; Tolan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Sizemore struck out; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moeller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to center; Bench popped to third;
Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); Mota
flied out to left; Davis singled to left; Parker lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: May reached on an error by Sudakis [May to first];
Helms grounded out (second to first) [May to second]; Woodward
grounded out (shortstop to first); CLINE BATTED FOR NOLAN; Cline
walked; Rose forced Cline (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Sudakis grounded
out (second to first); Haller struck out; Sizemore singled to
right; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: WILLS REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING SS); GRABARKEWITZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Tolan singled to right; Tolan
stole second; Perez walked; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Tolan to third, Perez to second]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; May doubled to left [Tolan scored, Perez scored,
Carbo to third]; BREWER REPLACED RUSSELL (PITCHING); CRAWFORD
REPLACED MOELLER (PLAYING RF); Helms hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Carbo scored, May to third]; Woodward grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford struck out; Grabarkewitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: Carroll struck out; Rose grounded out (third to
first); Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis singled to catcher; Parker struck out; Wills
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Davis to second]; Clay
Carroll spiked by Maury Wills; GRANGER REPLACED CARROLL
(PITCHING); Haller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 2.