After being shut out by Mario Soto for 7 2/3 innings, the Cubs took advantage of the rookie's sudden loss of control and scored five runs to defeat the Reds, 5-2. Soto held a 1-0 lead and had not issued a pass before walking Bill Buckner. Jerry Morales followed with a single.

Soto then passed Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros and Jose Cardenal in succession, forcing in two runs to put the Cubs ahead, 2-1. Dale Murray relieved and the Cubs then swung the bats, getting one run on a single by Manny Trillo and two on a single by George Mitterwald. George Foster hit his 35th homer of the season for the Reds in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 2, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   5 10  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Biittner lf,1b        5   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .279      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
  Rosello pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .180        Auerbach 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Broberg p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Foster lf             2   2   1   1     2   1   .318
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Morales cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .327      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .272
Murcer rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Ontiveros 3b          3   1   2   1     1   0   .299        Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Kelleher 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Lum rf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Soto p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenal ph,lf      0   1   0   1     1   0   .246        Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .195        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trillo pr,2b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Mitterwald c        1   0   1   2     0   0   .260

Totals               35   5  10   5     4   5             Totals               31   2   5   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 34,091
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 5
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 1
Doubles: Ontiveros (14), Morales (30), De Jesus (16), Morgan (16)
Home Runs: Foster (35)
GIDP: Lum (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6     3   1   1   3   4   0  23   4.09
G. Hernandez W(5-3)     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.24
Broberg                 1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.61
Roberts SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   6   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(1-1)             7.2   7   5   5   4   4   0  34   4.12
Murray                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.00
Sarmiento               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.15
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to center; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros doubled to right;
Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Driessen popped to third in foul
territory; Bench singled to center [Foster to second]; Geronimo
singled to center [Foster scored, Bench to second]; Lum grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher flied out to left; Bonham grounded out (third
to first); De Jesus flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Soto struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Morales doubled to left; Murcer flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster struck out;
Driessen walked; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 1.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Kelleher popped to first
in foul territory; Swisher flied out to right; Bonham struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Lum was called out on
strikes; Soto grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus doubled to center; Biittner singled to right
[De Jesus to third]; Buckner reached on a fielder's choice [De
Jesus out at home (pitcher to catcher to third to pitcher),
Biittner to third, Buckner to second]; Morales struck out;
Murcer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Morgan doubled to center; Foster was walked
intentionally; Driessen forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros popped to shortstop in foul territory;
CLINES BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Clines was called out on strikes;
Swisher singled to left; GROSS BATTED FOR BONHAM; TRILLO RAN FOR
SWISHER; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); TRILLO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MITTERWALD REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C );
Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Lum
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 1.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Buckner walked; ROSELLO RAN FOR
BUCKNER; Morales singled to center [Rosello to second]; Murcer
walked [Rosello to third, Morales to second]; Ontiveros walked
[Rosello scored, Morales to third, Murcer to second]; CARDENAL
BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Cardenal walked [Morales scored, Murcer
to third, Ontiveros to second]; MURRAY REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING);
Trillo singled to right [Murcer scored, Ontiveros to third,
Cardenal to second]; Mitterwald singled to left [Ontiveros
scored, Cardenal scored, Trillo to third, Mitterwald out at
second (left to catcher to second)]; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
5, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: BROBERG REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); BIITTNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
GRIFFEY BATTED FOR MURRAY; Griffey was called out on strikes;
Rose singled to center; Concepcion forced Rose (third to
second); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Joe Morgan
and Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by 1B umpire John
Kibler; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

CUBS 9TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); AUERBACH
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); De Jesus singled to left; Biittner
lined into a double play (second to first) [De Jesus out at
first]; Broberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 5, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Foster homered; ROBERTS REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING);
Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench flied out to
center; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Armbrister grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 2.

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