Ron Cey and Dusty Baker each had two RBIs as the Dodgers won their fourth straight game, 5-2 over the winless Astros. The L.A. third baseman hit a homer in the second inning and singled in the seventh to give his team a 3-1 lead.

Baker knocked in the club's last two counters with a two-run single in the ninth. Starter Doug Rau got credit for the victory but expensive off-season acquisition Terry Forster pitched the last three frames to gain the save. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Monday, April 10, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 5 8 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Puhl lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .353 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .261 Cey 3b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .412 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .412 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Baker lf 4 0 2 2 1 0 .438 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .381 Monday cf,rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .400 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .263 Yeager c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .438 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Rau p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Forster p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph,lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 Bannister p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 8 3 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 8 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 22,882 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Astros 4 DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1 Errors: Forsch, Cabell Doubles: Smith (2) Triples: Garvey (1) Home Runs: Cey (1), Ferguson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Russell (1) GIDP: Smith (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(1-0) 6 5 1 1 0 5 1 23 1.50 Forster SV(2) 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 10 1.42 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 8 1 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(0-1) 7 6 3 3 6 2 1 33 3.86 Pentz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8.31 Forsch 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 7 9.00 Totals 9 8 5 5 8 3 1 43 Wild Pitches: Forster (1), Bannister (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell grounded out (catcher to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third in foul territory; Cabell struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Garvey lined to third; Baker singled to left; Monday walked [Baker to second]; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Baker to third, Monday to second]; Yeager walked; Rau was called out on strikes; Lopes lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; Cruz was called out on strikes; Ferguson flied out to center; Howe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey walked; Garvey forced Cey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister struck out; Puhl singled to right; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Baker reached on an error by Cabell [Baker to second]; Monday flied out to left; Yeager grounded out (third to first); Rau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to center; Russell walked; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson homered; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey tripled to left; Baker walked; Monday walked [Baker to second]; Yeager forced Monday (third to second) [Garvey scored, Baker to third]; Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell popped to shortstop; Smith doubled to left; Cey singled to left [Smith scored]; Garvey singled to left [Cey to second]; Baker grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to center; Cruz singled to right [Watson to second]; FORSTER REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1. DODGERS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Monday flied out to center; Yeager struck out; Forster popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard singled to center; ALOU BATTED FOR PENTZ; Alou singled to third [Howard to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR PUHL; Forster threw a wild pitch [Howard to third]; Gonzalez struck out; Cabell grounded out (second to pitcher) [Howard scored, Sexton to second]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. DODGERS 9TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FORSCH REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Lopes singled to center; Lopes was picked off first but was safe on an error by Forsch [Lopes to second]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith was walked intentionally; BURKE RAN FOR SMITH; Cey popped to third in foul territory; Garvey walked [Burke to second]; Baker singled to right [Lopes scored, Burke scored, Garvey to third]; Monday popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

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