In a nationally televised game, Joe Morgan lashed three doubles and scored four runs as the Reds rolled to an 8-2 triumph over the Dodgers. One of Morgan's runs came on a double steal in the third. Teammate Dan Driessen swiped second and Morgan stole home. Johnny Bench had an 0-2 count with two down. The Reds went on to score four runs in the inning. Bill Bonham received credit for his third straight victory of the season and his first over the Dodgers since June 1, 1975. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 15 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Lopes 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .194 Kennedy 3b,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .348 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .294 Morgan 2b 5 4 3 0 0 0 .357 Burke cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Auerbach 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Foster lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .326 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Driessen 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 .333 Baker lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .294 Bench c 5 1 2 2 0 1 .341 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 .317 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .306 Monday cf,rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .353 Bonham p 3 0 0 0 1 0 .091 Yeager c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .346 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates c 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Hooton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 15 6 6 3 Totals 32 2 5 1 4 11 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 40,527 Left on Base: Reds 10, Dodgers 7 DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Concepcion, Russell, Baker Doubles: Driessen (2), Morgan 3 (9), Bench (3) Home Runs: Monday (4) Stolen Bases: Morgan (2), Driessen (6) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (2) GIDP: Bench (1), Russell (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(3-0) 8 5 2 2 4 9 1 33 3.24 Tomlin 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.59 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 11 1 36 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(0-2) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1 0 17 7.27 Hough 4.1 5 2 2 4 2 0 21 7.88 Garman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50 Totals 9 15 8 8 6 3 0 45 Wild Pitches: Hough (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan forced Griffey (second to shortstop) [Rose scored (error by Russell) (no RBI), Morgan to first]; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Driessen doubled to center [Morgan scored]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to second]; Smith struck out; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Geronimo singled to left; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey lined to shortstop; Baker was called out on strikes; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 0. REDS 3RD: Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to left [Morgan to third (error by Baker)]; Foster popped to first; Driessen walked; Morgan stole home and Driessen stole second; Bench doubled to left [Driessen scored]; Concepcion singled to left [Bench scored, Concepcion to second (on throw to home)]; Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion scored]; HOUGH REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Bonham walked [Geronimo to second]; Rose flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to center; Hough popped to shortstop; Lopes forced Yeager (pitcher to shortstop); Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Dodgers 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Morgan doubled to right; Hough threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Foster walked; Driessen popped to first in foul territory; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Foster to second]; Concepcion walked [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Cey popped to shortstop; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 0. REDS 5TH: Bonham grounded out (second to first); Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker walked; Monday struck out; Yeager struck out; Hough struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 0. REDS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Foster singled to left [Morgan scored, Foster out at second (left to second to first to second)]; Driessen walked; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to center [Driessen to third]; Geronimo lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: KENNEDY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 0. REDS 7TH: OATES REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Bonham popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Cey popped to second; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 0. REDS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); DAVALILLO REPLACED HOUGH (PLAYING LF); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Monday homered; Oates singled to right; Davalillo walked [Oates to second]; Lopes walked [Oates to third, Davalillo to second]; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oates scored (no RBI), Davalillo to third, Lopes out at second]; Smith struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2. REDS 9TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Concepcion flied out to left; Geronimo flied out to right; Bonham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center; Garvey singled to left [Cey to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR GARMAN; Mota reached on an error by Concepcion [Cey to third, Garvey to second, Mota to first]; TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Monday struck out; LACY BATTED FOR OATES; Lacy was called out on strikes; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; Martinez forced Mota (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2.

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