The hustle of Johnny Bench prevented the Giants from completing a double play and enabled the Reds to score in the 10th inning for a 5-4 victory. Vida Blue pitched the first nine innings for the Giants and also hit his second major league homer to tie the score before leaving the game.

With Gary Lavelle on the mound for the Giants in the 10th, Ken Griffey singled and reached third on an infield out and a single by George Foster. Bench then forced Foster at second but beat the throw to first as Griffey scored the deciding run. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Reds         0  1  0    2  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   5  8  1
Giants       2  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .288      Herndon cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .240
Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .328      Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .217
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .304      Madlock 2b            3   0   1   0     2   1   .222
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .290      McCovey 1b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .220
Bench c               5   0   0   1     0   2   .333        James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Driessen 1b           5   2   1   0     0   1   .291      Clark rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Auerbach ss           3   2   1   1     1   0   .300      Whitfield lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   2     0   1   .320      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Capilla p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      LeMaster ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .150
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ivie ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .556
  Grace ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Andrews pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Blue p                2   1   1   1     1   1   .200
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harris ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5   8   5     3  12             Totals               37   4   9   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24,677
Left on Base: Reds 7, Giants 8
DP: Reds 2, Giants 0
Errors: Griffey, Clark
Doubles: Rose (4), Geronimo (3), McCovey (2), Evans (3)
Home Runs: Auerbach (1), Blue (1)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (7), Bench (1)
GIDP: McCovey (2), Clark (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla                 1.2   4   3   3   2   2   0  11  11.57
Borbon                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.87
Sarmiento               5     1   1   1   3   1   1  18   1.32
Bair                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Tomlin W(1-1)           1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.29
Totals                 10     9   4   4   5   3   1  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    9     6   4   3   3  11   1  37   3.86
Lavelle L(2-2)          1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.09
Totals                 10     8   5   4   3  12   1  42

Passed Balls: Bench (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey struck
out; Morgan walked; Foster walked [Morgan to second]; Bench
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Evans singled to right [Herndon to
third]; Madlock struck out; McCovey doubled to center [Herndon
scored, Evans scored]; Clark struck out; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 2.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to right; Driessen stole second;
Auerbach flied out to center; Geronimo singled to third
[Driessen stayed at second]; On a bunt Capilla struck out; Rose
doubled to center [Driessen scored, Geronimo to third]; Griffey
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); LeMaster
singled to center; Blue walked [LeMaster to second]; Herndon
popped to second; Evans doubled to center [LeMaster scored, Blue
to third]; BORBON REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Madlock flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 3.

REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster struck
out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled to right
[Clark to third (error by Griffey)]; Whitfield grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hill popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Giants 3.

REDS 4TH: Driessen reached on an error by Clark [Driessen to
third]; Auerbach walked; Geronimo doubled to left [Driessen
scored (unearned), Auerbach scored]; GRACE BATTED FOR BORBON;
Grace struck out; Rose flied out to center; Griffey struck out;
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED GRACE (PITCHING); LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue struck out; Herndon
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to second; Foster was called out on
strikes; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Madlock walked [Evans to second];
McCovey lined to second; Clark flied out to center [Evans to
third]; On a bunt Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
homered; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Sarmiento
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill popped to catcher in foul territory; LeMaster
flied out to left; Blue homered; Herndon popped to third; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; On a bunt Griffey made an out
to third; Morgan struck out; Foster forced Rose (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans flied out to left; Madlock walked; McCovey
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Driessen lined to second; Auerbach
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark flied out to left; Whitfield flied out to
center; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; COLLINS BATTED FOR
SARMIENTO; Collins flied out to right; Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Ivie singled to center; ANDREWS RAN FOR IVIE; HARRIS
BATTED FOR BLUE; Harris grounded out (second to first) [Andrews
to second]; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first) [Andrews
to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Evans flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 4.

REDS 10TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); HARRIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Griffey singled to left; Morgan grounded out
(third to first) [Griffey to second]; Foster singled to
shortstop [Griffey to third]; Bench forced Foster (shortstop to
second) [Griffey scored]; Bench stole second; Driessen was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 10TH: Madlock singled to left; McCovey singled to right
[Madlock to second]; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark grounded into
a double play (third to second) [Clark to first, Madlock out at
third, James out at second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Clark
to second]; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 4.
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