Continuing his hitting rampage, Rick Monday belted his eighth home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Dodgers beat the Astros, 7-3. Monday increased his RBI total to 19 by homering with one on in the third inning and adding a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 3 Dodgers 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 7 12 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .254 Lopes 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .293 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .306 Russell ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .219 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .305 Smith rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .315 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 Burke cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .310 Cey 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .375 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Garvey 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .328 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .316 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Monday cf,rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 .380 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herrmann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 3 8 3 3 0 Totals 34 7 12 7 4 1 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 51,500 Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 10 DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 2 Errors: Cabell, Cedeno, Metzger Doubles: Metzger (2), Puhl 2 (3), Russell (2) Home Runs: Watson (1), Monday (8) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (8), Lopes (4) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (3) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (2), Monday (1) GIDP: Metzger 2 (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-2) 3 8 6 4 0 0 1 18 6.86 Forsch 4 4 1 1 4 1 0 20 3.97 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.08 Totals 8 12 7 5 4 1 1 41 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(2-1) 9 8 3 3 3 0 1 36 6.85 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 0 1 36 Passed Balls: Ferguson (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno walked; Cruz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second; On a bunt Russell singled to pitcher [Lopes to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lopes scored, Russell to second]; Cey singled to center [Russell scored, Cey to second (error by Cedeno)]; Garvey flied out to center; Baker singled to left [Cey scored (unearned)]; Monday flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Ferguson grounded out (first unassisted); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger doubled to right; Niekro flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 2ND: Yeager flied out to center; Sutton flied out to right; Lopes reached on an error by Metzger [Lopes to first]; Russell doubled to left [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl doubled to right; Cabell singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson walked; Ferguson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 3RD: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled to third [Garvey to second (error by Cabell)]; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Garvey to third]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday homered [Garvey scored]; Yeager singled to shortstop; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 6. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; WALLING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 4TH: FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell flied out to left; Smith singled to center; Cey forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 6. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl doubled to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz singled to shortstop [Cedeno stayed at second]; Watson flied out to right; Ferguson made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to left; Baker singled to center [Garvey to third]; Monday hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garvey scored]; Yeager flied out to center; Sutton walked [Baker to second]; Lopes singled to shortstop [Baker to third, Sutton to second]; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to center; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Forsch popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 6TH: Smith walked; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey popped to second; Baker struck out; Monday forced Smith (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl popped to first; Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Yeager to second]; Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz lined to shortstop; Watson popped to first; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); HERRMANN REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING C ); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey flied out to center; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 9TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Howe walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. |
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