A southpaw nemesis of the Reds, Tommy John upped his career record against the Cincy crew to 11-2 by hurling the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory. Bill Russell's sacrifice fly netted a first-inning run, Rick Monday singled home a second-inning run after singles by Ron Cey and Steve Garvey, and Dusty Baker added another in the third. Cey blasted solo a homer in the eighth.

The Reds got a run in the first when Joe Morgan walked, stole second and scored on George Foster's single, and another in the eighth on a double by Pete Rose and triple by Ken Griffey. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     25, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  1
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .284
Russell ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .209      Griffey rf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .333
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .270
Cey 3b                4   2   2   1     0   2   .383        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .338      Foster lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .304
Baker lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .317      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Monday cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .370      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
                                                          Hume p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     1   6             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 27,361
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Reds 6
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 0
Errors: Russell, Foster, Geronimo
Doubles: Rose (5)
Triples: Griffey (2)
Home Runs: Cey (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: John (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (1)
GIDP: Hume (1), Concepcion (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(4-0)             9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35   1.82
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-2)             8     7   4   3   1   6   1  32   4.73
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.23
Totals                  9     7   4   3   1   6   1  35

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center [Lopes to third (error by
Geronimo)]; Russell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored
(unearned)]; Smith flied out to center; Cey struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey struck out; Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Foster singled to center [Morgan scored];
Bench singled to right [Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to shortstop; Baker walked [Garvey
to second]; Monday singled to center [Garvey scored, Baker to
second]; Yeager struck out; John out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Baker to third, Monday to second]; Lopes
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to left; Geronimo forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); Hume grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith flied
out to center; Cey singled to left; Garvey singled to left [Cey
to third (error by Foster)]; Baker singled to left [Cey scored,
Garvey to second]; Monday flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); John
grounded out (second to first); Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
walked; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
struck out; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
grounded out (third to first); Hume grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey struck out; Baker popped to second; Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to left; Morgan forced Griffey (shortstop to second);
Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); John
grounded out (second to first); Lopes grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench reached on an error by Russell [Bench to first];
Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell lined to first; Smith popped to third in
foul territory; Cey homered; Garvey popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins struck out; Rose
doubled to left; Griffey tripled to right [Rose scored]; Morgan
struck out; Foster walked; Bench forced Foster (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 2B); SARMIENTO
REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Monday flied out to left; Yeager flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
struck out; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 2.