A four-run rally in the fourth inning triggered the Dodgers to an 8-2 thumping of the Mets, ending a five-game losing streak. Reggie Smith started the Dodgers' big inning with a one-out single and, after Ron Cey walked, a double by Steve Garvey scored both runners. Rick Monday followed with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Yeager.

The Dodgers scored twice more in the sixth on a fielder's choice groundout by Doug Rau and bunt single by Davey Lopes. Lopes doubled home a run in the eighth and Smith hit a solo homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    4  0  2    0  1  1  -   8  9  1
Mets         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   2   2     0   1   .304      Mazzilli cf           5   0   1   0     0   3   .312
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Maddox 3b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .269
Smith rf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .319      S. Henderson lf       5   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Cey 3b                2   1   0   0     3   0   .280      Montanez 1b           4   2   2   1     0   1   .266
Garvey 1b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .279      Grieve rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Monday lf             3   2   1   1     1   0   .333      Stearns c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Baker lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Hodges c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
North cf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .243      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Yeager c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .202      Flynn 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .234
Rau p                 2   0   1   1     0   0   .208      Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Youngblood ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .258

Totals               32   8   9   8     7   2             Totals               38   2  11   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 17,377
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Mets 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Garvey (10), Lopes (9), Flynn (3), Hodges (2)
Triples: Monday (1)
Home Runs: Smith (9), Montanez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau 2 (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(6-2)              9    11   2   2   1   8   1  39   3.38
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   8   1  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(5-4)         6     7   6   6   4   1   0  29   3.90
Metzger                 3     2   2   2   3   1   1  13   6.83
Totals                  9     9   8   8   7   2   1  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Maddox flied out to right; S.
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey
grounded out (second to first); Monday grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez singled to left; Grieve struck out; Stearns
singled to left [Montanez to second]; Foli flied out to center;
Flynn doubled to left [Montanez scored, Stearns out at home
(left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
singled to pitcher; Rau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Espinosa flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox walked; S. Henderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 4TH: HODGES REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING C ); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to right; Cey
walked [Smith to second]; Garvey doubled to right [Smith scored,
Cey scored]; Monday tripled to right [Garvey scored]; North was
walked intentionally; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Monday scored]; Rau singled to right [North to second]; Lopes
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Montanez homered; Grieve singled to center; Hodges
forced Grieve (second to shortstop); Foli forced Hodges (second
to shortstop); Flynn singled to center [Foli to second];
Espinosa struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
popped to left; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Maddox singled to center
[Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mazzilli to third, Maddox to second]; Montanez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Grieve flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 2.

DODGERS 6TH: On a bunt Garvey singled to third; Monday walked
[Garvey to second]; North grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Garvey to third, Monday to second]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; Rau grounded out (first unassisted) [Garvey
scored, Monday to third, Yeager to second]; On a bunt Lopes
singled to first [Monday scored, Yeager to third]; Russell flied
out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Hodges doubled to left; Foli struck out; Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); VALENTINE BATTED FOR
ESPINOSA; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Mets 2.

DODGERS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Smith flied
out to center; Cey walked; Garvey flied out to right; Monday
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: BAKER REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli struck
out; Maddox singled to center; S. Henderson forced Maddox
(shortstop to second); Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Mets 2.

DODGERS 8TH: North walked; Yeager flied out to center; Rau out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [North to second]; Lopes
doubled to left [North scored]; Russell flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges lined
to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Mets 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith homered; Cey walked; Garvey struck out; Baker
hit into a double play (left to shortstop to first) [Cey out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); YOUNGBLOOD
BATTED FOR METZGER; Youngblood singled to center; Mazzilli
struck out; Maddox reached on an error by Russell [Youngblood to
second, Maddox to first]; S. Henderson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 2.