A homer, triple and double by George Foster highlighted a 12-hit attack as the Reds downed the Giants, 6-3. Foster hit a bases-empty round-tripper in the first inning, doubled and scored on a single by Dan Driessen in sixth and tripled home Joe Morgan with the go-ahead run in the eighth. Ken Griffey capped a ninth-inning rally with a two-run single. The Giants scored all their runs in the third on singles by Terry Whitfield, Jack Clark and Darrell Evans and a triple by Jim Dwyer. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 - 6 12 1 Giants 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 4 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .279 Whitfield lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .296 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Griffey rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .325 Clark rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .303 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259 Evans 3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .270 Foster lf 4 2 3 2 1 1 .313 Dwyer 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .236 Driessen 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .315 Herndon cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .272 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .305 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .212 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Sadek c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Werner c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .155 Madlock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Moskau p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167 Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .353 Bair p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 12 5 4 8 Totals 34 3 10 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 55,920 Left on Base: Reds 8, Giants 10 DP: Reds 1, Giants 1 Errors: Concepcion, Andrews 2, LeMaster 2 Doubles: Rose (19), Driessen (14), Foster (11), Herndon (7) Triples: Foster (5), Dwyer (1) Home Runs: Foster (15) Stolen Bases: Driessen (15), Herndon (7) Caught Stealing: Foster (2), Evans (2) Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (8), Andrews (1), LeMaster (11) Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (7) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 6 7 3 3 3 4 0 27 5.25 Borbon W(4-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.45 Bair 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.21 Tomlin SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.80 Totals 9 10 3 3 4 4 0 40 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 6 7 3 3 2 6 1 26 3.41 Lavelle L(5-5) 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 3.76 Moffitt 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 2.63 Curtis 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.00 Totals 9 12 6 6 4 8 1 41 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Foster homered; Driessen singled to center; Driessen stole second; Concepcion flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield walked; Andrews grounded out (third to first) [Whitfield to second]; Clark popped to third in foul territory; Evans popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Werner struck out; Moskau walked; Rose forced Moskau (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Dwyer flied out to right; Herndon doubled to left; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Sadek popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to second; Morgan struck out; Griffey was picked off first (pitcher to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco was called out on strikes; Whitfield singled to center; Andrews flied out to center; Clark singled to right [Whitfield to third]; Evans singled to right [Whitfield scored, Clark to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Dwyer tripled [Clark scored, Evans scored]; Herndon walked; Herndon stole second; LeMaster struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3. REDS 4TH: Driessen doubled to right; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Geronimo flied out to left; Werner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: Sadek flied out to left; Montefusco grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3. REDS 5TH: Moskau struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Clark flied out to center; Evans walked; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3. REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster doubled to center; Driessen singled to center [Foster scored]; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Driessen to second]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Werner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer was called out on strikes; Herndon singled to shortstop; LeMaster singled to left [Herndon to second]; Sadek flied out to left; IVIE BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. REDS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); KENNEDY BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Kennedy was called out on strikes; Rose reached on an error by LeMaster [Rose to third]; Griffey hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Rose out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Whitfield singled to right; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitfield to second]; Clark flied out to center [Whitfield to third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Dwyer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. REDS 8TH: Morgan singled to shortstop [Morgan to third (error by LeMaster) (error by Andrews)]; Foster tripled to right [Morgan scored]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion was walked intentionally; Foster was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Concepcion to second]; missed squeeze play; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: Herndon reached on an error by Concepcion [Herndon to first]; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herndon to second]; MADLOCK BATTED FOR SADEK; BAIR REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 3. REDS 9TH: HILL REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Werner flied out to right; Bair singled to right; Rose singled to right [Bair to third, Rose to second (on throw to 3b)]; CURTIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Griffey singled to second [Bair scored, Rose scored (error by Andrews) (no RBI), Griffey to second]; Morgan flied out to center; Foster was walked intentionally; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Andrews singled to shortstop; On a bunt Clark singled [Andrews to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Evans lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Clark out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 3.

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