A bases-loaded double by Roger Metzger in the fourth inning triggered the Giants to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Reds as Ed Halicki unfurled a three-hitter. Willie McCovey drew a walk with one out in the fourth and moved to third on a double by Jack Clark.

Jim Dwyer received an intentional walk, but Metzger spoiled the strategy with a line double to right center to score McCovey and Clark. Dwyer then scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Marc Hill. Tom Seaver, making his initial start since pitching a no-hitter, suffered his first loss after seven consecutive victories. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Giants       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .312      McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .231
Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .312      Clark rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .306
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Dwyer cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .301        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Werner c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .162      Metzger ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .223
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Hill c                3   0   0   1     0   0   .192
  Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     1   4             Totals               29   3   5   3     4   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 37,334
Left on Base: Reds 4, Giants 7
DP: Reds 0, Giants 1
Errors: Andrews
Doubles: Clark (20), Metzger (5)
Stolen Bases: Rose (6), Driessen (16), Andrews (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (4), Halicki (5)
GIDP: Griffey (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(8-5)           7     5   3   3   4   4   0  31   3.26
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.03
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   4   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(4-1)          9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31   2.06
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose stole second; Griffey
struck out; Morgan struck out; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield struck out; Andrews flied out to right;
Evans popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled to center;
Dwyer popped to third in foul territory; Metzger singled to left
[Clark to third]; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Werner singled to left; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Werner to second]; Rose flied out to
center; Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Halicki grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
flied out to center; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster popped to first;
Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Geronimo grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to left; McCovey walked; Clark
doubled to left [McCovey to third]; Dwyer was walked
intentionally; Metzger doubled to center [McCovey scored, Clark
scored, Dwyer to third]; Hill reached on a fielder's choice
[Dwyer scored, Metzger to third]; Halicki out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hill to second]; Whitfield was walked
intentionally; Andrews lined to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Werner grounded out (third to first); Seaver flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans struck out; McCovey flied out to left; Clark
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 3.

REDS 6TH: Rose reached on an error by Andrews [Rose to first];
Griffey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Rose out at second]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hill flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 7TH: Foster singled to center; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Foster to second]; Geronimo flied out to right;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Halicki struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first to
pitcher); Andrews singled to right; Andrews stole second; Evans
walked; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 8TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR WERNER; Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Henderson
struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING C ); SARMIENTO
REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to
first); Dwyer flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING CF); Griffey grounded
out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

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