The slumping Reds dropped their fifth and sixth games in succession, losing to the Dodgers in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-3 and 5-2. The Reds jumped on Tommy John for three runs in the first inning of the opener on a walk to Pete Rose, doubles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion and a single by George Foster, but their attack died for the rest of the game. The Dodgers were held in check by Paul Moskau until the seventh when they began turning on the power with a double by Reggie Smith and a homer by Steve Garvey. Then, in the eighth, Bill North walked and Davey Lopes and Ron Cey followed with homers.

In the nightcap, Dusty Baker homered with a man on base and Cey accounted for two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies as the Dodgers completed the sweep. Rookie Bob Welch, who pitched six scoreless innings, was the winner. The Reds counted their runs off Terry Forster in the eighth, but both were unearned on an error by North. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, June 30, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  0  -   5  8  1
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   2   2     1   1   .311      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .288
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .313
Smith rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   2     0   1   .297
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .300
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   2     0   2   .296      Bench 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258        Driessen 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Monday cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .295      Henderson cf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .205
  Rautzhan p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Geronimo pr,cf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .193      Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Grote c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .314        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .129      Moskau p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  North ph,cf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .256        Collins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Morgan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258

Totals               33   5   8   5     3   8             Totals               36   3   9   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Reds 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 1
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Smith (14), Griffey (20), Concepcion (17), Foster (12), Henderson (4), Moskau (1)
Home Runs: Garvey (10), Lopes (9), Cey (11)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (11)
GIDP: Russell (12)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(9-6)             7     7   3   3   2   3   0  30   3.89
Rautzhan SV(2)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.44
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   5   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  7     5   2   2   2   7   1  26   4.78
Bair L(1-3)             2     3   3   3   1   1   2  10   1.93
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   8   3  36

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Russell flied out to right; Smith flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey doubled to left [Rose to third];
Concepcion doubled to left [Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Foster
singled to left [Concepcion scored]; Bench reached on an error
by Cey [Foster to second, Bench to first]; Henderson forced
Bench (shortstop to second) [Foster to third]; Kennedy popped to
pitcher; Correll forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Moskau grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded
out (third to first); Griffey singled to left; Griffey stole
second; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Monday walked; Yeager struck out; John struck out;
Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Foster doubled to left; Bench grounded out (third to
first); Henderson struck out; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith singled to right;
Cey flied out to right; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Correll grounded out (third to first); Moskau grounded
out (second to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to left; Monday struck out; Yeager
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 6TH: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled
to third; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to left; Henderson doubled to right;
GERONIMO RAN FOR HENDERSON; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Correll flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRIESSEN
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 1B); Smith doubled to left; Cey flied
out to center [Smith to third]; Garvey homered [Smith scored];
Baker singled to left; Monday flied out to left; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); Moskau doubled
to left; COLLINS RAN FOR MOSKAU; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey walked; Concepcion lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); NORTH BATTED FOR
JOHN; North walked; Lopes homered [North scored]; Russell
grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to
first); Cey homered; Garvey struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RAUTZHAN REPLACED
MONDAY (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); Geronimo singled to center; Kennedy grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Reds 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker popped to first in foul territory; Rautzhan
grounded out (first unassisted); Grote singled to center; North
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR CORRELL; Knight grounded out (second
to first); MORGAN BATTED FOR BAIR; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Rose singled to center; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

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