A solo homer by Rick Auerbach and a three-run blast by George Foster enabled the Reds to come from behind and snap their six-game losing streak with a 7-6 triumph over the Dodgers. L. A. led, 5-3, going into the bottom of the seventh when Auerbach led off with a round-tripper. One out later, after singles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion, starter Doug Rau was replaced on the mound by Charlie Hough, who was greeted by Foster's clout. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      0  1  0    1  3  0    0  0  1  -   6 14  0
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   7 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .301      Rose lf,3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .291
Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Griffey rf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .311
Smith rf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .319      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   1     0   1   .302
Cey 3b                5   2   2   1     0   3   .268      Foster cf,lf          4   1   2   3     0   1   .302
Garvey 1b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .297      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   3   .230
Baker lf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .266        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .208      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   3   .159
North cf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .257        Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Rau p                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .444      Kennedy 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .203
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonham p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Auerbach 2b         2   1   2   1     0   0   .172

Totals               38   6  14   6     4   8             Totals               33   7  11   7     4   9

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 46,067
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 2
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Cey 2 (19), North (8), Russell (17), Baker (13), Rau (1), Garvey (15), Ferguson (6), Rose (23), Griffey (21)
Triples: Russell (3), Foster (6)
Home Runs: Auerbach (2), Foster (17)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (10)
Caught Stealing: Ferguson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (6)
GIDP: Ferguson (7), Davalillo (1), Driessen (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(8-4)              6.1   9   6   6   3   7   1  30   3.47
Hough                   0.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   3   2.57
Rautzhan                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.42
Totals                  8    11   7   7   4   9   2  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  4     9   4   4   2   2   0  22   3.32
Borbon                  2     3   1   1   0   3   0   9   4.69
Bair W(2-3)             3     2   1   1   2   3   0  11   2.00
Totals                  9    14   6   6   4   8   0  42

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Smith lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey doubled to center [Rose
scored]; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored];
Concepcion stole second; Foster was called out on strikes; Bench
singled to left [Concepcion scored, Bench to second (on throw to
home)]; Knight struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to left; Garvey flied out to right;
Baker singled to shortstop [Cey to third]; Ferguson flied out to
right; North doubled to right [Cey scored, Baker out at home
(right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Kennedy flied out to right; Bonham walked; Rose
grounded out (second to first) [Bonham to second]; Griffey
walked; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau lined to second; Lopes walked; Russell doubled
to left [Lopes to third]; Smith walked; Cey struck out; Garvey
forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Foster tripled to center; Bench struck out; Knight
struck out; Driessen popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker doubled to right; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); North struck out; Rau doubled to right
[Baker scored]; Lopes singled to shortstop [Rau to third];
Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose popped to second;
Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith singled to right; Cey doubled to left [Smith
scored]; BORBON REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Garvey doubled to
left [Cey scored]; Baker lined to second; Ferguson doubled to
center [Garvey scored]; North singled to left [Ferguson to
third]; Ferguson was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted)
[North to second]; Rau grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster
grounded out (third to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes reached on an error by Knight [Lopes to
first]; Russell struck out; Smith struck out; Cey struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Knight singled to left; Driessen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Knight out at
second]; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED BORBON (PLAYING 2B); BAIR
REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Garvey flied out to right; Baker
singled to shortstop; Ferguson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Auerbach homered; Rose was called out on strikes;
Griffey singled to shortstop; Concepcion singled to center
[Griffey to second]; HOUGH REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Foster
homered [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Bench was called
out on strikes; Knight struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 7.

DODGERS 8TH: WERNER REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING C ); GERONIMO
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); North walked;
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOUGH; Davalillo grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [North out at second]; Lopes struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bair grounded out (pitcher to
first); Auerbach singled to third; Rose walked [Auerbach to
second]; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell tripled to center; Smith walked; Cey struck
out; Garvey grounded out (third to first) [Russell scored, Smith
to second]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Reds 7.
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