With Willie McCovey and Darrell Evans hitting homers off Tom Seaver, the Giants won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-6, but the Reds came back on the strength of a two-run smash by Mike Lum to eke out a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. Seaver trailed, 5-0, in the lidlifter before he was removed for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning. The Giants had a 7-3 lead going into the ninth when the Reds fell short with a three-run rally that included a homer by Johnny Bench with a man on base. Vida Blue, who pitched the first five innings, was credited with his 12th victory, but the Giants had to call on four relievers before nailing down the decision.

In the second game, Lum hit his homer following a single by Dave Concepcion in the fifth inning. The Giants, after scoring off Bill Bonham in the seventh on a single by Marc Hill, throwing error by Concepcion and a wild pitch, went on to load the bases, but Doug Bair struck out Mike Ivie to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  2  0    0  3  0    0  2  0  -   7 11  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  3  -   6 13  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dwyer cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Rose 3b               5   1   3   1     0   1   .299
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Griffey rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .313
Whitfield lf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .303      Concepcion ss         2   1   0   0     3   0   .290
Clark rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Foster lf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .312
McCovey 1b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .234      Bench c               4   1   1   2     1   1   .228
Evans 3b              5   2   1   2     0   0   .254      Driessen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .290
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Kennedy 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Harris 2b             3   0   0   1     0   2   .167        Morgan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .240
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Lum cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Cruz 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Metzger ss            4   1   3   0     0   1   .263        Collins ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Hill c                4   1   2   1     0   1   .222        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Blue p                1   0   0   0     2   1   .128        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ivie ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .338        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  Andrews pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   6     2   8             Totals               36   6  13   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 9
DP: Giants 1, Reds 0
Errors: Foster, Geronimo
Doubles: Metzger (8), Hill (7), Ivie (7)
Home Runs: McCovey (10), Evans (8), Bench (11)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Harris (2), Griffey (2)
GIDP: Henderson (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(12-4)            5     8   2   2   3   3   0  24   2.42
Williams                2     1   1   1   2   1   0   8   5.00
Curtis                  1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.38
Moffitt                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.96
Lavelle SV(10)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.83
Totals                  9    13   6   6   5   4   1  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(9-7)           5     7   5   4   1   7   2  24   3.33
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.50
Sarmiento               2     3   2   2   0   0   0   9   2.63
Tomlin                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.38
Totals                  9    11   7   6   2   8   2  41

Wild Pitches: Williams (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


GIANTS 1ST: Dwyer grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield
flied out to center; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion walked; Foster singled to center [Concepcion
to third]; Bench popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey homered; Evans reached on an error by
Geronimo [Evans to third]; Harris hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Evans scored (unearned)]; Metzger doubled to right; Hill struck
out; Blue walked; Dwyer flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Kennedy grounded out (first
unassisted); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield struck out; Clark flied out to left;
McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Rose singled to second; Griffey
singled to center [Rose out at third (center to third), Griffey
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Concepcion popped to second; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Harris was called out on
strikes; Metzger singled to pitcher; Hill singled to right
[Metzger to second]; Blue struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to center; Bench popped to first in
foul territory; Driessen forced Foster (second to shortstop);
Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Dwyer struck out; Whitfield singled to center; Clark
singled to left [Whitfield scored (error by Foster) (no RBI),
Clark to second]; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Clark
to third]; Evans homered [Clark scored]; Harris struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
singled to right; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins singled to
left [Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to right [Geronimo
scored, Collins to third]; Griffey hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Collins scored]; Concepcion walked [Rose to second]; Foster
forced Concepcion (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 2.

GIANTS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Hill flied out to center; Blue walked;
Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds
2.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Driessen singled to center [Bench to
second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); MORGAN BATTED FOR
KENNEDY; Morgan walked [Bench to third, Driessen to second];
Geronimo forced Bench (third to catcher) [Driessen to third,
Morgan to second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BORBON; Henderson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds
2.

GIANTS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); MORGAN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to
first); Clark popped to second; McCovey popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Concepcion walked; Foster singled to
center [Concepcion to third]; Williams threw a wild pitch
[Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; Bench was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans flied out to left; Harris grounded out (first
to pitcher); Metzger singled to center; Hill doubled [Metzger
scored]; IVIE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Ivie doubled to left [Hill
scored]; ANDREWS RAN FOR IVIE; Dwyer popped to third; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING CF); ANDREWS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); CURTIS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right;
Geronimo singled to first; KNIGHT BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Knight
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); LUM REPLACED
GERONIMO (PLAYING CF); Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to
first); Clark singled to right; McCovey popped to shortstop;
Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 7, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to center
[Rose to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first) [Rose to third, Griffey to
second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rose scored];
Bench homered [Griffey scored]; LAVELLE REPLACED EVANS
(PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING 3B); Driessen flied
out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 6.