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.

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