Earning a split of the four-game series, the Reds defeated the Giants, 8-2. The Giants led, 2-0, going into the bottom of the sixth inning when Pete Rose ignited the winning rally with a bunt single. Rose moved to third on a single by Ken Griffey and scored on a balk by Ed Halicki. Walks to Joe Morgan and George Foster loaded the bases before Dan Driessen stroked a two-run single off reliever John Curtis.

The Reds got five more runs in the seventh on three singles, three walks and a pair of sacrifice flies. Rose extended his hitting streak to 25 games, two short of the club record held jointly by Edd Roush and Vada Pinson. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  3    5  0  x  -   8  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dwyer cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .233      Rose 3b               4   1   3   1     0   0   .303
Whitfield lf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .301        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Clark rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Griffey rf            3   2   1   0     2   0   .305
McCovey 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .238      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .254
  Littlejohn c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kennedy pr,2b       0   1   0   0     1   0   .210
Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Foster lf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .302
Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .161      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   2     1   0   .295
Metzger ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .274      Lum cf                1   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Hill c,1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .226        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Halicki p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .111        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tomlin p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   2   .293
  Knepper p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .068      Correll c             3   1   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                          Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Geronimo cf         2   1   0   0     1   0   .237

Totals               35   2  10   2     4   2             Totals               29   8   8   7     8   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 37,966
Left on Base: Giants 10, Reds 8
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Evans
Stolen Bases: Griffey (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Correll (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (3), Foster (3)
GIDP: Clark (5), Collins (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(4-3)          5.1   3   3   3   3   4   0  22   3.05
Curtis                  1     3   5   2   2   0   0   8   3.64
Moffitt                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.91
Knepper                 1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   2.56
Totals                  8     8   8   5   8   4   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  5     7   2   2   2   1   0  23   4.21
Hume W(3-9)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.33
Borbon                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.30
Tomlin SV(4)            2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   9   4.12
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Curtis (4), Knepper (3)
Balks: Halicki (2)

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


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

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
flied out to right; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
lined to first; Lum walked; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
struck out; Halicki singled to left; Dwyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll was called out on strikes; Moskau popped to
second; Rose singled to center; Griffey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Whitfield singled; Clark popped to
shortstop; McCovey singled to center [Whitfield to second];
Evans singled to right [Whitfield scored, McCovey to third];
Harris walked [Evans to second]; Metzger singled to center
[McCovey scored, Evans out at home (center to catcher), Harris
to third, Metzger to second (on throw to home)]; Hill was walked
intentionally; Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Dwyer popped to second; Whitfield flied out to left;
Clark singled to left; McCovey singled to right [Clark to
third]; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Lum flied out to center; Concepcion was called out on
strikes; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 6TH: HUME REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); GERONIMO REPLACED
MOSKAU (PLAYING CF); Harris grounded out (pitcher to first);
Metzger singled to right; Hill grounded out (first unassisted)
[Metzger to second]; Halicki grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo flied out to center; On a bunt Rose singled;
Griffey singled to right [Rose to third]; Griffey stole second;
Halicki balked [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Morgan walked;
Foster walked [Morgan to second]; CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI
(PITCHING); Driessen singled to right [Griffey scored, Morgan
scored, Foster to third]; COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Driessen out
at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Dwyer singled to
right; Whitfield grounded out (second to first) [Dwyer to
second]; Clark popped to second; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON
(PITCHING); McCovey was walked intentionally; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to center; Correll reached on an
error by Evans on a sacrifice bunt [Concepcion to second,
Correll to first]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to
third, Correll to second]; Geronimo walked; Rose hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Concepcion scored, Correll to third]; Griffey
walked [Geronimo to second]; Morgan singled to right [Correll
scored (unearned), Geronimo scored, Griffey to third]; KENNEDY
RAN FOR MORGAN; MOFFITT REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Foster hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored (unearned), Kennedy to
second]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Tomlin singled to
left [Kennedy scored (unearned), Driessen to second]; Concepcion
lined to third; 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 8.

GIANTS 8TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Harris flied
out to left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: KNEPPER REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); LITTLEJOHN REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PLAYING C ); HILL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for
Dennis Littlejohn; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rose singled to center; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Knepper
threw a wild pitch [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Kennedy
walked; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
2, Reds 8.

GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Dwyer singled to
first; Whitfield was called out on strikes; Clark grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dwyer out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 8.