The Dodgers snapped a six-game losing streak, their longest since 1973, when Bob Welch pitched his first major league shutout and beat the Giants, 2-0. The rookie righthander gave up nine hits, but the Dodger defense cut off the Giants' threats.

Ed Halicki, who was the loser, yielded only two hits until the eighth inning when the Dodgers scored their runs on a single by Johnny Oates, sacrifice by Welch, single by Bill Russell, error by Darrell Evans in handling the throw from the outfield, and a single by Ron Cey. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Madlock 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Russell ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .296 Dwyer rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Cey 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .263 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Whitfield lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .311 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Herndon cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Oates c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .348 Ivie ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 Welch p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 LeMaster pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Halicki p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .132 Totals 31 2 5 2 3 4 Totals 33 0 9 0 2 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 49,203 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 8 DP: Dodgers 2, Giants 0 Errors: Evans Doubles: Russell (20), Dwyer (7) Caught Stealing: Evans (3) Sacrifice Hits: Welch (3) GIDP: Evans (3) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welch W(3-0) 9 9 0 0 2 3 0 35 1.73 Totals 9 9 0 0 2 3 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(5-6) 9 5 2 1 3 4 0 35 2.88 Totals 9 5 2 1 3 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to second; Dwyer flied out to left; Evans lined to right; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cey to second]; Baker flied out to right [Cey to third]; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield singled to pitcher; Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Whitfield out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 3RD: Oates popped to shortstop; Welch singled to left; Lopes flied out to left; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (second to first); Halicki singled to left; Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Dwyer doubled to right [Halicki to third]; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith struck out; Cey flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield singled to center; Herndon flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Oates forced Monday (first to shortstop); Welch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Hill struck out; Halicki singled to center; Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 6TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Lopes struck out; Russell doubled to left; Smith flied out to right [Russell to third]; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans singled to right; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to second); McCovey flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to left; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to center; Hill flied out to center; Halicki grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 8TH: Oates singled to left; Welch out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oates to second]; Lopes popped to catcher; Russell singled to left [Oates scored, Russell to third (error by Evans)]; Smith was walked intentionally; Cey singled to third [Russell scored (unearned), Smith to second]; Garvey popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: Andrews walked; Dwyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 0. DODGERS 9TH: Baker popped to shortstop; Monday flied out to center; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 9TH: McCovey popped to first; Whitfield singled to left; IVIE BATTED FOR HERNDON; Ivie walked [Whitfield to second]; LEMASTER RAN FOR IVIE; CLARK BATTED FOR METZGER; Clark struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR HILL; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

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