Lee Mazzilli collected four hits, including a pair of homers, to pace the Mets to an 8-5 victory over the Dodgers, whose lead was cut to one game over the Giants in the N. L. West race. After Mazzilli led off the game with a round-tripper, the Mets erupted for six runs in the second. Mazzilli capped the outburst with a single. The Mets' outfielder added his second homer of the game in the seventh. The Dodgers had circuit clouts by Ron Cey and Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 8 13 1 Dodgers 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 - 5 9 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 2 4 3 0 0 .270 Lopes 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .277 Valentine 2b 3 1 0 1 0 0 .265 Russell ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Ferrer 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Smith rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .309 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Cey 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Stearns c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .271 Baker lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .274 Grieve rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .213 Monday cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Youngblood rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Ferguson c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Randle 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .242 Oates c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Flynn ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .237 John p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Hausman p 3 1 1 1 0 2 .200 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Murray p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 North ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Totals 37 8 13 8 1 6 Totals 33 5 9 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 26,983 Left on Base: Mets 3, Dodgers 6 DP: Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Errors: Flynn, Lopes, Russell Doubles: Russell (26) Home Runs: Mazzilli 2 (15), Cey (17), Baker (10) Stolen Bases: Stearns (23) Caught Stealing: Flynn (4), Mazzilli (11) Sacrifice Flies: Baker (3) GIDP: Valentine (6), Russell (17), Lopes (9), Baker (7) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman W(3-3) 5.1 5 2 2 0 1 2 20 5.04 Bernard 1.2 1 2 1 4 1 0 10 2.86 Murray 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 3.97 Totals 9 9 5 4 4 2 2 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(16-10) 5 10 7 7 0 5 1 24 3.41 Hough 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 3.00 Rautzhan 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.51 Totals 9 13 8 8 1 6 2 38 Passed Balls: Ferguson (9) Wild Pitches: John (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler METS 1ST: Mazzilli homered; Valentine grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (catcher to first); Russell doubled to left; Smith struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0. METS 2ND: Stearns singled to center; Stearns stole second; Grieve singled to left [Stearns to third]; Randle singled to right [Stearns scored, Grieve to third]; Flynn singled to left [Grieve scored, Randle to second]; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Randle to third]; Hausman singled to right [Randle scored, Flynn to third, Hausman to second (on throw)]; Mazzilli singled to center [Flynn scored, Hausman to third]; Valentine forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second) [Hausman scored]; S. Henderson singled to right [Valentine to second]; Montanez forced S. Henderson (first to shortstop) [Valentine to third]; Stearns singled to left [Valentine scored, Montanez to second]; John threw a wild pitch [Montanez to third, Stearns to second]; Grieve struck out; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 1. METS 3RD: OATES REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Randle grounded out (third to first); Flynn lined to shortstop; Hausman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: John popped to first; Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 1. METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to third; Valentine grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 2B); Smith grounded out (third to first); Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 1. METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns struck out; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Baker homered; Monday popped to third in foul territory; Oates singled to left; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR JOHN; Davalillo lined to second; Lopes forced Oates (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 2. METS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Randle singled to center; Flynn forced Randle (shortstop to second); Flynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop); Hausman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); BERNARD REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Smith walked; Garvey reached on an error by Flynn (assist by Bernard) [Smith to second, Garvey to first]; Cey singled to left [Smith to third, Garvey to second]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored (unearned), Garvey to third]; Monday struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 3. METS 7TH: Mazzilli homered; Ferrer flied out to left; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: Oates flied out to right; NORTH BATTED FOR HOUGH; North walked; Lopes grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Dodgers 3. METS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled to second [Randle to second (error by Lopes)]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: Russell walked; Smith walked [Russell to second]; MURRAY REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Garvey singled to center [Russell scored, Smith to second]; Cey flied out to center; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garvey out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Dodgers 4. METS 9TH: Murray walked; Mazzilli forced Murray (second to shortstop) [Mazzilli to second (error by Russell)]; Ferrer grounded out (third to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Mazzilli was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING RF); Monday singled to right; Oates grounded out (first unassisted) [Monday to second]; LACY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Lacy lined to center; Lopes singled to center [Monday scored]; Russell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Dodgers 5.

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