Staging a Garrison finish, the Reds scored six runs in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers, 8-7, and complete the three-game series sweep. Pete Rose started the rally with a single and on his second trip, singled again to drive in the winning run. The Reds scored three times after two were out. Dave Tomlin, who gave up two runs in the top of ninth, was credited with an undeserved win.

Steve Garvey reached the 200-hit plateau for the fourth time with the Dodgers and Rose had four hits for the Reds to raise his season total to 195. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  1    1  0  1    0  1  2  -   7 10  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  6  -   8 16  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .279      Rose 3b               6   1   4   1     0   0   .302
  Martinez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Concepcion ss         5   2   3   0     0   0   .301
North cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .230      Griffey cf            4   2   3   0     1   0   .288
Garvey 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .316      Foster lf             4   0   0   1     1   0   .281
  Guerrero 1b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .667      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     1   0   .269        Werner c            1   0   0   1     0   0   .150
  Grote 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Driessen 1b           5   1   1   2     0   1   .252
Monday rf             3   2   1   1     0   0   .257      Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .170
  Simpson rf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .500        Collins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .221
  Mota ph             0   0   0   1     1   0   .313      Kennedy 2b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .252
  White pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .069
Russell ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .281        DeFreites ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Law lf                5   0   3   1     0   1   .333        Dumoulin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     2   1   .185        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Rau p                 3   0   0   0     1   1   .143        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Auerbach ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .340
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   5     8   3             Totals               42   8  16   8     4   2

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 25,314
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Reds 12
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Errors: Grote, Concepcion
Doubles: Griffey (33), Concepcion (33)
Home Runs: Monday (19)
Stolen Bases: Law (2)
Sacrifice Hits: North (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     7.2  10   2   1   2   2   0  35   3.26
Rautzhan L(2-1)         1     5   6   6   2   0   0  10   3.03
Castillo                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  8.2  16   8   7   4   2   0  46

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss                  7     7   4   3   3   1   1  30   4.50
Dumoulin                1     2   1   1   2   0   0   7   3.00
Tomlin W(9-1)           1     1   2   2   3   2   0   7   5.78
Totals                  9    10   7   6   8   3   1  44

Wild Pitches: Dumoulin (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); North
flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Concepcion lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Rose out at first]; Griffey doubled to
left; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Monday forced Cey (second to
shortstop); Russell singled to shortstop [Monday to second]; Law
singled to shortstop [Monday scored (error by Concepcion)
(unearned) (no RBI), Russell to third]; Yeager popped to second;
Rau flied to left in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; Driessen struck out;
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; North out on a sacrifice bunt
(shortstop to first) [Lopes to second]; Garvey singled to left
[Lopes scored, Garvey out at second (left to catcher to
second)]; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy flied out to right; LaCoss flied out to right;
Rose singled to second; Concepcion singled to right [Rose to
second]; Griffey singled to shortstop [Rose to third, Concepcion
to second]; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday homered; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Law grounded out (third to first); Yeager popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to center;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Rau grounded out (second to first); Lopes flied out
to left; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy flied out to right; LaCoss lined to second;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to first; Cey flied out to right;
Monday flied out to left; Russell singled to left [Garvey to
second]; Law singled to center [Garvey scored, Russell to third,
Law to second (on throw)]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Rau
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: GUERRERO REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); GROTE REPLACED
CEY (PLAYING 3B); SIMPSON REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING RF);
Concepcion flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded
out (shortstop to first); Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Bench singled to
center; Driessen lined to shortstop; Henderson flied out to
center; Kennedy singled to right [Bench to second]; DEFREITES
BATTED FOR LACOSS; DeFreites singled to third [Bench to third,
Kennedy to second]; Rose lined to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

DODGERS 8TH: DUMOULIN REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson singled to left;
Russell grounded out (third to first) [Simpson to second]; Law
singled to shortstop [Simpson to third]; Law stole second;
Dumoulin threw a wild pitch [Simpson scored, Law to third];
Yeager was walked intentionally; Rau walked [Yeager to second];
Martinez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Griffey walked; Foster
reached on an error by Grote [Concepcion to third, Griffey to
second, Foster to first]; Bench forced Foster (third to second)
[Concepcion scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen singled to right
[Griffey scored (unearned), Bench to second]; Henderson flied
out to center; Kennedy walked [Bench to third, Driessen to
second]; KNIGHT BATTED FOR DUMOULIN; RAUTZHAN REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Knight grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); WERNER REPLACED
BENCH (PLAYING C ); North walked; Guerrero singled to left
[North to third]; Grote walked [Guerrero to second]; MOTA BATTED
FOR SIMPSON; Mota walked [North scored, Guerrero to third, Grote
to second]; WHITE RAN FOR MOTA; Russell forced White (third to
second) [Guerrero scored, Grote to third]; Law struck out;
Yeager struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rose singled to
second; Concepcion singled to right [Rose to second]; Griffey
singled to second [Rose to third, Concepcion to second]; Foster
walked [Rose scored, Concepcion to third, Griffey to second];
Werner forced Foster (third to second) [Concepcion scored,
Griffey to third]; Driessen forced Werner (shortstop to second)
[Griffey scored]; Henderson walked [Driessen to second]; COLLINS
RAN FOR HENDERSON; Kennedy singled to left [Driessen scored,
Collins to second]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach singled
to right [Collins scored, Kennedy to third]; CASTILLO REPLACED
RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Rose singled to left [Kennedy scored,
Auerbach to second]; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 8.