Jack Clark hit an eighth-inning homer to give the Giants a 3-2 triumph over the Reds. All of the Giants' runs came on homers. Darrell Evans and Terry Whitfield connected in the fourth. Gary Lavelle, taking over from starter Bob Knepper in the seventh after leadoff singles by Dave Concepcion and Dan Driessen, blanked the Reds the rest of the way for the victory. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Rose 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 Griffey rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Evans 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .357 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .438 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Foster lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .444 James 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Clark rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .143 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .357 Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .375 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .071 Knight ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Knepper p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Collins ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kennedy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 35 3 7 3 1 8 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 8 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 16,134 Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 8 DP: Giants 0, Reds 0 Errors: Hill, Foster Doubles: Hill (2), Rose (2), Morgan (3) Home Runs: Evans (1), Whitfield (1), Clark (1) Stolen Bases: Griffey (3) Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (2) Sacrifice Flies: Collins (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper 6 6 2 2 1 5 0 25 3.00 Lavelle W(2-1) 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 12 2.57 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 8 0 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 7 6 2 2 1 8 2 29 6.30 Tomlin L(0-1) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3.38 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 8 3 36 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rose to third]; Morgan singled to left [Rose scored]; Foster grounded out (third to first) [Morgan to second]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Clark popped to second; Whitfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Concepcion struck out; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo walked; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 3RD: Hill doubled to right; LeMaster was called out on strikes; Knepper struck out; Herndon walked; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 4TH: Evans homered; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield homered; Hill struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster singled to left; On a bunt Knepper struck out; Herndon flied out to right; Andrews singled to center [LeMaster to third]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Seaver grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Clark reached on an error by Foster [Clark to first]; Whitfield flied out to center; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled to left; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper was called out on strikes; Herndon singled; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to left; Driessen singled to shortstop [Concepcion to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins hit a sacrifice fly to right [Concepcion scored]; Rose flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. GIANTS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Evans flied out to left; McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark homered; Whitfield grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Griffey singled to left; Morgan was called out on strikes; Griffey stole second [Griffey to third (error by Hill)]; Foster struck out; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2. GIANTS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (third to first); LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Lavelle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Concepcion lined to shortstop; Driessen popped to shortstop; KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight singled to center; AUERBACH RAN FOR KNIGHT; KENNEDY BATTED FOR BORBON; Kennedy walked [Auerbach to second]; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.

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