The Reds broke out their heavy artillery and shelled the Dodgers, 11-3. Ken Griffey hit a three-run homer in the third and George Foster followed one out later with a solo swat. After Griffey singled in the fifth, Joe Morgan smashed one over the wall. Johnny Bench blasted his fourth round-tripper of the season with the bases empty in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 18, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 - 11 16 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .288 Lopes 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .222 Grace 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Griffey rf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .353 Smith rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Morgan 2b 4 2 1 2 1 1 .348 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .326 Foster lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .333 Baker lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Driessen 1b 5 0 1 1 0 3 .319 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bench c 5 1 3 1 0 0 .370 Monday cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Concepcion ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .295 Burke cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Auerbach ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Yeager c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Geronimo cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Norman p 3 1 3 1 0 0 .333 Castillo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 41 11 16 10 2 7 Totals 37 3 9 3 1 1 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 50,374 Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 8 DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Griffey, Concepcion, Russell Doubles: Geronimo (2), Lopes (3), Smith (5) Home Runs: Griffey (1), Foster (3), Morgan (3), Bench (4), Garvey (2) Sacrifice Hits: Murray (2) GIDP: Bench (2), Russell (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(2-0) 5.1 8 3 3 1 0 1 25 3.60 Murray SV(2) 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.55 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 1 1 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(1-1) 4 9 8 7 0 1 3 21 9.45 Castillo 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 9 1.42 Garman 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 4.50 Forster 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 6 3.68 Totals 9 16 11 10 2 7 4 44 Balks: Forster (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt REDS 1ST: Rick Monday was in starting lineup, but did not take field; he does get a offensive game played; BURKE REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes reached on an error by Concepcion [Lopes to first]; Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Bench grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Foster scored (no RBI), Driessen out at second]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Garvey flied out to left; Baker flied out to right; Burke forced Cey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. REDS 3RD: Geronimo popped to first; Norman singled to center; Rose singled to left [Norman to second]; Griffey homered [Norman scored, Rose scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster homered; Driessen struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager flied out to center; Sutton walked; Lopes singled to left [Sutton to second]; Russell singled to shortstop [Sutton to third, Lopes to second]; Smith popped to second; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 0. REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion reached on an error by Russell [Concepcion to first]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion to second]; Norman singled to right [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Rose flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey homered; Baker flied out to left; Burke grounded out (second to first); Yeager grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Dodgers 1. REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to right; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; CASTILLO REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen struck out; Bench singled to center; Concepcion flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Castillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes doubled to left; Russell flied out to left; Smith doubled to right [Lopes scored]; Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2. REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Norman singled to center; Rose singled to second [Norman to second]; Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey popped to second; Baker singled to left; Burke singled to left [Baker to second]; MURRAY REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Yeager forced Burke (third to second) [Baker to third]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Davalillo singled to right [Baker scored, Yeager to third, Davalillo to second (on throw)]; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 3. REDS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Foster popped to second; Driessen struck out; Bench singled to center; Auerbach forced Bench (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith flied out to right; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 3. REDS 8TH: Geronimo doubled to right; Murray out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to third]; Rose singled to second [Geronimo scored, Rose out at second (second to shortstop)]; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: GRACE REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Garvey grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Mike Grace; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Burke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Dodgers 3. REDS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); LACY REPLACED GARMAN (PLAYING LF); Morgan walked; Forster balked [Morgan to second]; Foster grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Morgan scored]; Bench homered; Auerbach walked; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Yeager struck out; Lacy grounded out (second to first); Lopes reached on an error by Griffey [Lopes to first]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Dodgers 3.

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