Power hitting enabled the Dodgers to salvage a 5-4 victory in the finale of their three-game series with the Reds. After Reggie Smith hit a bases-empty homer in the first inning, Rick Monday blasted a three-run round-tripper in the second and completed the Dodgers' scoring with a solo shot in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Wednesday, April 19, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 0 Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5 13 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Lopes 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Griffey rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .364 Russell ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .204 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340 Smith rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .310 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .309 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .386 Bench c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .388 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .319 Driessen 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .300 Baker lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .310 Auerbach ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Monday cf 3 2 3 4 1 0 .405 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Yeager c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Concepcion ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .311 Hume p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .400 Totals 35 4 10 3 2 6 Totals 34 5 13 5 1 1 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 49,333 Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 6 DP: Reds 2, Dodgers 1 Errors: Lopes, Cey Doubles: Bench (4), Russell (1) Home Runs: Smith (2), Monday 2 (6) Caught Stealing: Bench (1), Lopes (1) GIDP: Foster (2), Cey (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume L(2-1) 6 11 5 5 0 1 3 26 5.30 Bair 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.00 Totals 8 13 5 5 1 1 3 35 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(3-0) 9 10 4 2 2 6 0 37 1.75 Totals 9 10 4 2 2 6 0 37 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell hit into a double play (center to first) [Lopes out at second]; Smith homered; Cey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to center; Bench was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to shortstop; Baker singled to right [Garvey to second]; Monday homered [Garvey scored, Baker scored]; Yeager grounded out (second to first); John struck out; Lopes singled to center; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 4. REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Hume grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out (second to first); Cey singled to third; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 4. REDS 4TH: On a bunt Griffey singled to catcher; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to third]; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Griffey scored (no RBI), Morgan out at second]; Bench doubled to left; Driessen walked; Auerbach singled to left [Bench scored, Driessen to second]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied to right in foul territory; Monday singled to second; Yeager flied out to right; John forced Monday (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. REDS 5TH: Hume grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (catcher to first); On a bunt Russell singled to catcher; Smith singled to second [Russell to second]; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker grounded out (second to first); Monday homered; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. REDS 7TH: Driessen struck out; On a bunt Auerbach grounded out (catcher to first); Geronimo singled to left [Geronimo out at second (left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); COLLINS REPLACED HUME (PLAYING CF); John grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell doubled to right; Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. REDS 8TH: Collins struck out; Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 8TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Baker singled to left; Monday walked [Baker to second]; Yeager lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 5. REDS 9TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench walked; Driessen forced Bench (second to shortstop); Auerbach reached on an error by Lopes [Driessen to third, Auerbach to first]; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR BAIR; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Driessen scored (unearned), Auerbach to second]; Collins singled to third [Auerbach scored (unearned), Concepcion to third (error by Cey), Collins to second]; Rose grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 5.

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