After no-decisions in his first three starts, Tom Seaver was pinned with a loss when Bob Knepper outdueled the Reds' ace and pitched the Giants to a 3-0 victory. Knepper hurled a three-hitter. Seaver, who worked the first seven innings, yielded only two hits but gave up a run in the sixth on a double by Darrell Evans, sacrifice by Bill Madlock and sacrifice fly by Jack Clark. The Giants added their last two tallies off Dale Murray in the eighth.

Joe Morgan, the Reds' All-Star second baseman, played in his 90th consecutive game without an error, breaking the major league record for his position. Jerry Adair set the former mark of 89 games with the Orioles in 1964-65. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Friday, April 21, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 3 4 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Herndon cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .339 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .190 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .327 Madlock 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .293 McCovey 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .194 Bench 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .365 James 1b 1 1 0 1 0 0 .143 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Clark rf 3 0 1 2 0 2 .267 Werner c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Geronimo cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Hill c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Collins ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Knepper p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 3 0 2 10 Totals 26 3 4 3 5 7 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 26,576 Left on Base: Reds 3, Giants 6 DP: Reds 0, Giants 0 Errors: Concepcion Doubles: Evans (2) Stolen Bases: Morgan (3), Concepcion (2), Geronimo (1) Caught Stealing: Griffey (1), Morgan (2) Sacrifice Hits: Madlock (1) Sacrifice Flies: Clark (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(0-1) 7 2 1 1 4 7 0 27 3.91 Murray 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 3.95 Totals 8 4 3 2 5 7 0 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(2-0) 9 3 0 0 2 10 0 30 1.64 Totals 9 3 0 0 2 10 0 30 Wild Pitches: Murray (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon flied out to center; Evans popped to first; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to right; Concepcion stole second; Werner lined to center; Geronimo singled to first [Concepcion to third]; Geronimo stole second; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to right; Clark struck out; Whitfield walked [McCovey to second]; Hill walked [McCovey to third, Whitfield to second]; LeMaster struck out; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock walked; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Hill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 5TH: Werner grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster made an out to second; Knepper struck out; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to left; On a bunt Griffey forced Rose (third to shortstop); Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans doubled; Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Evans to third]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored]; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1. REDS 7TH: Foster struck out; Bench popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to left; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1. REDS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Werner popped to first in foul territory; COLLINS BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Collins was called out on strikes; KENNEDY BATTED FOR SEAVER; Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MURRAY REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Herndon singled to third; Murray threw a wild pitch [Herndon to second]; Evans walked; Madlock flied out to right [Herndon to third]; James forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Herndon scored, James to second (error by Concepcion)]; Clark singled to right [James scored (unearned), Clark to second (on throw to home)]; Whitfield reached on a fielder's choice [Clark out at third (third unassisted)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

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