The hustle of Johnny Bench prevented the Giants from completing a double play and enabled the Reds to score in the 10th inning for a 5-4 victory. Vida Blue pitched the first nine innings for the Giants and also hit his second major league homer to tie the score before leaving the game.

With Gary Lavelle on the mound for the Giants in the 10th, Ken Griffey singled and reached third on an infield out and a single by George Foster. Bench then forced Foster at second but beat the throw to first as Griffey scored the deciding run. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Reds 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1 Giants 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .288 Herndon cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .240 Griffey rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .328 Evans 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .217 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Madlock 2b 3 0 1 0 2 1 .222 Foster lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .290 McCovey 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .220 Bench c 5 0 0 1 0 2 .333 James pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Driessen 1b 5 2 1 0 0 1 .291 Clark rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Auerbach ss 3 2 1 1 1 0 .300 Whitfield lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .320 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Capilla p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 LeMaster ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .150 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .556 Grace ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Andrews pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Blue p 2 1 1 1 1 1 .200 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 8 5 3 12 Totals 37 4 9 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 24,677 Left on Base: Reds 7, Giants 8 DP: Reds 2, Giants 0 Errors: Griffey, Clark Doubles: Rose (4), Geronimo (3), McCovey (2), Evans (3) Home Runs: Auerbach (1), Blue (1) Stolen Bases: Driessen (7), Bench (1) GIDP: McCovey (2), Clark (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Capilla 1.2 4 3 3 2 2 0 11 11.57 Borbon 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.87 Sarmiento 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 18 1.32 Bair 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Tomlin W(1-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.29 Totals 10 9 4 4 5 3 1 42 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue 9 6 4 3 3 11 1 37 3.86 Lavelle L(2-2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 4.09 Totals 10 8 5 4 3 12 1 42 Passed Balls: Bench (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey struck out; Morgan walked; Foster walked [Morgan to second]; Bench popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Evans singled to right [Herndon to third]; Madlock struck out; McCovey doubled to center [Herndon scored, Evans scored]; Clark struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 2. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to right; Driessen stole second; Auerbach flied out to center; Geronimo singled to third [Driessen stayed at second]; On a bunt Capilla struck out; Rose doubled to center [Driessen scored, Geronimo to third]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); LeMaster singled to center; Blue walked [LeMaster to second]; Herndon popped to second; Evans doubled to center [LeMaster scored, Blue to third]; BORBON REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Madlock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 3RD: McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled to right [Clark to third (error by Griffey)]; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Hill popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 4TH: Driessen reached on an error by Clark [Driessen to third]; Auerbach walked; Geronimo doubled to left [Driessen scored (unearned), Auerbach scored]; GRACE BATTED FOR BORBON; Grace struck out; Rose flied out to center; Griffey struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED GRACE (PITCHING); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue struck out; Herndon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to second; Foster was called out on strikes; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Madlock walked [Evans to second]; McCovey lined to second; Clark flied out to center [Evans to third]; On a bunt Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3. REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach homered; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Sarmiento struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Hill popped to catcher in foul territory; LeMaster flied out to left; Blue homered; Herndon popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; On a bunt Griffey made an out to third; Morgan struck out; Foster forced Rose (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 7TH: Evans flied out to left; Madlock walked; McCovey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Driessen lined to second; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: Clark flied out to left; Whitfield flied out to center; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. REDS 9TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; COLLINS BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Collins flied out to right; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Ivie singled to center; ANDREWS RAN FOR IVIE; HARRIS BATTED FOR BLUE; Harris grounded out (second to first) [Andrews to second]; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first) [Andrews to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4. REDS 10TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Griffey singled to left; Morgan grounded out (third to first) [Griffey to second]; Foster singled to shortstop [Griffey to third]; Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second) [Griffey scored]; Bench stole second; Driessen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 4. GIANTS 10TH: Madlock singled to left; McCovey singled to right [Madlock to second]; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark grounded into a double play (third to second) [Clark to first, Madlock out at third, James out at second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Clark to second]; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 4.

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