The Dodgers drew nine walks and converted four of them into runs to gain a 5-1 victory over the Astros. Floyd Bannister, who started for the Astros, issued four passes without trouble but then in the fifth inning Reggie Smith and Ron Cey walked and Steve Garvey followed with a homer, hitting safely in his 14th straight game. Gene Pentz, in relief, loaded the bases with free tickets in the sixth and the Dodgers added their last two tallies on a sacrifice fly by Smith and single by Cey. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 x - 5 6 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .283 Howard lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .203 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Smith rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .314 Cruz rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .333 Cey 3b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .385 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .322 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Baker lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .302 Howe 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .383 Metzger ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Yeager c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .275 Bannister p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 2 Totals 26 5 6 5 9 0 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 52,346 Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 9 DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 1 Home Runs: Garvey (3) Caught Stealing: Cabell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton 2 (3) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1) GIDP: Cruz (1), Russell (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(0-2) 4.2 4 3 3 6 0 1 24 4.30 Pentz 0.2 0 2 2 3 0 0 5 6.75 Dixon 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.18 Sambito 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25 Totals 8 6 5 5 9 0 1 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(1-2) 9 6 1 1 2 2 0 33 4.08 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 2 0 33 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to left; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to left; Smith singled to shortstop [Russell to third]; Cey lined to third; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Watson singled to center [Cruz to third]; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Howe walked [Watson to second]; Metzger singled to pitcher [Cruz scored, Watson to third, Howe to second]; Bannister struck out; Puhl popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Baker walked; Monday walked [Baker to second]; Yeager forced Monday (third to second) [Baker to third]; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to left; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey walked; Garvey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson popped to shortstop; Ferguson struck out; Howe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager walked; Hooton forced Yeager (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; Bannister grounded out (second to first); Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied to right in foul territory; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith walked; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey homered [Smith scored, Cey scored]; Baker singled to right; PENTZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Monday grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 6TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz walked; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: Yeager walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes walked; Russell walked [Yeager to third, Lopes to second]; DIXON REPLACED PENTZ (PITCHING); Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Yeager scored]; Cey singled to left [Lopes scored, Russell to third, Cey to second (on throw)]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; Howe flied out to center; Metzger lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: Baker popped to second; Monday flied out to center; Yeager flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 8TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR DIXON; Bergman grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Hooton grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes singled to right; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cruz singled to left; Watson forced Cruz (shortstop to second); Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.

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