Continuing his hitting rampage, Rick Monday belted his eighth home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Dodgers beat the Astros, 7-3. Monday increased his RBI total to 19 by homering with one on in the third inning and adding a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Steve Garvey extended his hitting streak to 15 games. The Dodgers scored three runs in the first on singles by Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker, an error and Reggie Smith's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 3 Dodgers 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 7 12 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .254 Lopes 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .293 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .306 Russell ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .219 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .305 Smith rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .315 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 Burke cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .310 Cey 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .375 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Garvey 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .328 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .316 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Monday cf,rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 .380 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herrmann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 3 8 3 3 0 Totals 34 7 12 7 4 1 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 51,500 Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 10 DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 2 Errors: Cabell, Cedeno, Metzger Doubles: Metzger (2), Puhl 2 (3), Russell (2) Home Runs: Watson (1), Monday (8) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (8), Lopes (4) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (3) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (2), Monday (1) GIDP: Metzger 2 (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-2) 3 8 6 4 0 0 1 18 6.86 Forsch 4 4 1 1 4 1 0 20 3.97 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.08 Totals 8 12 7 5 4 1 1 41 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(2-1) 9 8 3 3 3 0 1 36 6.85 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 0 1 36 Passed Balls: Ferguson (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno walked; Cruz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second; On a bunt Russell singled to pitcher [Lopes to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lopes scored, Russell to second]; Cey singled to center [Russell scored, Cey to second (error by Cedeno)]; Garvey flied out to center; Baker singled to left [Cey scored (unearned)]; Monday flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Ferguson grounded out (first unassisted); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger doubled to right; Niekro flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 2ND: Yeager flied out to center; Sutton flied out to right; Lopes reached on an error by Metzger [Lopes to first]; Russell doubled to left [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl doubled to right; Cabell singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson walked; Ferguson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 3RD: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled to third [Garvey to second (error by Cabell)]; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Garvey to third]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday homered [Garvey scored]; Yeager singled to shortstop; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 6. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; WALLING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 4TH: FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell flied out to left; Smith singled to center; Cey forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 6. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl doubled to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz singled to shortstop [Cedeno stayed at second]; Watson flied out to right; Ferguson made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to left; Baker singled to center [Garvey to third]; Monday hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garvey scored]; Yeager flied out to center; Sutton walked [Baker to second]; Lopes singled to shortstop [Baker to third, Sutton to second]; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to center; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Forsch popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 6TH: Smith walked; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey popped to second; Baker struck out; Monday forced Smith (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl popped to first; Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Yeager to second]; Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz lined to shortstop; Watson popped to first; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); HERRMANN REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING C ); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey flied out to center; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7. ASTROS 9TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Howe walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 7.

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