A southpaw nemesis of the Reds, Tommy John upped his career record against the Cincy crew to 11-2 by hurling the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory. Bill Russell's sacrifice fly netted a first-inning run, Rick Monday singled home a second-inning run after singles by Ron Cey and Steve Garvey, and Dusty Baker added another in the third. Cey blasted solo a homer in the eighth.

The Reds got a run in the first when Joe Morgan walked, stole second and scored on George Foster's single, and another in the eighth on a double by Pete Rose and triple by Ken Griffey. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 1 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Russell ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .209 Griffey rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .333 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .270 Cey 3b 4 2 2 1 0 2 .383 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .338 Foster lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .304 Baker lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .317 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 Monday cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .370 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Yeager c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 John p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Hume p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 7 4 1 6 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 27,361 Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Reds 6 DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 0 Errors: Russell, Foster, Geronimo Doubles: Rose (5) Triples: Griffey (2) Home Runs: Cey (2) Stolen Bases: Morgan (4) Sacrifice Hits: John (3) Sacrifice Flies: Russell (1) GIDP: Hume (1), Concepcion (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(4-0) 9 6 2 2 3 6 0 35 1.82 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 6 0 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume L(2-2) 8 7 4 3 1 6 1 32 4.73 Sarmiento 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.23 Totals 9 7 4 3 1 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center [Lopes to third (error by Geronimo)]; Russell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Smith flied out to center; Cey struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey struck out; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster singled to center [Morgan scored]; Bench singled to right [Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to shortstop; Baker walked [Garvey to second]; Monday singled to center [Garvey scored, Baker to second]; Yeager struck out; John out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baker to third, Monday to second]; Lopes flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to left; Geronimo forced Driessen (shortstop to second); Hume grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1. DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out to center; Cey singled to left; Garvey singled to left [Cey to third (error by Foster)]; Baker singled to left [Cey scored, Garvey to second]; Monday flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); John grounded out (second to first); Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Hume grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey struck out; Baker popped to second; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to left; Morgan forced Griffey (shortstop to second); Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); John grounded out (second to first); Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Bench reached on an error by Russell [Bench to first]; Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. DODGERS 8TH: Russell lined to first; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Cey homered; Garvey popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins struck out; Rose doubled to left; Griffey tripled to right [Rose scored]; Morgan struck out; Foster walked; Bench forced Foster (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 2. DODGERS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 2B); SARMIENTO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday flied out to left; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen struck out; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

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