The Dodgers clubbed four pitchers for 19 hits en route to a 14-4 pasting of the Reds. Tom Seaver, making his fifth start of the season, suffered his second straight loss without a victory.

The ace righthander was pounded for eight hits, including consecutive home runs by Davey Lopes and Bill Russell in the fourth inning, before departing for a pinch-hitter. Seaver had yielded eight homers in 27 innings with an ERA of 5.00. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 7 - 14 19 0 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 10 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 3 2 2 2 1 .303 Rose 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .291 Russell ss 5 2 4 2 0 0 .250 Griffey rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .329 Smith rf 6 1 1 3 0 2 .281 Morgan 2b 4 2 1 2 1 0 .269 Cey 3b 6 1 2 1 0 2 .379 Foster lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .315 Garvey 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .342 Bench c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Baker lf 5 2 5 2 0 0 .369 Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Monday cf 3 1 1 1 2 2 .368 Driessen 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .304 Yeager c 4 1 1 2 0 2 .255 Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Rau p 5 1 1 1 0 1 .182 Seaver p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Grace ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 14 19 14 4 11 Totals 36 4 10 4 6 5 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 32,872 Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 12 DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 0 Doubles: Baker 3 (4), Russell (3), Foster (3), Driessen (3) Home Runs: Lopes (3), Russell (1), Smith (3), Morgan (4) Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (1) Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (1), Russell (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(3-0) 9 10 4 4 6 5 1 43 2.25 Totals 9 10 4 4 6 5 1 43 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(0-2) 4 8 5 5 1 6 2 21 5.00 Murray 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 10 3.38 Capilla 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 8 9.45 Borbon 1 5 7 7 2 1 1 10 12.46 Totals 9 19 14 14 4 11 3 49 Passed Balls: Bench (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell singled to left; Smith flied out to center; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Foster doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Bench walked; Concepcion forced Bench (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker doubled to right; Monday singled to center [Baker scored]; Yeager struck out; Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to center; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Driessen to second]; Seaver walked; Rose singled to right [Driessen to third, Seaver to second]; Griffey struck out; Morgan popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; Russell singled to right [Lopes to second]; Smith struck out; Cey singled to left [Lopes scored, Russell to second]; Garvey struck out; Baker singled to right [Russell scored, Cey to second]; Monday struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Foster singled to center; Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion struck out; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager struck out; Rau flied out to center; Lopes homered; Russell homered; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: GRACE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Grace struck out; On a bunt Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 1. DODGERS 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED GRACE (PITCHING); Cey grounded out (catcher to first); Garvey singled to center; Baker singled to right [Garvey to second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Garvey to third, Baker to second]; Monday was walked intentionally; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garvey scored]; Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Morgan made an out to catcher; Foster lined to first; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 1. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to shortstop; Russell doubled to center [Lopes out at home (center to shortstop to catcher), Russell to third (on throw to home)]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Cey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Concepcion lined to left; Driessen doubled to center; Geronimo walked; COLLINS BATTED FOR MURRAY; Collins forced Geronimo (shortstop to second) [Driessen to third]; Rose singled to center [Driessen scored, Collins to second]; Griffey walked [Collins to third, Rose to second]; Morgan popped to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 2. DODGERS 7TH: CAPILLA REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Garvey singled to center; Baker doubled to right [Garvey scored]; Monday was called out on strikes; Yeager flied out to center; Rau was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench lined to third; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Reds 2. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo flied out to left; KENNEDY BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Reds 2. DODGERS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Cey singled to center; Garvey flied out to right; Baker doubled to left [Cey to third]; Monday was walked intentionally; Yeager singled to left [Cey scored, Baker to third, Monday to second]; Rau singled to center [Baker scored, Monday to third, Yeager to second]; Lopes walked [Monday scored, Yeager to third, Rau to second]; Russell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Yeager scored]; Smith homered [Rau scored, Lopes scored]; Cey struck out; 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 14, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey singled to center; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Foster walked; Bench flied out to left; Concepcion singled to center [Foster to second]; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 14, Reds 4.

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