A homer by Dusty Baker climaxed a five-run outburst in the first inning that sent the Dodgers on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates. Bill Russell singled, Reggie Smith doubled and Steve Garvey hit a sacrifice fly for the Dodgers' first run. Smith took third on a wild pitch by Bert Blyleven and crossed the plate on a single by Rick Monday before Baker bashed his homer. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Dodgers 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 13 0 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .312 Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Russell ss 5 2 3 0 0 1 .272 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .274 Smith rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .319 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Burke cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 Milner lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .125 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .297 Stargell 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .217 Monday cf,rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .378 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Baker lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .319 Ott c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Lacy 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Garner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Grote c 3 0 2 1 1 0 .385 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 7 13 6 1 3 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 7,580 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 6 DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0 Errors: Parker Doubles: Smith (9), Lopes (6), Taveras (3) Home Runs: Baker (2), Ott (2) Stolen Bases: Lopes (11), Moreno 2 (14) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton 2 (5) Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (2), Smith (4) GIDP: Reuss (1) Hit by Pitch: Lacy (1,by McEnaney) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(2-3) 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 35 2.94 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(1-3) 1 7 6 6 0 0 1 10 5.06 Reuss 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.91 Kison 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.57 McEnaney 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 8 5.40 Totals 9 13 7 6 1 3 1 40 Hit by Pitch: McEnaney (1) Wild Pitches: Blyleven 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell singled to center; Smith doubled to right [Russell to third]; Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Russell scored]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Monday singled to center [Smith scored]; Baker homered [Monday scored]; Lacy singled to left; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Lacy to second]; Grote singled to center [Lacy scored]; Hooton flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to second; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to third]; Milner singled to right [Moreno scored]; Stargell walked [Milner to second]; Stennett forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 1. DODGERS 2ND: Lopes doubled to left; REUSS REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Lopes stole third; Russell was called out on strikes; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Ott made an out to shortstop; Garner singled to left; Reuss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. DODGERS 3RD: Monday struck out; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Lacy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to third]; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. DODGERS 4TH: Grote singled to center; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Grote to second]; Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to center [Grote to third, Russell out at second (center to first to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to right; Stennett popped to center; Ott forced Stargell (second to shortstop); Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. DODGERS 5TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: BRYE BATTED FOR REUSS; Brye grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. DODGERS 6TH: KISON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Baker singled to right; Lacy singled to right [Baker out at third (right to third)]; Grote walked [Lacy to second]; Hooton reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Lacy to third, Grote to second]; Lopes forced Lacy (third to catcher) [Grote to third, Hooton to second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Milner struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. DODGERS 7TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey popped to first; Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott homered; Garner popped to first in foul territory; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR KISON; Sanguillen grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 2. DODGERS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Baker popped to second; Lacy was hit by a pitch; Grote popped to second; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 3B); Taveras doubled to left; Moreno grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Taveras stayed at second]; Parker was called out on strikes; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 2. DODGERS 9TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell singled to center; Burke singled to right [Russell scored (error by Parker) (unearned) (no RBI), Burke out at third (catcher to left)]; Glenn Burke rounded 2B too far; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to left; Stennett singled to right; Ott flied out to left; Garner popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Pirates 2.

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