Chipping away at Tommy John for nine hits and six runs in six innings, the Pirates handed the Dodger hurler his first setback of the season, 6-4. Bill Robinson singled in Omar Moreno for a run in the first inning and the Pirates added two more in the second when Jim Rooker singled in Phil Garner after the latter's double had plated Rennie Stennett.

Garner's fielder's choice grounder accounted for a run in the third and Dave Parker had a two-run single in the sixth. The Dodgers scored a run in the seventh on four walks and added three more in the ninth on Bill Russell's RBI single and two-run homer by Reggie Smith. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 6 1 Pirates 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 6 9 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .307 Taveras ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Russell ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .270 Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Smith rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .316 Moreno cf 3 2 0 0 2 3 .256 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .312 Parker rf 4 0 1 2 0 3 .337 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 B. Robinson lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .262 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Monday cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .382 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .203 Garner 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .193 Davalillo ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Dyer c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 John p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Rooker p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .100 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 Totals 32 4 6 4 8 6 Totals 35 6 9 6 3 10 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 18,208 Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Pirates 8 DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Russell, Garner Doubles: Smith (10), Russell (5), Garner (2) Home Runs: Smith (5) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (16), B. Robinson 2 (6), Garner (3), Rooker (1), Taveras 2 (7) GIDP: Russell (6), Lopes (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(4-1) 6 9 6 5 3 8 0 32 2.89 Garman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.27 Totals 8 9 6 5 3 10 0 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(2-1) 6 4 1 1 5 3 0 26 5.01 Bibby 2.2 2 3 0 3 3 1 13 3.38 Tekulve SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.52 Totals 9 6 4 1 8 6 1 40 Wild Pitches: Rooker (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to center; Smith walked; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker struck out; B. Robinson singled to left [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson stole second; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to left; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to second; Garner doubled to left [Stennett scored]; Garner stole third; Dyer grounded out (third to first); Rooker singled to right [Garner scored]; Rooker stole second; Taveras singled to left [Rooker to third, Taveras to second (on throw to home)]; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. DODGERS 3RD: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: B. Robinson singled to shortstop; B. Robinson stole second; Stargell struck out; Stennett reached on an error by Russell [B. Robinson to third, Stennett to first]; Garner reached on a fielder's choice [B. Robinson scored (unearned), Stennett to second]; Dyer grounded out (third to first) [Stennett to third, Garner to second]; Rooker struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4. DODGERS 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Cey flied out to right; Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second; Taveras stole third; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4. DODGERS 5TH: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); John walked; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell lined to first; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4. DODGERS 6TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey walked; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Russell to third, Cey to second]; Garvey struck out; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Dyer singled to right; Rooker grounded out (first to second) [Dyer to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third]; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Parker singled to right [Dyer scored, Moreno scored]; B. Robinson walked [Parker to second]; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 6. DODGERS 7TH: Monday walked; Yeager walked [Monday to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR JOHN; BIBBY REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Mota forced Yeager (shortstop unassisted) [Monday to third]; Lopes walked [Mota to second]; Russell walked [Monday scored, Mota to third, Lopes to second]; Smith popped to second; Cey popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Stennett flied out to center; Garner popped to first in foul territory; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 6. DODGERS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Garvey struck out; Baker struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza flied to left in foul territory; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 6. DODGERS 9TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo reached on an error by Garner [Davalillo to first]; LACY BATTED FOR GARMAN; Lacy walked [Davalillo to second]; Lopes grounded into a double play (second to first) [Davalillo to third, Lacy out at second]; Russell singled to center [Davalillo scored (unearned)]; Smith homered (unearned) [Russell scored (unearned)]; TEKULVE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Cey flied out to right; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 6.

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