Gaining credit for his fourth straight victory after an opening loss, Vida Blue, with relief help from Randy Moffitt and Gary Lavelle, pitched the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. Willie McCovey drove in both Giants' runs. The first came in the third inning when Terry Whitfield walked, took third on Darrell Evans' single and scored on McCovey's infield out. Whitfield singled in the fifth, moved to second when Evans walked and came around on a single by McCovey.

The Cubs, held hitless until two were out in the sixth, scored in that frame when Ivan DeJesus singled, Manny Trillo walked and Bill Buckner singled. Blue was removed with one out and a runner on first in the ninth. Moffitt retired Dave Kingman on a pop fly and was replaced by Lavelle, who struck out Bobby Murcer to end the game. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .217 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Whitfield lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .261 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .345 Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .375 James 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Meoli pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Evans 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .222 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .210 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Cruz cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Herndon cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Cox c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Hill c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Clines ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Blue p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 6 2 5 5 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 7 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 15,453 Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 4 DP: Giants 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Madlock 2, Ontiveros Caught Stealing: Clines (2) GIDP: Herndon (2) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(4-1) 8.1 4 1 1 1 6 0 30 2.72 Moffitt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.52 Lavelle SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.21 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 7 0 32 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(2-2) 8 5 2 2 4 4 0 33 2.50 Moore 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.40 Roberts 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.84 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 5 0 38 Wild Pitches: Lavelle (1), Burris (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 3B - Eric Gregg GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; On a bunt Whitfield forced Madlock (pitcher to shortstop); Evans flied out to center; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock dropped a foul fly hit by Trillo for an error; Trillo struck out; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (second to first); Hill walked; LeMaster walked [Hill to second]; Blue popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Murcer flied out to right; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock lined to shortstop; Whitfield walked; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to third]; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher) [Whitfield scored, Evans to second]; Clark grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Cruz was called out on strikes; Cox popped to third in foul territory; Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon flied out to center; Hill grounded out (third to first); LeMaster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus popped to center; Trillo popped to second; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0. GIANTS 5TH: Blue struck out; Madlock popped to center; Whitfield singled to left; Burris threw a wild pitch [Whitfield to second]; Evans walked; McCovey singled to shortstop [Whitfield scored, Evans to third]; Clark struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Murcer grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Ontiveros reached on an error by Madlock; Cruz forced Ontiveros (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 0. GIANTS 6TH: Herndon struck out; Hill flied out to center; LeMaster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Cox grounded out (first unassisted); Burris struck out; De Jesus singled to center; Trillo walked [De Jesus to second]; Buckner singled to left [De Jesus scored, Trillo to second]; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1. GIANTS 7TH: Blue flied out to right; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros popped to first; Cruz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1. GIANTS 8TH: Evans singled to center; McCovey lined to left; Clark reached on an error by Ontiveros [Evans to second, Clark to first]; Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: Cox struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR BURRIS; Clines singled to center; De Jesus lined to shortstop; Clines was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1. GIANTS 9TH: MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Hill popped to left; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Blue singled to left; Madlock walked [Blue to second]; ROBERTS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: JAMES REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 1B); HARRIS REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); Trillo grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled to right; MEOLI RAN FOR BUCKNER; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Kingman popped to first; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Lavelle threw a wild pitch [Meoli to second]; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cubs 1.

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