Steve Carlton outdueled Tom Seaver as the Phillies posted a 4-1 triumph over the Reds. Doubles by Richie Hebner and Tim McCarver gave the Phils a 1-0 lead in the second inning and Greg Luzinski made it 2-0 with a homer in the third. Hebner hit a triple, following singles by Mike Schmidt and Luzinski, to give the Phils two more tallies in the eighth.

The Reds' only run came on consecutive singles by Georg eFoster, Johnny Bench and Dave Concepcion in the sixth. Carlton's nine strikeouts raised his career total to 2,337 and moved him past Early Wynn into 19th place on the all-time major league list. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Phillies 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 x - 4 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .305 McBride rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Griffey rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .310 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .306 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .307 Foster lf,cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .312 Luzinski lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .302 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Martin pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .276 Hebner 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .288 Driessen 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .336 Maddox cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .292 McCarver c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 Knight ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Morrison 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Carlton p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .316 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Totals 33 1 6 1 5 9 Totals 33 4 9 4 2 7 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 32,580 Left on Base: Reds 10, Phillies 7 DP: Reds 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Carlton Doubles: Driessen 2 (7), Hebner (4), McCarver (2) Triples: Hebner (1) Home Runs: Luzinski (7) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(1-4) 7 9 4 4 2 6 1 32 5.79 Bair 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 7 1 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(4-3) 9 6 1 1 5 9 0 38 2.13 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 9 0 38 Balks: Carlton (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa struck out; Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Carlton balked [Bench to second]; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Driessen walked; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner doubled to right; Maddox walked; McCarver doubled to right [Hebner scored, Maddox to third]; Morrison popped to third; Carlton struck out; McBride was walked intentionally; Bowa struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. REDS 3RD: Seaver popped to third; Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski homered; Hebner flied out to center; Maddox singled to left; McCarver singled to right [Maddox to third]; Morrison flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 2. REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Carlton flied out to right; McBride flied out to left; Bowa lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 2. REDS 5TH: Concepcion lined to second; Driessen doubled to center; Geronimo struck out; Seaver walked; Rose walked [Driessen to third, Seaver to second]; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to second; Foster singled to left; Bench singled to left [Foster to second]; Concepcion singled to center [Foster scored, Bench to second]; Driessen forced Concepcion (second unassisted) [Bench to third]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; McCarver flied out to center; Morrison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 2. REDS 7TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to right; Griffey singled to center; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Carlton [Griffey to second]; Morgan walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Carlton was called out on strikes; McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 2. REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied to right in foul territory; Driessen doubled to right; KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 8TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski singled to third [Schmidt to second]; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner tripled to right [Schmidt scored, Martin scored]; BAIR REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Maddox popped to shortstop; McCarver popped to shortstop; Morrison struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 4. REDS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KENNEDY BATTED FOR BAIR; Kennedy struck out; Rose flied out to center; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Phillies 4.

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