The Giants' eight-game winning streak came to an end when Randy Moffitt, relieving with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, hit Bill Russell with his first pitch to force in the run that gave the Dodgers a 3-2 victory. Darrell Evans homered for the Giants and Steve Garvey for the Dodgers.

Bill North opened the Dodgers' ninth with a double off Gary Lavelle. After an intentional pass to Steve Yeager, Manny Mota sacrificed. The Giants then also walked Lee Lacy to load the bases before Moffitt took the mound and uncorked the pitch that hit Russell. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 3 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .314 Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Evans 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .264 Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Clark rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .302 Lacy ph,2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .282 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .204 Russell ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .267 Whitfield lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .336 Ivie lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Herndon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .261 Hill c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .200 Baker lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322 LeMaster ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .202 Monday cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .347 Halicki p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 North pr,cf 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Rau p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mota ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 36 2 11 2 1 4 Totals 34 3 7 2 2 1 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 51,370 Left on Base: Giants 10, Dodgers 10 DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Whitfield, LeMaster, Halicki Doubles: Hill (3), LeMaster (3), Monday (10), North (1) Home Runs: Evans (4), Garvey (5) Stolen Bases: Clark (3), Lacy (2) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (3), Herndon (5), Mota (1) Hit by Pitch: Russell (2,by Moffitt) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki 7 5 2 1 0 1 1 29 2.77 Lavelle L(3-3) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 8 3.80 Moffitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.32 Totals 8.1 7 3 2 2 1 1 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau 7 9 2 2 1 3 1 31 2.74 Forster W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.42 Totals 9 11 2 2 1 4 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Moffitt (1) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to right; Evans popped to second; Clark singled to right [Madlock to third]; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Madlock scored, Clark to second]; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell flied out to right; Smith singled to right; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill doubled to right; LeMaster singled to left [Hill to third]; Halicki was called out on strikes; Madlock forced LeMaster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey lined to center; Baker flied out to center; Monday singled to second; Oates popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 3RD: Evans homered; Clark singled to third; Clark stole second; McCovey flied out to center; Ivie flied out to left; Herndon flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Rau reached on an error by Halicki (assist by Madlock) [Rau to first]; Lopes flied out to left; Russell forced Rau (third to second); Smith lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 4TH: Hill was called out on strikes; LeMaster lined to left; Halicki grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey reached on an error by LeMaster [Garvey to first]; Baker singled to right [Garvey to third]; Monday struck out; Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock singled to center; Evans struck out; Clark forced Madlock (shortstop to second); McCovey walked [Clark to second]; Ivie popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Rau popped to second; Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Herndon grounded out (second to first); Hill flied out to center; LeMaster doubled to left; Halicki grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey homered; Baker flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 7TH: Madlock singled to left; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Madlock to second]; Clark lined to left; McCovey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Monday doubled to left; NORTH RAN FOR MONDAY; Oates grounded out (catcher unassisted); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAU; Davalillo lined to center; LACY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Lacy reached on an error by Whitfield [North scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lacy to first]; Lacy stole second; Russell lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 8TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FORSTER REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Ivie singled to left; Herndon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ivie to second]; Hill singled to center [Ivie to third]; LeMaster reached on a fielder's choice [Ivie out at home (third to catcher), Hill to second]; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR HALICKI; Heintzelman forced Hill (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Smith flied out to right; Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled to center; Baker popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 9TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: North doubled to center; Yeager was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR FORSTER; Mota out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [North to third, Yeager to second]; Lacy was walked intentionally; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Russell was hit by a pitch [North scored, Yeager to third, Lacy to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

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