Tightening their grip on first place in the N. L. East, the Cubs notched a 5-1 triumph over the Phillies. The Cubs scored two runs in the first inning. Bill Buckner drove in one with a single and Dave Kingman added the other with a triple. A single by Manny Trillo plated a tally in the third and Trillo blasted a solo homer in the sixth. The Cubs' last run came in the eighth on a walk to Trillo and triple by Steve Ontiveros.

Starting pitcher Rick Reuschel had to leave the game because of stiffness in his right elbow. Bruce Sutter finished up to earn his sixth save of the season. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2 Cubs 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 x - 5 9 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Clines rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .297 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .286 Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .336 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Kingman lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 .246 Johnstone 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Trillo 2b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .282 Cardenal ph,1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .370 Murcer cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Maddox cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .167 McCarver c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .382 Rader c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Foote ph,c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .222 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Harrelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Sutter p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hebner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 6 Totals 32 5 9 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 19,788 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Cubs 7 DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Schmidt, Harrelson Doubles: Maddox (7) Triples: Kingman (1), Clines (1), Ontiveros (1) Home Runs: Trillo (2) Caught Stealing: Kingman (2) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(4-5) 7 8 4 3 2 5 1 30 2.87 Reed 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6 2.70 Totals 8 9 5 4 4 5 1 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(5-3) 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 21 1.97 Hernandez 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 3.26 Sutter SV(6) 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 11 1.52 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 35 Balks: Carlton (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa singled to center; Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Carlton balked [De Jesus to second]; Clines reached on an error by Schmidt [De Jesus stayed at second, Clines to first]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored, Clines to third]; Buckner was picked off first (pitcher to first); Kingman tripled to center [Clines scored (unearned)]; Trillo flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone singled to right; Maddox forced Johnstone (third to second); McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); R. Reuschel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton flied out to center; McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines singled to left; Buckner flied out to right; Kingman walked [Clines to second]; Trillo singled to right [Clines scored, Kingman to second]; Murcer forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; R. Reuschel popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox popped to second; McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Clines grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Buckner singled to second [Buckner to second (error by Harrelson)]; Kingman was walked intentionally; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Buckner to third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Carlton popped to center; On a bunt McBride singled to third; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first) [McBride to second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Trillo homered; Murcer struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 4. PHILLIES 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Luzinski struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cardenal walked; Maddox doubled to left [Cardenal to third]; FOOTE BATTED FOR MCCARVER; SUTTER REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Foote grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cardenal scored]; Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sutter was called out on strikes; De Jesus popped to first in foul territory; Clines tripled to center; Buckner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4. PHILLIES 8TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR CARLTON; Hebner singled to right; McBride struck out; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: REED REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Kingman popped to right; Trillo walked; Murcer popped to shortstop; Ontiveros tripled to center [Trillo scored]; Rader was walked intentionally; Sutter grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski walked; Cardenal popped to second; Maddox singled to center [Luzinski to second]; Foote flied out to left; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

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