In a nationally televised game, Rick Reuschel and Ken Holtzman combined on a four-hitter as the Cubs posted a 3-2 triumph over the Reds. The first Cub run came in the third inning on a double by Ivan DeJesus, a long fly by Greg Gross that moved DeJesus to third, and a sacrifice fly by Larry Biittner. Bobby Murcer led off the fourth with a single and went to third on a hit-and-run play as Bill Bonham took the high chopper and threw batter Manny Trillo out at first. Murcer then scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Steve Ontiveros.

In the seventh stanza, DeJesus walked, stole second and scored on a single by Gross. Reuschel was forced to leave the game after six innings because of tightness in his elbow and Holtzman, making his first appearance for the Cubs since coming over from the Yankees, finished up, yielding a homer to George Foster in the seventh and a leadoff triple to Pete Rose in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Monday, June 12, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 4 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .266 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Gross cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .307 Griffey rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .327 Biittner 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .278 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Kingman lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .320 Murcer rf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .251 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 1 1 1 .197 Werner c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .160 Rader c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Auerbach ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .136 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .031 Bonham p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .120 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 33 3 6 3 4 3 Totals 30 2 4 2 1 9 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 30,190 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Reds 2 DP: Cubs 1, Reds 1 Errors: Rose, Auerbach Doubles: De Jesus (8), Morgan (14), Driessen (13) Triples: Rose (3) Home Runs: Foster (14) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (5) Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (3) GIDP: Rader (3), Rose (4) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(8-4) 6 2 0 0 1 5 0 20 2.06 Holtzman SV(1) 3 2 2 2 0 4 1 11 4.35 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 9 1 31 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham L(7-1) 8 6 3 3 4 3 0 35 2.69 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.97 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 3 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Gross popped to shortstop; Biittner singled to right; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to right; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Trillo grounded out (second to first) [Murcer to second]; Ontiveros struck out; Rader was walked intentionally; R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out (catcher to first); Werner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus doubled to center; Gross lined to right [De Jesus to third]; Biittner hit a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus scored]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Auerbach struck out; Bonham struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to center; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Murcer to third]; Ontiveros reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer scored]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel popped to catcher in foul territory; De Jesus lined to right; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Driessen doubled to center; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Werner grounded out (second to first) [Driessen to third]; Auerbach struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. CUBS 6TH: Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Kingman reached on an error by Rose [Kingman to first]; Murcer singled to right [Kingman to second]; Trillo flied out to left; Ontiveros popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Bonham walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonham out at second]; Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. CUBS 7TH: Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; MEOLI BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Meoli grounded out (second to first); De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Gross singled to center [De Jesus scored]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Foster homered; Driessen struck out; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1. CUBS 8TH: Kingman singled to shortstop [Kingman to second (error by Auerbach)]; Murcer struck out; Trillo grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros walked; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Werner struck out; Auerbach popped to first in foul territory; COLLINS BATTED FOR BONHAM; Collins lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1. CUBS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Holtzman flied out to center; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Rose tripled to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first) [Rose scored]; Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

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