A two-run double by Bill Russell in the seventh inning snapped a 3-3 tie to give the Dodgers a 5-3 decision over the Mets. Steve Yeager walked with one out in the seventh and reached second on Tommy John's sacrifice-fielder's choice. Davey Lopes hit a single, but Yeager was thrown out at the plate. Russell then delivered his two-base hit, plating John and Lopes. The Dodgers had tied the score in the sixth on a solo home run by Steve Garvey, his second of the game. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 0 Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 x - 5 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .247 Lopes 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .306 Maddox rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Russell ss 4 0 1 3 0 1 .275 S. Henderson lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .269 Garvey 1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .285 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .275 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Youngblood pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Stearns c 5 1 3 2 0 1 .260 Lacy rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 North cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Monday cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .316 Flynn 2b 3 0 2 1 1 1 .231 Yeager c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .200 Koosman p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .129 John p 1 1 0 0 0 0 .160 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 3 12 3 3 6 Totals 28 5 6 5 4 8 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 31,185 Left on Base: Mets 11, Dodgers 5 DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: Russell Doubles: Russell (12) Triples: Lopes (2) Home Runs: Stearns (5), Garvey 2 (8) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (9), Flynn (1) Sacrifice Hits: John 2 (10) GIDP: Maddox (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(2-8) 7 6 5 5 4 7 2 31 4.03 Murray 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.93 Totals 8 6 5 5 4 8 2 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(8-4) 8.2 12 3 3 3 5 1 40 3.98 Hough SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.75 Totals 9 12 3 3 3 6 1 41 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell struck out; Garvey homered; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns homered; Mazzilli singled to third; Foli grounded out (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn singled to left [Mazzilli scored]; Koosman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Lacy popped to third; Monday grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 3RD: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox struck out; S. Henderson walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to left; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 4TH: Stearns singled to left; Mazzilli forced Stearns (third to second); Foli grounded out (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn was walked intentionally; Mazzilli stole third and Flynn stole second; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to center; Cey walked; Baker struck out; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 5TH: Randle lined to right; Maddox grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson singled to shortstop [S. Henderson to second (error by Russell)]; Montanez walked; Stearns singled to right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to third]; Mazzilli forced Stearns (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Monday struck out; Yeager struck out; John grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1. METS 6TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Flynn was called out on strikes; Koosman singled to right; Randle singled to center [Koosman to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes tripled to center; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Lopes scored]; Garvey homered; Cey popped to first in foul territory; Baker walked; Lacy struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 3. METS 7TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: Monday struck out; Yeager walked; John reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to second]; Lopes singled to left [Yeager out at home (left to catcher), John to second]; Russell doubled to left [John scored, Lopes scored]; Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 5. METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to center; GRIEVE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Baker flied out to right; Lacy flied out to right; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 5. METS 9TH: NORTH REPLACED LACY (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randle singled to third; Maddox grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; S. Henderson singled to first; Montanez singled to right [S. Henderson to second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR MONTANEZ; HOUGH REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 5.

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