A bases-loaded double by Roger Metzger in the fourth inning triggered the Giants to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Reds as Ed Halicki unfurled a three-hitter. Willie McCovey drew a walk with one out in the fourth and moved to third on a double by Jack Clark.

Jim Dwyer received an intentional walk, but Metzger spoiled the strategy with a line double to right center to score McCovey and Clark. Dwyer then scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Marc Hill. Tom Seaver, making his initial start since pitching a no-hitter, suffered his first loss after seven consecutive victories. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Giants 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .320 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Foster lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 McCovey 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Driessen 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .312 Clark rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Dwyer cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .227 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Werner c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .162 Metzger ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .223 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Hill c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .192 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Halicki p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Seaver p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 4 Totals 29 3 5 3 4 4 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 37,334 Left on Base: Reds 4, Giants 7 DP: Reds 0, Giants 1 Errors: Andrews Doubles: Clark (20), Metzger (5) Stolen Bases: Rose (6), Driessen (16), Andrews (2) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (4), Halicki (5) GIDP: Griffey (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(8-5) 7 5 3 3 4 4 0 31 3.26 Sarmiento 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.03 Totals 8 5 3 3 4 4 0 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki W(4-1) 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 31 2.06 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 31 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose stole second; Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield struck out; Andrews flied out to right; Evans popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled to center; Dwyer popped to third in foul territory; Metzger singled to left [Clark to third]; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 3RD: Werner singled to left; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Werner to second]; Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Halicki grounded out (third to first); Whitfield flied out to center; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster popped to first; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to left; McCovey walked; Clark doubled to left [McCovey to third]; Dwyer was walked intentionally; Metzger doubled to center [McCovey scored, Clark scored, Dwyer to third]; Hill reached on a fielder's choice [Dwyer scored, Metzger to third]; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hill to second]; Whitfield was walked intentionally; Andrews lined to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Werner grounded out (third to first); Seaver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Evans struck out; McCovey flied out to left; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. REDS 6TH: Rose reached on an error by Andrews [Rose to first]; Griffey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. REDS 7TH: Foster singled to center; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Foster to second]; Geronimo flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: Halicki struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); Andrews singled to right; Andrews stole second; Evans walked; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. REDS 8TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR WERNER; Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Henderson struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING C ); SARMIENTO REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to first); Dwyer flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3. REDS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING CF); Griffey grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

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