Rookie righthander Bob Welch recorded his first major league save, allowing only one hit in the last 1 1/3 innings, as the Dodgers edged the Reds, 4-3. With Cesar Geronimo hitting a homer for the Reds, the score was tied, 2-2, when the Dodgers opened the sixth inning with singles by Dusty Baker and Lee Lacy.

Reds' starter Tom Hume then walked both Bill North and Jerry Grote to force in Baker. Davey Lopes followed with an infield out, Lacy scoring what proved to be the deciding run. Don Sutton, who started for the Dodgers, left for a pinch-hitter and Charlie Hough yielded a homer by George Foster in the eighth before Welch came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 13 0 Dodgers 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 x - 4 9 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 4 0 0 0 .287 Lopes 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .310 Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cey 3b 4 1 3 0 0 1 .280 Knight ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .162 Baker lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 .302 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 Lacy rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .290 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 North cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .260 Geronimo cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .253 Yeager c 1 1 1 0 1 0 .204 Kennedy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Grote c 1 0 0 1 1 0 .313 Morgan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Sutton p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .069 Auerbach pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Monday ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Werner c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 Hume p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Collins ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Totals 37 3 13 3 2 6 Totals 32 4 9 4 3 7 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 46,274 Left on Base: Reds 9, Dodgers 7 DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1 Doubles: Rose (20), Cey (17), North (7) Home Runs: Geronimo (5), Foster (16) Stolen Bases: Rose (7), Collins (2) Caught Stealing: Cey (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume L(2-7) 5 9 4 3 3 4 0 26 5.64 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.31 Sarmiento 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1.89 Totals 8 9 4 3 3 7 0 35 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(7-6) 6 9 2 2 1 3 1 25 4.21 Hough 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 9 2.74 Welch SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 13 3 3 2 6 2 39 Passed Balls: Correll (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion walked; Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 2ND: Geronimo homered; Kennedy flied out to center; Correll flied out to left; Hume struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to right; Baker flied out to center [Cey to third]; Lacy popped to second; North doubled to left [Cey scored]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 1. REDS 3RD: Rose singled to center; Griffey lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rose out at first]; Concepcion singled to center; Foster forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes lined to left; Russell singled to left; Garvey popped to second; Cey singled to pitcher [Russell to second]; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 1. REDS 4TH: Driessen struck out; Geronimo singled to right; Kennedy singled to left [Geronimo out at third (left to third)]; Correll forced Kennedy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Lacy struck out; North grounded out (pitcher to first); Yeager singled to left; Correll allowed a passed ball [Yeager to second]; Sutton singled to center [Yeager scored (unearned)]; Lopes popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 2. REDS 5TH: Hume grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to shortstop; Rose stole second; Griffey struck out; Concepcion singled to right [Rose scored, Concepcion out at second (right to first to second to first to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey flied out to center; Cey singled to right; Cey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 2. REDS 6TH: GROTE REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Foster singled to right; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Geronimo flied out to left; Kennedy forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Baker singled to left; Lacy singled to left [Baker to second]; North walked [Baker to third, Lacy to second]; BORBON REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Grote walked (walk was charged to Hume) [Baker scored, Lacy to third, North to second]; MONDAY BATTED FOR SUTTON; Monday popped to shortstop; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lacy scored, North to third, Grote to second]; Russell popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. REDS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Correll struck out (catcher to first); COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins singled to pitcher; Collins stole second; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Collins to third]; LUM BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garvey flied out to center; Cey struck out; Baker popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 4. REDS 8TH: Concepcion lined to left; Foster homered; Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher); Geronimo singled to left; MORGAN BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Morgan walked [Geronimo to second]; AUERBACH RAN FOR MORGAN; HENDERSON BATTED FOR CORRELL; WELCH REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); DAVALILLO REPLACED HOUGH (PLAYING LF); Henderson popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WERNER REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING C ); Lacy was called out on strikes; North struck out; Grote popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 4. REDS 9TH: Collins lined to right; Rose singled to left; KNIGHT BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Knight struck out; Concepcion forced Rose (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 4.

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