The slumping Reds dropped their fifth and sixth games in succession, losing to the Dodgers in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-3 and 5-2. The Reds jumped on Tommy John for three runs in the first inning of the opener on a walk to Pete Rose, doubles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion and a single by George Foster, but their attack died for the rest of the game. The Dodgers were held in check by Paul Moskau until the seventh when they began turning on the power with a double by Reggie Smith and a homer by Steve Garvey. Then, in the eighth, Bill North walked and Davey Lopes and Ron Cey followed with homers.

In the nightcap, Dusty Baker homered with a man on base and Cey accounted for two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies as the Dodgers completed the sweep. Rookie Bob Welch, who pitched six scoreless innings, was the winner. The Reds counted their runs off Terry Forster in the eighth, but both were unearned on an error by North. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, June 30, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 5 8 1 Reds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 1 2 2 1 1 .311 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .288 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Griffey rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .313 Smith rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .314 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .297 Cey 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Foster lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .300 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .296 Bench 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Baker lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Driessen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Monday cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .295 Henderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Rautzhan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo pr,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .193 Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Grote c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Knight ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 John p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .129 Moskau p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 North ph,cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Collins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 33 5 8 5 3 8 Totals 36 3 9 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Reds 8 DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 1 Errors: Cey Doubles: Smith (14), Griffey (20), Concepcion (17), Foster (12), Henderson (4), Moskau (1) Home Runs: Garvey (10), Lopes (9), Cey (11) Stolen Bases: Griffey (11) GIDP: Russell (12) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(9-6) 7 7 3 3 2 3 0 30 3.89 Rautzhan SV(2) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.44 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 5 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 7 5 2 2 2 7 1 26 4.78 Bair L(1-3) 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 10 1.93 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 8 3 36 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Lee Weyer DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off first (pitcher to first); Russell flied out to right; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey doubled to left [Rose to third]; Concepcion doubled to left [Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Foster singled to left [Concepcion scored]; Bench reached on an error by Cey [Foster to second, Bench to first]; Henderson forced Bench (shortstop to second) [Foster to third]; Kennedy popped to pitcher; Correll forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Moskau grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey singled to left; Griffey stole second; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 3RD: Monday walked; Yeager struck out; John struck out; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Foster doubled to left; Bench grounded out (third to first); Henderson struck out; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith singled to right; Cey flied out to right; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Correll grounded out (third to first); Moskau grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to left; Monday struck out; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 6TH: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled to third; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to left; Henderson doubled to right; GERONIMO RAN FOR HENDERSON; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRIESSEN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 1B); Smith doubled to left; Cey flied out to center [Smith to third]; Garvey homered [Smith scored]; Baker singled to left; Monday flied out to left; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); Moskau doubled to left; COLLINS RAN FOR MOSKAU; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Concepcion lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 3. DODGERS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); NORTH BATTED FOR JOHN; North walked; Lopes homered [North scored]; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Cey homered; Garvey struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RAUTZHAN REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo singled to center; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. DODGERS 9TH: Baker popped to first in foul territory; Rautzhan grounded out (first unassisted); Grote singled to center; North flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR CORRELL; Knight grounded out (second to first); MORGAN BATTED FOR BAIR; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Rose singled to center; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

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