A solo homer by Rick Auerbach and a three-run blast by George Foster enabled the Reds to come from behind and snap their six-game losing streak with a 7-6 triumph over the Dodgers. L. A. led, 5-3, going into the bottom of the seventh when Auerbach led off with a round-tripper. One out later, after singles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion, starter Doug Rau was replaced on the mound by Charlie Hough, who was greeted by Foster's clout. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 - 6 14 0 Reds 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x - 7 11 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .301 Rose lf,3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .291 Russell ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .276 Griffey rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .311 Smith rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .319 Concepcion ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 .302 Cey 3b 5 2 2 1 0 3 .268 Foster cf,lf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .302 Garvey 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .297 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 3 .230 Baker lf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .266 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .208 Knight 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .159 North cf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .257 Werner c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Rau p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .203 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Bair p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonham p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Auerbach 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .172 Totals 38 6 14 6 4 8 Totals 33 7 11 7 4 9 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 46,067 Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Reds 7 DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 2 Errors: Knight Doubles: Cey 2 (19), North (8), Russell (17), Baker (13), Rau (1), Garvey (15), Ferguson (6), Rose (23), Griffey (21) Triples: Russell (3), Foster (6) Home Runs: Auerbach (2), Foster (17) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (10) Caught Stealing: Ferguson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (6) GIDP: Ferguson (7), Davalillo (1), Driessen (6) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau L(8-4) 6.1 9 6 6 3 7 1 30 3.47 Hough 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 2.57 Rautzhan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.42 Totals 8 11 7 7 4 9 2 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 4 9 4 4 2 2 0 22 3.32 Borbon 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 9 4.69 Bair W(2-3) 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 11 2.00 Totals 9 14 6 6 4 8 0 42 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey doubled to center [Rose scored]; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored]; Concepcion stole second; Foster was called out on strikes; Bench singled to left [Concepcion scored, Bench to second (on throw to home)]; Knight struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to left; Garvey flied out to right; Baker singled to shortstop [Cey to third]; Ferguson flied out to right; North doubled to right [Cey scored, Baker out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Kennedy flied out to right; Bonham walked; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Bonham to second]; Griffey walked; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. DODGERS 3RD: Rau lined to second; Lopes walked; Russell doubled to left [Lopes to third]; Smith walked; Cey struck out; Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Foster tripled to center; Bench struck out; Knight struck out; Driessen popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. DODGERS 4TH: Baker doubled to right; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); North struck out; Rau doubled to right [Baker scored]; Lopes singled to shortstop [Rau to third]; Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Kennedy walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose popped to second; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 3. DODGERS 5TH: Smith singled to right; Cey doubled to left [Smith scored]; BORBON REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Garvey doubled to left [Cey scored]; Baker lined to second; Ferguson doubled to center [Garvey scored]; North singled to left [Ferguson to third]; Ferguson was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [North to second]; Rau grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes reached on an error by Knight [Lopes to first]; Russell struck out; Smith struck out; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Knight singled to left; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Knight out at second]; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. DODGERS 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED BORBON (PLAYING 2B); BAIR REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Garvey flied out to right; Baker singled to shortstop; Ferguson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Auerbach homered; Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey singled to shortstop; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey to second]; HOUGH REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Foster homered [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Bench was called out on strikes; Knight struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 7. DODGERS 8TH: WERNER REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING C ); GERONIMO REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); North walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOUGH; Davalillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [North out at second]; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Bair grounded out (pitcher to first); Auerbach singled to third; Rose walked [Auerbach to second]; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 7. DODGERS 9TH: Russell tripled to center; Smith walked; Cey struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first) [Russell scored, Smith to second]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 7.

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