Willie McCovey broke a 2-2 tie with a single in the eighth inning and Hector Cruz followed with a double for an insurance run, leading the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Reds. The Giants counted twice in the second on two walks, an error by Joe Morgan and a grounder by Marc Hill.

The Reds chased John Montefusco in the sixth, loading the bases on a single by Pete Rose, double by Morgan and pass to George Foster, bringing Gary Lavelle to the mound for the Giants. Dan Driessen greeted the lefthander with a two-run double, but that was the only hit yielded by Lavelle in the last 3 1/3 innings. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 8, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .228 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Evans 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305 Clark rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .232 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Harris pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Driessen 1b 3 0 2 2 1 1 .294 Metzger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .224 Cruz lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .244 Lum cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Herndon cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .292 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Whitfield ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hill c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .229 Knight ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .068 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Lavelle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Norman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Collins ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 33 4 7 3 5 3 Totals 31 2 4 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 43,316 Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 6 DP: Giants 0, Reds 1 Errors: Morgan Doubles: Cruz (6), Morgan (19), Driessen (17) Stolen Bases: Driessen (20) GIDP: Ivie (4) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 5.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 22 3.69 Lavelle W(6-7) 3.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 13 3.59 Totals 9 4 2 2 4 5 0 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 6 3 2 1 3 2 0 24 3.08 Sarmiento L(6-5) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 6 2.81 Tomlin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.38 Borbon 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.35 Totals 9 7 4 3 5 3 0 38 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg GIANTS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Herndon singled to right [Cruz to second]; LeMaster walked [Cruz to third, Herndon to second]; Hill forced LeMaster (third to second) [Cruz scored, Herndon scored (error by Morgan) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Montefusco flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Bench struck out; Lum flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. GIANTS 3RD: Andrews flied out to right; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to left; Norman flied out to left; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz singled to right; On a bunt Herndon singled to third [Cruz to second]; LeMaster popped to first; Hill walked [Cruz to third, Herndon to second]; Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to right; Morgan lined to second; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. GIANTS 5TH: Andrews lined to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to center; Bench popped to shortstop; Lum forced Driessen (shortstop unassisted); Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey struck out; Cruz flied out to center; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose singled; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan doubled to right [Rose to third]; Foster walked; LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Driessen doubled to right [Rose scored, Morgan scored, Foster to third]; Bench was walked intentionally; HENDERSON BATTED FOR LUM; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. GIANTS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LeMaster flied out to center; Hill flied out to center; Lavelle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins lined to second; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. GIANTS 8TH: Andrews walked; Evans flied out to left; Clark singled to left [Andrews to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); McCovey singled to right [Andrews scored, Clark to third]; HARRIS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Cruz doubled to left [Clark scored, Harris to third]; BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HERNDON; Whitfield was walked intentionally; IVIE BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Ivie grounded into a double play (third to first) [Cruz out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); METZGER REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING SS); Griffey struck out; Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2. GIANTS 9TH: Hill singled to right; Lavelle forced Hill (first to shortstop); Andrews flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Driessen struck out; Bench struck out; KNIGHT BATTED FOR BORBON; Knight walked; Concepcion forced Knight (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.

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