A bloop single by Greg Luzinski broke a 6-6 deadlock in the sixth inning as the Phillies beat the Reds, 8-6. The winning rally started when Jerry Martin smacked a one-out single. He advanced to third on a single by Larry Bowa, who took second on the throw to third. Mike Schmidt received an intentional pass to load the bases and Luzinski followed with his single into short right. The second run of the inning scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Jose Cardenal.

The Reds' Pete Rose got an infield single in the fifth inning to extend his consecutive game hitting streak to 33. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 6

Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 6 9 1 Phillies 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 x - 8 15 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Martin rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .293 Griffey rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Bowa ss 5 1 4 1 0 0 .302 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .257 Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 1 1 1 .254 Foster lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .302 Luzinski lf 3 0 2 2 2 0 .246 Bench c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Hebner 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .262 Concepcion ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .296 Cardenal ph,1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .284 Henderson cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .254 Maddox cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Boone c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Sarmiento p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .138 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 McGraw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 9 6 2 4 Totals 35 8 15 8 4 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 44,054 Left on Base: Reds 5, Phillies 9 DP: Reds 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Concepcion Doubles: Bench (10), Morgan (22), Concepcion (23), Schmidt (14), Luzinski (14), Kaat (1), Maddox (19), Boone (11), Hebner (12) Triples: Henderson (1) Home Runs: Hebner (10) Stolen Bases: Bowa (18) Caught Stealing: Bowa (4), Boone (4) Sacrifice Hits: Hume (7) Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (1), Schmidt (3), Cardenal (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume 3 9 5 5 0 2 1 16 5.32 Sarmiento L(7-6) 2.1 5 3 3 3 2 0 15 2.90 Tomlin 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.57 Borbon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.09 Totals 8 15 8 8 4 5 1 41 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 4.2 6 5 5 2 0 0 22 4.20 Brusstar W(3-0) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 2.45 McGraw SV(8) 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 2.53 Totals 9 9 6 6 2 4 0 38 Passed Balls: Boone (3) Wild Pitches: Kaat (3) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled to shortstop; Bowa was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Schmidt doubled to center; Luzinski doubled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench doubled to right [Foster to third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to right [Foster scored, Bench to third]; Henderson tripled to center [Bench scored]; Driessen walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Driessen to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner flied out to right; Maddox struck out; Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Phillies 1. REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to center; Kaat doubled to center [Sizemore to third]; Martin struck out; Bowa singled to first [Sizemore scored, Kaat to third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kaat scored]; Luzinski forced Bowa (second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Phillies 3. REDS 4TH: Bench popped to shortstop; Concepcion flied out to center; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner homered; Maddox doubled to right; Boone doubled to center [Maddox scored]; SARMIENTO REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Sizemore lined to first; Kaat struck out; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Phillies 5. REDS 5TH: Driessen popped to shortstop; Sarmiento flied out to center; Rose singled to second; Griffey singled to left [Rose to second]; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Morgan doubled to center [Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Foster singled to right [Morgan scored]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Bench flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; Hebner doubled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Boone struck out; Sizemore forced Hebner (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Phillies 6. REDS 6TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Henderson singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Boone allowed a passed ball [Henderson to second]; Driessen struck out; Sarmiento grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 6TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; Martin singled to left; Bowa singled to right [Martin to third, Bowa to second (on throw to 3b)]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Luzinski singled to right [Martin scored, Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); CARDENAL BATTED FOR HEBNER; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bowa scored, Schmidt to third]; Maddox popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 8. REDS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan struck out; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone reached on an error by Concepcion [Boone to first]; Boone was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Sizemore flied out to center; McGraw flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 8. REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion singled to center; Henderson flied out to center; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 8TH: Martin grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled to right; Bowa stole second; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was walked intentionally; BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 8. REDS 9TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Phillies 8.

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