A two-out single by Davey Lopes in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. The score was 2-2 when Steve Garvey opened the Dodger ninth with a two-base hit and was sacrificed to third by Dusty Baker. Cub reliever Donnie Moore hit Joe Ferguson with a pitch before Lee Lacy was walked intentionally to load the bases. One out later, Lopes singled on the first pitch. The Cubs had tied the contest in the eighth on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Mike Vail. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 2 Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 5 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .321 Lopes 2b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .288 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 North cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .266 Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Smith rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .304 White cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Buckner 1b 4 1 4 0 0 0 .318 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Murcer rf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .271 Baker lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Biittner lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Vail ph,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Martinez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Lacy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Rader c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .209 Welch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Krukow p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Ontiveros ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Kelleher pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Totals 33 2 10 2 3 8 Totals 31 3 5 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 46,822 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Dodgers 8 DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: Trillo, De Jesus Doubles: Garvey (21) Home Runs: Smith (20) Stolen Bases: Lopes (29), North (17), Smith (7), Baker (9) Caught Stealing: Smith (3) Sacrifice Hits: Baker (2) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (5) GIDP: Kelleher (3) Hit by Pitch: Ferguson (2,by Moore) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow 6 3 2 2 3 4 1 25 3.78 Moore L(5-4) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 12 3.99 Totals 8.2 5 3 3 4 4 1 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welch 7 6 1 1 2 7 0 28 2.35 Forster W(3-3) 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 9 2.27 Totals 9 10 2 1 3 8 0 37 Passed Balls: Ferguson (6) Hit by Pitch: Moore (2) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert CUBS 1ST: Scott singled to shortstop; White flied out to center; Buckner singled to right [Scott to third]; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; North reached on a fielder's choice [Lopes out at third (second to third)]; North stole second; Smith homered [North scored]; Cey flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Rader walked; De Jesus struck out; Krukow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to center; Martinez singled to left; Welch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 3RD: Scott grounded out (third to first); White popped to left; Buckner singled to right [Buckner out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes was called out on strikes; North walked; Smith was called out on strikes; Cey reached on an error by De Jesus [North to second]; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 4TH: Murcer popped to center; Biittner grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 5TH: Rader was called out on strikes; De Jesus lined to left; Krukow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Welch grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes lined to left; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 6TH: Scott struck out; White grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner singled to right; Murcer walked [Buckner to second]; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Smith singled to center; Smith was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Trillo; assist by Rader); Cey was called out on strikes; Garvey lined to shortstop; Baker was walked intentionally; Smith stole third and Baker stole second; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 7TH: Trillo struck out; Rader singled to center; De Jesus struck out; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Ontiveros singled to center [Rader to second]; KELLEHER RAN FOR ONTIVEROS; GROSS BATTED FOR SCOTT; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Martinez grounded out (first to pitcher); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR WELCH; Davalillo popped to third in foul territory; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2. CUBS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); White singled to center; Buckner singled to left [White to second]; White was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Buckner to second]; Murcer struck out; VAIL BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Vail singled to second [Buckner scored (unearned)]; Trillo walked [Vail to second]; CLINES BATTED FOR RADER; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING C ); VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); North grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out to center; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 2. CUBS 9TH: De Jesus singled to right; Kelleher grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey doubled to left; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garvey to third]; Ferguson was hit by a pitch; LACY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Lacy was walked intentionally [Ferguson to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR FORSTER; Mota popped to center; Lopes singled to center [Garvey scored, Ferguson to third, Lacy to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 3.

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