A two-run pinch homer by Mike Ivie in the last of the ninth gave the Giants a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The Cards had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth on singles by Keith Hernandez, Jerry Morales, pinch-hitter Roger Freed and Mike Tyson.

In the bottom of the frame, Larry Herndon singled with one out and Ivie then unloaded a drive over the left field fence. Jack Clark extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a two-base hit in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 9 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .317 Scott lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Whitfield lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .260 Clark rf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .322 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .299 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Morales rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Herndon cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .301 Reitz 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Oberkfell pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Ivie ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .324 Freed ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Hill c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Garrett pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Andrews pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 Tyson 2b 3 0 1 1 0 2 .243 Tamargo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 4 .220 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Totals 34 2 9 2 1 10 Totals 30 3 7 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 39,289 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Giants 6 DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 1 Errors: Hernandez, Whitfield Doubles: Reitz (17), Hendrick (17), Clark (30), Herndon (14) Home Runs: Ivie (7) Stolen Bases: Templeton (15) Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (1), Blue (5) GIDP: Morales (9), McCovey (7) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(9-10) 8.1 7 3 3 3 5 1 34 3.11 Totals 8.1 7 3 3 3 5 1 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(14-4) 9 9 2 2 1 10 0 36 2.66 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 10 0 36 Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark walked; McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hendrick out at second]; Reitz doubled to left; Tyson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon struck out; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hill popped to third; Blue grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Simmons struck out; Hendrick doubled to left; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield flied out to right; Clark doubled to left; McCovey popped to second; Evans was walked intentionally; Herndon popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to first in foul territory; Tyson struck out; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Hill popped to shortstop; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton lined to shortstop; Scott flied to right in foul territory; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey struck out; Evans popped to shortstop; Herndon doubled to right; Metzger singled to second [Herndon out at home (second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz singled to left; OBERKFELL RAN FOR REITZ; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oberkfell to second]; Forsch struck out; Templeton was walked intentionally; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hill singled to right; ANDREWS RAN FOR HILL; Blue reached on an error by Hernandez on a sacrifice bunt [Andrews to third, Blue to first]; Madlock singled to center [Andrews scored, Blue to second]; Whitfield struck out; Clark walked [Blue to third, Madlock to second]; McCovey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1. CARDINALS 9TH: TAMARGO REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING C ); Hernandez singled to center; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick flied out to right; Morales singled to left [Hernandez to third (error by Whitfield)]; FREED BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Freed singled to right [Hernandez scored, Morales to third]; GARRETT RAN FOR FREED; Tyson singled to right [Morales scored, Garrett to second]; Forsch struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon singled to left; IVIE BATTED FOR METZGER; Ivie homered [Herndon scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

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