Helping his own cause with a three-run double, Tommy John gained credit for the Dodgers' 7-3 victory over the Pirates with the aid of Terry Forster, who relieved in the eighth inning. The Pirates scored two unearned runs on a pair of errors by Davey Lopes in the second.

After John hit his double in the fourth, the Pirates added a tainted tally on a throwing error by John in the fifth, but the Dodgers came back and broke the tie in their half with two runs on a double by Bill North and singles by Reggie Smith, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 x - 7 12 3 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282 Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Garner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 North cf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .266 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Smith rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .312 B. Robinson lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .253 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Stargell 1b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .279 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Baker lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .281 Mendoza pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Ferguson c 3 1 1 0 1 2 .208 Dyer c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Russell ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .271 Moreno cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .215 John p 4 0 1 3 0 0 .111 Candelaria p 2 0 0 1 0 0 .128 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Totals 35 3 7 3 1 7 Totals 35 7 12 7 5 5 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 43,600 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Dodgers 9 DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 2 Errors: Dyer, Lopes 2, John Doubles: John (2), North (10) Stolen Bases: North (18) Caught Stealing: B. Robinson (7) GIDP: Stargell (4), Cey (9) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(8-11) 4 7 5 5 2 1 0 21 3.44 Kison 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 3.30 Tekulve 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 10 2.25 Totals 8 12 7 7 5 5 0 40 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(12-7) 7.1 6 3 0 1 5 0 31 3.40 Forster SV(14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.18 Totals 9 7 3 0 1 7 0 36 Passed Balls: Dyer (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Ed Vargo PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to right; Parker forced Garner (second to shortstop); B. Robinson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell reached on an error by Lopes [Stargell to first]; Stennett singled to left [Stargell to second]; Dyer singled to right [Stargell to third, Stennett to second]; Moreno reached on an error by Lopes [Stargell scored (unearned) (RBI), Stennett to third, Dyer to second, Moreno to first]; Candelaria grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stennett scored (unearned), Dyer to third, Moreno to second]; Taveras reached on a fielder's choice [Dyer out at home (shortstop to catcher to third)]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to third; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Baker singled to center; Ferguson singled to left [Baker to second]; Russell forced Ferguson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson flied out to center; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: John flied out to center; Lopes flied out to right; North singled to pitcher; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Dyer singled to center; Moreno struck out; Candelaria forced Dyer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Cey popped to second; Garvey singled to third; Baker forced Garvey (pitcher to second); Dyer allowed a passed ball [Baker to second]; Ferguson walked; Russell walked [Baker to third, Ferguson to second]; John doubled to center [Baker scored, Ferguson scored, Russell scored]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 3. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras singled to left; Garner reached on an error by John [Taveras to second, Garner to first]; Parker forced Garner (first to shortstop) [Taveras to third]; B. Robinson singled to left [Taveras scored (unearned), Parker to second]; Stargell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: North doubled to left; Smith singled to left [North scored]; KISON REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Cey singled to right [Smith to third]; Garvey struck out; Baker singled to center [Smith scored, Cey to second]; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Russell struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Dyer flied out to center; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 6TH: John grounded out (second to first); Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); North walked; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5. PIRATES 7TH: BRYE BATTED FOR KISON; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras struck out; Garner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Cey walked; Garvey grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Cey to second]; Baker singled to left [Cey scored]; Ferguson struck out; Russell singled to second [Baker to second]; John lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 6. PIRATES 8TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson walked; FORSTER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Stargell struck out while B. Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes flied out to left; North walked; North stole second [North to third (error by Dyer)]; Smith singled to right [North scored]; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 7. PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to pitcher; MENDOZA RAN FOR STENNETT; Dyer flied out to right; Moreno flied out to left; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 7.

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