After an inside-the-park homer by Lee Lacy tied the score in the ninth inning, the Giants came back with a run in their half and defeated the Dodgers, 5-4. Willie McCovey homered to account for two of the Giants' three runs in the first inning. A double by Bill Madlock and single by Jack Clark made it 4-0 in the second, but the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the fourth on a triple by Steve Garvey, infield out by Dusty Baker, double by Ron Cey and singles by Rick Monday and Vice Davalillo.

Lacy's homer as a pinch-hitter in the ninth was disputed by the Giants, who claimed Larry Herndon caught the ball after colliding with Clark. Manager Joe Altobelli was ejected. In the Giants' half, Terry Whitfield walked and Hector Cruz sacrificed. After an interntional pass to Mike Ivie, Darrell Evans lined a single to win the game. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Thursday, August 3, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 0 Giants 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .287 Madlock 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .304 Russell ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Whitfield lf 3 1 0 0 2 2 .306 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Clark rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .290 Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Baker lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .273 McCovey 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .227 Cey 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 Ivie 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Monday cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .258 Evans 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .260 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Herndon cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .292 Sutton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Davalillo ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Hill c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .241 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barr p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Lacy ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .303 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 38 4 12 4 0 3 Totals 33 5 11 5 6 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 42,084 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 11 DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 2 Errors: Evans Doubles: Russell (19), Cey (25), Madlock 2 (21) Triples: Garvey (5) Home Runs: Lacy (8), McCovey (11) Stolen Bases: Lopes (31), Evans (4) Sacrifice Hits: Barr (5), Cruz (2) GIDP: Lopes (8), Garvey (11), Clark (7) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton 3 9 4 4 1 3 1 19 3.65 Rautzhan 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 1.38 Hough 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.39 Forster L(3-4) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 2.31 Totals 8.1 11 5 5 6 4 1 41 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr 8.2 12 4 4 0 3 1 37 3.28 Moffitt W(7-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.23 Totals 9 12 4 4 0 3 1 38 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell doubled to left; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to left; Whitfield struck out; Clark popped to second; McCovey homered [Madlock scored]; Evans singled to right; Evans stole second; Herndon singled to third [Evans to third]; Metzger walked [Herndon to second]; Hill singled to shortstop [Evans scored, Herndon to third, Metzger to second]; Barr flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3. DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to center; Monday struck out; Ferguson flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 2ND: Madlock doubled to left; Whitfield struck out; Clark singled to center [Madlock scored]; McCovey was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4. DODGERS 3RD: Sutton was called out on strikes; Lopes singled to left; Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4. GIANTS 3RD: Herndon singled to right; Metzger singled to right [Herndon to second]; Hill popped to first in foul territory; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Herndon to third, Metzger to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey tripled to center; Baker grounded out (second to first) [Garvey scored]; Cey doubled to left; Monday singled to first [Cey scored, Monday to second (on throw to home)]; Ferguson reached on an error by Evans [Monday to third, Ferguson to first]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo singled to right [Monday scored, Ferguson to second]; Lopes grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davalillo out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. GIANTS 4TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark flied out to center; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to left; Smith lined to right; Garvey grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Herndon singled to left; Metzger grounded out (third to first) [Herndon to second]; Hill was walked intentionally; Barr grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield walked; Clark grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); MOTA BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Mota flied out to right; Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. GIANTS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; On a bunt Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. DODGERS 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey singled to left; Baker forced Garvey (third to second); Cey lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Barr grounded out (third to first); Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4. DODGERS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING RF); IVIE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Monday popped to third; Ferguson flied out to center; LACY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Lacy hit an inside the park homer to center; Giants Manager Joe Altobelli ejected by 2B umpire Jim Quick arguing that the ball had been caught; Lopes singled to left; MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Lopes stole second; Russell popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 4. GIANTS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Whitfield walked; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitfield to second]; Ivie was walked intentionally; Evans singled to right [Whitfield scored, Ivie to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 5.

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