The Dodgers' longest winning streak of the season, seven games, came to an end with a 3-2 loss to the Giants, who gained their victory with the aid of homers by Mike Ivie and Bill Madlock. Ivie started the scoring with his swat in the fourth inning. The Giants added another run in that same stanza on a walk to Johnnie LeMaster, a balk by Tommy John and a single by Marc Hill.

A homer by Reggie Smith in the Dodgers' half of the fourth and a run-scoring single by Ron Cey in the sixth fashioned a tie, but Madlock then broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .311 Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Evans 3b 4 0 3 0 0 1 .262 North cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Smith rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .302 Ivie 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .308 Cey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Herndon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Baker lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .266 LeMaster ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .228 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Hill c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knepper p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .068 Russell ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 John p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .098 Lacy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Totals 35 3 7 3 1 5 Totals 34 2 7 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 52,294 Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 7 DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1 Errors: Hill, Cey Home Runs: Ivie (8), Madlock (12), Smith (23) Stolen Bases: Lopes (32) GIDP: Herndon (10) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(12-9) 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 36 2.87 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 36 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(13-9) 7 7 3 3 1 3 2 30 3.26 Hough 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.26 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 5 2 36 Passed Balls: Ferguson (7) Balks: John (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans struck out; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; North grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to left; Cey lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie lined to second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon singled to right; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Baker walked; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hill reached on an error by Cey [Hill to first]; On a bunt Knepper forced Hill (third to shortstop); Madlock flied out to left; Evans singled to center [Knepper to second]; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes grounded out (second to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 4TH: Ivie homered; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Herndon flied out to right; LeMaster walked; John balked [LeMaster to second]; Hill singled to right [LeMaster scored]; Knepper was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith homered; Cey flied out to center; Garvey flied out to right; Baker grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to center; Clark forced Evans (second unassisted); Ivie forced Clark (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell lined to third; John grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Herndon flied out to center; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to second; Lopes stole second; North popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith struck out; Cey singled to left [Lopes scored, Cey to third (error by Hill)]; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper struck out; Madlock homered; Evans singled to right; Clark forced Evans (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Baker flied out to center; Ferguson lined to center; Russell singled to third; LACY BATTED FOR JOHN; Lacy singled to right [Russell to second]; Lopes forced Lacy (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Ivie was called out on strikes; Cruz struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Herndon grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: North struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 2. GIANTS 9TH: LeMaster flied out to left; Hill flied out to center; Knepper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker walked; Ferguson forced Baker (shortstop to second); HERNANDEZ RAN FOR FERGUSON; Russell singled to right [Hernandez to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 2.

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