Continuing his assault on Mets' pitching, Steve Garvey hit a single and homer, driving in four runs, to lead the Dodgers to a 7-3 victory. After knocking in a run with his single in the first inning, Garvey hit his homer following singles by Tommy John and Reggie Smith in the fourth. The Dodgers' first baseman was 10-for-22 against Mets' pitching with 10 RBIs in six games. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 11 0 Mets 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 4 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 North cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .244 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Smith rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .306 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Garvey 1b 3 3 2 4 2 0 .292 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Monday lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .259 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .301 S. Henderson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Ferguson c 4 1 2 1 1 1 .208 Stearns c 4 1 2 2 0 2 .271 Russell ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Youngblood rf,2b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .260 John p 3 0 2 1 1 0 .130 Maddox 3b,rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .260 Hough p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Flynn 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Espinosa p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle ph,3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Totals 38 7 11 7 7 6 Totals 34 3 9 3 0 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 26,660 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Mets 5 DP: Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Errors: Mazzilli, Flynn, Espinosa, Randle Doubles: Ferguson (10), Smith (24), Maddox (14) Home Runs: Garvey (17), Stearns (14) Stolen Bases: Smith (12) Caught Stealing: Smith (4) GIDP: Mazzilli (7), Valentine (5) Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (1,by John) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(14-9) 7.2 9 3 3 0 3 1 31 3.28 Hough SV(5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.31 Totals 9 9 3 3 0 4 1 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa L(9-11) 3.2 7 6 4 4 2 1 22 4.52 Bernard 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 3.70 Kobel 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 13 2.19 Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.17 Totals 9 11 7 4 7 6 1 45 Passed Balls: Ferguson (8) Hit by Pitch: John (4) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Vargo DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; North grounded out (first unassisted); Smith reached on an error by Espinosa [Smith to first]; Smith was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Flynn; assist by Stearns); Garvey singled to center [Smith scored (unearned)]; Monday singled to right [Garvey to third]; Lacy singled to left [Garvey scored (unearned), Monday to third, Lacy to second (on throw)]; Ferguson struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to left; Foli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0. DODGERS 2ND: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); John flied out to right; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez popped to shortstop; Stearns was called out on strikes; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0. DODGERS 3RD: North singled to right; Smith lined into a double play (center to first) [North out at first]; Garvey walked; Monday walked [Garvey to second]; Lacy walked [Garvey to third, Monday to second]; Ferguson walked [Garvey scored, Monday to third, Lacy to second]; Russell forced Lacy (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Espinosa singled to center; Mazzilli forced Espinosa (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 0. DODGERS 4TH: John singled to left; Lopes flied out to left; North forced John (pitcher to second to first to shortstop); Smith singled to center [North to third]; Smith stole second; Garvey homered [North scored, Smith scored]; BERNARD REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Monday struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson singled to second; Montanez flied to right in foul territory; Stearns homered [S. Henderson scored]; Youngblood was hit by a pitch; Maddox doubled to left [Youngblood scored]; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 3. DODGERS 5TH: Lacy flied out to left; Ferguson doubled to center; Russell grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to third]; John walked; Lopes walked [John to second]; North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 3. METS 5TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR BERNARD; Randle singled to second; Mazzilli grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 3. DODGERS 6TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); KOBEL REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING); Smith flied out to left; Garvey flied out to center; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 3. METS 6TH: S. Henderson flied out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns singled to right; Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 3. DODGERS 7TH: Lacy reached on an error by Randle [Lacy to first]; Ferguson singled to center [Lacy out at home (right to second to catcher), Ferguson to second (error by Mazzilli)]; Russell flied out to center; John singled to left [Ferguson scored (unearned)]; Lopes flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Maddox struck out; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Randle lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 3. DODGERS 8TH: North flied out to center; Smith doubled to left; Garvey was walked intentionally; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first) [Smith to third, Garvey to second]; Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 3. METS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 3B); Mazzilli singled to center; VALENTINE BATTED FOR KOBEL; Valentine grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez singled to center [S. Henderson to second]; HOUGH REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Ferguson allowed a passed ball [S. Henderson to third, Montanez to second]; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 3. DODGERS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hough grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Mets 3.

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