Helping himself by driving in three runs, Rick Reuschel pitched seven innings in the Cubs' 5-2 victory and gained his eighth straight decision over the Reds, including one in 1976, three in '77 and four this year. Reuschel knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning and added another RBI with a sacrifice in the fourth when the Cubs racked up two more tallies. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 13 0 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 Scott 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Clines lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Foster lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .287 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Kingman lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .238 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .254 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Trillo 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .261 Lum cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 De Jesus ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .269 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Blackwell c 3 0 2 1 1 0 .258 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 R. Reuschel p 2 0 1 3 0 1 .125 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kelleher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .193 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Totals 35 5 13 5 2 6 Totals 32 2 5 2 4 7 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 39,070 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 7 DP: Cubs 0, Reds 2 Doubles: Buckner (18), De Jesus 2 (20), Lum (7) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (10) Sacrifice Flies: R. Reuschel (1) GIDP: Gross (6), Murcer (10) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(13-11) 7 4 1 1 2 5 0 27 2.98 Sutter 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9 2.59 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 7 0 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss L(3-4) 5 9 4 4 2 2 0 23 4.15 Borbon 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 8 4.45 Hume 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.77 Totals 9 13 5 5 2 6 0 39 Umpires: HP - Les Treitel, 1B - Mick Sharkey, 2B - Cliff Schaller, 3B - Jerry Fick CUBS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Les Treitel, Mick Sharkey, Cliff Schaller and Jerry Fick; Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner doubled to right; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan singled to center; Griffey struck out; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman walked; Trillo singled to center [Kingman to second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Blackwell singled to pitcher [Kingman to third, Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel singled to right [Kingman scored, Trillo scored, Blackwell to third]; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [R. Reuschel out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. CUBS 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner lined to right; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Lum grounded out (second to first); LaCoss grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0. CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to center; Trillo singled to left [Kingman to second]; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kingman to third, Trillo to second]; Blackwell was walked intentionally; R. Reuschel hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored, Trillo to third]; Gross singled to right [Trillo scored, Blackwell to second]; Scott singled to center [Blackwell out at home (center to catcher), Gross to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster walked; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Bench singled to center [Foster scored, Driessen to second]; Concepcion forced Bench (first to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1. CUBS 5TH: Buckner singled to center; Murcer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Buckner out at second]; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Lum flied out to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR LACOSS; Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1. CUBS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Trillo struck out; De Jesus doubled to right; Blackwell singled to right [De Jesus scored]; R. Reuschel struck out; Gross forced Blackwell (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Griffey flied out to center; Foster singled to left; Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. CUBS 7TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; Lum doubled to left; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BORBON; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. CUBS 8TH: HUME REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo flied out to right; De Jesus doubled to center; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PLAYING 3B); CLINES REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING LF); Rose struck out; Morgan walked; Griffey singled to right [Morgan to third]; Foster forced Griffey (third to second) [Morgan scored]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2. CUBS 9TH: Kelleher struck out; Gross singled to shortstop; Clines forced Gross (shortstop to second); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Lum walked; GERONIMO BATTED FOR HUME; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.

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