Completing the three-game series sweep, the Cubs posted a 7-1 triumph over the Reds behind the four-hit pitching of Mike Krukow. Dave Kingman batted in one run with a grounder in the first inning and made it a four RBI day with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 - 7 9 0 Reds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Scott 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .280 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .245 Buckner 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .311 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Murcer rf 2 1 1 2 3 1 .278 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Kingman lf 4 1 1 4 1 1 .238 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Clines pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .252 Trillo 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .297 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .269 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .223 Blackwell c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .246 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .127 Krukow p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 34 7 9 7 8 3 Totals 30 1 4 1 3 9 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 40,014 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Reds 5 DP: Cubs 1, Reds 0 Errors: Seaver Doubles: Krukow (2), Buckner 2 (20), Griffey (28) Triples: Gross (6) Home Runs: Kingman (22), Morgan (9) Sacrifice Hits: Blackwell (3) Sacrifice Flies: Blackwell (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow W(6-2) 9 4 1 1 3 9 1 33 3.53 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 9 1 33 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(11-13) 7 7 5 4 5 3 1 33 3.08 Sarmiento 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.89 Borbon 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 7 4.60 Totals 9 9 7 6 8 3 1 44 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry CUBS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Scott singled to left; Buckner walked [Scott to second]; Murcer walked [Scott to third, Buckner to second]; Kingman forced Murcer (shortstop to second) [Scott scored, Buckner to third]; Trillo popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. CUBS 2ND: De Jesus flied out to right; Blackwell popped to shortstop; Krukow doubled to center; Gross singled to shortstop [Krukow to third]; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foster to second]; Bench singled to left [Foster to third]; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. CUBS 3RD: Buckner flied out to center; Murcer struck out; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Rose popped to left; Morgan homered; Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was picked off first but was safe on an error by Seaver [De Jesus to third]; Blackwell hit a sacrifice fly to left [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Krukow grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Foster popped to left; Driessen popped to shortstop; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1. CUBS 5TH: Gross tripled to left; Scott walked; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to second]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; Seaver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus struck out; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Krukow grounded out (pitcher to first); 21 minute rain delay with 3-1 count on Rose; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan walked; Griffey hit into a double play (catcher to second) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1. CUBS 7TH: Gross lined to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner doubled to right; Murcer was walked intentionally; Kingman homered [Buckner scored, Murcer scored]; Trillo flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Foster struck out; Driessen was called out on strikes; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. CUBS 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); De Jesus walked; Blackwell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [De Jesus to second]; Krukow flied out to right [De Jesus to third]; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled to right; Geronimo was called out on strikes; LUM BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 1. CUBS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Scott walked; Buckner doubled to right [Scott to third]; Murcer singled to right [Scott scored, Buckner scored]; Kingman walked [Murcer to second]; CLINES RAN FOR KINGMAN; Trillo flied out to right; De Jesus lined to right; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Griffey doubled to right; Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen walked; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Reds 1.

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