Getting six-hit pitching from Burt Hooton, the Dodgers won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, but then lost the second game to the Mets, 5-3, on a wild throw by Lance Rautzhan in the ninth inning. With the score tied, 2-2, in the opener, Davey Lopes singled in the sixth inning, took second on a bunt by Bill Russell, stole third and scored the Dodgers' winning run on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey.

The Dodgers had the same 3-2 lead going into the last inning of the nightcap when the Mets began their rally with a single by Lee Mazzilli and pass to Ed Kranepool. Willie Montanez singled, driving in Mazzilli with the tying run. Sergio Ferrer, running for Kranepool, held up at second on the hit. Bruce Boisclair then bunted. Rautzhan fielded the ball and tried to nail Ferrer at third but threw wildly into left field, allowing both Ferrer and Montanez to score. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Dodgers 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .239 Lopes 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .274 Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Russell ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Smith rf 1 0 0 1 2 0 .310 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Garvey 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Baker lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Boisclair rf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .233 North cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Flynn ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Monday cf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Yeager c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .199 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Hooton p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .161 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 4 Totals 27 3 8 3 2 3 Time of Game: 1:58 Left on Base: Mets 5, Dodgers 6 DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Errors: Russell Doubles: Lopes (21), Baker (21), Russell (25) Home Runs: Boisclair (4) Stolen Bases: Lopes (39) Caught Stealing: Montanez (3) Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (6), Russell 2 (11) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (12), Garvey (7) GIDP: Cey (12) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(3-7) 6 5 3 3 1 2 0 23 4.83 Bernard 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.73 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 3 0 33 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(16-8) 9 6 2 2 1 4 1 34 2.76 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 4 1 34 Wild Pitches: Hooton (3) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Randle to second]; Mazzilli singled to right [Randle scored]; Montanez flied out to right; Stearns struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. METS 2ND: S. Henderson singled to center; Boisclair struck out; Flynn reached on an error by Russell (assist by Hooton) [S. Henderson to second, Flynn to first]; Bruhert forced S. Henderson (first to third) [Flynn to second]; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Flynn to third]; Randle walked [Bruhert to second]; Valentine forced Randle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker doubled to left; Monday flied out to center; Yeager singled to left [Baker scored]; Hooton popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 2. METS 3RD: Mazzilli flied out to left; Montanez flied out to left; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 2. METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Boisclair homered; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruhert lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Cey grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Garvey out at second]; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 2. METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to left; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Monday popped to third; Yeager grounded out (first unassisted); Hooton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 2. METS 6TH: Montanez singled to left; Montanez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Stearns flied out to center; S. Henderson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to second; Lopes stole second; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith was walked intentionally; Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lopes scored]; Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 3. METS 7TH: Boisclair struck out; Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); GRIEVE BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Grieve lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: BERNARD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Baker flied out to center; Monday struck out; Yeager singled to left; Hooton singled to left [Yeager to second]; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 3. METS 8TH: NORTH REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; Valentine flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith walked; Garvey grounded out (first unassisted) [Russell to third, Smith to second]; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); North reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at third (shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 3. METS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson singled to second; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

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