A five-run explosion in the fifth inning carried the Dodgers to a 5-4 triumph over the Giants and extended the L. A. lead in the N. L. West to two games. The Dodgers trailed, 4-0, going into the bottom of the fifth when Rick Monday got a leadoff homer.

Johnny Oates followed with a single, moved to second on a single by pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo and came home when Davey Lopes hit into a force play and second baseman Bill Madlock threw wildly past first for an error. A single by Bill Russell then scored Lopes. Russell stole second, went to third on a throwing error by catcher Marc Hill and scored on a double by Steve Garvey. Dusty Baker snapped the tie by scoring Garvey with a single. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 x - 5 11 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .310 Lopes 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Dwyer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Russell ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 Heintzelman ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .306 Clark rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .310 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .297 Gardner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cey 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .270 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .258 Baker lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Cruz cf,lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Monday cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .251 Whitfield lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .303 North cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Oates c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .324 Andrews ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Forster p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Metzger ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .251 Sutton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Halicki p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .197 Herndon cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Totals 38 4 11 4 2 3 Totals 34 5 11 4 4 6 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 52,589 Left on Base: Giants 9, Dodgers 9 DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Madlock, Hill, Russell Doubles: Cruz (9), Clark 2 (39), Garvey (29), Forster (1) Home Runs: Monday (16) Stolen Bases: Madlock (15), Russell (7) Caught Stealing: Russell (4) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(8-7) 4.2 10 5 5 1 3 1 24 2.96 Lavelle 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 2.89 Moffitt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.15 Totals 8 11 5 5 4 6 1 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(13-10) 5 8 4 4 1 2 0 24 3.67 Rautzhan 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 1.44 Forster SV(17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.32 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 3 0 40 Wild Pitches: Sutton (3) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Madlock stole second; Dwyer flied out to right [Madlock to third]; Clark popped to third in foul territory; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to center; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 2ND: Cruz doubled to left; Whitfield singled to right [Cruz to third]; Hill flied out to left; Metzger singled to right [Cruz scored, Whitfield to second]; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Whitfield to third, Metzger to second]; Halicki struck out; Madlock singled to left [Whitfield scored, Metzger scored, Madlock to second (on throw to home)]; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to third in foul territory; Cey walked; Baker singled to center [Cey to second]; Monday popped to shortstop; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 3RD: Clark doubled to left; Evans flied out to left; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes flied out to left; Russell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 4TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Halicki flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith struck out; Garvey singled to left; Cey forced Garvey (shortstop to second); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer grounded out (first unassisted); Clark doubled to left; Evans was walked intentionally; Cruz singled to center [Clark scored, Evans to second]; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Monday homered; Oates singled to second; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo singled to left [Oates to second]; WHITE RAN FOR DAVALILLO; Lopes forced White (third to second) [Oates scored (error by Madlock) (no RBI), Lopes to second]; Debut game for Myron White; Russell singled to right [Lopes scored]; Russell stole second [Russell to third (error by Hill)]; Smith struck out; Garvey doubled to left [Russell scored]; Cey singled to third [Garvey to third]; Baker singled to center [Garvey scored, Cey to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); HERNDON REPLACED HALICKI (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Monday walked [Cey to third, Baker to second]; LACY BATTED FOR OATES; Lacy flied out to right; 5 R, 7 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. GIANTS 6TH: YEAGER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); RAUTZHAN REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (third to first); Metzger singled to left; On a bunt Herndon made an out to pitcher; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 6TH: Yeager struck out; Lopes flied out to center; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. GIANTS 7TH: HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR DWYER; Heintzelman flied out to right; Clark struck out; Evans walked; Cruz forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: HEINTZELMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Smith struck out; Garvey flied out to center; Cey walked; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. GIANTS 8TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Andrews singled to center [Andrews to second (error by Russell)]; Hill grounded out (second to first) [Andrews to third]; IVIE BATTED FOR METZGER; FORSTER REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING SS); Monday grounded out (second to first); Forster doubled to right; Yeager struck out; Lopes walked; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5. GIANTS 9TH: NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Madlock flied out to left; Heintzelman flied out to right; On a bunt Clark singled to second; GARDNER RAN FOR CLARK; Evans lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

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