A pinch-hit sacrifice fly by Vic Davalillo snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 triumph over the Astros. Dusty Baker walked to lead off the eighth, was sacrificed to second by Rick Monday, advanced to third on a single by Joe Ferguson and scored when Davalillo lofted a fly ball to center. Burt Hooton, hurling the first seven innings, got credit for his sixth straight victory and 10th in his last 11 decisions. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 0 Astros 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .278 Landestoy ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Russell ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Drumright 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Smith rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Howard ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .296 Puhl cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .300 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .273 Cruz rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .308 Baker lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .277 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Monday cf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .258 Walling lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .252 North cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Alou ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Ferguson c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Bergman 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Hooton p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .169 Bochy c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Davalillo ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 Lemongello p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Watson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Totals 34 3 11 3 3 4 Totals 31 2 7 2 4 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,846 Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Astros 8 DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1 Doubles: Russell (27), Lopes (22), Cruz (28) Home Runs: Baker (11) Stolen Bases: Garvey (9), Landestoy (5), Puhl 2 (28) Caught Stealing: Monday (3) Sacrifice Hits: Monday (2), Landestoy (4) Sacrifice Flies: Davalillo (1), Puhl (6) GIDP: Ferguson (11) Hit by Pitch: Garvey (1,by Lemongello) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(17-8) 7 6 2 2 4 1 0 31 2.75 Forster SV(18) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.24 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 2 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello L(9-13) 9 11 3 3 3 4 1 40 4.08 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 4 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (9) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell doubled to left; Smith flied out to center; Garvey singled to right [Russell scored]; Garvey stole second; Cey walked; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Drumright grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Monday walked; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ferguson struck out; Hooton made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Walling singled to right [Cruz scored]; Bergman singled to right [Walling to third]; Bochy lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Walling out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to right; Smith singled to left [Lopes to second]; Garvey was hit by a pitch [Lopes to third, Smith to second]; Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy walked; Landestoy stole second; Drumright grounded out (first unassisted) [Landestoy to third]; Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Cruz walked; Cabell forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 4TH: Monday singled to center; Ferguson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; Hooton singled to right; Lopes singled to center [Hooton to second]; Russell singled to left [Hooton to third, Lopes to second]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Walling made an out to third; Bergman grounded out (second to first); Bochy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey lined to third; Cey struck out; Baker homered; Monday struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Lemongello singled to left; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lemongello to second]; Drumright reached on a fielder's choice [Lemongello to third]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lemongello scored]; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes doubled to left; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to left; Walling walked [Cabell to second]; Bergman grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell to third, Walling to second]; Bochy reached on a fielder's choice [Cabell out at home (third to catcher), Walling to third]; Lemongello made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy flied out to right; Drumright grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl singled to shortstop; Puhl stole second; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 8TH: Baker walked; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Baker to second]; Ferguson singled to left [Baker to third]; WHITE RAN FOR FERGUSON; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOOTON; Davalillo hit a sacrifice fly to left [Baker scored]; Lopes forced White (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); FORSTER REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Cabell made an out to first; ALOU BATTED FOR WALLING; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Baldwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. DODGERS 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); WATSON BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Watson singled to right; SEXTON RAN FOR WATSON; Landestoy flied out to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR DRUMRIGHT; Sexton was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

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