Combining on a seven-hitter, Tom Seaver and Doug Bair pitched the Reds to a an 8-1 decision over the Giants. A throwing error by shortstop Roger Metzger on a grounder by George Foster, a single by Dan Driessen and infield hit by Dave Concepcion gave the Reds their first run in the second inning.

Driessen scored a second marker on loser Ed Halicki's wild pickoff throw to first. A walk to Johnny Bench, a stolen base and a two-bagger by Concepcion gave the Reds another run in the seventh inning and they scored five in the eighth, including three on a homer by Bench. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 x - 8 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .312 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Clark rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Collins pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Griffey rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Dwyer cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .235 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Foster lf 3 1 0 1 0 0 .279 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Driessen 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .262 Halicki p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .140 Bench c 3 2 1 3 1 1 .254 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Plank p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .294 Oester ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 7 Totals 31 8 7 7 3 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 43,779 Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 3 DP: Giants 0, Reds 1 Errors: Metzger, Halicki Doubles: Hill (12), Clark (41), Concepcion (29) Home Runs: Madlock (15), Bench (22) Stolen Bases: Driessen (27), Bench (3) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (6) GIDP: Hill (12) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(8-8) 7 3 3 1 2 4 0 27 2.89 Curtis 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 5 3.62 Plank 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 7.36 Totals 8 7 8 6 3 4 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(13-14) 7 6 1 1 1 5 1 27 2.97 Bair SV(26) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.85 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 7 1 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to shortstop; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark singled to left; Evans singled to right [Clark to third]; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose lined to first; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Griffey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. GIANTS 2ND: Dwyer struck out; Hill doubled; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Hill to third]; Halicki struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster reached on an error by Metzger [Foster to first]; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Driessen stole second; Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Foster scored (unearned), Driessen to third]; Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by Halicki [Driessen scored (unearned), Concepcion to second]; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher) [Concepcion to third]; Seaver flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock singled to right; Whitfield singled to left [Madlock to second]; Clark popped to third; Evans popped to center; Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Griffey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 4TH: Dwyer walked; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 5TH: Halicki was called out on strikes; Madlock homered; Whitfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie struck out; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to right; Morgan flied out to right; Griffey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger flied out to left; Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Bench walked; Bench stole second; Concepcion doubled to left [Bench scored]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; HENDERSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Henderson popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 3. GIANTS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield struck out; Clark doubled to left; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to center [Rose to third]; COLLINS RAN FOR MORGAN; Griffey singled to right [Rose scored, Collins to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Collins scored]; Driessen walked [Griffey to second]; PLANK REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Bench homered [Griffey scored, Driessen scored]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 8. GIANTS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KNIGHT REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING 3B); CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); OESTER REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Ivie grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Ron Oester; Dwyer was called out on strikes; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 8.

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