Closing on on the title in the N.L. West, the Dodgers blanked the Astros, 6-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Bob Welch. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single by Davey Lopes, a sacrifice by Bill North and single by Rick Monday.

Another run scored in the fourth on a double by Steve Garvey and single by Bill Russell. In the seventh, the Dodgers scored twice on singles by Lopes and North, a sacrifice fly by Monday and single by Garvey. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Dodgers 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 x - 6 12 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Lopes 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .282 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .230 North cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .230 Obradovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monday rf 3 0 2 2 0 1 .261 Puhl cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Simpson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Garvey 1b 4 1 4 1 0 0 .307 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Walling lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Russell ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .282 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Yeager c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .194 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Welch p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Cannon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 4 0 0 4 Totals 34 6 12 6 1 4 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 27,063 Left on Base: Astros 2, Dodgers 7 DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1 Doubles: Garvey (31) Home Runs: Yeager (3) Stolen Bases: Russell (10) Caught Stealing: Cabell (15) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2), North (4) Sacrifice Flies: Monday (2) GIDP: Cabell (11) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(9-6) 8 12 6 6 1 4 1 37 2.95 Totals 8 12 6 6 1 4 1 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welch W(6-3) 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 29 2.04 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 29 Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez singled to second; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Gonzalez to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; North out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to second]; Monday singled to right [Lopes scored]; Garvey singled to right [Monday to third]; Cey lined to shortstop; Baker flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Welch grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Bochy to second]; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted) [Bochy to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Puhl singled to third; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey was called out on strikes; Baker flied out to center; Russell singled to center [Garvey scored]; Russell stole second; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to left; Walling grounded out (second to first); Bochy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Welch popped to second; Lopes popped to shortstop; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. ASTROS 6TH: Forsch struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 6TH: Monday singled to first; Garvey singled to third [Monday to second]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Monday to third, Garvey to second]; Baker was walked intentionally; Russell forced Monday (first to catcher) [Garvey to third, Baker to second]; Yeager forced Russell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl lined to left; Cruz lined to third; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Welch struck out; Lopes singled to left; North singled to center [Lopes to third]; Monday hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored, North to second]; Garvey singled to center [North scored]; Cey flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING RF); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Bochy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to shortstop; Yeager homered [Russell scored]; Welch flied out to right; Lopes flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 6. ASTROS 9TH: CANNON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cannon lined to second; Landestoy flied to left in foul territory; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Obradovich popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

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