Snapping out of a 4-for-42 slump, Lee Lacy collected three hits and drove in three runs to pace the Dodgers to an 8-0 rout of the Reds and cut their magic number to three in the West division. Lacy had a two-run double in the first inning and knocked in another run with a single in the second as the Dodgers sent nine men to the plate in each of the first two frames. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Dodgers 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 8 14 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 North cf 4 3 2 0 1 0 .229 Griffey cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Baker lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .267 Foster lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Garvey 1b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .309 Bench c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Cey 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .270 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .226 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Lacy rf 4 0 3 3 0 0 .271 Oester ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simpson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Summers rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Russell ss 2 0 2 0 2 0 .281 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Rhoden p 4 0 1 1 0 1 .140 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Soto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 2 Totals 34 8 14 7 5 2 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 50,450 Left on Base: Reds 3, Dodgers 9 DP: Reds 2, Dodgers 0 Errors: Norman Doubles: Garvey (34), Lacy 2 (16), Cey (31) Sacrifice Hits: Baker (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cey (7) GIDP: Baker (10), Garvey (16) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman L(10-9) 1 4 5 2 3 0 0 11 3.86 Borbon 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 4.61 Hume 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.44 Soto 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 13 3.60 Sarmiento 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.28 Totals 8 14 8 5 5 2 0 41 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden W(10-7) 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 30 3.44 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 30 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; North reached on an error by Norman [North to first]; Baker singled to left [North to second]; Garvey doubled to left [North scored (unearned), Baker to third]; Cey was walked intentionally; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; Lacy doubled to left [Baker scored (unearned), Garvey scored (unearned), Cey to third]; Russell was walked intentionally; Rhoden popped to shortstop in foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 3. REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Bench singled to left; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Bench to second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 2ND: Lopes singled to left; North walked [Lopes to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lopes to third, North to second]; Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lopes scored]; Ferguson singled to center [North scored, Garvey to third]; Lacy singled to center [Garvey scored, Ferguson to second]; Russell singled to shortstop [Ferguson to third, Lacy to second]; Rhoden struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. REDS 3RD: Summers grounded out (second to first); SPILMAN BATTED FOR BORBON; Spilman was called out on strikes; Rose singled to pitcher; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 3RD: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Lopes grounded out (second to first); North singled to pitcher; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Foster singled to center; Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second); Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey grounded out (third to first); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Summers grounded out (first to pitcher); COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 5TH: SOTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Lacy doubled to center; Russell singled to left [Lacy out at home (left to shortstop to third)]; Rhoden grounded out (catcher to first) [Russell to second]; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 6TH: North flied out to left; Baker struck out; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to right; Bench flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 7TH: Cey doubled to left; Ferguson grounded out (second to first) [Cey to third]; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell was walked intentionally; Rhoden singled to shortstop [Cey scored, Russell to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 7. REDS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED LACY (PLAYING RF); Concepcion lined to center; Summers popped to catcher in foul territory; LUM BATTED FOR SOTO; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 8TH: OESTER REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); North singled to center; Baker singled to left [North to third]; Garvey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [North scored (no RBI), Baker out at second]; Cey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 8. REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 8.

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