With George Foster and Tom Seaver getting the key blows, the Reds prevailed over the Dodgers, 4-3. Foster hit a home run in the fourth inning following a double by Joe Morgan. Seaver singled in two runs in the seventh after the Reds loaded the bases on a triple by Dan Driessen and intentional walks to Dave Concepcion and Champ Summers.

Seaver recorded his 200th strikeout of the year in the third inning to become the first pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in 10 different seasons. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0 0 4 .279 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Russell ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .308 Griffey cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Cey 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .273 Foster lf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .276 Baker lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Monday cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .254 Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Ferguson c 1 0 0 0 3 0 .225 Lum 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Law pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .299 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .088 Summers rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Seaver p 3 0 1 2 0 1 .114 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Lacy ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Totals 32 4 6 4 2 6 Totals 33 3 6 3 5 14 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 51,494 Left on Base: Reds 4, Dodgers 8 DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 2 Doubles: Morgan (27), Bench (15) Triples: Driessen (3) Home Runs: Foster (34), Cey 2 (23) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (21) GIDP: Bench (9), Concepcion (13) Hit by Pitch: Driessen (3,by Rautzhan) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(15-14) 8.1 5 3 3 5 12 2 35 2.91 Bair SV(27) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.89 Totals 9 6 3 3 5 14 2 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(15-11) 7 5 4 4 2 6 1 28 3.62 Rautzhan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.57 Totals 9 6 4 4 2 6 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Rautzhan (1) Wild Pitches: Sutton 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Rose popped to shortstop; Morgan flied to right in foul territory; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench flied out to center; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey walked; Baker flied out to center; Monday walked [Cey to second]; Ferguson walked [Cey to third, Monday to second]; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (second to first); Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan doubled to right; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Griffey struck out; Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey struck out; Cey homered; Baker singled to left; Monday struck out; Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled to right; Summers forced Concepcion (first to shortstop); Seaver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1. REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey singled to right; Cey forced Garvey (second to pitcher to shortstop); Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1. REDS 7TH: Foster struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Foster out at second]; Driessen tripled to right; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Concepcion stole second; Summers walked; Seaver singled to center [Driessen scored, Concepcion scored, Summers to second]; Rose flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo struck out; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1. REDS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey lined to shortstop; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Russell popped to shortstop; Smith struck out; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1. REDS 9TH: Bench doubled to left; Driessen was hit by a pitch; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bench to third, Driessen out at second]; Summers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: LUM REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Cey homered; Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday singled; Ferguson walked [Monday to second]; LAW RAN FOR FERGUSON; LACY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; BAIR REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Lacy singled to center [Monday scored, Law to second]; Lopes struck out; Russell was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 3.

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