A two-run double by Johnny Bench and a two-run homer by George Foster were the big blows as the Reds downed the Dodgers, 6-4. The Reds scored three runs in the third inning on a single by Tom Seaver, double by Pete Rose, single by Dave Concepcion and Bench's two-bagger. Rose had an RBI double in the fourth. Foster's round-tripper came in the fifth following a single by Ken Griffey.

Two doubles by Rose gave him 51 for the season to tie the Cincinnati record and are the most in the N. L. since Frank Robinson had 51 for the Reds in 1962. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 4 8 0 Reds 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martinez ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 .244 Rose 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .299 Lacy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Smith rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .295 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .300 Grote 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Griffey cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .284 Garvey 1b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .315 Foster lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .281 Guerrero 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Bench c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .261 Cey 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 John p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Summers rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Henderson ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Monday cf,rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Kennedy 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .241 Mota ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323 Seaver p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Yeager c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .187 Bair p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Rhoden p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Law cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 8 4 2 8 Totals 33 6 10 6 3 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 27,189 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Reds 7 DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 0 Doubles: Monday (13), Concepcion (32), Rose 2 (51), Bench (16) Home Runs: Garvey (20), Yeager (4), Foster (36) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (12) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden L(10-8) 5 8 6 6 3 3 1 26 3.66 John 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 3.38 Totals 8 10 6 6 3 6 1 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(16-14) 7 6 2 2 2 6 1 29 2.90 Bair 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 8 2.03 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 8 2 37 Wild Pitches: Rhoden (7) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Martinez popped to center; Lacy struck out; Smith walked; Garvey singled [Smith to third]; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; Baker forced Cey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion doubled; Griffey walked; Foster struck out; Bench popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. DODGERS 2ND: Monday lined to first; Yeager struck out; Rhoden grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Summers flied out to center; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. DODGERS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Lacy grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Seaver singled to center; Rose doubled to left [Seaver to third]; Concepcion singled to right [Seaver scored, Rose to third]; Griffey popped to shortstop; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench doubled to left [Rose scored, Concepcion scored]; Driessen flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to right; Cey popped to first in foul territory; Baker struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Summers popped to shortstop; Kennedy walked; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose doubled to center [Kennedy scored]; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 4. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Rhoden grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez singled to left; Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to right; Foster homered [Griffey scored]; Bench popped to first in foul territory; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Summers walked; Rhoden threw a wild pitch [Summers to second]; Kennedy struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 6. DODGERS 6TH: Smith struck out; Garvey homered; Cey flied out to center; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: GROTE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 3B); JOHN REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); LAW REPLACED RHODEN (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose struck out; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6. DODGERS 7TH: Monday doubled to center; Yeager popped to first; Law grounded out (second to first) [Monday to third]; Martinez singled to left [Monday scored]; Lacy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6. REDS 7TH: Griffey flied out to center; Foster singled to center; Bench singled to right [Foster to second]; Driessen struck out; HENDERSON BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6. DODGERS 8TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAIR REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Grote grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey struck out; John grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6. REDS 8TH: GUERRERO REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bair grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6. DODGERS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Baker grounded out (third to first); MOTA BATTED FOR MONDAY; Mota singled to shortstop; Yeager homered [Mota scored]; Law flied out to left; Martinez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 6.

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