Staging a Garrison finish, the Reds scored six runs in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers, 8-7, and complete the three-game series sweep. Pete Rose started the rally with a single and on his second trip, singled again to drive in the winning run. The Reds scored three times after two were out. Dave Tomlin, who gave up two runs in the top of ninth, was credited with an undeserved win.

Steve Garvey reached the 200-hit plateau for the fourth time with the Dodgers and Rose had four hits for the Reds to raise his season total to 195. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 - 7 10 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 - 8 16 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .279 Rose 3b 6 1 4 1 0 0 .302 Martinez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Concepcion ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .301 North cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .230 Griffey cf 4 2 3 0 1 0 .288 Garvey 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .316 Foster lf 4 0 0 1 1 0 .281 Guerrero 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .667 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .258 Cey 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Werner c 1 0 0 1 0 0 .150 Grote 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Driessen 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .252 Monday rf 3 2 1 1 0 0 .257 Henderson rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .170 Simpson rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Collins pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 Mota ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .313 Kennedy 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .252 White pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCoss p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .069 Russell ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .281 DeFreites ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Law lf 5 0 3 1 0 1 .333 Dumoulin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 2 1 .185 Knight ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Rau p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .340 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 10 5 8 3 Totals 42 8 16 8 4 2 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 25,314 Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Reds 12 DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0 Errors: Grote, Concepcion Doubles: Griffey (33), Concepcion (33) Home Runs: Monday (19) Stolen Bases: Law (2) Sacrifice Hits: North (5) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau 7.2 10 2 1 2 2 0 35 3.26 Rautzhan L(2-1) 1 5 6 6 2 0 0 10 3.03 Castillo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 Totals 8.2 16 8 7 4 2 0 46 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss 7 7 4 3 3 1 1 30 4.50 Dumoulin 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 7 3.00 Tomlin W(9-1) 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 7 5.78 Totals 9 10 7 6 8 3 1 44 Wild Pitches: Dumoulin (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); North flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Concepcion lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rose out at first]; Griffey doubled to left; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Monday forced Cey (second to shortstop); Russell singled to shortstop [Monday to second]; Law singled to shortstop [Monday scored (error by Concepcion) (unearned) (no RBI), Russell to third]; Yeager popped to second; Rau flied to left in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; Driessen struck out; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; North out on a sacrifice bunt (shortstop to first) [Lopes to second]; Garvey singled to left [Lopes scored, Garvey out at second (left to catcher to second)]; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Kennedy flied out to right; LaCoss flied out to right; Rose singled to second; Concepcion singled to right [Rose to second]; Griffey singled to shortstop [Rose to third, Concepcion to second]; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 0. DODGERS 4TH: Monday homered; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Law grounded out (third to first); Yeager popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to center; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 0. DODGERS 5TH: Rau grounded out (second to first); Lopes flied out to left; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Kennedy flied out to right; LaCoss lined to second; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 0. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to first; Cey flied out to right; Monday flied out to left; Russell singled to left [Garvey to second]; Law singled to center [Garvey scored, Russell to third, Law to second (on throw)]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Rau struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: GUERRERO REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); GROTE REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); SIMPSON REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING RF); Concepcion flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 0. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Bench singled to center; Driessen lined to shortstop; Henderson flied out to center; Kennedy singled to right [Bench to second]; DEFREITES BATTED FOR LACOSS; DeFreites singled to third [Bench to third, Kennedy to second]; Rose lined to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 0. DODGERS 8TH: DUMOULIN REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson singled to left; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Simpson to second]; Law singled to shortstop [Simpson to third]; Law stole second; Dumoulin threw a wild pitch [Simpson scored, Law to third]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Rau walked [Yeager to second]; Martinez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Griffey walked; Foster reached on an error by Grote [Concepcion to third, Griffey to second, Foster to first]; Bench forced Foster (third to second) [Concepcion scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen singled to right [Griffey scored (unearned), Bench to second]; Henderson flied out to center; Kennedy walked [Bench to third, Driessen to second]; KNIGHT BATTED FOR DUMOULIN; RAUTZHAN REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 2. DODGERS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); North walked; Guerrero singled to left [North to third]; Grote walked [Guerrero to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Mota walked [North scored, Guerrero to third, Grote to second]; WHITE RAN FOR MOTA; Russell forced White (third to second) [Guerrero scored, Grote to third]; Law struck out; Yeager struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rose singled to second; Concepcion singled to right [Rose to second]; Griffey singled to second [Rose to third, Concepcion to second]; Foster walked [Rose scored, Concepcion to third, Griffey to second]; Werner forced Foster (third to second) [Concepcion scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen forced Werner (shortstop to second) [Griffey scored]; Henderson walked [Driessen to second]; COLLINS RAN FOR HENDERSON; Kennedy singled to left [Driessen scored, Collins to second]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach singled to right [Collins scored, Kennedy to third]; CASTILLO REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Rose singled to left [Kennedy scored, Auerbach to second]; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Reds 8.

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