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Standings
MIL
@BOS
6
7
BAL
@NYY
3
4
CAL
@SEA
1
6
KCR
@TOR
5
0
MON
@CHC
1
2
CIN
@LAD
11
3
HOU
@SDP
5
1
ATL
@SFG
1
0
NYM
@STL
3
2
Tuesday, April 18, 1978
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 50,374, Time of Game: 2:33
Reds
11
9-3
 Won 2 
1st
at Dodgers
3
6-4
 Lost 2 
2nd, 2 GB
W: Fred Norman (2-0)
L: Don Sutton (1-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  4   1  2  0   0  1  2   11 16  2
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  1  1   0  0  0    3  9  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .288 .747 0.015 0.45 0.039 -0.024 0.5 0 4
   Mike Grace 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Ken Griffey RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 .353 .929 0.198 0.56 0.216 -0.018 2.1 2 0 HR
Joe Morgan 2B 4 2 1 2 1 1 .348 1.175 0.010 0.17 0.029 -0.019 1.6 4 4 HR
   Junior Kennedy 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
George Foster LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .333 .953 0.084 0.28 0.088 -0.003 0.8 5 0 HR
Dan Driessen 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 .319 .918 0.096 0.35 0.101 -0.005 0.8 12 0
Johnny Bench C 5 1 3 1 0 0 .370 1.168 -0.061 0.41 0.002 -0.064 0.3 2 0 HR,GDP
Dave Concepcion SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .295 .756 -0.005 0.18 0.005 -0.011 -0.1 1 0
   Rick Auerbach SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1.167 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 1
Cesar Geronimo CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .293 .863 -0.022 0.24 0.004 -0.025 -0.2 1 0 2B
Fred Norman P 3 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .667 0.051 0.31 0.051 0.000 1.4 0 1
   Dale Murray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1 SH
Team Totals 41 11 16 10 2 7 .390 1.126 0.364 0.31 0.535 -0.171 7.0 27 14
2B: C Geronimo (2, off M Garman).
HR: K Griffey (1, off D Sutton; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); G Foster (3, off D Sutton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); J Bench (4, off T Forster; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); J Morgan (3, off D Sutton; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: D Murray (2, off M Garman).
TB: J Bench 6; G Foster 5; K Griffey 5; J Morgan 4; P Rose 3; F Norman 3; C Geronimo 2; D Driessen.
GIDP: J Bench (2).
RBI: K Griffey 3 (5); J Morgan 2 (14); J Bench (11); F Norman (1); P Rose (5); D Driessen (9); G Foster (7).
2-out RBI: F Norman; J Bench; G Foster.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Rose-J Morgan-D Driessen.
E: D Concepcion (3); K Griffey (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .806 0.043 0.50 0.068 -0.025 0.7 4 6 2B
Bill Russell SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .178 .391 -0.042 0.68 0.045 -0.087 -0.8 1 2 GDP
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 .841 -0.053 0.71 0.013 -0.065 -0.0 1 0 2B
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.003 -0.015 0.81 0.042 -0.057 -0.8 0 1
Steve Garvey 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .326 .914 -0.018 0.61 0.030 -0.048 0.2 11 1 HR
Dusty Baker LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .638 -0.038 0.52 0.007 -0.045 -0.4 1 0
   Terry Forster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Monday CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1.230 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Glenn Burke CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.020 0.39 0.013 -0.033 -0.1 2 0
Steve Yeager C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .716 -0.031 0.34 0.000 -0.031 -0.9 7 0
Don Sutton P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0.015 0.33 0.015 0.000 0.2 0 2
   Bobby Castillo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 1
   Vic Davalillo PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .900 0.027 0.41 0.027 0.000 1.1
   Mike Garman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lee Lacy LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 37 3 9 3 1 1 .243 .642 -0.136 0.54 0.260 -0.395 -1.0 27 13
2B: D Lopes (3, off F Norman); R Smith (5, off F Norman).
HR: S Garvey (2, off F Norman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: S Garvey 4; D Lopes 3; R Smith 2; D Baker; V Davalillo; G Burke; R Cey; B Russell.
GIDP: B Russell (3).
RBI: R Smith (5); V Davalillo (2); S Garvey (10).
2-out RBI: V Davalillo; R Smith.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Sutton-D Lopes-S Garvey.
E: B Russell (3).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Norman, W (2-0) 5.1 8 3 3 1 0 1 3.60 25 39 0.102 0.70 -0.2
Dale Murray, S (2) 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55 13 2 1 0.035 0.21 1.2
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 1 1 3.00 38 39 2 1 0.137 0.31 1.0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (1-1) 4 9 8 7 0 1 3 9.45 21 15 -0.367 0.62 -6.2
Bobby Castillo 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 1.42 9 0 0 0.007 0.06 0.9
Mike Garman 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 8 0 0 -0.001 0.05 -0.1
Terry Forster 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3.68 6 0 0 -0.002 0.00 -1.6
Team Totals 9 16 11 10 2 7 4 10.00 44 15 0 0 -0.363 0.54 -7.0
D Sutton faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: T Forster (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 50,374.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Pete Rose 3B 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Ken Griffey RF 2 Bill Russell SS
3 Joe Morgan 2B 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 George Foster LF 4 Ron Cey 3B
5 Dan Driessen 1B 5 Steve Garvey 1B
6 Johnny Bench C 6 Dusty Baker LF
7 Dave Concepcion SS 7 Rick Monday CF
8 Cesar Geronimo CF 8 Steve Yeager C
9 Fred Norman P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 1 12- RRR CIN K. Griffey D. Sutton 21% 87% Home Run; Norman Scores; Rose Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- CIN D. Driessen D. Sutton 10% 64% Single to RF; Foster to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO LAD B. Russell F. Norman 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 ROO CIN J. Bench D. Sutton -6% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Foster Scores/No RBI
b3 0-5 1 123 O LAD R. Smith F. Norman 5% 89% Popfly: 2B

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
Glenn Burke replaces Rick Monday playing CF batting 7th
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Sutton -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey D. Sutton -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan D. Sutton -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes F. Norman -4% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 1B
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO LAD B. Russell F. Norman 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Smith F. Norman 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- CIN G. Foster D. Sutton 4% 54% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- CIN D. Driessen D. Sutton 10% 64% Single to RF; Foster to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 ROO CIN J. Bench D. Sutton -6% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Foster Scores/No RBI
t2 1-0 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion D. Sutton -1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- LAD R. Cey F. Norman -4% 53% Single to CF
b2 0-1 0 1-- O LAD S. Garvey F. Norman 4% 57% Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O LAD D. Baker F. Norman 3% 60% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 1-- O LAD G. Burke F. Norman 2% 62% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O CIN C. Geronimo D. Sutton -2% 60% Popfly: 1B
t3 1-0 1 --- CIN F. Norman D. Sutton 2% 63% Single to CF
t3 1-0 1 1-- CIN P. Rose D. Sutton 3% 66% Single to LF; Norman to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- RRR CIN K. Griffey D. Sutton 21% 87% Home Run; Norman Scores; Rose Scores
t3 4-0 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan D. Sutton -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 4-0 2 --- R CIN G. Foster D. Sutton 5% 91% Home Run (LF-CF)
t3 5-0 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen D. Sutton -0% 91% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager F. Norman 1% 92% Flyball: CF
b3 0-5 1 --- LAD D. Sutton F. Norman -1% 91% Walk
b3 0-5 1 1-- LAD D. Lopes F. Norman -2% 88% Single to LF; Sutton to 2B
b3 0-5 1 12- LAD B. Russell F. Norman -5% 84% Single to SS; Sutton to 3B; Lopes to 2B
b3 0-5 1 123 O LAD R. Smith F. Norman 5% 89% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-5 2 123 O LAD R. Cey F. Norman 5% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t4 5-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench D. Sutton -0% 93% Flyball: LF
t4 5-0 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion D. Sutton 1% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Concepcion to 1B
t4 5-0 1 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo D. Sutton -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B; Concepcion to 2B
t4 5-0 2 -2- R CIN F. Norman D. Sutton 3% 96% Single to RF; Concepcion Scores/unER
t4 6-0 2 1-- O CIN P. Rose D. Sutton -0% 96% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
b4 0-6 0 --- R LAD S. Garvey F. Norman -3% 92% Home Run
b4 1-6 0 --- O LAD D. Baker F. Norman 1% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 1-6 1 --- O LAD G. Burke F. Norman 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-6 2 --- O LAD S. Yeager F. Norman 0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t5 6-1 0 --- CIN K. Griffey D. Sutton 1% 96% Single to RF
t5 6-1 0 1-- RR CIN J. Morgan D. Sutton 3% 98% Home Run; Griffey Scores
Bobby Castillo replaces Don Sutton pitching and batting 9th
t5 8-1 0 --- O CIN G. Foster B. Castillo -0% 98% Strikeout
t5 8-1 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen B. Castillo -0% 98% Strikeout
t5 8-1 2 --- CIN J. Bench B. Castillo 0% 98% Single to CF
t5 8-1 2 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Castillo -0% 98% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Reds' Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
Rick Auerbach replaces Dave Concepcion playing SS batting 7th
b5 1-8 0 --- O LAD B. Castillo F. Norman 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-8 1 --- LAD D. Lopes F. Norman -1% 98% Double to LF
b5 1-8 1 -2- O LAD B. Russell F. Norman 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 1-8 2 -2- R LAD R. Smith F. Norman -1% 97% Double to RF; Lopes Scores
b5 2-8 2 -2- O LAD R. Cey F. Norman 1% 98% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dodgers' Bobby Castillo facing 8-9-1
t6 8-2 0 --- O CIN C. Geronimo B. Castillo -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
t6 8-2 1 --- CIN F. Norman B. Castillo 0% 98% Single to CF
t6 8-2 1 1-- CIN P. Rose B. Castillo 0% 98% Single to 2B; Norman to 2B
t6 8-2 1 12- O CIN K. Griffey B. Castillo -0% 98% Strikeout
t6 8-2 2 12- O CIN J. Morgan B. Castillo -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-8, Reds' Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
b6 2-8 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey F. Norman 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
b6 2-8 1 --- LAD D. Baker F. Norman -1% 98% Single to LF
b6 2-8 1 1-- LAD G. Burke F. Norman -1% 96% Single to LF; Baker to 2B
Dale Murray replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-8 1 12- O LAD S. Yeager D. Murray 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Baker to 3B
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Bobby Castillo (P) batting 9th
b6 2-8 2 1-3 R LAD V. Davalillo D. Murray -3% 95% Single to RF; Baker Scores; Yeager to 3B; Davalillo to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 3-8 2 -23 O LAD D. Lopes D. Murray 3% 98% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dodgers' Mike Garman facing 4-5-6
Mike Garman replaces Vic Davalillo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-3 0 --- O CIN G. Foster M. Garman -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
t7 8-3 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen M. Garman -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 8-3 2 --- CIN J. Bench M. Garman 0% 97% Single to CF
t7 8-3 2 1-- O CIN R. Auerbach M. Garman -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Dale Murray facing 2-3-4
b7 3-8 0 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Murray 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b7 3-8 1 --- O LAD R. Smith D. Murray 0% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 3-8 2 --- O LAD R. Cey D. Murray 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dodgers' Mike Garman facing 8-9-1
t8 8-3 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo M. Garman 0% 99% Double to RF
t8 8-3 0 -2- O CIN D. Murray M. Garman -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Geronimo to 3B
t8 8-3 1 --3 RO CIN P. Rose M. Garman 0% 99% Single to 2B; Geronimo Scores; Rose out at 2B/2B-SS
t8 9-3 2 --- O CIN K. Griffey M. Garman -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-9, Reds' Dale Murray facing 5-6-7
Mike Grace replaces Pete Rose playing 3B batting 1st
b8 3-9 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey D. Murray 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-9 1 --- O LAD D. Baker D. Murray 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-9 2 --- O LAD G. Burke D. Murray 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-3, Dodgers' Terry Forster facing 3-4-5
Terry Forster replaces Dusty Baker (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Lee Lacy replaces Mike Garman (P) playing LF batting 9th
t9 9-3 0 --- CIN J. Morgan T. Forster 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-3 0 1-- CIN G. Foster T. Forster 0% 100% Balk; Morgan to 2B
t9 9-3 0 -2- O CIN G. Foster T. Forster 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Morgan to 3B
t9 9-3 1 --3 RO CIN D. Driessen T. Forster 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Morgan Scores
t9 10-3 2 --- R CIN J. Bench T. Forster 0% 100% Home Run (LF-CF)
t9 11-3 2 --- CIN R. Auerbach T. Forster 0% 100% Walk
t9 11-3 2 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo T. Forster 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-11, Reds' Dale Murray facing 8-9-1
Junior Kennedy replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 3rd
b9 3-11 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager D. Murray 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 3-11 1 --- O LAD L. Lacy D. Murray 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-11 2 --- LAD D. Lopes D. Murray 0% 100% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Lopes to 1B
b9 3-11 2 1-- O LAD B. Russell D. Murray 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Dodgers 3.

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