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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 25, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 25, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 46,548 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Scott 1B: Boyd Mauer 2B: Dale Williams 3B: Charlie Lupo |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 25, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Sutton
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Ruthven
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Ruthven
Oates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Ruthven
Sutton bunts towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Sutton
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Sutton
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Cey reaches second base with a double. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Ruthven
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to home to get Luzinski. Hebner moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruthven vs. Sutton
Ruthven hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Ruthven
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Ruthven
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Sutton
Harrelson bunts and there's an error on the play. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Sutton
There goes McBride. The throw from Oates and he is out, Cey applying the tag. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Ruthven
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Ruthven
Oates hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Ruthven
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Ruthven
There goes Lopes. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Steve Yeager now catching.
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruthven vs. Sutton
There goes Sizemore. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Sizemore steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruthven vs. Sutton
Ruthven strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple. Sizemore scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Sutton
Harrelson bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McBride scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Sutton
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Lopes applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Ruthven
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Ruthven
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner fields the ball and throws to Ruthven covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Ruthven
Bill North pinch runs for Vic Davalillo. Lee Lacy pinch hits for Don Sutton.
There goes North. The throw from Boone and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Ruthven
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Ruthven
There goes Lopes. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching. Jerry Grote now catching.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rautzhan
Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Rautzhan
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Dick Ruthven.
Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Reed
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Reed
Cey is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Reed
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Ron Cey.
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Reed
Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Reed
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Baker moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1978 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 4 2 3 3 Lopes D, 2b 5 0 2 0
Harrelson B, ss 2 0 0 1 Russell B, ss 4 2 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 5 1 3 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 2 3
Martin J, lf 0 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 0 3 0
Hebner R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Martinez T, pr 0 1 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 5 0 2 1
Boone B, c 3 1 1 1 Monday R, cf 5 1 1 1
Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Oates J, c 2 0 0 0
Ruthven D, p 3 1 1 0 Yeager S, c 0 0 0 0
Cardenal J, ph 1 0 0 0 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 1 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 North B, pr 0 0 0 0
Grote J, c 1 0 1 1
Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0
Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 39 6 16 6
Philadelphia 003 000 200 -- 5
Los Angeles 100 020 012 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D 8.0 13 4 4 2 3
Reed R (L) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D 8.0 8 5 5 1 10
Rautzhan L (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Lopes D
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 12
2B -- Cey R, Hebner R
3B -- McBride B
HR -- Boone B, McBride B, Garvey S, Monday R
SB -- Lopes D 2, Sizemore T, North B
CS -- McBride B, Harrelson B
SH -- Sutton D, Harrelson B 2
SF -- Garvey S
HBP -- by Reed R (Cey R)
T -- 2:38
A -- 46548
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