August 25, 1978 · 7:05 PM EDT
SS2-3H-AB2 2B · 1 RTop hitterGFGeorge Foster
LF1-3H-AB1 RBI · 1 R
Rick ReuschelP7.0IP1 ER · 5 K · WWinning pitcherP5.0IP4 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead CHC by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| 2CIReds | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2.5 |
3PH Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 |
4SF Giants | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 |
5PI Pirates | 88 | 73 | .547 | 6.5 |
6SD Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.0 |
| 7CHCubs | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
8WS Nationals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 19.0 |
9HO Astros | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
10AT Braves | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
11ST Cardinals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
12NY Mets | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29.0 |
| GGGreg GrossCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BBBill Buckner1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby MurcerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DKDave KingmanLF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MTManny Trillo2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTim BlackwellC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RRRick ReuschelP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GCGene ClinesLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BSBruce SutterP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MKMick Kelleher3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2B: Buckner, Jesus Sr. 2
RBI: Gross, Blackwell, Reuschel 3
LOB: 11
| RRRick ReuschelW | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 65 |
| BSBruce Sutter | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 94 |
2B: Lum
RBI: Foster, Bench
LOB: 9
The Cubs beat the Reds 5-2 at Cinergy Field.
Rick Reuschel got the win and Michael LaCoss took the loss. Ivan De Jesus Sr. went 2-for-3 for the Cubs, while George Foster went 1-for-3 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
