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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1978
Page
13
Milwaukee catcher injury hurts pennant chase as rotation fills with Charlie Moore and Buck Martinez posting limited offense in more than 100 games. The piece notes the impact on the Brewers and details surrounding the catcher situation and pennant race implications.
In Candlestick Park the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 as Mark Lemongello tied a major league pitching fielding record with five putouts. The Giants botched four errors, including a late misplay by Jack Clark in right field. Other NL results included Reds 10-0 over Braves, Dodgers 3-0 over Padres, Cubs 5-4 over Pirates, and Mets 10-3 over Expos.
Reds rally with five runs in the sixth off reliever Jamie Easterly to take a 2-0 lead, Tom Boggs suffers the loss after giving up two runs in the third. Dusty Baker powers the Dodgers past San Diego with a solo homer, a double, and a single, backed by Johnny Oates two RBIs with a bases loaded single. Ray tosses a two hit shutout for his second of the year. Cubs beat Pirates 5-4 as Buckner drives in three with a bases loaded double and Scott plates the winning run in the sixth. Mets crush Expos 10-6 as Stearns and Montanez homer, Youngblood records four hits in a night to match a club mark. Swan wins with seven shutdown innings.
The Associated Press reports a chaotic AL East as the Boston Red Sox stumble with a 5-1 loss to Cleveland, Milwaukee drops a late lead to New York, and Baltimore slides. New York climbs to second in a wild pennant chase. Key figures include Rick Wise beating his old team, Ted Cox driving runs, and the Eckersley trade players making impact.
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