July 27, 1975 Dodgers 5, Reds 3 (66-36)

A four run fourth inning off of starter Tom Carroll put the Dodgers in front 4-0. The Reds tried to bounce back with two in the bottom of the fourth and a run in the ninth, but they came up short and settled for a split with the Dodgers.

The Reds scored all three of their runs on solo homers. Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench hit back to back homers in the fourth and Tony Perez hit his solo shot in the ninth. Joe Morgan had three hits, and Ken Griffey had two. The homer by Bench was his 20th of the season.

Tom Carroll was hit hard early and left the game with nobody out in the fourth. He gave up four runs on seven hits. The bullpen did a solid job as the relievers combined for six innings of work. They gave up only a single run on seven hits.

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