Rick Rhoden (4-2, 2.45 ERA) pitches Los Angeles to within a 1/2 game of the NL West lead as he holds the Mets to two Leo Foster (.170, 1 RBI) singles en route to a 4-1 Dodgers victory. Rhoden strikes out eight and walks three while Vic Davalillo (.262) hits a double and two singles to lead the offense.
39-year-old Willie McCovey (.316, 4 HR, 24 RBI) doubles and homers twice to lead the Giants to an 11-2 rout of Cincinnati. Bill Madlock (.315, 3 HR, 16 RBI) scores twice and drives in three runs, George Thomasson (.280, 9 HR, 24 RBI) hits his ninth home run of the year and Jack Clark (.308) and Derrel Thomas (.296) each have three hit days in the offensive assault. Even Giants starter Ed Halicki (.222, 1 HR, 6 RBI) gets into the act, hitting a three-run home run in the first inning. Halicki (6-2, 3.77 ERA) also strikes out six and allows six hits and two earned runs through eight innings.
Yankees rookie Ron Guidry (5-1, 2.68 ERA) wins an anticipated pitching matchup with Nolan Ryan (5-3) as he strikes out eight California hitters in gaining a 5-1 win. It is the fourth straight win for Guidry, as he scatters seven hits while walking nine in his third complete game.
Texas comes from behind to defeat the Royals 4-3 on a bases loaded two-run single by Claudell Washington (.266, 22 RBI) in the top of the eighth. The win is the Rangers fifth in a row and cuts the California's AL West lead down to 3 1/2.
Rico Carty (.327, 21 RBI) goes 4-for-4 and drives in two runs and Mike Tyson (.343) adds three hits, but its an RBI double by Ron Pruitt (.328, 11 RBI) in the top of the 10th inning that gives Cleveland a 3-2 win over the White Sox. Al Fitzmorris (3-4, 3.14 ERA) gets the win, allowing one earned run and five hits for the Indians while Chicago starter Ken Brett (3.06 ERA) scattered ten hits and two runs but gets no decision. Ralph Garr (.320) has three of the six Chicago hits.
Kent Tekulve (3-2, 1 BS, 1.59 ERA) blows his first save of the season as Leon Roberts (.237, 6 RBI) of the Astros hits a two-RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give Houston a come from behind 5-4 victory. Cliff Johnson (.257, 10 RBI) scores two runs and drives in one on three hits for the Astros while Phil Garner (.311, 18 RBI) goes 3-for-3 with an RBI in the losing cause.
Down 4-3 in the top of the ninth, Jim Rice (.261, 4 HR, 17 RBI) hits a two-out, three-run blast to right-center field off of Mariners reliever Mike Kekich (0-1, 1 BS, 4.05 ERA) to give Boston a 6-4 win. The loss dampens the performances of Dan Meyer (.243, 13 RBI) who drives in three runs with a double and two singles and Bill Stien (.219) who brings home three hits as well.
Other Scores
| St. Louis Atlanta | 10 2 | Detroit Milwaukee | 1 2 | Chicago Montreal | 4 3 | Toronto Minnesota | 2 4 | |||
| Baltimore Oakland | 6 9 | San Diego Philadelphia | 2 5 |
Injuries
 | 2B Rob Andrews is day-to-day for about 6 days with a tender elbow. |
 | SP John Candelaria is expected to miss about 2-3 months with a strained elbow ligament. MR Tim Jones (2-0, 1 SV, 3.33 ERA - AAA) recalled from Triple A Columbus. |
Contract Signings
 | SP Stan Bahnsen signed a 2-year extension worth a total of $59,885. He will earn $258,000 a year through 1979. |
| LF Al Oliver signed a 4-year extension worth a total of $9,664,000. He will earn $2,416,000 a year through 1980. He has a player option for 1981 worth $2,416,000. He has a $120,000 performance clause if he wins the Most Valuable Player Award. |
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