Must win Game 5 for the Angels as they send Don Aase (11-8 4.03 Grade 5) to the mound versus Tom Seaver (16-14 2.88 Grade 15).
Pitchers come out strong as the Angels and Reds cant get anything going through 3 innings. The Reds would break through in the 4th with another clutch RBI by Dan Driessen. They would get two more in the 4th, a Joe Morgan would single up the middle to score Cesar Geronimo and Pete Rose. After getting yet another RBI hit from Driessen in the 7th the Reds had a commanding 4-0 lead and Seaver on the mound.
The Angles showed they aren’t done as they get a RBI double from Joe Rudi to score Don Baylor, but Seaver would shut them down from there for a complete game 7 hitter. Reds win 4-1 and win the series by the same 4-1 score.
Final Score: Reds 4, Angels 1
WP: Tom Seaver (1-0)
LP: Don Aase (0-1)
HR’s: None
Reds move on to the Elite 8 where they will face the winner of the series between the #4 Milwaukee Brewers and the #13 Detroit Tigers.