LA 8, Cin 4; Cin 5, LA 3

Wednesday, May 20- Charlie Neal kept up his torrid power hitting, as did Frank Robinson, and it all added up to a doubleheader split between the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers at the Coliseum. The Dodgers took Game 1, 8-4, and the Reds rebounded in Game 2, 5-3.

In Game 1, second baseman Neal of the Dodgers (20-18) clubbed his ninth home run in the eighth inning, a three-run blast that capped a four-run frame to break a 4-4 tie.

In the nightcap, Robinson also hit his ninth home run. The solo shot gave the Reds (14-21) a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning.

The Reds managed a split of the four-game series, which was quite an accomplishment given that they had lost 15 of 20 going into the series.

Don Newcombe (4-2) pitched a complete game in the nightcap. Art Fowler (3-2) picked up the win in relief in the first game.

In Game 1, the Dodgers led 4-0 before the Reds shocked with a four-run sixth, punctuated by Roy McMillan's three-run homer (5). But in the eighth, after an RBI double by Junior Gilliam snapped a 4-4 tie, Neal drove a Tom Acker pitch deep over the left field screen, scoring Gilliam and Wally Moon in front of him.