The Padres knocked the Mets out of first place in the Eastern division behind the Pirates by sweeping a doubleheader, 3-0 and 4-2. Danny Coombs and Tom Dukes combined to pitch a shutout, holding the Mets to four hits, all off Coombs in the first 6 2/3 innings. Dukes retired the last seven straight batters. The Padres were held to one hit by Jim McAndrew until breaking through for two runs in the seventh. Cito Gaston walked, stole second and scored on a single by Ollie Brown. After another single by Ramon Webster, Ed Spiezio hit a sacrifice fly. Singles by Gaston and Brown, around a sacrifice, added a run in the ninth.

In the nightcap, the Mets scored on homers by Donn Clendenon in the sixth inning and Ron Swoboda in the seventh. Nate Colbert shattered the 2-2 tie with a circuit clout in the eighth and, one out later, Spiezio also hit a homer to clinch the Padres' sweep. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 2, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  5  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .159      Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Huntz ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Gaston cf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .323      Singleton rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .285
Ferrara lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
  Stahl lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Brown rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .284      Foy 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Webster 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .275
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .280      Weis 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Barton c              3   0   0   0     0   3   .205      McAndrew p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .143
Coombs p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .081        Swoboda ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .253
  Dukes p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     2   7             Totals               31   0   4   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Padres 4, Mets 7
DP: Padres 1, Mets 0
Errors: Webster
Doubles: Singleton (5)
Stolen Bases: Gaston (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stahl (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Spiezio (3)
GIDP: Clendenon (11)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs W(9-8)           6.2   4   0   0   3   4   0  27   2.36
Dukes SV(6)             2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.71
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(6-9)         7     3   2   2   2   6   0  26   4.07
Taylor                  2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.21
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Paul Pryor


PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Huntz
popped to second; Gaston lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee popped to second; Harrelson popped to second;
Singleton reached on an error by Webster; Clendenon singled to
left [Singleton to third]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara popped to second; Brown popped to shortstop;
Webster walked; Spiezio flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote walked;
Weis popped to second; McAndrew walked [Grote to second]; Agee
forced McAndrew (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Barton struck out; Coombs grounded out (shortstop to
first); Arcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson lined to center; Singleton singled to
center; Clendenon grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 4TH: Huntz singled to center; Gaston struck out; Ferrara
forced Huntz (third to second); Brown flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Jones flied to left; Foy flied to left; Grote grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets
0.

PADRES 5TH: Webster grounded out (pitcher to first); Spiezio
flied to center; Barton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Weis grounded out (shortstop to first); McAndrew was
called out on strikes; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 6TH: Coombs lined to left; Arcia was called out on
strikes; Huntz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson struck out; Singleton doubled to right;
Clendenon lined to right; Jones grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston walked; Gaston stole second; Ferrara flied to
right [Gaston to third]; Brown singled to center [Gaston
scored]; Webster singled to right [Brown to third]; Spiezio hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Brown scored]; Barton was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: STAHL REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING LF); Foy flied to
center; Grote singled to left; Weis forced Grote (shortstop to
second); SWOBODA BATTED FOR MCANDREW; Swoboda walked [Weis to
second]; DUKES REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Agee popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

PADRES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); Dukes struck
out; Arcia lined to second; Huntz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Singleton
was called out on strikes; Clendenon flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston singled to left; Stahl out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Gaston to second]; Brown singled to
right [Gaston scored]; Webster flied to left; Spiezio flied to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Jones flied to center; Foy popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Mets 0.

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