Leron Lee, who tied the game at 1-1 with a single in the sixth inning, drove in the go-ahead run with another single in the eighth when the Padres scored three times to defeat the Dodgers, 4-2, before an opening-day crowd of 32,019 at San Diego Stadium. In the eighth, Enzo Hernandez singled and when Johnny Grubb bunted, Don Sutton threw late to second base and both runners were safe. Lee then singled, driving in Hernandez. Nate Colbert grounded to Bill Russell and was safe on the shortstop's bobble as Grubb scored. Lee followed across the plate when Dave Hilton singled.

Joe Ferguson homered for the Dodgers to open the ninth. When Von Joshua walked, Vicente Romo replaced Clay Kirby and allowed only a harmless single by pinch-hitter Steve Garvey before retiring the side. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, April     6, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  2
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   4  9  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Hernandez ss          4   2   2   0     0   0   .500
Mota lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Grubb cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee lf                4   1   3   2     0   0   .750
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Colbert 1b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .250
Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Campbell 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Gaston rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Murrell pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Hilton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Russell ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .750      Roberts 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Davis c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Morales ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Garvey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopes pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirby p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     2   8             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 32,019
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Padres 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0
Errors: McMullen, Russell, Davis, Kirby
Doubles: Davis (1), Russell (1), Colbert (1)
Home Runs: Ferguson (1)
Stolen Bases: Crawford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (1), Grubb (1), Murrell (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(0-1)           7     8   4   4   1   7   0  30   5.14
Culver                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   7   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(1-0)            8     7   2   2   2   8   1  34   2.25
Romo SV(1)              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   1  38

Wild Pitches: Sutton (1), Kirby (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy popped to catcher in foul territory; Mota was
called out on strikes; Buckner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez made an out to second; Grubb flied out to
center; Lee singled to right; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis struck out; Crawford walked; Crawford stole
second [Crawford to third (error by Davis)]; Ferguson flied out
to center; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston flied out to center; Hilton flied out to
left; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; Sutton forced Russell
(second to shortstop); Lacy singled to center [Sutton to
second]; Mota flied out to right; Buckner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Davis struck out; Debut game for Bob Davis;
Kirby struck out; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis doubled to center; Crawford grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Davis to third]; Ferguson struck out;
McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb lined to center; Lee flied out to left;
Colbert doubled to left; Gaston grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to center; Sutton reached on an
error by Kirby on a sacrifice bunt [Russell to third, Sutton to
first]; Lacy flied out to right; Mota singled to center [Russell
scored, Sutton to second]; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Sutton to
third, Mota to second]; Buckner popped to third in foul
territory; Davis flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hilton grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
flied out to center; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford popped to shortstop; Ferguson popped to
shortstop; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Kirby grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
singled to center; Grubb singled to center [Hernandez to
second]; Lee singled to right [Hernandez scored, Grubb to third,
Lee out at second (right to first to shortstop to second)];
Colbert struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell doubled to left; On a bunt Sutton struck
out; Lacy was called out on strikes; Mota grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston singled to third [Gaston to second (error by
McMullen)]; MURRELL RAN FOR GASTON; Sutton threw a wild pitch
[Murrell to third]; Hilton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Roberts struck out; J. MORALES BATTED FOR DAVIS; J. Morales was
walked intentionally; Kirby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 8TH: CORRALES REPLACED J. MORALES (PLAYING C ); MURRELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Buckner made an out to shortstop;
Davis flied out to right; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Hernandez singled to center; Grubb reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Hernandez to second]; Lee
singled to right [Hernandez scored, Grubb to third]; CULVER
REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Colbert reached on an error by
Russell [Grubb scored (RBI), Lee to second, Colbert to first];
Murrell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lee to third,
Colbert to second]; Hilton singled to right [Lee scored, Colbert
out at home (right to catcher), Hilton to second (on throw)];
Roberts walked; Corrales forced Roberts (third to second); 3 R,
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 4.

DODGERS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED COLBERT (PLAYING 1B); Ferguson
homered; JOSHUA BATTED FOR MCMULLEN; Joshua walked; ROMO
REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Russell made an out to shortstop;
GARVEY BATTED FOR CULVER; Garvey singled to center [Joshua to
second]; LOPES RAN FOR GARVEY; Lacy grounded out (second to
first) [Joshua to third, Lopes to second]; Mota grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 4.