Although the Padres were held to only three hits, homers by Cito Gaston and Jerry Morales were sufficient to defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. The Padres went through the game without leaving a man on base. Joe Ferguson homered for the Dodgers, who held a 2-0 lead behind the pitching of Andy Messersmith until the seventh when Leron Lee was safe on a two-out error by Ken McMullen. Nate Colbert walked and Gaston hit his homer. San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumDodgers 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 3 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lacy 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mota lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Grubb cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Davis cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .286 J. Morales ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Lee lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .429 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colbert 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .333 Crawford rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .143 Gaston rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .333 McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .167 Hilton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Lopes pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .429 Thomas 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Joshua ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Davis c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Messersmith p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cey ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 33 3 8 3 1 9 Totals 28 4 3 4 1 6 Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 16,803 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Padres 0 DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0 Errors: McMullen, Hilton, Roberts Home Runs: Ferguson (2), Gaston (1), J. Morales (1) Caught Stealing: Davis (1), Colbert (1) Sacrifice Hits: Mota (1) Hit by Pitch: Davis (1,by Norman) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 7 2 3 0 1 6 1 24 0.00 Hough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Brewer L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 27.00 Totals 8.1 3 4 1 1 6 2 29 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 8.2 7 3 3 1 8 1 34 3.12 Romo W(1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 9 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Norman (1) Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol DODGERS 1ST: Lacy popped to first in foul territory; Mota grounded out (second to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Grubb was called out on strikes; Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson homered; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Crawford was called out on strikes; McMullen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston struck out; Hilton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Messersmith was called out on strikes; Lacy singled to center; Lacy was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Roberts popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. DODGERS 4TH: Mota lined to right; Davis was hit by a pitch; Davis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Hernandez lined to right; Grubb struck out; Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. DODGERS 5TH: Buckner reached on an error by Hilton [Buckner to first]; Crawford flied out to center; McMullen singled to left [Buckner to second]; Russell struck out; Messersmith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Colbert singled to left; Gaston flied out to right; Hilton flied out to left; Colbert was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lacy singled to second [Lacy to second (error by Roberts)]; Mota out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lacy to third]; Davis singled to right [Lacy scored]; Ferguson flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Roberts flied out to right; Davis struck out; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. DODGERS 7TH: Crawford struck out; McMullen grounded out (second to first); Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Lee reached on an error by McMullen [Lee to first]; Colbert walked [Lee to second]; Gaston homered (unearned) [Lee scored (unearned), Colbert scored (unearned)]; Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 3. DODGERS 8TH: GARVEY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy made an out to second; Mota singled to center; Davis forced Mota (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Roberts grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 3. DODGERS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 2B); Ferguson was called out on strikes; Buckner flied out to center; Crawford singled to right; McMullen walked [Crawford to second]; LOPES RAN FOR MCMULLEN; ROMO REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); JOSHUA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Joshua singled to right [Crawford scored, Lopes to third]; CEY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Cey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: LOPES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BREWER REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); CEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez flied out to center; J. MORALES BATTED FOR GRUBB; J. Morales homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Padres 4. |
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