Settling the issue quickly, the Mets scored four runs in the first inning and defeated the Padres, 7-2, for their 12th victory in the last 14 games. Wayne Garrett led off by drawing a walk and scored on singles by Joe Torre and Dave Kingman. After a single by Jerry Grote loaded the bases, Ed Kranepool singled, driving in two runs, and Bud Harrelson followed with a single to produce the fourth run of the frame. Kingman's RBI was his 30th of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  1
Mets         4  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   7 12  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Garrett 3b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .215
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .315
W. Davis cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Torre 1b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .367
Winfield rf           4   0   3   1     0   1   .281      Kingman rf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .248
Rader 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .329      Grote c               3   1   3   1     1   0   .364
Ivie 1b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .250      Kranepool lf          3   0   1   2     1   0   .281
Torres ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
B. Davis c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .150      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   1     1   0   .231
Folkers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Wehrmeister p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dupree p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               35   2  11   2     0   6             Totals               35   7  12   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 41,990
Left on Base: Padres 6, Mets 9
DP: Padres 0, Mets 2
Errors: Winfield
Doubles: W. Davis (6), Winfield 2 (4), Rettenmund (2), Rader (4)
Caught Stealing: Winfield (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (3)
GIDP: Torres 2 (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Folkers L(0-1)          0.2   5   4   4   1   0   0   8   6.48
Wehrmeister             3.1   1   1   0   1   2   0  12   7.16
Foster                  2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   1.93
Tomlin                  1.2   5   2   2   0   0   0  10   4.09
Dupree                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.92
Totals                  8    12   7   6   4   2   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(2-3)           9    11   2   2   0   6   0  35   3.44
Totals                  9    11   2   2   0   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel


PADRES 1ST: Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
flied out to center; W. Davis doubled to left; Winfield singled
to center [W. Davis scored]; Winfield was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan grounded out (second to first)
[Garrett to second]; Torre singled [Garrett to third]; Kingman
singled to left [Garrett scored, Torre to second]; Grote singled
to right [Torre to third, Kingman to second]; Kranepool singled
to right [Torre scored, Kingman scored, Grote to second]; Unser
forced Kranepool (shortstop to second) [Grote to third];
Harrelson singled to center [Grote scored, Unser to second];
WEHRMEISTER REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Lolich popped to
catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets
4.

PADRES 2ND: Rader singled to center; Ivie forced Rader (third to
second); Torres grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Mets 4.

METS 2ND: Garrett struck out; Millan flied out to left; Torre
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Mets 4.

PADRES 3RD: B. Davis grounded out (second to first); Wehrmeister
popped to first; Turner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Kingman struck out; Grote singled to left; Kranepool
flied out to left; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 4.

PADRES 4TH: Fuentes made an out to shortstop; W. Davis struck
out; Winfield doubled to left; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett flied out to
right [Harrelson scored (error by Winfield) (unearned)]; Millan
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Mets 5.

PADRES 5TH: Ivie singled to left; Torres flied out to center; B.
Davis was called out on strikes; KUBIAK BATTED FOR WEHRMEISTER;
Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Mets 5.

METS 5TH: FOSTER REPLACED KUBIAK (PITCHING); Torre flied out to
center; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote walked;
Kranepool walked [Grote to second]; Unser lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 5.

PADRES 6TH: Turner struck out; Fuentes singled to left; W. Davis
flied out to center; Winfield doubled to left [Fuentes to
third]; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Harrelson made an out to second; Lolich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 5.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie struck out; Torres singled; B. Davis struck
out; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FOSTER; Rettenmund doubled to left
[Torres to third]; Turner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Millan flied
out to left; Torre singled to center; Kingman singled to left
[Torre to second]; Grote singled to left [Torre scored, Kingman
to second]; Kranepool flied out to center [Kingman to third];
Unser grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 6.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); W. Davis
popped to third in foul territory; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich
grounded out (second to first); Garrett singled to center;
Millan singled to left [Garrett to third]; DUPREE REPLACED
TOMLIN (PITCHING); Torre singled to left [Garrett scored, Millan
to second]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 7.

PADRES 9TH: Rader doubled to right; Ivie singled to left [Rader
scored]; Torres grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Ivie out at second]; B. Davis flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 7.