Andy Messersmith, winner of five straight decisions, was stopped on his streak when the Padres edged the Braves, 3-2. With the score tied, 2-2, pinch-hitter Dave Winfield drew a walk from Messersmith with one out in the ninth inning and stole second. San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Sunday, June 27, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Grubb rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .300 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .315 Fuentes 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .290 Paciorek lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 W. Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .324 McCovey 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .228 Henderson rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Rader 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Williams c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .214 Turner lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .219 Royster 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Torres ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Chaney ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .265 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Messersmith p 3 0 1 2 0 1 .143 Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Winfield ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Strom p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Kubiak ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .327 Totals 29 2 5 2 4 5 Totals 33 3 8 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 6,947 Left on Base: Braves 5, Padres 9 DP: Braves 0, Padres 1 Errors: Wynn, Messersmith Doubles: Torres (4) Stolen Bases: Winfield (14) Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (1), Rader (2) Sacrifice Flies: Turner (1) GIDP: Royster (5) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(7-6) 8.2 8 3 2 3 7 0 38 2.55 Totals 8.2 8 3 2 3 7 0 38 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Strom W(7-7) 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 34 3.50 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 34 Wild Pitches: Messersmith (6) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming BRAVES 1ST: Wynn flied out to center; Gilbreath walked; Paciorek struck out; Montanez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes struck out; W. Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Henderson struck out; Williams grounded out (third to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith struck out; Wynn lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Torres doubled to right; Kendall struck out; Strom struck out; Grubb walked; Fuentes forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath flied out to left; Paciorek lined to third; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: W. Davis singled to center; McCovey reached on an error by Messersmith [W. Davis to second]; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [W. Davis to third, McCovey to second]; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [W. Davis scored, McCovey to third]; Turner hit a sacrifice fly to center [McCovey scored (unearned)]; Torres flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 5TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Williams walked; Royster popped to first; Chaney singled to right [Williams to second]; Messersmith singled to right [Williams scored, Chaney scored]; Wynn walked [Messersmith to second]; Gilbreath lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Kendall struck out; Strom grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Montanez lined to right; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Fuentes singled to second; W. Davis forced Fuentes (second to shortstop); McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Rader singled to right [W. Davis to third]; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. BRAVES 7TH: Williams struck out; Royster singled to left; Chaney singled to left [Royster to third, Chaney out at second (left to pitcher to first to second)]; Messersmith popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Torres flied out to center; Kendall flied out to left; Strom reached on an error by Wynn; Grubb singled to right [Strom to second]; Fuentes flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. BRAVES 8TH: Wynn flied out to center; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: W. Davis grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey flied out to center; Rader singled to left; Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. BRAVES 9TH: Montanez singled to left; Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Montanez to second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Royster grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR TORRES; Locklear struck out; WINFIELD BATTED FOR KENDALL; Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; KUBIAK BATTED FOR STROM; Kubiak walked; Grubb singled to center [Winfield out at home (center to catcher), Kubiak to third]; On a bunt Fuentes singled to third [Kubiak scored, Grubb to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 3. |
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