Johnny Bench, who hit a double and sacrifice fly in the first game and his first homer since July 3 in the second game, drove in six of the Reds' runs in a 13-8 and 4-2 sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Padres. Manny Sarmiento, relieving for the Reds on his first day after being recalled from Indianapolis (American Association), gained his maiden major league victory in the opener. The Padres started the lidlifter with a four-run outburst against Don Gullett, but the Reds hammered three Padre pitchers for 11 of their 13 hits and all of their 13 runs in the first three innings. Bench accounted for four RBIs and Cesar Geronimo drove in three.

George Foster batted in two runs and added two more with a homer in the third inning of the nightcap to raise his season's RBI total to 90. Bench's homer in the second was the 250th of the All-Star catcher's major league career. Padres' runs included a circuit clout by Willie Davis. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 13, San Diego Padres 8 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      30, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       4  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   8 13  1
Reds         3  4  6    0  0  0    0  0  x  -  13 13  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   2   3   1     0   0   .266      Rose 3b               3   3   2   0     1   0   .334
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .284        Bailey 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Grubb lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .289      Griffey rf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .337
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan 2b             1   3   1   1     2   0   .318
Winfield rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .278        Flynn 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Ivie 1b               5   2   3   2     0   0   .288      Foster lf             1   3   1   2     2   0   .327
Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .253        Plummer c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Melendez cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .221      Driessen 1b           2   1   0   2     3   1   .296
B. Davis c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .203      Bench c,lf            4   1   1   4     0   2   .235
Spillner p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .040        Armbrister lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .371
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           5   0   3   3     0   1   .322
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         5   0   2   0     0   0   .269
  Fuentes ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  Tomlin p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Turner ph,lf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .213        Sarmiento p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Borbon ph,p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               37   8  13   6     4   4             Totals               36  13  13  12     8   7

Time of Game: 2:47
Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 8
DP: Padres 0, Reds 1
Errors: Rader, Plummer, Bench
Doubles: Hernandez (9), Rader (15), Rose 2 (25), Morgan (20), Bench (17)
Triples: Ivie (1), Hernandez (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (33)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (4), Kubiak (2), Bench (4)
GIDP: Spillner (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(2-11)        1.1   5   5   5   2   1   0  11   5.11
Johnson                 1     3   4   4   3   0   0   9   7.84
Reynolds                0.2   3   4   4   3   0   0   8   6.40
Tomlin                  4     2   0   0   0   5   0  14   4.02
Metzger                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.97
Totals                  8    13  13  13   8   7   0  45

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 2     4   4   4   1   0   0  10   3.29
Sarmiento W(1-0)        3     5   2   0   2   1   0  16   0.00
Borbon SV(4)            4     4   2   2   1   3   0  17   3.12
Totals                  9    13   8   6   4   4   0  43

Wild Pitches: Reynolds (1), Gullett (6)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez doubled; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first) [Hernandez to third]; Gullett threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez scored]; Grubb walked; Winfield singled to center
[Grubb to second]; Ivie tripled to left [Grubb scored, Winfield
scored]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ivie scored];
Melendez flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Griffey grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Rose to third]; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Foster singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Driessen
walked [Foster to second]; Bench flied out to right; Geronimo
singled to center [Foster scored, Driessen to third]; Concepcion
popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 3.

PADRES 2ND: B. Davis singled to center; On a bunt Spillner
grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [B.
Davis out at second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR GULLETT; Youngblood was called
out on strikes; Rose doubled; Griffey singled to left [Rose to
third]; JOHNSON REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Morgan doubled to
left [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Foster was walked
intentionally; Driessen walked [Griffey scored, Morgan to third,
Foster to second]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan
scored]; Geronimo singled to right [Foster scored, Driessen to
second]; Concepcion flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Reds 7.

PADRES 3RD: SARMIENTO REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Kubiak
walked; Debut game for Manny Sarmiento; Grubb flied out
to left; Winfield walked [Kubiak to second]; Ivie flied out to
right; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Reds 7.

REDS 3RD: Sarmiento popped to first in foul territory; Rose
walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to third]; REYNOLDS
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Morgan walked while Rose advanced
to home and Griffey advanced to third and Morgan advanced to
second on a wild pitch [Morgan to second]; Foster was walked
intentionally; Driessen walked [Griffey scored, Morgan to third,
Foster to second]; Bench doubled to left [Morgan scored, Foster
scored, Driessen scored]; Geronimo singled to center [Bench
scored]; Concepcion singled to third [Geronimo to third (error
by Rader)]; Sarmiento flied out to right; Rose forced Concepcion
(third to second); 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 13.

PADRES 4TH: BAILEY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); FLYNN REPLACED
MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); PLUMMER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING C ); BENCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Plummer dropped a foul fly hit
by Melendez for an error; Melendez singled to left; B. Davis
singled [Melendez to third]; FUENTES BATTED FOR REYNOLDS;
Fuentes singled to right [Melendez scored (unearned), B. Davis
to second]; Hernandez flied to left in foul territory; Kubiak
lined to center; Grubb popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 13.

REDS 4TH: TOMLIN REPLACED FUENTES (PITCHING); Griffey singled to
right; Flynn flied out to right; Plummer flied out to center;
Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 13.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie
singled to left; Rader doubled to left [Ivie scored (error by
Bench) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Melendez popped to catcher in foul
territory; B. Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 13.

REDS 5TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Geronimo was called
out on strikes; Concepcion singled to right; BORBON BATTED FOR
SARMIENTO; Borbon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 13.

PADRES 6TH: BORBON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Tomlin struck out;
Hernandez singled to center; Kubiak struck out; Grubb flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 13.

REDS 6TH: Bailey was called out on strikes; Griffey grounded out
(second to first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 13.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield flied out to center; Ivie singled to
center; Rader flied out to center; Melendez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 13.

REDS 7TH: Plummer flied out to center; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 6, Reds 13.

PADRES 8TH: B. Davis grounded out (second to pitcher); TURNER
BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Turner walked; Hernandez tripled to right
[Turner scored]; Kubiak hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez
scored]; Grubb singled to left; Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Reds 13.

REDS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED GRUBB (PITCHING); TURNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion flied
out to right; Borbon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 8, Reds 13.

PADRES 9TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING LF); Ivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to center;
Melendez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Reds 13.