A winner of 18 games, Randy Jones went down to his fifth defeat when the Reds edged the Padres, 5-4. The Padres provided their ace southpaw with a two-run lead in the first inning on a walk to Johnny Grubb, double by Jerry Turner and triple by Willie Davis, but the Reds tied the score in the second when George Foster singled, Johnny Bench doubled and Tony Perez singled.

Foster broke the deadlock with a homer in the fourth. With two out in the sixth, Bench walked, Perez doubled Bench to third and Doug Flynn drove in both runners with a single. As a result, the Padres fell one run short when Fred Kendall homered with a man on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 1, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  7  0
Reds         0  2  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb rf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .279      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Armbrister rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .386
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Griffey ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .336
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Turner lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .216      Foster lf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .332
W. Davis cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Bench c               2   2   1   1     2   1   .241
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Perez 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .261
Kubiak 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .277      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .280
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .253      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Kendall c             4   1   3   2     0   0   .236      Alcala p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .152
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .056        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  Torres ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   5             Totals               32   5   8   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 47,456
Left on Base: Padres 6, Reds 5
DP: Padres 0, Reds 0
Doubles: Turner (7), Kendall (10), Bench (18), Perez (19)
Triples: W. Davis (8)
Home Runs: Kendall (2), Foster (23)
Stolen Bases: Turner (7), Geronimo (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(18-5)           6     7   5   5   1   3   1  26   2.68
Metzger                 2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   1.85
Totals                  8     8   5   5   2   6   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(10-3)          8.1   7   4   4   3   5   1  35   4.40
Eastwick SV(13)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.40
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   5   1  37

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


PADRES 1ST: Grubb walked; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Grubb to second]; Turner doubled to left
[Grubb scored]; W. Davis tripled [Turner scored]; Ivie grounded
out (second to first); Kubiak walked; Rader struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Armbrister
grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall singled to left; On a bunt Jones forced
Kendall (first to shortstop) [Jones to first]; Grubb forced
Jones (second to shortstop) [Grubb to first]; Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to third; Bench doubled to left [Foster
scored]; Perez singled to center [Bench scored, Perez to second
(on throw to home)]; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Perez to third]; Geronimo lined to second; Alcala struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 2.

PADRES 3RD: Turner singled to shortstop; Turner stole second; W.
Davis lined to center; Ivie struck out; Kubiak struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Armbrister
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 2.

PADRES 4TH: Rader struck out; Kendall grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster homered; Bench struck out; Perez grounded out
(first unassisted); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 3.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb walked; Hernandez flied out to left; Turner
flied out to center; W. Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to left; Geronimo stole second;
Alcala was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (second to
first) [Geronimo to third]; Armbrister grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 3.

PADRES 6TH: Ivie lined to right; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first); Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster flied
out to right; Bench walked; Perez doubled to left [Bench to
third]; Flynn singled to center [Bench scored, Perez scored];
Geronimo popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Reds 5.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall doubled; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR JONES;
Rettenmund reached on a fielder's choice [Kendall out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Grubb lined to shortstop; MCCOVEY BATTED
FOR HERNANDEZ; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); TORRES REPLACED
RETTENMUND (PLAYING SS); Alcala singled; Rose flied out to
center; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; Griffey flied out to
center; Concepcion popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 5.

PADRES 8TH: GRIFFEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Turner grounded
out (first to pitcher); W. Davis popped to catcher; Ivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Perez struck out;
Flynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 5.

PADRES 9TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); Rader singled
to left; Kendall homered [Rader scored]; EASTWICK REPLACED
ALCALA (PITCHING); Torres flied out to center; Grubb grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 5.

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