After trailing, 4-0, the Dodgers erupted for six runs in the third inning and defeated the Padres, 7-5, to end their road trip with 11 victories in 12 games. George Hendrick hit a three-run homer for the Padres in the first. A single by Dave Freisleben and triple by Merv Rettenmund added a tally in the second.

The Dodgers began their rally with two runs on singles by Johnny Oates and Davey Lopes, an infield out by Bill Russell and single by Reggie Smith. Ron Cey, who was stopped on his 17-game hitting streak, drew a walk and scored behind Smith when Steve Garvey doubled. Rick Monday then capped the outburst with a two-run homer. Garvey also hit for the circuit to account for the Dodgers' final run in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 5

Game Played on Thursday, April 28, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  6    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  2
Padres       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .307      Rettenmund lf         3   1   1   1     2   0   .278
Russell ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smith rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .367        Richards ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .128
  Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Winfield rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .448      Tenace 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .250
Garvey 1b             4   2   2   3     0   0   .273      Hendrick cf           3   2   2   3     2   0   .325
Monday cf             4   1   1   2     0   2   .262      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Roberts c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Oates c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Champion 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .125        Sutherland ph,2b    1   0   1   1     0   0   .625
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Freisleben p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Turner ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                            Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                            Bernal p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     2   3             Totals               35   5   9   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 12,036
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Padres 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0
Errors: Cey, Monday
Doubles: Garvey (3), Sutherland (1)
Triples: Rettenmund (1)
Home Runs: Monday (3), Garvey (6), Hendrick (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(2-1)           7.2   7   5   5   5   5   1  35   3.71
Wall                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.94
Garman SV(1)            1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   5   1  41

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(0-4)       3     6   6   6   1   0   1  16   6.39
Metzger                 3     3   1   1   1   2   1  13   5.87
Tomlin                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.61
Bernal                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     9   7   7   2   3   2  38

Balks: Hooton (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell singled to
shortstop; Smith forced Russell (first to shortstop); Cey forced
Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Winfield grounded out
(third to first); Tenace walked; Hendrick homered [Rettenmund
scored, Tenace scored]; Rader reached on an error by Cey [Rader
to first]; Roberts singled to left [Rader to second]; Champion
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
flied out to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Freisleben singled to right; Rettenmund tripled to
right [Freisleben scored, Rettenmund out at home (right to
third)]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Winfield made
an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates singled to first; On a bunt Hooton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Lopes singled to third [Oates to
second]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oates to
third, Lopes to second]; Smith singled to right [Oates scored,
Lopes scored]; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey doubled to
left [Smith scored, Cey scored]; Monday homered [Garvey scored];
Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Padres 4.

PADRES 3RD: Tenace struck out; Hendrick walked; Rader flied out
to right; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Padres 4.

DODGERS 4TH: METZGER REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Hooton flied out to center;
Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second; Russell flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Padres 4.

PADRES 4TH: Champion was called out on strikes; Metzger struck
out; Rettenmund walked; Hooton balked [Rettenmund to second];
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Padres 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey was
called out on strikes; Garvey homered; Monday struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 4.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield singled to left; Tenace grounded out (third
to first) [Winfield to second]; Hendrick walked; Rader flied out
to right; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Padres 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker made an out to shortstop; Oates made an out
to third; Hooton singled to left; Lopes walked [Hooton to
second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Champion grounded out (third to first); VALENTINE
BATTED FOR METZGER; Valentine flied out to left; Rettenmund
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 4.

DODGERS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Smith flied
out to right; Cey flied out to right; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: HALE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Hernandez popped
to catcher in foul territory; Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Padres 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Monday struck out; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Hendrick singled to center [Hendrick to second
(error by Monday)]; Rader lined to left; Roberts struck out;
SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Sutherland doubled to right
[Hendrick scored]; TURNER BATTED FOR TOMLIN; WALL REPLACED
HOOTON (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR TURNER; Ivie flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 5.

DODGERS 9TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BERNAL
REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); GOODSON BATTED FOR WALL; Goodson
grounded out (second to first); Lopes grounded out (pitcher to
first); Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 5.

PADRES 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); RICHARDS BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Richards singled to center; Winfield forced Richards
(third to second); Tenace singled to left [Winfield to second];
Hendrick forced Winfield (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 5.

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