The Padres, who got effective relief pitching from Dan Spillner and Rollie Fingers, broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 5-3. Jerry Turner opened the Padres' eighth with a single, moved up on a sacrifice and scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Mike Champion.

Reggie Smith fumbled the hit and Champion took second on the error. Spillner then clinched his fifth victory without a defeat by rapping a single to drive in Champion. Fingers relieved with two out and a man on base in the ninth and retired the final batter to pick up his 20th save. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Friday, July 15, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Padres       0  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   5 10  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Richards cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Almon ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .249
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .309      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .272      Winfield rf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .295
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Turner lf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .263
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .287      Roberts c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Hale cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Champion 2b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .246
Yeager c              3   1   0   0     0   0   .291      Ashford 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .206
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Rhoden p              3   1   1   1     0   0   .234        Kingman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .210
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Spillner p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .091
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   1     3   3             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 31,726
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Padres 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 1
Errors: Smith, Almon, Champion
Doubles: Rhoden (3), Ashford (3)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (1)
GIDP: Baker (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(10-6)          7.2  10   5   4   3   4   0  36   4.02
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   4   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben              6     5   3   2   2   1   0  24   5.82
Spillner W(5-0)         2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.86
Fingers SV(20)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.99
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Roberts (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Bob Engel


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to right; Russell flied out to left;
Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Almon
walked; Ivie popped to second; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Roberts allowed a passed ball [Cey to
second]; Garvey singled to third [Cey to third]; Baker grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cey scored (no RBI),
Garvey out at second]; Hale singled to shortstop [Hale to second
(error by Almon)]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Turner popped to third; Roberts was called out on
strikes; Champion singled to pitcher; Ashford doubled to center
[Champion scored]; Freisleben grounded out (catcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden grounded out (third to first); Lopes
grounded out (third to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Almon singled to right; Ivie
singled to right [Almon to third]; Winfield grounded out (second
to first) [Almon scored, Ivie to second]; Turner walked; Roberts
forced Turner (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Cey struck
out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Champion grounded out (third to first); Ashford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker walked; Hale forced Baker (right to
shortstop); Yeager forced Hale (third to second); Rhoden doubled
to center [Yeager scored]; Lopes singled to second [Rhoden
scored (error by Champion) (unearned) (no RBI), Lopes to
second]; Russell grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Almon
singled to center; Ivie struck out; Winfield popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith flied out to right; Cey flied out to center;
Garvey singled to left; Garvey stole second; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Turner singled to center; Roberts grounded out
(first unassisted) [Turner to second]; Champion singled to
center [Turner scored, Champion to second (on throw to home)];
Ashford popped to shortstop; KINGMAN BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN;
Kingman walked; Richards flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

DODGERS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Hale flied
out to center; Yeager flied out to left; Rhoden popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Almon flied out to center; Ivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded
out (third to first); Smith walked; Cey forced Smith (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Turner singled to right; Roberts out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Turner to second]; Champion singled to
right [Turner scored, Champion to second (error by Smith)];
Ashford flied to left in foul territory; Spillner singled to
left [Champion scored (unearned)]; SOSA REPLACED RHODEN
(PITCHING); Richards flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey popped to shortstop; Baker struck out; Hale
singled to right; FINGERS REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); POWELL
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 5.

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