An error by second baseman Mike Tyson opened the floodgates for four unearned runs in the first inning and triggered the Padres to a 7-5 decision over the Cardinals who went down to their sixth straight loss. Derrel Thomas opened the Padres' first with a single and was sacrificed to second. After Gene Richards walked and Dave Winfield struck out, Oscar Gamble, who hadn't had a hit in his last 16 times at bat, slapped a routine grounder to Tyson, who let the ball go through his legs, allowing Thomas to score. San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 9 3 Padres 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 x - 7 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Thomas 2b,cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .221 Freed ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .269 Smith ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .271 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richards cf,lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Templeton ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Gamble lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .218 Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .319 Baker 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Simmons c 5 2 3 2 0 1 .325 Almon 3b 3 2 2 1 1 1 .320 Morales rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Tenace 1b 2 1 2 3 2 0 .217 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .259 Sweet c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Mumphrey cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .181 Owchinko p 2 0 0 1 0 0 .059 Tyson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 D'Acquisto p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Urrea p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Scott ph,lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 .221 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 9 5 5 6 Totals 29 7 8 5 7 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 14,434 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Padres 7 DP: Cardinals 0, Padres 1 Errors: Simmons, Reitz, Tyson Doubles: Simmons (14), Freed (3) Triples: Tenace (2) Home Runs: Simmons (4) Stolen Bases: Almon (5) Caught Stealing: Thomas (2) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (7), Owchinko (1) Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (2) GIDP: Urrea (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Urrea L(2-5) 6 7 6 2 3 3 0 28 4.24 Littell 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 7 3.23 Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8.31 Totals 8 8 7 3 7 5 0 38 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko W(3-2) 7 6 4 4 4 3 0 30 3.33 Spillner 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 3.98 D'Acquisto SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 0.90 Totals 9 9 5 5 5 6 1 40 Passed Balls: Sweet (3) Balks: Urrea (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton singled to third; Hernandez walked [Templeton to second]; Simmons popped to shortstop; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas singled to center; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thomas to second]; Richards walked; Winfield was called out on strikes; Gamble reached on an error by Tyson [Thomas scored (unearned) (no RBI), Richards to third]; Almon singled to center [Richards scored (unearned), Gamble to third]; Almon stole second; Tenace tripled to left [Gamble scored (unearned), Almon scored (unearned)]; the ball caromed of the wall; the Cardinals wanted fan interference on the play while the Padres thought it was a home run; Cardinals Coach Sonny Ruberto and Padres Dave Roberts ejected by HP umpire Jerry Crawford; Sweet grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 4. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to left; Mumphrey flied out to center; Tyson singled to right; Urrea grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 4. PADRES 2ND: Owchinko grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Reitz dropped a foul fly hit by Smith for an error; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 4. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to left; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 4. PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Winfield popped to third; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons doubled to left; Morales grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to third]; Reitz lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Simmons scored]; Mumphrey flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 4. PADRES 4TH: Almon walked; Almon was picked off first but was safe on an error by Simmons [Almon scored]; Tenace walked; Sweet singled to right [Tenace to second]; Urrea balked [Tenace to third, Sweet to second]; Owchinko grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 5. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to left; Urrea grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tyson out at second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 5. PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to center; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons singled to center; Sweet allowed a passed ball [Simmons to second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 5. PADRES 6TH: Almon singled to center; Almon was picked off first (pitcher to first); Tenace singled to right; Sweet singled to center [Tenace to third]; Owchinko out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Tenace scored, Sweet to second]; Thomas flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 6. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to left; Mumphrey walked; Tyson popped to shortstop; SCOTT BATTED FOR URREA; Scott walked [Mumphrey to second]; FREED BATTED FOR BROCK; Freed doubled to right [Mumphrey scored, Scott scored]; Templeton struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6. PADRES 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Smith walked; On a bunt Richards singled [Smith to second]; Winfield grounded out (third to first) [Smith to third, Richards to second]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Almon struck out; Tenace walked [Smith scored, Richards to third, Gamble to second]; Sweet grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 7. CARDINALS 8TH: BAKER REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hernandez walked; SPILLNER REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Simmons homered [Hernandez scored]; Morales singled to left; Reitz flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to left [Morales to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg walked [Morales to third, Mumphrey to second]; Scott struck out; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR LITTELL; Phillips flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 7. PADRES 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HAMILTON REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); D'Acquisto struck out; Thomas walked; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 7. CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez was called out on strikes; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 7. |
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