Continuing to have his troubles in relief, Rollie Fingers was knocked out in the eighth inning when the Reds erupted for six runs to beat the Padres, 10-6. The loss was Fingers' sixth against one win.

Dave Concepcion ignited the outburst with a triple. Fingers then walked three of the next five batters to force in one run, leaving the bases loaded, and George Foster cleared the sacks with a triple. Following Fingers' departure, the Reds added their last two tallies on a single by Dan Driessen, pass to Johnny Bench and single by Concepcion for his second hit of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 6
Game Played on Saturday, May       20, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  4  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   6 12  2
Reds         1  0  1    0  1  0    1  6  x  -  10 16  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf,lf        5   0   2   0     0   1   .290      Rose 3b               3   3   2   0     2   0   .298
Smith ss              4   0   1   1     1   0   .271        Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Griffey rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .329
Reynolds lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Morgan 2b             2   1   1   2     2   0   .266
  Baker 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .391      Foster lf             4   1   2   3     1   0   .333
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Driessen 1b           5   1   3   3     0   0   .319
Hendrick rf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .225      Bench c               4   0   1   0     1   1   .241
Tenace 1b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .225        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomas 2b,cf          5   1   4   2     0   1   .243      Concepcion ss         5   1   3   1     0   1   .309
Sweet c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Collins cf            2   1   1   0     2   1   .250
Perry p               3   1   0   1     0   1   .150        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lum ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .111
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Henderson ph,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               37   6  12   5     5   4             Totals               34  10  16   9     8   3

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 35,429
Left on Base: Padres 10, Reds 9
DP: Padres 2, Reds 0
Errors: Almon, Sweet, Rose, Morgan 2, Collins
Doubles: Thomas (5), Rose (13), Driessen (10)
Triples: Concepcion (1), Foster (4)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (5), Collins (1)
Caught Stealing: Richards (6), Morgan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Sweet (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (4)
GIDP: Geronimo (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   5.1   9   3   3   2   3   0  25   2.26
Lee                     0.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.93
Fingers L(1-6)          1.2   3   5   5   3   0   0  10   4.06
Spillner                0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   3   4.35
Totals                  8    16  10  10   8   3   0  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume                    5    10   5   4   2   1   0  26   6.49
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.65
Tomlin W(3-1)           2     1   1   0   0   1   0   8   5.27
Bair                    1     0   0   0   3   2   0   6   0.35
Totals                  9    12   6   4   5   4   0  43

Passed Balls: Bench (4)
Wild Pitches: Hume (3)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Almon popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Griffey
singled to third [Griffey scored (error by Almon) (error by
Sweet) (no RBI)]; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Foster singled to right; Driessen
popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick
walked; Tenace singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Thomas
doubled to right [Hendrick scored, Tenace to third]; Sweet was
walked intentionally; Perry forced Sweet (shortstop to second)
[Tenace scored, Thomas scored (error by Morgan) (no RBI)];
Richards singled to first [Perry to second]; Bench allowed a
passed ball [Perry to third, Richards to second]; Smith singled
to right [Perry scored (unearned), Richards to third]; Almon
popped to second; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Concepcion popped to first in foul
territory; Collins singled to left; Hume grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (catcher to first); Hendrick
singled to left; Tenace popped to shortstop; Thomas singled to
left [Hendrick to second]; Sweet singled to right [Hendrick out
at home (right to catcher), Thomas to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled to right; Griffey grounded out (third to
first); Morgan flied out to right; Foster walked; Driessen
doubled to left [Rose scored, Foster out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 2.

PADRES 4TH: Perry struck out; Richards grounded out (second to
first); Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to right; Concepcion struck out
(catcher to first); Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 2.

PADRES 5TH: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to third
[Hendrick to second (error by Rose)]; Hume threw a wild pitch
[Hendrick to third]; Tenace singled to shortstop [Hendrick
scored]; Thomas singled to right [Tenace to second]; Sweet
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5,
Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: BAKER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 2B); RICHARDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum singled to left; Rose singled to center
[Lum to second]; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop to second) [Lum
to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lum scored];
Foster lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 3.

PADRES 6TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Perry flied out to
center; Richards singled; Richards was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Smith popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen flied out to right; Bench singled; Concepcion
singled [Bench to third]; LEE REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Concepcion stole second; Collins walked; GERONIMO BATTED FOR
BORBON; Geronimo grounded into a double play (third to catcher
to first) [Bench out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5,
Reds 3.

PADRES 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Almon flied out
to right; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Rose walked; Griffey singled to center [Rose to
second]; Morgan singled to center [Rose to third, Griffey to
second]; FINGERS REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Foster popped to
second; Driessen singled to right [Rose scored, Griffey to
third, Morgan to second]; Bench hit into a double play (center
to catcher) [Griffey out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
5, Reds 4.

PADRES 8TH: Tenace reached on an error by Morgan [Tenace to
third (error by Collins)]; Thomas singled to center [Tenace
scored (unearned)]; Sweet out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Thomas to second]; Fingers grounded out (third to
first); Richards struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 6, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion tripled to left; Collins walked; Collins
stole second; HENDERSON BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Henderson flied out
to center; Rose walked; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan walked
[Concepcion scored, Collins to third, Rose to second]; Foster
tripled [Collins scored, Rose scored, Morgan scored]; SPILLNER
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Driessen singled to right [Foster
scored]; Bench walked [Driessen to second]; Concepcion singled
to center [Driessen scored, Bench out at third (center to third
to second to third)]; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 10.

PADRES 9TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KNIGHT
REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 3B); WERNER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING C
); BAIR REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); Smith walked; Almon walked
[Smith to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR BAKER; Gamble struck out;
Hendrick flied out to left; Tenace walked [Smith to third, Almon
to second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 6,
Reds 10.