A wild pitch enabled the Reds to salvage the second game of a doubleheader, 1-0, after the Padres had captured the opening game, 7-2. The Reds donated five unearned runs to the Padres in the first game. Four tallies crossed the plate in the sixth inning on errors by third baseman Pete Rose and catcher Johnny Bench, an intentional walk, a two-run pinch-hit double by George Hendrick and RBI single by Dave Winfield.

Rick Auerbach opened the fifth inning of the nightcap by being hit by a pitch. One out later, singles by Rose and Ken Griffey loaded the bases. After Dan Driessen flied out, Padre pitcher John D'Acquisto let loose with a wild pitch for the game's only run. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  4    0  0  1  -   7 12  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  7  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf,lf        4   1   2   0     2   0   .296      Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Smith ss              5   0   0   2     0   0   .261      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .321
Gamble lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Hendrick ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .233        Kennedy 2b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .238
  Baker pr,2b         2   1   0   0     0   0   .360      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .331
Winfield rf           5   0   3   1     0   0   .277      Bench 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Tenace 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .232      Concepcion ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Thomas 2b,cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Werner c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Almon 3b              5   2   1   0     0   0   .309      Collins cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Sweet c               3   1   0   0     2   0   .242      Sarmiento p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Shirley p             3   1   2   1     0   0   .182        Auerbach ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knight ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .208

Totals               38   7  12   6     6   1             Totals               35   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Padres 14, Reds 9
DP: Padres 0, Reds 1
Errors: Almon, Rose, Bench, Concepcion
Doubles: Almon (9), Hendrick (3), Richards (5), Concepcion (9)
Home Runs: Foster (7)
Stolen Bases: Tenace (3), Winfield (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Shirley 2 (5), Smith (10)
GIDP: Thomas (2)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (4,by Borbon)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(2-4)          9     7   2   2   3   4   1  38   5.05
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sarmiento L(3-2)        5     4   2   1   5   1   0  24   1.27
Tomlin                  2     5   4   0   1   0   0  14   4.60
Borbon                  2     3   1   1   0   0   0  10   6.46
Totals                  9    12   7   2   6   1   0  48

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (2)

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (third to first); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble singled; Winfield flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace popped to first; Thomas singled; Almon
doubled [Thomas to third]; Sweet was walked intentionally;
Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thomas
scored, Almon to third, Sweet to second]; Richards reached on an
error by Concepcion [Almon scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sweet to
third, Richards to first]; Smith flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Concepcion singled; Werner
walked [Concepcion to second]; Collins singled to pitcher
[Concepcion to third, Werner to second]; Sarmiento forced
Collins (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2,
Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Gamble was called out on strikes; Winfield grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Tenace stole second;
Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (first to
pitcher); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 0.

PADRES 4TH: Almon lined to third; Sweet walked; Shirley out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sweet to second]; Richards was
walked intentionally; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench popped to
second; Concepcion doubled; Werner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

PADRES 5TH: Gamble flied out to left; Winfield singled to
center; Winfield stole second; Tenace walked; Thomas grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); AUERBACH
BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Auerbach walked; Rose singled to left
[Auerbach to third]; Griffey popped to third in foul territory;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 0.

PADRES 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Almon reached
on an error by Rose [Almon to first]; Sweet reached on an error
by Bench [Almon to second, Sweet to first]; On a bunt Shirley
grounded out (first to second) [Almon to third, Sweet to
second]; Richards was walked intentionally; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Almon scored (unearned), Sweet to third,
Richards to second]; HENDRICK BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Hendrick
doubled [Sweet scored (unearned), Richards scored (unearned)];
BAKER RAN FOR HENDRICK; Winfield singled to center [Baker scored
(unearned)]; Tenace singled to left [Winfield to second]; Thomas
forced Tenace (second to shortstop); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Foster homered; Bench flied out to center; Concepcion flied out
to center; Werner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6,
Reds 1.

PADRES 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Almon grounded
out (third to first); Sweet grounded out (first unassisted);
Shirley singled to right; Richards doubled [Shirley to third];
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 6, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); KNIGHT BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Knight singled to right; Rose flied out to center;
Griffey walked [Knight to second]; Kennedy singled [Knight
scored, Griffey to third]; Foster popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 2.

PADRES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Winfield singled; Tenace was
hit by a pitch [Winfield to second]; Thomas flied out to center;
Almon popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
first); Werner reached on an error by Almon [Werner to first];
Collins lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Reds 2.

PADRES 9TH: Sweet popped to second; Shirley singled to left;
Richards singled to left [Shirley to third]; Smith out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Shirley scored, Richards to
second]; Baker reached on a fielder's choice [Richards out at
third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds
2.

REDS 9TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR BORBON; Henderson popped to
first; Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Reds 2.