Pinch-hitter Manny Mota's three-run double with the bases loaded in the eighth inning highlighted a seven-run explosion as the Dodgers thumped the Padres, 8-1. With one out in the Dodger eighth and the score tied, 1-1, Dusty Baker singled and Lee Lacy doubled.

Steve Yeager drew an intentional walk to load the sacks and Mota, batting for winning pitcher Don Sutton, followed with a bases-clearing two-base hit. The Dodgers scored four more runs in the inning to turn the game into a rout. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Monday, May       22, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  7  0  -   8  9  1
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  5


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   1   1   0     1   1   .234      Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Russell ss            4   1   1   1     1   0   .271      Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
Smith rf              4   1   1   0     2   2   .331        Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .360
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .600      Winfield rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Garvey 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .328      Thomas 2b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .250
  Davalillo pr,lf     1   1   1   2     0   0   .280      Almon 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Lacy 2b               3   2   2   0     2   0   .326      Sweet c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Yeager c              2   1   0   0     3   0   .223      Owchinko p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .100
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             1   0   1   3     0   0   .375        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopes pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .297
  Martinez 3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   8   9   6    10   6             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 21,957
Left on Base: Dodgers 13, Padres 6
DP: Dodgers 2, Padres 1
Errors: Smith, Thomas 2, Almon 2, Lee
Doubles: Lacy 2 (4), Russell (9), Mota (1)
Stolen Bases: North (1), Winfield (5)
Caught Stealing: Russell (2), Thomas (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (4), Russell (3)
GIDP: Hendrick (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(4-4)           7     7   1   1   1   5   0  27   5.09
Hough                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.86
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   8   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko L(3-3)         7.1   6   6   5   8   5   0  37   3.81
Lee                     0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   5   3.57
Spillner                1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.09
Totals                  9     9   8   7  10   6   0  48

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams


DODGERS 1ST: North singled to left; Russell forced North (third
to second); Smith struck out while Russell was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to first in foul territory; Smith
struck out; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Garvey popped to first in
foul territory; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second;
Tenace struck out; Thomas singled to right [Winfield scored,
Thomas to third (error by Smith)]; Almon reached on a fielder's
choice [Thomas out at home (shortstop to catcher to third to
shortstop to third), Almon to second]; Sweet walked; Owchinko
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy walked; Yeager popped to first in foul
territory; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Lacy to second]; North reached on an error by Thomas [Lacy
scored (unearned) (no RBI), North to first]; North stole second;
Russell walked; Smith walked [North to third, Russell to
second]; Cey lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Richards popped to third in foul territory; Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to right;
Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to right; Baker lined to third;
Lacy doubled to left; Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to left; Thomas singled to left;
Almon singled to left [Thomas to second]; Sweet struck out while
Thomas was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 5TH: North flied out to right; Russell doubled to left;
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Owchinko singled to pitcher; Richards grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Owchinko to second]; Smith singled to right
[Owchinko to third]; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey reached on an error by Almon [Garvey to
first]; Baker flied out to center; Lacy forced Garvey (shortstop
to second) [Lacy to second (error by Thomas)]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; Sutton forced Yeager (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield flied out to right; Tenace popped to first
in foul territory; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 7TH: North struck out; Russell grounded out (third to
first); Smith walked; Cey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); Sweet lined to
shortstop; Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Baker
singled to center; DAVALILLO RAN FOR BAKER; Lacy doubled to left
[Davalillo to third]; Yeager was walked intentionally; MOTA
BATTED FOR SUTTON; Mota doubled to left [Davalillo scored, Lacy
scored, Yeager scored]; LOPES RAN FOR MOTA; LEE REPLACED
OWCHINKO (PITCHING); North walked (walk was charged to
Owchinko); North was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Lee [Lopes scored, North to third]; Russell reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [North scored]; Smith
singled to right [Russell to second]; Cey walked [Russell to
third, Smith to second]; Garvey popped to first in foul
territory; Davalillo singled to center [Russell scored, Smith
scored, Cey to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Lacy
walked [Cey to third, Davalillo to second]; Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ
REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 3B); HOUGH REPLACED CEY (PITCHING);
Richards struck out; Smith struck out; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Padres 1.

DODGERS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); Martinez singled
to third [Martinez to second (error by Almon)]; North lined to
shortstop; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Padres
1.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield singled to center; Tenace grounded out
(third to second to first) [Winfield to second]; Thomas struck
out; Almon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Padres 1.