With Tucker Ashford leading the attack, the Padres enjoyed a 9-3 romp over the Dodgers. Ashford hit a homer in the second inning to boost the Padres to a 3-0 lead and singled in the fifth to drive in two runs after the Padres loaded the bases on a walk, an error and a single by Gene Tenace. Oscar Gamble hit a homer to lead off the third inning for the Padres. [The Sporting News]
San Diego Padres 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
Padres       2  1  1    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   9 13  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .222      Richards cf,lf        5   1   3   1     0   0   .283
Martinez ss           5   1   2   1     0   2   .267      Almon 3b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .303
Smith rf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .331      Gamble lf             3   2   2   2     1   0   .223
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   1   .273        Thomas pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Garvey 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .265      Winfield rf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .288
Baker lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .331      Tenace 1b             5   1   2   0     0   2   .214
Lacy 2b               3   0   2   0     1   1   .353      Sweet c               3   1   1   0     2   2   .237
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Ashford 2b            5   1   3   3     0   0   .333
  Grote c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Baker ss              4   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Rhoden p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Perry p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .136
  Oates ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        D'Acquisto p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .344
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .500

Totals               38   3  11   3     3  12             Totals               37   9  13   9     5   9

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 27,100
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Padres 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0
Errors: Castillo, Perry
Doubles: North (2), Smith (13)
Triples: Lacy (2)
Home Runs: Ashford (1), Gamble (3)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(4-3)           4     7   4   4   1   3   2  20   4.29
Castillo                0.2   2   3   0   2   1   0   7   3.48
Rautzhan                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Hough                   3     3   2   2   2   5   0  14   4.13
Totals                  8    13   9   6   5   9   2  43

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(3-1)            5     9   3   3   1   7   0  25   2.51
D'Acquisto SV(2)        4     2   0   0   2   5   0  16   0.90
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3  12   0  41

Passed Balls: Sweet (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: North flied out to left; Martinez flied out to
center; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Almon walked [Richards to second];
Gamble singled [Richards scored, Almon to third]; Winfield hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Almon scored]; Tenace made an out to
first; Sweet struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey singled to pitcher [Garvey
to second (error by Perry)]; Sweet allowed a passed ball [Garvey
to third]; Baker struck out; Lacy walked; Yeager made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Ashford homered; Baker flied out to center; Perry
struck out; Richards singled; Almon forced Richards (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden grounded out (third to first); North
doubled; Martinez singled [North scored]; Smith doubled
[Martinez scored]; Cey flied out to right; Garvey struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Gamble homered; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to
first); Tenace was called out on strikes; Sweet singled; Ashford
singled [Sweet to second]; Baker grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy struck out; Yeager
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Padres 4.

PADRES 4TH: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards
grounded out (first unassisted); Almon flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 4.

DODGERS 5TH: OATES BATTED FOR RHODEN; Oates singled; North
forced Oates (shortstop to second); Martinez struck out; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 5TH: CASTILLO REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Gamble reached
on an error by Castillo [Gamble to first]; Winfield struck out;
Tenace singled [Gamble to second]; Sweet walked [Gamble to
third, Tenace to second]; Ashford made an out to second; Baker
singled [Gamble scored (unearned), Tenace scored (unearned),
Sweet to second]; Steve Yeager and Dodgers Manager Tom
Lasorda ejected by HP umpire Eric Gregg; GROTE REPLACED
YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Perry walked [Sweet to third, Baker to
second]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Richards singled
[Sweet scored (unearned), Baker to third, Perry to second];
Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled; Garvey singled [Cey to second]; Baker
singled [Cey scored, Garvey to second]; Lacy singled [Garvey to
third, Baker to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Grote flied out to center; MONDAY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Monday
struck out; North was called out on strikes; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 7.

PADRES 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Gamble walked;
THOMAS RAN FOR GAMBLE; Winfield singled to third [Thomas to
second]; Thomas stole third; Tenace singled [Thomas stayed at
third, Winfield to second]; Sweet struck out; Ashford singled
[Thomas scored, Winfield scored, Tenace to second]; Baker
grounded out (first unassisted) [Tenace to third, Ashford to
second]; D'Acquisto struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Padres 9.

DODGERS 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Martinez struck out; Smith made
an out to first; Cey walked; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 9.

PADRES 7TH: Richards flied out to center; Almon was called out
on strikes; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Padres 9.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy tripled; Grote
struck out; Hough struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Padres 9.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield struck out; Tenace struck out; Sweet
walked; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 9.

DODGERS 9TH: North walked; Martinez singled [North to second];
Smith popped to third; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first)
[North to third, Martinez to second]; Garvey flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 9.
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