A three-run pinch-homer by Jerry Turner in the bottom of the ninth gave the Padres a 4-2 triumph over the Cubs. With the Padres trailing, 2-1, Gene Tenace began the ninth with a single. Fernando Gonzalez sacrificed Tenace to second and was safe at first when the throw from second was late. San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 2Game Played on Saturday, July 22, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumCubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 Richards cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .299 White cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Murcer rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .275 Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Biittner lf 2 0 0 2 0 0 .270 Winfield rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .289 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Reynolds lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Ontiveros 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .241 Tenace c 3 2 2 0 1 0 .236 Rader c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Gonzalez 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .217 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Almon 3b,ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Ashford ph,3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Turner ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .244 Totals 28 2 4 2 1 5 Totals 29 4 8 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 22,258 Left on Base: Cubs 2, Padres 7 DP: Cubs 1, Padres 1 Doubles: Tenace (12) Triples: Murcer (5) Home Runs: Turner (4) Caught Stealing: Winfield (7) Sacrifice Hits: Rader (3), Rasmussen (6), Smith (22), Gonzalez (6) Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (6), Ashford (4) GIDP: Trillo (7) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 7 6 1 1 3 2 0 29 4.38 Burris L(5-9) 1.1 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 5.40 Sutter 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.79 Totals 8.1 8 4 4 3 3 1 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 7 4 2 2 0 2 0 24 3.75 D'Acquisto W(2-3) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 2.06 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 5 0 31 Wild Pitches: Roberts (3), Rasmussen (3), D'Acquisto (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Ed Vargo CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); White flied out to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith lined to center; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer tripled to right; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Murcer scored]; Trillo grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Reynolds struck out while Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Tenace walked; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Tenace to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. CUBS 3RD: Rader flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (second to first); De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to right; Rasmussen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Richards lined to center; Smith popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. CUBS 4TH: White flied out to right; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer singled to right; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Perkins grounded out (second to first); Winfield popped to third; Reynolds singled to center; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Almon flied out to left; Rasmussen lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. CUBS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (second to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Richards singled to center; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Richards to second]; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted) [Richards to third]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Reynolds forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0. CUBS 7TH: Buckner singled to second; Rasmussen threw a wild pitch [Buckner to second]; Murcer singled to right [Buckner to third]; Biittner lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Buckner scored]; Trillo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Tenace doubled to left; Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Almon singled to right [Tenace to third]; ASHFORD BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Ashford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tenace scored]; Richards singled to shortstop [Almon to second]; Smith flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. CUBS 8TH: ASHFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Ontiveros walked; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ontiveros to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR ROBERTS; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros to third]; Gross struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: BURRIS REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Perkins flied out to center; Winfield struck out; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. CUBS 9TH: White struck out; Buckner flied out to left; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Tenace singled to left; Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to second]; Almon grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to third, Gonzalez to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR ASHFORD; SUTTER REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Turner homered [Tenace scored, Gonzalez scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 4. |
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