Although Jerry Koosman gave up only one hit in six innings on the mound, the Mets' southpaw suffered his 14th defeat when Dave Winfield cracked a two-run homer to carry the Padres to a 2-1 victory. Koosman nicked Jerry Turner with a pitch in the first inning before Winfield hit for the circuit.

Mickey Lolich, making his first start of the year after being idled by knee surgery in early May, pitched five innings for the Padres and gained his second victory. The southpaw's other triumph came in relief on the opening day of the season, April 7. The Mets counted their lone run off reliever Bob Shirley in the seventh on a pass to Joel Youngblood and double by Bobby Valentine. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  2
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  2  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf,3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Mazzilli ph,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Turner lf             3   1   0   0     0   1   .274
S. Henderson lf       4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Winfield rf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .292
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Tenace 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Ashford 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .223
Youngblood rf         3   1   0   0     1   1   .260        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Valentine 3b          3   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Roberts c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .206
  Ferrer pr,3b,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Almon 2b,3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Lolich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .098        Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .135
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Gonzalez ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .246

Totals               30   1   6   1     1   3             Totals               27   2   2   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 16,458
Left on Base: Mets 5, Padres 5
DP: Mets 0, Padres 1
Errors: Foli, Valentine
Doubles: Valentine (5)
Home Runs: Winfield (21)
Stolen Bases: S. Henderson (10), Winfield (19), Almon 2 (15)
Caught Stealing: Almon (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (3)
GIDP: S. Henderson (18)
Hit by Pitch: Mazzilli (1,by Fingers), Turner (2,by Koosman)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(3-14)         6     1   2   2   2   8   1  24   3.65
Kobel                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.33
Totals                  8     2   2   2   3   8   1  31

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(2-0)           5     4   0   0   0   1   0  18   0.79
Shirley                 2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.91
Fingers SV(30)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.74
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (5), Fingers (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Foli singled to center; S.
Henderson forced Foli (third to second); S. Henderson stole
second; Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Turner was hit by a pitch; Winfield homered [Turner
scored]; Tenace walked; Ashford struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 2ND: Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to
center; Valentine lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Almon grounded out
(second to first); Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to center; Koosman out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Maddox singled to
shortstop [Flynn stayed at second]; Foli flied out to right; S.
Henderson forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas flied out to right; Smith grounded out (third
to first); Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 2.

METS 4TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns flied out to left;
Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; Tenace
struck out; Ashford lined to right; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 5TH: Valentine singled to left [Valentine out at second
(left to second)]; Flynn flied out to left; Koosman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Almon grounded out (second to first); BAKER BATTED
FOR LOLICH; Baker struck out; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Maddox lined to
center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson
singled to right; Montanez lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Turner flied out to center;
Winfield reached on an error by Foli [Winfield to first]; Tenace
reached on an error by Valentine [Winfield to third, Tenace to
first]; Ashford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns lined to left; Youngblood walked; Valentine
doubled to left [Youngblood scored]; FERRER RAN FOR VALENTINE;
Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Grieve flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); FERRER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Roberts flied out to center; Almon singled to
left; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Almon stole second; Almon
stole third; Gonzalez flied out to right; Thomas walked; Almon
was caught stealing home (catcher to second to shortstop to
catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 2.

METS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Maddox struck out; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR FOLI; Mazzilli was hit by
a pitch; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FERRER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Smith grounded out (third to first); Turner flied out to right;
Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Padres 2.

METS 9TH: Montanez made an out to shortstop; Stearns grounded
out (third to first); Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 2.