Randy Jones, who appeared to be on the road to regaining his Cy Young Award-winning form of 1976, brought his record to 3-1 by pitching the Padres to a 7-4 victory over the Braves. Jerry Turner was Jones' principal supporter.

The Padres' outfielder homered with a man on base in the fourth, doubled and scored in the sixth and singled home two more in the eighth. Gene Tenace accounted for the other tallies with a homer. Dale Murphy, who is leading the league in round-trippers, hit his sixth of season for the Braves. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Friday, April 20, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    2  0  3    0  2  0  -   7 12  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   4  8  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .224      Bonnell cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Smith ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .119      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .184
Turner lf             5   2   3   4     0   0   .273      Burroughs lf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .182
  Briggs pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Matthews rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Winfield rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .424      Murphy 1b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .311
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Macha 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace c              4   1   1   2     1   1   .250      Benedict c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .429
Evans 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Frias ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Almon 2b              5   0   3   0     0   1   .429      Matula p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Jones p               5   1   1   0     0   1   .182        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spikes ph           1   1   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            M. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            R. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  12   7     3   6             Totals               33   4   8   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 10,205
Left on Base: Padres 11, Braves 4
DP: Padres 1, Braves 1
Errors: Hubbard, Murphy, Macha 2
Doubles: Almon (1), Turner (2), Matthews (1)
Home Runs: Turner (1), Tenace (2), Murphy (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (1)
GIDP: Smith (2), Burroughs (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(3-1)            9     8   4   4   1   3   1  35   5.04
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   3   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula L(1-2)           5.1   8   5   5   1   4   2  25   3.86
Devine                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.71
M. Mahler               1.2   2   2   0   1   2   0  11   4.32
R. Mahler               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Skok                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.68
Totals                  9    12   7   5   3   6   2  45

Wild Pitches: Matula (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Andy Anderson, 3B - Ed Norris


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (second to
first); Turner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell flied out to right; Hubbard singled;
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied out to center; Macha grounded out (third to first);
Debut game for Mike Macha; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Evans grounded out (third to first); Almon doubled;
Jones grounded out (third to first); Richards flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Frias made
an out to third; Matula struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Smith singled; Turner homered [Smith scored];
Winfield singled; Hargrove flied out to left; Tenace reached on
an error by Macha [Winfield to second, Tenace to first]; Evans
struck out; Almon forced Tenace (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs singled; Matthews
forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Richards walked;
Smith grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Richards out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Macha flied
out to right; Benedict was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 0.

PADRES 6TH: Turner doubled; Winfield singled [Turner scored];
Matula threw a wild pitch [Winfield to second]; Hargrove
grounded out (first unassisted) [Winfield to third]; Tenace
homered [Winfield scored]; Evans singled; DEVINE REPLACED MATULA
(PITCHING); Almon singled [Evans to second]; Jones forced Evans
(pitcher to third) [Almon to second]; Richards flied out to
left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Frias walked; SPIKES BATTED FOR DEVINE; Spikes
forced Frias (shortstop to second); Bonnell singled [Spikes to
second]; Hubbard flied out to center; Burroughs singled [Spikes
scored, Bonnell to third]; Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 1.

PADRES 7TH: M. MAHLER REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); Smith struck
out; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield reached on
an error by Hubbard; Hargrove walked [Winfield to second];
Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy homered; Macha grounded out (shortstop to
first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
5, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Almon struck
out; Jones singled; Richards reached on an error by Murphy
[Jones to second]; Smith reached on an error by Macha [Jones to
third, Richards to second]; Turner singled [Jones scored
(unearned), Richards scored (unearned), Smith to second]; BRIGGS
RAN FOR TURNER; R. MAHLER REPLACED M. MAHLER (PITCHING);
Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for
Ricky Mahler; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves
2.

BRAVES 8TH: BRIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BEALL BATTED FOR
R. MAHLER; Beall struck out; Bonnell popped to second; Hubbard
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7,
Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: SKOK REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out
to left; Tenace walked; Evans lined to third; Almon singled
[Tenace to second]; Jones forced Almon (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs singled; Matthews doubled [Burroughs to
third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to right [Burroughs scored];
Macha grounded out (third to first); Benedict singled [Matthews
scored]; Frias forced Benedict (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 4.

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