Tightening their grip on first place in the N. L. West, the Reds whipped the Padres, 7-4, behind a solo homer by George Foster in the third inning and three RBIs by Dan Driessen. Foster's clout broke a 3-3 tie. Driessen's first-inning double plated one run and he drove in two more runs in the fourth with another two-base hit. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Monday, May       14, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  4  0
Reds         2  1  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .235      Griffey cf,rf         4   0   1   2     0   0   .320
Smith ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .162      Kennedy 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Turner lf             1   0   0   2     1   0   .296      Concepcion ss         5   2   3   0     0   1   .345
Briggs rf             3   0   2   2     1   0   .271      Foster lf             4   2   3   2     1   0   .348
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .181      Driessen 1b           4   0   3   3     0   0   .268
Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Bench c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .196
  Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Summers rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Knight 3b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .315
Almon 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Moskau p              3   1   0   0     0   2   .083
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .368
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .338
Rasmussen p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .100
  Gonzalez 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               28   4   4   4     5   3             Totals               35   7  12   7     3   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 19,133
Left on Base: Padres 4, Reds 9
DP: Padres 0, Reds 1
Doubles: Richards 2 (6), Briggs (3), Concepcion (6), Foster (6), Driessen 2 (6), Griffey (11), Knight (8)
Home Runs: Foster (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Turner 2 (2), Griffey (2)
GIDP: Fahey (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(0-4)        3.2   9   7   7   0   4   1  21   5.53
D'Acquisto              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.85
Kinney                  2.1   2   0   0   3   0   0  12   1.17
Lolich                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.42
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   6   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(3-0)           7.2   4   4   4   5   0   0  31   2.90
Tomlin SV(1)            1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.50
Totals                  9     4   4   4   5   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Fahey (2)
Balks: Rasmussen (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Mick Sharkey, 2B - Dick Urlage, 3B - Cliff Schaller


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
flied out to left; Turner walked; Briggs lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion doubled to right;
Foster doubled to center [Concepcion scored]; Driessen doubled
to left [Foster scored]; Ozzie Smith and Jerry Turner let the
ball drop; Fahey allowed a passed ball [Driessen to third];
Bench popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Fahey
popped to third in foul territory; Evans grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Summers popped to first in foul territory; Knight
singled to right; Rasmussen balked [Knight to second]; Padres
coach Doug Rader ejected by HP umpire Dave Pallone; Moskau
struck out; Griffey doubled to center [Knight scored]; Kennedy
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

PADRES 3RD: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Rasmussen
walked; Richards walked [Rasmussen to second]; Smith walked
[Rasmussen to third, Richards to second]; Turner hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Rasmussen scored, Richards to third, Smith to
second]; Briggs singled to right [Richards scored, Smith
scored]; Hargrove flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
homered; Driessen singled to shortstop; Bench was called out on
strikes; Summers struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Fahey flied out to center; Evans flied out to right;
Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds
4.

REDS 4TH: Knight doubled to left; Moskau reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Knight to third]; Griffey hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Knight scored]; Kennedy struck out;
Concepcion singled to left [Moskau to second]; D'ACQUISTO
REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PLAYING
2B); Foster singled to left [Moskau to third, Concepcion to
second]; KINNEY REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Driessen doubled
to left [Moskau scored, Concepcion scored, Foster to third];
Bench was walked intentionally; Summers popped to shortstop; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 7.

PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Richards doubled to
right; Smith flied out to left; Turner flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 7.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Moskau
grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 7.

PADRES 6TH: Briggs walked; Hargrove flied out to left; Fahey
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: Kennedy popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion
singled to right; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Driessen
forced Foster (first to shortstop) [Concepcion to third]; Bench
walked [Driessen to second]; BLAIR BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Blair
forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Padres 3, Reds 7.

PADRES 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRIFFEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
REYNOLDS BATTED FOR KINNEY; Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: LOLICH REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Knight grounded
out (third to first); Moskau struck out; Griffey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 7.

PADRES 8TH: Richards doubled to center; Smith grounded out
(second to first) [Richards to third]; Turner hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Richards scored]; Briggs doubled to right; TOMLIN
REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Hargrove struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
was called out on strikes; Foster lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 7.

PADRES 9TH: TENACE BATTED FOR FAHEY; Tenace was called out on
strikes; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR EVANS; Bevacqua grounded out (first
unassisted); WINFIELD BATTED FOR LOLICH; Winfield struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 7.