A four-run outburst in the fifth inning carried the Padres to a 6-5 decision over the Braves. The rally began with two out when Paul Dade hit a pop-fly double. Dan Briggs followed with a single to break a 2-2 tie.

Jerry Turner followed with a double and Gene Tenace with a single to add two tallies. After Mickey Mahler relieved starter Tony Brizzolara for the Braves, a single by Bill Almon produced the final run of the the inning. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1979 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   5  9  0
Padres       2  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   6 13  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .270      Richards cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Matthews rf           5   1   1   0     0   4   .310      Dade 3b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .288
Office cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Briggs rf             4   1   3   1     0   1   .227
Horner 1b             4   1   4   1     1   0   .318      Turner lf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .274
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   1     2   1   .230        Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Nolan c               3   1   1   3     0   0   .250      Tenace c,1b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .248
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Johnstone 1b,lf       3   0   1   1     1   0   .263
Frias ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Almon 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .245
Brizzolara p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Smith ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .179
  M. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Rasmussen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .231        D'Acquisto p        3   0   0   0     0   3   .083
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   5   9   5     5  10             Totals               33   6  13   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 11,148
Left on Base: Braves 9, Padres 8
DP: Braves 1, Padres 0
Doubles: Horner (7), Dade 2 (3), Turner 2 (14)
Triples: Horner (1)
Home Runs: Nolan (3)
Caught Stealing: Almon (2)
Sacrifice Hits: D'Acquisto (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Nolan (1)
GIDP: Turner (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara L(2-3)       4.2   9   6   6   2   5   0  23   5.28
M. Mahler               0.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   4   6.20
Devine                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.57
Skok                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.35
Totals                  8    13   6   6   4   8   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               1     2   2   2   2   1   0   7   4.58
D'Acquisto W(4-5)       7.2   6   3   3   3   8   1  32   5.10
Fingers SV(11)          0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.20
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5  10   1  41

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Charlie Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Matthews singled to left
[Royster to third, Matthews to second (on throw to 3b)]; Office
was called out on strikes; Horner was walked intentionally;
Burroughs walked [Royster scored, Matthews to third, Horner to
second]; Nolan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Matthews scored];
Hubbard forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
doubled to left; Briggs was called out on strikes; Turner
doubled to left [Dade scored]; Tenace walked; Johnstone singled
to right [Turner scored, Tenace to third, Johnstone out at
second (right to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 2ND: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Frias
walked; Brizzolara struck out; Royster walked [Frias to second];
Matthews struck out; Office made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Almon singled to right; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted) [Almon to second]; Almon was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); D'Acquisto was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Horner doubled to left; Burroughs walked; Nolan
flied out to right; Hubbard flied out to left; Frias flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (second to first); Dade
grounded out (third to first); Briggs singled to right; Turner
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Brizzolara was called out on strikes; Royster
grounded out (second to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace walked; Johnstone flied out to right; Almon
flied out to right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Office flied out to center; Horner singled to left;
Burroughs flied out to right; Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: D'Acquisto struck out; Richards was called out on
strikes; Dade doubled to right; Briggs singled to right [Dade
scored]; Turner doubled to left [Briggs scored]; Tenace singled
to left [Turner scored]; M. MAHLER REPLACED BRIZZOLARA
(PITCHING); Johnstone walked [Tenace to second]; Almon singled
to right [Tenace scored, Johnstone to third, Almon to second (on
throw)]; Smith was walked intentionally; D'Acquisto struck out;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard flied out to right; Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first); LUM BATTED FOR M. MAHLER; Lum struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: DEVINE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Richards singled to
right; Dade popped to catcher in foul territory; Briggs singled
to left [Richards to second]; Turner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster flied out to right; Matthews struck out;
Office made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Padres 6.

PADRES 7TH: Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory;
Johnstone flied out to left; Almon was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner tripled to center; Burroughs popped to third
in foul territory; Nolan homered [Horner scored]; Hubbard was
called out on strikes; Frias flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: SKOK REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Smith singled to
center; D'Acquisto out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Smith to second]; Richards grounded out (second to first)
[Smith to third]; Dade struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Padres 6.

BRAVES 9TH: FAHEY REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); POCOROBA BATTED FOR SKOK; Pocoroba singled to center;
Royster forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); Matthews struck
out; Office singled to center [Royster to third]; FINGERS
REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Horner singled to left [Royster
scored, Office to second]; Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 6.