Rookie southpaw Fernando Valenzuela tossed his second shutout of the season as the Dodgers downed the Padres, 2-0. The L.A. runs came on a leadoff homer by Mike Scioscia in the seventh and an inning-opening clout by Dusty Baker in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2 10  2
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .065      Richards lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .162
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .162
Baker lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .290        Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Jones cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .135
Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .310      Salazar 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Guerrero rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Edwards rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Scioscia c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .261      Bass 1b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .231
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   2   .333
Valenzuela p          4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Bonilla 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .241
                                                          Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Evans ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   2  10   2     0   3             Totals               33   0   5   0     0  10

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 19,776
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Padres 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 1
Errors: Cey, Russell
Home Runs: Scioscia (1), Baker (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (2)
Caught Stealing: Smith (2)
GIDP: Lopes (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Valenzuela W(3-0)       9     5   0   0   0  10   0  33   0.33
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0  10   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(0-2)             8    10   2   2   0   2   2  33   4.76
Lucas                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   3   2  36

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
singled to pitcher; Baker singled to left [Landreaux to third,
Baker to second (on throw to 3b)]; Garvey lined to second; Cey
flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to center; Smith forced Richards
(pitcher to shortstop); Smith was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Jones singled to center;
Salazar popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Scioscia
lined to third; Russell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Bass
flied to center; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valenzuela singled to left; Lopes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Valenzuela out at
second]; Landreaux was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Bonilla grounded out (second to first); Wise struck
out; Richards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Garvey lined
to shortstop; Cey singled to left; Guerrero singled to left [Cey
to second]; Scioscia flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Smith reached on an error by Cey; Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Salazar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valenzuela singled to center; Lopes popped to first in foul
territory; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Bass struck out; Swisher singled to center; Bonilla
struck out; Wise flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker flied to center; Garvey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cey singled to left; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith lined
to right; Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Scioscia homered; Russell singled to left;
Valenzuela forced Russell (pitcher to shortstop); Lopes forced
Valenzuela (second to shortstop); Lopes stole second; Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Salazar grounded out (catcher to first); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bass singled to center;
Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker homered; Garvey flied to right; Cey grounded
out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Bonilla singled to left; EVANS BATTED FOR WISE;
Evans forced Bonilla (pitcher to second); Richards struck out;
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LUCAS REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Scioscia struck out; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Valenzuela grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Jones popped to shortstop; Salazar reached on an
error by Russell; Edwards forced Salazar (third to second); Bass
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.