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.

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