Driving in three runs, Phil Garner sparked the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Padres. Garner drove in the first run in the Bucs' two-run second inning by hitting into a force play, singled home another tally in a two-run third and delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Gary Alexander drilled an RBI double in the second and Bill Robinson smacked a run-scoring double in the third. Rod Scurry, going 8 2/3 innings, was the winning pitcher and Enrique Romo got the last out for his ninth save. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  2
Pirates      0  2  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .278
Bonilla 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Lacy rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Richards lf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Pena c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Salazar 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .294      Madlock 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .337
Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      B. Robinson 1b        3   1   2   1     0   0   .226
  Gwosdz c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Easler lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Edwards rf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .200      Garner 2b             3   1   1   3     0   0   .253
  Lefebvre pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .236      G. Alexander lf       3   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Perkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Montanez 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Jones cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .247      Berra ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .242
Welsh p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .065      Scurry p              3   0   0   0     1   3   .083
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ramirez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2   8   2     2   6             Totals               33   5   9   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 23,736
Left on Base: Padres 10, Pirates 7
DP: Padres 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Salazar 2, Garner 2
Doubles: Edwards 2 (3), Jones (21), G. Alexander (2), Pena (6), B. Robinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (26)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (3)
GIDP: G. Alexander (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welsh L(5-5)            6     9   5   4   1   4   0  29   3.03
Littlefield             2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   4.74
Totals                  8     9   5   4   2   7   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scurry W(3-4)           8.2   8   2   2   2   5   0  37   3.97
Romo SV(9)              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.89
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   6   0  39

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Smith flied to right; Bonilla walked; Richards
singled to left [Bonilla to second]; Salazar struck out; Kennedy
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno was called out on strikes; Lacy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pena grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Edwards doubled to left; Perkins reached on a
fielder's choice [Edwards out at third (shortstop to third)];
Jones reached on an error by Garner [Perkins to third]; Welsh
struck out; Smith lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock singled to center; B. Robinson reached on
an error by Salazar [Madlock to third]; Garner forced B.
Robinson (shortstop to second) [Madlock scored]; G. Alexander
doubled to left [Garner scored (unearned)]; Berra reached on an
error by Salazar [G. Alexander to third, Berra to second];
Scurry struck out; Moreno was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 2.

PADRES 3RD: Bonilla grounded out (third to first); Richards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Salazar grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first); Pena doubled
to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson doubled to right [Pena scored]; Garner singled to
center [B. Robinson scored]; G. Alexander flied to center; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PADRES 4TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
singled to left; Perkins flied to left; Jones flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Berra flied to left; Scurry walked; Moreno flied to
center; Lacy singled to shortstop [Scurry to second]; Pena
forced Lacy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Pirates 4.

PADRES 5TH: Welsh was called out on strikes; Smith singled to
center; Bonilla flied to center; Richards grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock singled to left; B. Robinson singled to
center [Madlock to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Madlock scored]; G. Alexander grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 6TH: Salazar was called out on strikes; Kennedy grounded
out (second to first); Edwards popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra flied to right; Scurry struck out; Moreno
singled to center; Moreno stole second; Lacy grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 7TH: EASLER REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING LF); MONTANEZ
REPLACED G. ALEXANDER (PLAYING 1B); Perkins flied to center;
Jones walked; MORENO BATTED FOR WELSH; Moreno lined to third;
Smith flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Pena
grounded out (third to first); Madlock struck out; Easler struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 5.

PADRES 8TH: Bonilla grounded out (second to first); Richards
singled to center; Salazar flied to center; Kennedy popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: GWOSDZ REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING C ); Garner flied
to left; Montanez flied to center; Berra walked; Scurry was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates
5.

PADRES 9TH: Edwards doubled to left; LEFEBVRE RAN FOR EDWARDS;
Perkins lined to third; Jones doubled to left [Lefebvre scored];
RAMIREZ BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Jones to third]; Smith singled to right [Jones
scored]; ROMO REPLACED SCURRY (PITCHING); Bonilla reached on an
error by Garner [Smith to second]; Richards struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 5.

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