Clay Kirby yielded only three hits in the first game and Rich Troedson, making his first start, combined with Vicente Romo on a six-hitter in the second game as the Padres defeated the Braves in a twi-night doubleheader, 2-0 and 9-3. Kirby struck out 13. Dave Roberts had five hits in six trips for the Padres in the twin bill. A single by Nate Colbert and double by Roberts accounted for the initial run in the sixth inning of the lidlifter. Rich Morales doubled and Gene Locklear singled for the other tally in the seventh.

Colbert hit two homers for the Padres in the nightcap and Roberts added one. Rich Morales batted in two runs with a double. Troedson gave up the Braves' three runs in the first inning. Romo relieved in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x - 2 8 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Locklear lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .220 Garr rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Murrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Grubb cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Lum lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .277 Lee rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .272 J. Morales rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Tepedino 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .429 Colbert 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .240 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Roberts 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .198 Goggin ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Thomas ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 R. Morales 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .146 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Corrales c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirby p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .111 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 13 Totals 30 2 8 2 0 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Left on Base: Braves 5, Padres 5 DP: Braves 0, Padres 0 Errors: Oates, Goggin, Thomas Doubles: Locklear (2), Roberts (5), R. Morales (2) Stolen Bases: Locklear (1), Colbert (5) Caught Stealing: Locklear (2) Sacrifice Hits: Reed (1), Corrales (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(4-9) 7 8 2 2 0 5 0 28 4.01 Frisella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.09 Totals 8 8 2 2 0 5 0 31 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby W(3-8) 9 3 0 0 1 13 0 32 5.40 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 13 0 32 Wild Pitches: Reed 2 (4), Kirby (4) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to center; Garr struck out; Evans singled to left [Jackson to second]; Lum struck out; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Locklear doubled to left; Grubb singled to shortstop [Locklear out at home (shortstop to third)]; Gene Locklear fell down rounding 3B; Lee forced Grubb (second unassisted); Reed threw a wild pitch [Lee to second]; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Tepedino struck out; Oates struck out; Goggin walked; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Goggin to second]; Reed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Thomas popped to third in foul territory; R. Morales lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Garr struck out; Evans made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby singled to center; Locklear forced Kirby (third to second); Locklear stole second; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; Tepedino lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Colbert struck out; Roberts singled to center; Reed threw a wild pitch [Roberts to third (error by Oates)]; Thomas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 5TH: Oates made an out to shortstop; Goggin reached on an error by Thomas [Goggin to first]; Reed out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Goggin to second]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: R. Morales flied out to right; Corrales reached on an error by Goggin [Corrales to second]; Kirby struck out; Locklear grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 6TH: Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans grounded out (second to first); Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Lee lined to left; Colbert singled to center; Colbert stole second; Roberts doubled to center [Colbert scored]; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. BRAVES 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: R. Morales doubled to center; Corrales out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [R. Morales to third]; Kirby made an out to first; Locklear singled to center [R. Morales scored]; Locklear was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 8TH: MURRELL REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING LF); J. MORALES REPLACED LEE (PLAYING RF); Goggin grounded out (second to first); BAKER BATTED FOR REED; Baker struck out; Jackson singled to center; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Grubb flied out to right; J. Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 9TH: Evans struck out; Lum struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

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