Teaming up on a six-hitter, Bob Owchinko and Rollie Fingers combined to pitch the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Braves. Although Owchinko picked up the decision, full credit had to go to Fingers, who induced Jeff Burroughs to ground into a double play with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning.

The Padres counted their first run on a double by Oscar Gamble and single by Dave Winfield in the fifth. The other tally followed in the sixth on a double by Bill Almon, sacrifice by Chuck Baker and squeeze bunt by Ozzie Smith. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 2 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .308 Richards 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .195 Bonnell cf,3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .196 Thomas cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Gaston rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .053 Gamble lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .237 Asselstine ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hendrick cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Winfield rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 Murphy c,1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .178 Sweet c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Paciorek 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Office ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Baker 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 3 0 0 0 .304 Smith ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .212 Nolan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boggs p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 Totals 31 0 6 0 6 2 Totals 30 2 9 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 49,744 Left on Base: Braves 11, Padres 10 DP: Braves 0, Padres 1 Errors: Boggs Doubles: Gamble (1), Almon (3) Stolen Bases: Royster (6) Sacrifice Hits: Royster (2), Baker 2 (3), Smith 2 (3) GIDP: Burroughs (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs L(0-3) 6 8 2 2 2 2 0 29 4.58 Solomon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25 Devine 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9.31 Totals 8 9 2 2 2 3 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko W(1-1) 6.1 5 0 0 5 2 0 29 1.96 Fingers SV(3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 6 2 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Bonnell made an out to catcher; Gaston walked; Burroughs flied out to center; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Thomas singled [Richards to second]; Gamble flied out to center; Winfield grounded out (third to first) [Richards to third, Thomas to second]; Sweet walked; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath singled; Rockett flied out to left; Boggs forced Gilbreath (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Owchinko grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to left; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas was called out on strikes; Gamble singled; Winfield singled [Gamble to second]; Sweet grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Murphy forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); Paciorek flied out to right; Gilbreath singled [Murphy to second]; Rockett forced Gilbreath (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Almon singled; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Almon to second]; Smith flied out to left; Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 5TH: Boggs singled; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Boggs to second]; Bonnell reached on a fielder's choice [Boggs out at third (shortstop to third)]; Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas made an out to third; Gamble doubled; Winfield singled [Gamble scored, Winfield to second (on throw to home)]; Sweet flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy singled; Paciorek flied out to center; Gilbreath singled [Murphy to second]; Rockett forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Almon doubled; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Almon to third]; Smith reached on an error by Boggs on a sacrifice bunt [Almon scored (RBI), Smith to second]; Owchinko lined to pitcher; Richards was walked intentionally; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 7TH: BEALL BATTED FOR BOGGS; Beall struck out; Royster walked; Bonnell walked [Royster to second]; FINGERS REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR GASTON; Asselstine singled [Royster to third, Bonnell to second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Asselstine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: ASSELSTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SOLOMON REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield grounded out (third to first); Sweet grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 8TH: HENDRICK REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Murphy walked; OFFICE BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Office flied out to left; NOLAN BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Nolan flied out to right; POCOROBA BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); DEVINE REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING SS); MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker singled; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Baker to second]; Fingers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 9TH: Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

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