The Pirates got six runs in their last two turns at bat to overcome the Padres, 7-4. With the score tied, 4-4, in the eighth inning, Rennie Stennett singled and advanced to second when Ed Ott walked. Phil Garner then singled to score Stennett and Jim Bibby, in his first at-bat of the season, singled to score Ott. Garner tallied on Mario Mendoza's forceout.

The Pirates rallied for three runs in the seventh on RBI singles by pinch-hitter Willie Stargell and Omar Moreno and an error by Padres' shortstop Ozzie Smith. The Padres got two of their runs on homers by Dave Winfield and the others on RBI hits by Bill Almon and Mike Champion. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 4 1 Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 x - 7 8 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .292 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Almon 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .324 Stargell ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Gamble lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .258 Mendoza pr,ss 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182 Richards pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Moreno cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .286 Winfield rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .304 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .338 Thomas rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 B. Robinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Milner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Tenace 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .189 Stennett 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .281 Champion 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Ott c 3 2 2 1 1 0 .246 Davis c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Garner 3b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .190 Sweet ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Rooker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Bibby p 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Totals 29 4 4 4 5 6 Totals 32 7 8 6 5 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 2,786 Left on Base: Padres 5, Pirates 6 DP: Padres 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Smith, Garner Doubles: Smith (2), Stennett (2) Triples: Champion (1) Home Runs: Winfield (6) Stolen Bases: Garner (2) Caught Stealing: Mendoza (1) Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (3) Hit by Pitch: Winfield (1,by Reuss) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry 6.2 4 4 3 4 4 0 28 2.37 Fingers L(1-4) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 4.60 Lee 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.25 Totals 8 8 7 6 5 5 0 37 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 21 6.23 Reuss 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 8 6.28 Bibby W(3-1) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 2.70 Totals 9 4 4 4 5 6 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Reuss (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon walked; Gamble lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Almon out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield lined to pitcher; Hendrick made an out to shortstop; Tenace walked; Champion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied out to right; Stennett doubled to center; Ott singled to left [Stennett scored]; Garner walked [Ott to second]; Rooker flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 1. PADRES 3RD: Davis grounded out (third to first); Perry grounded out (second to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras struck out; Moreno walked; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 1. PADRES 4TH: Almon was called out on strikes; Gamble walked; Winfield homered [Gamble scored]; Hendrick reached on an error by Garner [Hendrick to first]; Tenace grounded out (third to first) [Hendrick to second]; Champion flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett flied out to right; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 1. PADRES 5TH: Davis flied out to center; Perry grounded out (third to first); Smith doubled to right; Almon singled to left [Smith scored, Almon to second (on throw to home)]; Gamble flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); BRYE BATTED FOR ROOKER; Brye struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Pirates 1. PADRES 6TH: REUSS REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Winfield was hit by a pitch; Hendrick hit into a double play (right to first) [Winfield out at second]; Tenace walked; Champion tripled to center [Tenace scored]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Parker walked; B. Robinson made an out to second; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 1. PADRES 7TH: Perry struck out; Smith struck out; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to right; Ott singled to right; Garner walked [Ott to second]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR REUSS; Sanguillen popped to shortstop; STARGELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Stargell singled to center [Ott scored, Garner to third]; MENDOZA RAN FOR STARGELL; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Moreno singled to center [Garner scored, Mendoza to third]; Parker reached on an error by Smith [Mendoza scored (unearned) (no RBI), Moreno to second, Parker to first]; B. Robinson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 4. PADRES 8TH: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BIBBY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Gamble walked; RICHARDS RAN FOR GAMBLE; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Richards to second]; Hendrick popped to second; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Milner flied out to right; Stennett singled to center; Ott walked [Stennett to second]; Garner singled to center [Stennett scored, Ott to third]; LEE REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Garner stole second; Bibby singled to right [Ott scored, Garner to third]; Mendoza forced Bibby (shortstop to second) [Garner scored]; Mendoza was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 7. PADRES 9TH: Champion lined to second; SWEET BATTED FOR DAVIS; Sweet struck out; TURNER BATTED FOR LEE; Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Pirates 7.

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