With the infield drawn in, Gene Richards singled up the middle and drove in two runs to give the Padres a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. The Padres tied the score at 4-4 in the seventh inning on a double by Bill Almon and single by Dave Winfield.

George Hendrick opened the eighth with a scratch single and Chuck Baker beat out a bunt. After Bob Davis sacrificed, Oscar Gamble drew an intentional pass to fillthe sacks, setting up the situation for Richards' game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 Padres 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 x - 6 11 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .275 Richards lf,1b 4 2 3 3 1 0 .267 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Smith ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .291 Moreno cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Almon 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .324 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Winfield rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .282 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .290 Thomas 2b,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Sanguillen 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Hendrick cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .202 Milner ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .148 Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .194 Brye lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Baker ph,2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 Garner 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .224 Davis c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .194 Dyer c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Ashford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Ott ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gamble ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 12 4 0 5 Totals 30 6 11 6 5 3 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 20,240 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Padres 7 DP: Pirates 1, Padres 1 Doubles: Moreno 2 (5), Stennett (4), Garner (3), Milner (2), Dyer (4), Davis (1), Almon (7) Triples: Richards (3) Stolen Bases: Taveras (10), Richards (10), Hendrick (1) Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (1), Richards 2 (5) Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (2) GIDP: Rooker (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker 5.2 6 3 3 4 3 0 26 4.97 Tekulve L(2-2) 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 9 1.86 Jackson 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.00 Totals 8 11 6 6 5 3 0 37 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko 5 8 4 4 0 2 0 21 3.02 D'Acquisto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.08 Lee W(1-1) 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.84 Fingers SV(7) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.54 Totals 9 12 4 4 0 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to second; Moreno doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Stennett doubled to left [Moreno scored]; Sanguillen singled to right [Stennett scored]; Sanguillen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Richards to third]; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards scored]; Winfield walked; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PIRATES 2ND: Garner singled to second; Dyer flied out to center; Rooker grounded into a double play (second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Tenace struck out; Davis singled to right; Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras popped to second; Moreno flied out to left; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to right; On a bunt Smith singled [Richards to second]; Almon struck out while Richards was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Smith stayed at first]; Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen struck out; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick flied out to right; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 1. PIRATES 5TH: Garner doubled to left; Dyer grounded out (first unassisted) [Garner to third]; Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras singled to right [Garner scored]; Moreno doubled to center [Taveras to third]; Parker struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Davis doubled to right; ASHFORD BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Ashford flied out to left; Richards tripled to right [Davis scored]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Richards scored]; Almon singled to shortstop; Winfield flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 3. PIRATES 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out (second to first); MILNER BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN; Milner grounded out (second to first); Brye flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 3. PADRES 6TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thomas flied out to right; Hendrick walked; Hendrick stole second; Tenace walked; Davis flied out to right; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 3. PIRATES 7TH: LEE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Garner was called out on strikes; Dyer singled to right; Tekulve grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to second]; Taveras singled to second [Dyer to third]; Taveras stole second; Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: On a bunt Richards made an out to first; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon doubled to left; Winfield singled to center [Almon scored]; Thomas lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 4. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stennett flied out to right; Milner doubled to right; Brye lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 4. PADRES 8TH: Hendrick singled to third; BAKER BATTED FOR TENACE; On a bunt Baker singled [Hendrick to second]; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hendrick to third, Baker to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR LEE; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Gamble was walked intentionally; Richards singled to center [Hendrick scored, Baker scored, Gamble out at third (center to third), Richards to second (on throw to 3b)]; Richards was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 6. PIRATES 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garner grounded out (first unassisted); Dyer doubled to right; OTT BATTED FOR JACKSON; Ott struck out; STARGELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 6.

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