A wild pitch enabled the Reds to salvage the second game of a doubleheader, 1-0, after the Padres had captured the opening game, 7-2. The Reds donated five unearned runs to the Padres in the first game. Four tallies crossed the plate in the sixth inning on errors by third baseman Pete Rose and catcher Johnny Bench, an intentional walk, a two-run pinch-hit double by George Hendrick and RBI single by Dave Winfield.

Rick Auerbach opened the fifth inning of the nightcap by being hit by a pitch. One out later, singles by Rose and Ken Griffey loaded the bases. After Dan Driessen flied out, Padre pitcher John D'Acquisto let loose with a wild pitch for the game's only run. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 - 7 12 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 3 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf,lf 4 1 2 0 2 0 .296 Rose 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Smith ss 5 0 0 2 0 0 .261 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 Gamble lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Hendrick ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .233 Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Baker pr,2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .360 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .331 Winfield rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .277 Bench 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Tenace 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .232 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Thomas 2b,cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Werner c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Almon 3b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .309 Collins cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Sweet c 3 1 0 0 2 0 .242 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shirley p 3 1 2 1 0 0 .182 Auerbach ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knight ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 38 7 12 6 6 1 Totals 35 2 7 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:40 Left on Base: Padres 14, Reds 9 DP: Padres 0, Reds 1 Errors: Almon, Rose, Bench, Concepcion Doubles: Almon (9), Hendrick (3), Richards (5), Concepcion (9) Home Runs: Foster (7) Stolen Bases: Tenace (3), Winfield (3) Sacrifice Hits: Shirley 2 (5), Smith (10) GIDP: Thomas (2) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (4,by Borbon) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley W(2-4) 9 7 2 2 3 4 1 38 5.05 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 1 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sarmiento L(3-2) 5 4 2 1 5 1 0 24 1.27 Tomlin 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 14 4.60 Borbon 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 6.46 Totals 9 12 7 2 6 1 0 48 Hit by Pitch: Borbon (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble singled; Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Reds 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace popped to first; Thomas singled; Almon doubled [Thomas to third]; Sweet was walked intentionally; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thomas scored, Almon to third, Sweet to second]; Richards reached on an error by Concepcion [Almon scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sweet to third, Richards to first]; Smith flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Concepcion singled; Werner walked [Concepcion to second]; Collins singled to pitcher [Concepcion to third, Werner to second]; Sarmiento forced Collins (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. PADRES 3RD: Gamble was called out on strikes; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Tenace stole second; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. PADRES 4TH: Almon lined to third; Sweet walked; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sweet to second]; Richards was walked intentionally; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench popped to second; Concepcion doubled; Werner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. PADRES 5TH: Gamble flied out to left; Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second; Tenace walked; Thomas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); AUERBACH BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Auerbach walked; Rose singled to left [Auerbach to third]; Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 0. PADRES 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Almon reached on an error by Rose [Almon to first]; Sweet reached on an error by Bench [Almon to second, Sweet to first]; On a bunt Shirley grounded out (first to second) [Almon to third, Sweet to second]; Richards was walked intentionally; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Almon scored (unearned), Sweet to third, Richards to second]; HENDRICK BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Hendrick doubled [Sweet scored (unearned), Richards scored (unearned)]; BAKER RAN FOR HENDRICK; Winfield singled to center [Baker scored (unearned)]; Tenace singled to left [Winfield to second]; Thomas forced Tenace (second to shortstop); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foster homered; Bench flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to center; Werner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 1. PADRES 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Almon grounded out (third to first); Sweet grounded out (first unassisted); Shirley singled to right; Richards doubled [Shirley to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); KNIGHT BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Knight singled to right; Rose flied out to center; Griffey walked [Knight to second]; Kennedy singled [Knight scored, Griffey to third]; Foster popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 2. PADRES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Winfield singled; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Winfield to second]; Thomas flied out to center; Almon popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Werner reached on an error by Almon [Werner to first]; Collins lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Reds 2. PADRES 9TH: Sweet popped to second; Shirley singled to left; Richards singled to left [Shirley to third]; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Shirley scored, Richards to second]; Baker reached on a fielder's choice [Richards out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR BORBON; Henderson popped to first; Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Reds 2.

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