Pinch-hitter Manny Mota's three-run double with the bases loaded in the eighth inning highlighted a seven-run explosion as the Dodgers thumped the Padres, 8-1. With one out in the Dodger eighth and the score tied, 1-1, Dusty Baker singled and Lee Lacy doubled.

Steve Yeager drew an intentional walk to load the sacks and Mota, batting for winning pitcher Don Sutton, followed with a bases-clearing two-base hit. The Dodgers scored four more runs in the inning to turn the game into a rout. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 - 8 9 1 Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 5 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .234 Richards lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Russell ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .271 Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 2 2 .331 Baker ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Winfield rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Garvey 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Baker lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .328 Thomas 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .250 Davalillo pr,lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 .280 Almon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Lacy 2b 3 2 2 0 2 0 .326 Sweet c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Yeager c 2 1 0 0 3 0 .223 Owchinko p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mota ph 1 0 1 3 0 0 .375 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopes pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 Martinez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Totals 36 8 9 6 10 6 Totals 33 1 8 1 1 8 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 21,957 Left on Base: Dodgers 13, Padres 6 DP: Dodgers 2, Padres 1 Errors: Smith, Thomas 2, Almon 2, Lee Doubles: Lacy 2 (4), Russell (9), Mota (1) Stolen Bases: North (1), Winfield (5) Caught Stealing: Russell (2), Thomas (3) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (4), Russell (3) GIDP: Hendrick (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(4-4) 7 7 1 1 1 5 0 27 5.09 Hough 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 3.86 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 8 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(3-3) 7.1 6 6 5 8 5 0 37 3.81 Lee 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 3.57 Spillner 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.09 Totals 9 9 8 7 10 6 0 48 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams DODGERS 1ST: North singled to left; Russell forced North (third to second); Smith struck out while Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to first in foul territory; Smith struck out; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second; Tenace struck out; Thomas singled to right [Winfield scored, Thomas to third (error by Smith)]; Almon reached on a fielder's choice [Thomas out at home (shortstop to catcher to third to shortstop to third), Almon to second]; Sweet walked; Owchinko grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lacy walked; Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lacy to second]; North reached on an error by Thomas [Lacy scored (unearned) (no RBI), North to first]; North stole second; Russell walked; Smith walked [North to third, Russell to second]; Cey lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards popped to third in foul territory; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to right; Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to right; Baker lined to third; Lacy doubled to left; Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to left; Thomas singled to left; Almon singled to left [Thomas to second]; Sweet struck out while Thomas was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. DODGERS 5TH: North flied out to right; Russell doubled to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Owchinko singled to pitcher; Richards grounded out (pitcher to first) [Owchinko to second]; Smith singled to right [Owchinko to third]; Hendrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey reached on an error by Almon [Garvey to first]; Baker flied out to center; Lacy forced Garvey (shortstop to second) [Lacy to second (error by Thomas)]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton forced Yeager (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Winfield flied out to right; Tenace popped to first in foul territory; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. DODGERS 7TH: North struck out; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith walked; Cey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); Sweet lined to shortstop; Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 1. DODGERS 8TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Baker singled to center; DAVALILLO RAN FOR BAKER; Lacy doubled to left [Davalillo to third]; Yeager was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR SUTTON; Mota doubled to left [Davalillo scored, Lacy scored, Yeager scored]; LOPES RAN FOR MOTA; LEE REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); North walked (walk was charged to Owchinko); North was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lee [Lopes scored, North to third]; Russell reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [North scored]; Smith singled to right [Russell to second]; Cey walked [Russell to third, Smith to second]; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Davalillo singled to center [Russell scored, Smith scored, Cey to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Lacy walked [Cey to third, Davalillo to second]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 8, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 3B); HOUGH REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); Richards struck out; Smith struck out; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Padres 1. DODGERS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); Martinez singled to third [Martinez to second (error by Almon)]; North lined to shortstop; Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Winfield singled to center; Tenace grounded out (third to second to first) [Winfield to second]; Thomas struck out; Almon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Padres 1.

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