Bill Russell drove in two runs and collected three hits to lead the Dodgers to a 9-6 decision over the Padres. L. A. was ahead, 5-3, in the seventh when Russell broke the game open with a two-run double. Reggie Smith cracked an RBI single later in the inning. The three-run inning enabled the Dodgers to stave off a three-run Padre comeback in the eighth.

The Padres jumped to an early 2-0 advantage on an RBI double by Dave Winfield and solo homer by Gene Tenace in the fourth. But the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the frame highlighted by an RBI single by Dusty Baker and Ron Cey's 500th career RBI on a groundout. Lee Lacy hit a solo homer in the fifth and L. A. got a run in the sixth on an RBI triple by Steve Garvey. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Diego Padres 6

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 - 6 10 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 x - 9 11 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247 North cf 2 2 1 0 3 0 .229 Thomas cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Russell ss 5 2 3 2 0 1 .263 Reynolds lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .368 Smith rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .339 Winfield rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .273 Cey 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .291 Tenace 1b,c 4 2 3 3 0 1 .232 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Almon 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .307 Baker lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .318 Ashford 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .214 Lacy 2b 4 2 1 1 0 1 .299 Davis c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Richards ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Yeager c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .202 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125 John p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Turner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Forster p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 10 5 4 10 Totals 32 9 11 8 5 6 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 51,781 Left on Base: Padres 7, Dodgers 5 DP: Padres 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Almon, Cey, Lacy Doubles: Winfield (6), Almon (11), Tenace (6), Ashford (2), Russell (10) Triples: Garvey (2) Home Runs: Tenace (5), Lacy (5) Stolen Bases: Lacy (3) Caught Stealing: Thomas (4) Sacrifice Hits: John (7) GIDP: Ashford (1), Garvey (5) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(3-2) 6 8 5 5 2 3 1 25 2.93 Lee 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 4 5.68 Spillner 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.97 Freisleben 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 6 5.92 Totals 8 11 9 8 5 6 1 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(7-2) 7.1 8 5 5 3 10 1 31 2.85 Forster 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 1.46 Totals 9 10 6 6 4 10 1 40 Wild Pitches: Perry (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to left; Thomas was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Reynolds singled to left; Winfield forced Reynolds (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell lined to third; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace singled to third; Almon singled to center [Tenace to second]; Ashford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tenace to third, Almon out at second]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to third; Garvey grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cey out at second]; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 3RD: Perry struck out (catcher to first); Smith struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lacy struck out; Yeager flied out to center; John grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 4TH: Reynolds struck out; Winfield doubled to right; Tenace homered [Winfield scored]; Almon struck out; Ashford struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: North singled to shortstop; Russell singled to center [North to second]; Smith walked [North to third, Russell to second]; Perry threw a wild pitch [North scored, Russell to third, Smith to second]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Russell scored]; Garvey flied to right in foul territory [Smith to third]; Baker singled to left [Smith scored, Baker out at second (left to second)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 5TH: Davis struck out; Perry was called out on strikes; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Lacy homered; Yeager flied out to right; John flied out to right; North walked; Russell singled to third [North out at third (third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 4. PADRES 6TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Reynolds walked; Winfield popped to shortstop in foul territory; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Cey singled to left; Garvey tripled to right [Cey scored]; Baker grounded out (third to first); Lacy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 5. PADRES 7TH: Almon doubled to left; Ashford grounded out (second to first) [Almon to third]; RICHARDS BATTED FOR DAVIS; Richards struck out; TURNER BATTED FOR PERRY; Turner singled to right [Almon scored]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); LEE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Yeager walked; John out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Yeager to second]; North walked; Russell doubled to left [Yeager scored, North scored, Russell to third (on throw to home)]; SPILLNER REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Smith singled to center [Russell scored]; Cey struck out; Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 8. PADRES 8TH: Thomas popped to second; Reynolds walked; Winfield walked [Reynolds to second]; FORSTER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Tenace doubled to right [Reynolds scored, Winfield scored (error by Lacy) (no RBI)]; Almon grounded out (second to first); Ashford doubled to left [Tenace scored]; Richards walked; GAMBLE BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Gamble flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Dodgers 8. DODGERS 8TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Baker reached on an error by Almon [Baker to first]; Lacy forced Baker (shortstop to second); Yeager struck out; Lacy stole second; Forster singled to left [Lacy scored (unearned)]; North walked [Forster to second]; Russell struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Dodgers 9. PADRES 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 2B); Smith grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to right; Reynolds reached on an error by Cey [Reynolds to first]; Winfield forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Dodgers 9.

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