A four-run rally in the sixth inning carried the Cubs past the Padres, 7-4. The winning outburst began when Steve Ontiveros led off with a two-base hit and scored the tying run on a double by Hector Cruz. Larry Cox bunted for a single, sending Cruz to third. After an out, Ivan DeJesus walked to fill the bases, bringing on John D'Acquisto in relief of starter Bob Shirley.

D'Acquisto promptly issued consecutive walks to pinch-hitter Greg Gross and Larry Biittner. Eric Rasmussen replaced D'Acquisto and Dave Kingman hit a sacrifice fly for the fourth run of the inning. Bruce Sutter came on in the seventh to pick up his eighth save of the season. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 14 2 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 x - 7 11 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 De Jesus ss 2 2 0 0 2 0 .266 Smith ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .246 Clines rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Tenace 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .225 Gross ph,rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 .312 Winfield rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .283 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .277 Gamble lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .240 Kingman lf 3 0 0 1 1 2 .236 Thomas 2b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .257 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .287 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ontiveros 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .200 Sweet c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 Cruz cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Almon 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .295 Wallis cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .309 Shirley p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .111 Cox c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .232 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burris p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Murcer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Ashford ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 38 4 14 4 1 7 Totals 32 7 11 6 6 5 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 36,751 Left on Base: Padres 9, Cubs 9 DP: Padres 1, Cubs 2 Errors: Richards, Gamble Doubles: Gamble (4), Ashford (4), Ontiveros (7), Cruz (5) Triples: Gamble (2), Ontiveros (2) Home Runs: Thomas (1) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (3) Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (1), Kingman (3) GIDP: Winfield (7), Almon (4), De Jesus (4) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(3-7) 5.1 9 6 6 4 3 0 28 4.46 D'Acquisto 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1.27 Rasmussen 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 4.79 Lee 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.26 Totals 8 11 7 7 6 5 0 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(4-4) 6 11 3 3 1 4 1 28 4.80 Moore 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.70 Sutter SV(8) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 1.45 Totals 9 14 4 4 1 7 1 40 Balks: Burris (2) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith singled to center; Burris balked [Smith to second]; Tenace struck out; Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Clines singled to left [De Jesus scored (error by Gamble) (no RBI), Clines to third]; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman was walked intentionally; Trillo forced Kingman (third to second) [Clines scored]; Ontiveros singled to pitcher [Trillo to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 2. PADRES 2ND: Gamble was called out on strikes; Thomas homered; Sweet flied out to center; Almon singled to right; Shirley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Cox singled to center; Burris walked [Cox to second]; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cox to third, Burris to second]; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cubs 2. PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to right; Smith singled to right [Richards to second]; Tenace lined to center; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Kingman grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cubs 2. PADRES 4TH: Gamble tripled to center; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gamble scored]; Sweet singled to center; Almon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sweet out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Cruz singled to center [Cruz to second (error by Richards)]; On a bunt Cox singled to second [Cruz to third]; Burris was called out on strikes; De Jesus grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cox out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 2. PADRES 5TH: Shirley was called out on strikes; Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to center; Tenace singled to center [Smith to third]; Winfield singled to center [Smith scored, Tenace to third, Winfield to second (on throw)]; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Clines flied out to right; Biittner singled to right; Kingman struck out; Trillo forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 2. PADRES 6TH: Thomas lined to center; Sweet grounded out (first to pitcher); Almon singled to left; Shirley walked [Almon to second]; Richards lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros doubled to left; Cruz doubled to left [Ontiveros scored]; On a bunt Cox singled to third [Cruz to third]; MURCER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Murcer popped to second; De Jesus walked [Cox to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR CLINES; Gross walked [Cruz scored, Cox to third, De Jesus to second]; Biittner walked [Cox scored, De Jesus to third, Gross to second]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus scored]; Trillo lined to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 6. PADRES 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLIS REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING CF); MOORE REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); Winfield singled to center; Gamble doubled to right [Winfield scored]; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros tripled to right; Wallis singled to right [Ontiveros scored]; Cox forced Wallis (third to second); Sutter struck out; De Jesus forced Cox (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 7. PADRES 8TH: Sweet struck out; Almon struck out; ASHFORD BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Ashford doubled to left; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 7. CUBS 8TH: LEE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); ASHFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 7. PADRES 9TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; Winfield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 7.

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