A grand-slam homer by Dave Winfield in the first inning triggered the Padres to a 7-5 triumph over the sagging Giants, who lost their eighth game out of the last 11. Gene Richards opened the game with a walk and went to third when Willie McCovey committed a two-base throwing error on a bunt by Ozzie Smith. Fernando Gonzalez drew a walk and Winfield then connected for the third bases-loaded homer of his career. Doubles by Oscar Gamble and Rick Sweet resulted in the fifth run of the inning.

The Padres put over what proved to be their deciding margin in the ninth, one run scoring on a double by Dave Roberts and another on a single by Sweet, before the Giants fell short with a two-run rally in their half. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Padres 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 9 1 Giants 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 5 11 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .298 Madlock 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .318 Smith ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .263 Evans 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .255 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .220 Clark rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .308 Winfield cf 4 1 2 4 1 0 .304 McCovey 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .231 Gamble rf 5 2 1 0 0 0 .260 Barr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 Ivie lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .333 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Whitfield cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 Roberts 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .227 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Sweet c 5 0 2 2 0 0 .228 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Almon 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .264 LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Harris ph,ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Sadek c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Herndon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Montefusco p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hill c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Totals 36 7 9 7 7 3 Totals 36 5 11 5 3 6 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 26,219 Left on Base: Padres 10, Giants 9 DP: Padres 1, Giants 0 Errors: Smith, McCovey 2 Doubles: Gamble (12), Sweet (4), Roberts (3), Evans 2 (16), Madlock (12), McCovey (15) Home Runs: Winfield (15) Stolen Bases: Richards (23), Tenace (5), Smith (20), Madlock (12) Caught Stealing: Richards (12) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (18) Sacrifice Flies: Clark (7), Evans (6) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen W(6-7) 5.1 8 3 1 0 2 0 24 4.22 D'Acquisto SV(7) 3.2 3 2 2 3 4 0 17 1.70 Totals 9 11 5 3 3 6 0 41 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco L(7-3) 5 5 5 4 4 2 1 25 3.71 Williams 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 4.88 Curtis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.92 Moffitt 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.99 Lavelle 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 3.88 Totals 9 9 7 4 7 3 1 44 Passed Balls: Sadek (3) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Paul Pryor PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Smith reached on an error by McCovey on a sacrifice bunt [Richards to third, Smith to first]; Gonzalez walked [Smith to second]; Winfield homered [Richards scored, Smith scored (unearned), Gonzalez scored]; Gamble doubled to center; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Sweet doubled to center [Gamble scored]; Almon grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen flied to right in foul territory; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock reached on an error by Smith [Madlock to first]; Madlock stole second; Evans doubled to left [Madlock to third]; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans to third]; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Evans scored (unearned)]; Ivie singled to right; Whitfield grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. PADRES 2ND: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Sadek flied out to center; Montefusco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. PADRES 3RD: Winfield singled; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Winfield to second]; Tenace struck out; Sweet lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock made an out to shortstop; Evans flied out to right; Clark singled to center; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. PADRES 4TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen was called out on strikes; Richards singled to left; Richards stole second; Smith walked; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Richards to third, Smith to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 4TH: Ivie singled; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted) [Ivie to second]; Metzger lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. PADRES 5TH: Winfield flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (third to first); Tenace walked; Tenace stole second; Sweet grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: Sadek singled; DWYER BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Dwyer flied out to center; Madlock doubled to center [Sadek to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sadek scored, Madlock to third]; Clark struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. PADRES 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Rasmussen grounded out (first to pitcher); Richards walked; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey doubled to left; Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield singled to right [McCovey to third, Whitfield to second (on throw to home)]; CRUZ BATTED FOR METZGER; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; Sadek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. PADRES 7TH: LEMASTER REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Smith singled; Smith stole second; Gonzalez singled to left [Smith to third]; Winfield was walked intentionally [Gonzalez to second]; HILL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); CURTIS REPLACED SADEK (PITCHING); Gamble lined to pitcher; MOFFITT REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR TENACE; Turner forced Smith (shortstop to catcher) [Gonzalez to third, Winfield to second]; Sweet grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 1B); Hill flied out to center; On a bunt Madlock made an out to first; Evans walked; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to left; D'Acquisto walked; Richards flied out to right; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie flied out to center; Whitfield walked; HARRIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Harris walked [Whitfield to second]; HERNDON BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3. PADRES 9TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LAVELLE REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied out to right; Winfield flied out to right; Gamble reached on an error by McCovey [Gamble to first]; Roberts doubled [Gamble scored (unearned)]; Sweet singled [Roberts scored (unearned)]; Almon struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: Hill flied out to center; Madlock singled; Evans doubled [Madlock scored]; Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey singled [Evans scored]; BARR RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Ivie struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Giants 5.

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