Fernando Gonzalez drove in five runs with his first two homers of the season to power the Padres to a 9-5 victory over the Cubs. Gene Tenace also homered for the Padres. The Cubs had round-trippers by Dave Roberts, their losing pitcher, and Larry Biittner.

The Cubs chased both Eric Rasmussen and Mickey Lolich while rallying for three runs in the seventh inning, but Rollie Fingers came in and gained his 20th save. Fingers' performance enabled Rasmussen to pick up his sixth straight victory and the first of his career over the Cubs to whom he had lost six times. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 9, Chicago Cubs 5

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 - 9 11 0 Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 10 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Scott cf,ss 4 2 3 0 1 0 .360 Smith ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Biittner lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .264 Perkins 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .346 Buckner 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .295 Winfield cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Murcer rf,cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Gamble rf 1 2 0 0 3 0 .283 Trillo 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Turner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Gonzalez 2b 4 2 2 5 0 1 .225 De Jesus ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271 Tenace c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .219 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Almon 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .262 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Rasmussen p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Roberts p 2 1 1 1 0 0 .323 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Clines ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 36 9 11 9 3 3 Totals 37 5 10 5 4 1 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 17,818 Left on Base: Padres 4, Cubs 9 DP: Padres 0, Cubs 1 Doubles: Smith (10), Perkins 2 (4), Almon (16), De Jesus (14), Buckner (10), Ontiveros (14) Triples: Almon (2) Home Runs: Gonzalez 2 (2), Tenace (8), Roberts (2), Biittner (4) Stolen Bases: Scott 2 (5) Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (5) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen W(8-7) 6.1 7 4 4 3 1 2 29 3.96 Lolich 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.08 Fingers SV(20) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.18 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 1 2 41 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(4-4) 5 7 7 7 2 2 2 24 4.62 McGlothen 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 4.17 Holtzman 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 6.20 Totals 9 11 9 9 3 3 3 40 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Charlie Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith doubled to right; Perkins doubled to left [Smith scored]; Winfield struck out; Gamble walked; Gonzalez homered [Perkins scored, Gamble scored]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Scott singled to second; Scott stole second; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Scott to third]; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Scott scored]; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 1. PADRES 2ND: Almon singled to center; Rasmussen out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Almon to second]; Richards popped to second; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to right; Ontiveros flied out to left; De Jesus doubled to center; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 1. PADRES 3RD: Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield popped to second; Gamble lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Roberts homered; On a bunt Scott singled to pitcher; Biittner walked [Scott to second]; Buckner lined to left; Murcer lined to center; Scott stole third; Trillo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 2. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Tenace flied out to left; Almon doubled to left; Rasmussen singled to center [Almon scored]; Richards lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros singled to right; De Jesus walked [Ontiveros to second]; Rader flied out to center; Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Scott walked [Ontiveros to third, De Jesus to second]; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Cubs 2. PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Perkins struck out; Winfield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Buckner flied out to right; Murcer popped to second; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Cubs 2. PADRES 6TH: Gamble walked; Gonzalez homered [Gamble scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Tenace popped to shortstop; Almon tripled to center; On a bunt Rasmussen hit into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Almon out at home]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros lined to center; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Cubs 2. PADRES 7TH: Richards singled to left; Smith popped to second; Perkins doubled to left [Richards scored]; Winfield flied out to left; Gamble walked; Gonzalez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: CLINES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Clines lined to right; Scott singled to left; Biittner homered [Scott scored]; LOLICH REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Buckner doubled to right; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Buckner to third]; Trillo singled to center [Buckner scored]; Ontiveros doubled to left [Trillo to third]; FINGERS REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Cubs 5. PADRES 8TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED DE JESUS (PITCHING); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tenace homered; Almon flied out to right; Fingers lined to shortstop; Richards grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: TURNER REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); Rader grounded out (third to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Cubs 5. PADRES 9TH: Smith flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Cubs 5. CUBS 9TH: Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Cubs 5.

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