Timely hitting by Dave Winfield propelled the Padres to a 2-1 triumph over the Pirates. Winfield tied the game at 1-1 with a solo home run in the seventh and drove in the winning run in the ninth.

Gene Richards opened the Padre ninth with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Ozzie Smith. Kent Tekulve replaced Jim Rooker on the mound for the Bucs and walked pinch-hitter Oscar Gamble intentionally. Winfield then lined the second pitch to center for the decisive blow. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 7 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Richards lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .303 Moreno cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .223 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Perkins 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 B. Robinson 3b,lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .249 Ashford ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Stargell 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Gamble ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Sanguillen 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Roberts pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Winfield rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .291 Mendoza 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Tenace c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Garner 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Dyer c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Rooker p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Almon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Owchinko p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .163 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 6 Totals 28 2 7 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 17,522 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Padres 4 DP: Pirates 1, Padres 0 Doubles: B. Robinson (21) Home Runs: Winfield (17) Stolen Bases: Richards (29) Caught Stealing: Richards (14), Almon (4) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (6), Smith (23) Hit by Pitch: Taveras (3,by Owchinko) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(5-7) 8.1 6 2 2 1 4 1 29 4.65 Tekulve 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.11 Totals 8.1 7 2 2 2 4 1 31 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko W(6-7) 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 33 2.98 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Owchinko (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was hit by a pitch; Moreno forced Taveras (second to shortstop); Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson doubled to left [Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Richards stole second; On a bunt Smith hit into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Richards out at third]; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); Willie Stargell spiked by Broderick Perkins; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: SANGUILLEN REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Winfield flied out to center; Tenace walked; Thomas flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to center [Tenace to second]; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Rooker grounded out (catcher to first); Taveras struck out; Moreno popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Owchinko grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker was called out on strikes; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Perkins was called out on strikes; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 5TH: Milner flied out to right; Garner singled to right; Dyer flied out to left; Rooker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to right; On a bunt Moreno popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Taveras to second]; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Owchinko struck out; Richards singled to right; Richards was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Milner struck out; Garner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Perkins grounded out (second to first); Winfield homered; Tenace flied out to right; Thomas flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 1. PIRATES 8TH: Dyer singled to right; Rooker singled to center [Dyer to second]; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dyer to third, Rooker to second]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Almon singled to right; Almon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first to shortstop); On a bunt Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 1. PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; Mendoza was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Richards singled to right; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Richards to second]; ASHFORD BATTED FOR PERKINS; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR ASHFORD; Gamble was walked intentionally; ROBERTS RAN FOR GAMBLE; Winfield singled to left [Richards scored, Roberts to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 2.

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