Going seven innings, Perry got credit for 11th win of season as Padres outlasted Pirates, 6-5. Gonzalez drove in three runs with pair of singles. Two of his RBIs came in seventh inning off reliever Jackson with two out and bases loaded. Other RBI came in fourth and followed walks to Gamble and Ashford. Pirates scored two in ninth on double by Taveras but Fingers came on to put out fire. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 - 5 9 1 Padres 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 x - 6 8 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 3 2 0 0 .283 Richards lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .304 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Smith ss 4 2 1 1 1 0 .261 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Winfield cf,rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .290 Milner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Gamble rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .287 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 Ott c 2 2 1 0 2 0 .238 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Garner 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .252 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Ashford 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .230 Reuss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 3 0 0 .224 Macha ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Sweet c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Tenace ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Stargell ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Thomas cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Totals 34 5 9 5 4 3 Totals 31 6 8 6 6 5 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 16,556 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Padres 9 DP: Pirates 0, Padres 2 Errors: Garner Doubles: Taveras 2 (21), B. Robinson (22) Triples: Richards (9) Home Runs: Garner (4) Stolen Bases: Smith (25) Sacrifice Hits: Perry (8), Perkins (1) GIDP: Kison (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison L(2-3) 4 4 3 3 2 3 0 18 3.46 Reuss 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 10 7.02 Jackson 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 11 2.61 Totals 8 8 6 6 6 5 0 39 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(11-4) 7 8 3 3 1 2 1 28 3.28 Shirley 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.23 D'Acquisto 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 2.37 Lolich 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.42 Fingers SV(21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.49 Totals 9 9 5 5 4 3 1 38 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Moreno flied out to right; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Taveras to second]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to center; Stennett lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Milner out at first]; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble singled to right; Ashford struck out; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner singled to center; Kison grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Sweet singled to center; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sweet to second]; Richards tripled to right [Sweet scored]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards scored]; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 2. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Gamble walked; Ashford walked [Gamble to second]; Gonzalez singled to center [Gamble scored, Ashford to second]; Sweet forced Gonzalez (first to shortstop) [Ashford to third]; Perry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3. PIRATES 5TH: Milner flied out to left; Stennett singled to shortstop; Ott singled to right [Stennett to third]; Garner popped to first in foul territory; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR KISON; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: REUSS REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith walked; Smith stole second; Perkins flied out to center; Winfield was walked intentionally; Gamble singled to left [Smith scored, Winfield to second]; Ashford grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 4. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno flied out to center [Taveras to third]; Parker popped to shortstop; B. Robinson doubled to center [Taveras scored]; Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 4. PADRES 6TH: Gonzalez reached on an error by Garner [Gonzalez to first]; Sweet grounded out (second to first) [Gonzalez to second]; Perry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gonzalez to third]; Richards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Padres 4. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to right; Ott walked; Garner homered [Ott scored]; MACHA BATTED FOR REUSS; Macha struck out; Taveras lined to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 4. PADRES 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Smith singled to third; Perkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Gamble flied out to right; Ashford walked [Smith to third, Winfield to second]; Gonzalez singled to right [Smith scored, Winfield scored, Ashford to second]; TENACE BATTED FOR SWEET; Tenace flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6. PIRATES 8TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SHIRLEY REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED PERRY (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Moreno walked; Parker struck out; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6. PADRES 8TH: Thomas flied out to left; Richards singled to right; Smith popped to first in foul territory; Perkins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6. PIRATES 9TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Stennett flied out to right; Ott walked; Garner walked [Ott to second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR JACKSON; LOLICH REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); BRYE BATTED FOR STARGELL; Brye flied out to left; Taveras doubled to left [Ott scored, Garner scored]; FINGERS REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 6.

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