A sacrifice fly by Gene Richards broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning and sent the Padres to a 6-3 victory over the Pirates, extending the Bucs' losing streak to five games. Bill Almon drew a one-out walk in the seventh and Grant Jackson replaced Ed Whitson on the mound for the Pirates.

A single by pinch-hitter Jerry Turner moved Almon to third and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Richards. Turner took second on the throw to the plate and scored on a single by Ozzie Smith. Ed Ott, Phil Garner and Bill Robinson homered for the Bucs. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Padres 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 6 10 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Richards lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .305 Moreno cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Smith ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .266 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 B. Robinson lf,3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Winfield cf,rf 3 2 1 2 1 0 .290 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Gamble rf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .295 Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Thomas pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Ott c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .238 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .226 Garner 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .252 Sweet c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Almon 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitson p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 Brye lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Turner ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 33 3 9 3 2 5 Totals 29 6 10 6 4 3 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 14,076 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Padres 5 DP: Pirates 3, Padres 2 Errors: B. Robinson Home Runs: Ott (6), Garner (5), B. Robinson (7) Stolen Bases: Winfield (15), Smith (26) Caught Stealing: Gamble (2) Sacrifice Flies: Richards (3), Gonzalez (2) GIDP: Stennett 2 (9), Almon (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 5 3.13 Whitson L(3-4) 6 3 1 1 2 2 0 21 2.16 Jackson 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2.77 Tekulve 1.1 1 1 0 2 1 0 6 2.08 Totals 8 10 6 5 4 3 0 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 14 3.87 Lee 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.51 Shirley W(6-11) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.16 Fingers SV(22) 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.39 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 5 3 35 Passed Balls: Sweet (7) Wild Pitches: Fingers (2) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to second; Smith singled to right [Richards to second]; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards to third, Smith to second]; Winfield singled to center [Richards scored, Smith scored]; Winfield stole second; Gamble singled to center [Winfield scored]; WHITSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Gonzalez struck out while Gamble was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3. PADRES 2ND: Sweet grounded out (second to first); Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 3. PIRATES 3RD: Ott homered; Garner homered; Whitson struck out; Taveras singled to left; Taveras was picked off first (pitcher to first); Moreno walked; Parker flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 3. PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Tenace flied out to center; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Padres 3. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson homered; Stargell walked; LEE REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Stennett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; Ott struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PADRES 4TH: Gamble singled to left; Gonzalez singled to right [Gamble to third]; Sweet lined into a double play (right to shortstop) [Gonzalez out at second]; Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitson singled to center; On a bunt Taveras grounded out (third to first) [Whitson to second]; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: PERKINS BATTED FOR LEE; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PIRATES 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED PERKINS (PITCHING); Parker struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PADRES 6TH: Tenace popped to first; Winfield grounded out (third to first); Gamble walked; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to center; Stennett was picked off first (pitcher to first); On a bunt Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: Sweet lined to second; Almon walked; TURNER BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; JACKSON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Turner singled to right [Almon to third]; Richards hit a sacrifice fly to left [Almon scored, Turner to second]; Smith singled to left [Turner scored, Smith to second (on throw to home)]; TEKULVE REPLACED GARNER (PITCHING); BRYE REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Tenace struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 5. PIRATES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Brye singled to right; Fingers threw a wild pitch [Brye to second]; Taveras reached on a fielder's choice [Brye out at third (shortstop to third)]; Moreno flied out to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 5. PADRES 8TH: B. Robinson dropped a foul fly hit by Winfield for an error; Winfield walked; Gamble singled to right [Winfield to third]; THOMAS RAN FOR GAMBLE; Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Winfield scored (unearned), Thomas to second]; Sweet was walked intentionally; Almon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sweet out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6. PIRATES 9TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); B. Robinson singled to left; Stargell popped to first in foul territory; Stennett singled to center [B. Robinson to second]; Ott flied out to center; MILNER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Milner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Padres 6.

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