Two homers by Steve Garvey lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 decision over the Padres. The first baseman hit a solo clout in the second inning and a two-run blast in the fourth frame. The victory was the fourth straight for the Dodgers and the loss was the fourth in a row for the Padres. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Dodgers 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .294 Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Russell ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .272 Turner cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Gamble rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239 Garvey 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .287 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Lacy lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Thomas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Baker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Sweet c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .226 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Ferguson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Sutton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Winfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .123 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 Ashford 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Totals 35 2 6 2 1 5 Totals 32 3 8 3 0 5 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 43,515 Left on Base: Padres 7, Dodgers 5 DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Tenace, Thomas, Russell, Lacy Doubles: Sweet 2 (6), Russell (21) Home Runs: Garvey 2 (16) Stolen Bases: Turner (1) Caught Stealing: Russell (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(12-5) 6 5 3 3 0 2 2 23 3.23 Shirley 1.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 4.07 Fingers 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.08 Totals 8 8 3 3 0 5 2 32 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(12-9) 9 6 2 0 1 5 0 36 3.45 Totals 9 6 2 0 1 5 0 36 Wild Pitches: Perry (4) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Charlie Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Turner reached on an error by Russell [Turner to first]; Turner stole second; Gamble walked; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to center; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 2ND: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Sweet doubled to right; Gonzalez flied out to right; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to left; Garvey homered; Lacy struck out; Monday grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith popped to second; Turner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson lined to left; Sutton popped to first; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 4TH: Gamble reached on an error by Lacy [Gamble to second]; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied out to left; Sweet doubled to left [Gamble scored (unearned)]; Gonzalez singled to right [Sweet scored (unearned)]; Perry forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith popped to second; Cey reached on a fielder's choice [Russell out at third (shortstop to second)]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Cey to second]; Garvey homered [Cey scored]; Lacy reached on an error by Thomas [Lacy to first]; Monday reached on an error by Tenace [Lacy out at home (right to shortstop to catcher), Monday to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to right; Smith grounded out (third to first); Turner singled to right; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson flied out to right; Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes singled to center; Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 6TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Thomas flied out to center; Sweet flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: Smith popped to third; Cey flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR PERRY; Reynolds popped to first; Richards popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Lacy grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; Ferguson singled to center; On a bunt Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 8TH: BAKER REPLACED LACY (PLAYING LF); Smith was called out on strikes; Turner singled to second; Gamble flied out to left; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to shortstop; Smith struck out; Cey singled to center [Russell to third]; ASHFORD REPLACED SHIRLEY (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Garvey popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 9TH: Thomas singled to center; Sweet forced Thomas (second to shortstop); ALMON RAN FOR SWEET; WINFIELD BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Winfield flied out to center; Ashford grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

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