Posting their fifth straight victory, the Dodgers blanked the Padres, 3-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Doug Rau. Dusty Baker hit a solo homer in the second inning. In the fourth frame, a single by Ron Cey, double by Baker and two-run single by Johnny Oates put the game on ice. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Dodgers 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .295 Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Beswick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lacy rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Winfield cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Smith rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Tenace c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .240 Cey 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .259 Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Almon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 Baker lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .272 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Rasmussen p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .152 Oates c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .347 Ashford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Rau p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 2 7 Totals 32 3 8 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 41,597 Left on Base: Padres 7, Dodgers 7 DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 2 Errors: Cey Doubles: Winfield (18), Lacy (13), Baker (18) Home Runs: Baker (9) Stolen Bases: Baker (11) GIDP: Beswick 2 (2) Hit by Pitch: Richards (4,by Rau) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(10-9) 7 7 3 3 2 2 1 30 4.10 Lee 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.42 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 3 1 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(11-7) 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 34 3.53 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Rau (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Jim Quick PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to center; Beswick grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; Debut game for Jim Beswick; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell struck out; Lacy doubled to center; Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield doubled to center; Tenace popped to second; Thomas struck out; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: On a bunt Garvey made an out to pitcher; Baker homered; Monday singled to right; Oates popped to second; Rau grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to left; Rasmussen singled to right; Richards singled to right [Rasmussen to second]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rasmussen to third, Richards to second]; Beswick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Tenace walked; Thomas grounded out (third to first) [Tenace to second]; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Cey singled to center; Garvey flied out to left; Baker doubled to right [Cey to third]; Monday was walked intentionally; Oates singled to right [Cey scored, Baker scored, Monday to third, Oates to second (on throw)]; Rau flied out to left; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards was hit by a pitch; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Lacy popped to second; Cey walked; Garvey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 6TH: Beswick struck out; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday flied out to right; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 7TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: Rau grounded out (second to first); Lopes flied out to left; Russell singled to shortstop; Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 8TH: SMITH REPLACED LACY (PLAYING RF); ASHFORD BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Ashford flied out to right; Richards walked; Smith reached on an error by Cey [Richards to second, Smith to first]; Beswick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey popped to shortstop; Baker singled to right; Baker stole second; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 9TH: Winfield grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Tenace singled to left; Thomas flied out to left; Almon forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

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