The Padres' string of 11 straight victories at home was broken when the Reds scored twice in the ninth inning to win the pitchers' duel, 2-0. Bob Owchinko baffled the Reds on four hits until one out in the ninth when Dave Concepcion walked and raced home on a double by George Foster. Owchinko then passed Johnny Bench and Ken Henderson to load the bases before being removed.

Rollie Fingers, in relief, struck out Dan Driessen but Doug Bair singled, driving in Foster, to clinch the victory. Bair came in to pitch for the Reds after Bill Bonham went out for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 Richards lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Almon ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .256 Concepcion ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .301 Thomas 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .296 Ashford 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Bench 1b,c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 Winfield cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Henderson cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .196 Gamble rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Geronimo pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Roberts 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Driessen ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Sweet c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Collins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Bair p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .182 Turner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .121 Owchinko p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .151 Morgan ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Beswick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 5 7 Totals 32 0 7 0 3 6 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 33,635 Left on Base: Reds 7, Padres 9 DP: Reds 0, Padres 1 Doubles: Rose (35), Foster (20) Stolen Bases: Almon (10) Caught Stealing: Collins (4) Sacrifice Hits: Owchinko (5) GIDP: Correll (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 7 4 0 0 2 3 0 26 2.92 Bair W(5-4) 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 10 1.38 Totals 9 7 0 0 3 6 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(8-9) 8.1 5 2 2 5 5 0 33 2.85 Fingers 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.05 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 7 0 36 Wild Pitches: Bonham (5) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey lined to second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Almon singled to right; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Almon to second]; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Almon to third]; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweet grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Bonham struck out; Rose doubled to right; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez singled to center; Owchinko out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Gonzalez to second]; Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Foster struck out; Bench singled to left; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield grounded out (second to first); Gamble singled to right; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 5TH: Correll flied out to right; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Bonham flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Sweet walked; Sweet was picked off first (catcher to first); Gonzalez popped to second; Owchinko was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 6TH: Rose struck out; Griffey walked; Concepcion flied out to left; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Almon singled to third; Almon stole second; Thomas walked; Winfield flied out to center; Gamble forced Thomas (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 7TH: Bench struck out; Henderson singled to center; Correll grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Tenace struck out; Sweet grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); COLLINS BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Collins singled to right; MORGAN BATTED FOR BONHAM; Collins was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Morgan flied out to right; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Owchinko struck out; Richards walked; Almon singled to left [Richards to second]; Thomas was called out on strikes; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 9TH: ASHFORD REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 3B); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion walked; Foster doubled [Concepcion scored]; Bench was walked intentionally; Henderson walked [Foster to third, Bench to second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR HENDERSON; FINGERS REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR CORRELL; Driessen struck out; Bair singled to center [Foster scored, Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; Morgan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); PERKINS BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Perkins grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Sweet singled to center; TURNER BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Turner singled to center [Sweet to second]; BESWICK BATTED FOR FINGERS; Beswick flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.

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