Tom Seaver's season record slipped to 11-11 when the Padres gained one of their rare victories over the ace righthander, defeating the Reds, 4-2. Counting this loss, Seaver's career record against the Padres was 23-6, including two victories previously this season.

Seaver was the victim of two unearned runs, one resulting from his own error in the first inning and the other was produced on an error by Dan Driessen and a passed ball by Johnny Bench in the seventh. Dave Winfield batted in two runs for the Padres with a pair of singles. Pete Rose scored the Reds' two tallies off Gaylord Perry. Rollie Fingers relieved in the ninth for his 27th save. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 3 Padres 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 4 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 2 1 0 0 0 .311 Richards lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .298 Griffey rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Smith ss 3 3 1 0 0 0 .264 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .260 Gamble rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .286 Foster lf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .295 Roberts 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Winfield cf,rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .288 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .245 Collins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Sweet c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 1 2 .302 Thomas 1b,cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .237 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 Almon 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .117 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 29 2 6 2 4 7 Totals 30 4 9 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 38,543 Left on Base: Reds 6, Padres 8 DP: Reds 0, Padres 2 Errors: Driessen, Seaver 2, Thomas Doubles: Rose (36), Richards (21), Smith (13) Stolen Bases: Richards (31), Almon (11) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (9), Sweet (4) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (25), Almon (3) Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (10), Foster (5), Gonzalez (4), Gamble (4) GIDP: Driessen (12) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(11-11) 7 7 4 2 2 3 0 31 3.05 Hume 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.09 Totals 8 9 4 2 2 3 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(13-5) 7.2 5 2 1 3 4 0 29 3.14 Shirley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.98 Fingers SV(27) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 3.00 Totals 9 6 2 1 4 7 0 35 Passed Balls: Bench (8) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Charlie Williams REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Griffey flied out to left [Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored]; Foster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled; Smith reached on an error by Seaver on a sacrifice bunt [Richards to third, Smith to first]; Gamble struck out; Winfield singled to center [Richards scored, Smith to third]; Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored (unearned)]; Sweet grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to center; Bench grounded out (second to first) [Driessen to second]; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Geronimo walked; Seaver lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Thomas popped to first; Almon grounded out (third to first); Perry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Griffey popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith doubled to right; Gamble flied out to right [Smith to third]; Winfield popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Driessen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Foster out at second]; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez struck out; Sweet flied out to left; Thomas walked; Thomas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Seaver [Thomas to third]; Almon was walked intentionally; Perry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. REDS 5TH: Concepcion walked; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Geronimo flied out to left; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Richards singled to shortstop; Richards stole second; On a bunt Smith reached on a fielder's choice [Richards out at third (pitcher to third)]; Gamble grounded out (third to first) [Smith to second]; Winfield singled to center [Smith scored]; Gonzalez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 3. REDS 6TH: Rose reached on an error by Thomas [Rose to first]; Griffey singled to center [Rose to third]; Morgan flied out to center; Foster sacrifice flied into a double play to right [Rose scored (unearned), Griffey out at second (right to first to second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 3. PADRES 6TH: Sweet singled to right; Thomas singled to right [Sweet to second]; Almon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sweet to third, Thomas to second]; Sweet was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher); missed squeeze; Perry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 3. REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to center; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith reached on an error by Driessen [Smith to second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Smith to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored (unearned)]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 4. REDS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 1B); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LUM BATTED FOR SEAVER; Lum popped to second; On a bunt Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to second; SHIRLEY REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 4. PADRES 8TH: HUME REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gonzalez singled to right; Sweet flied out to center; Thomas singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Almon forced Thomas (third to second) [Gonzalez to third]; Almon stole second; Fingers popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 4. REDS 9TH: Driessen struck out; Bench singled to center; COLLINS RAN FOR BENCH; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 4.

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