Driving in two runs apiece, Joel Youngblood and John Stearns sparked the Mets to a 6-3 victory over the Padres. The Mets got three runs in the third inning on a two-run double by Stearns and sacrifice fly by Youngblood. In the fifth, a double by Willie Montanez and intentional walk to Stearns set the stage for a run-scoring double by Youngblood. The final run was plated on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Valentine. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .274 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Foli ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 Thomas 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .241 S. Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .276 Turner lf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Montanez 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .260 Winfield cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .290 Stearns c 3 1 1 2 1 0 .274 Gamble rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .285 Youngblood rf 3 0 1 2 0 1 .265 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Valentine 3b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .266 Tenace 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .237 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Bruhert p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .071 Sweet c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Kobel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 D'Acquisto p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Richards ph,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 Totals 30 6 7 6 5 8 Totals 33 3 6 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 17,613 Left on Base: Mets 5, Padres 5 DP: Mets 0, Padres 1 Errors: Flynn Doubles: Stearns (21), Montanez (24), Youngblood (11) Home Runs: Tenace (15) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (10) Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (3), Valentine (2) GIDP: Foli (10) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert W(3-6) 7.1 5 3 2 2 6 1 29 4.85 Kobel 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.40 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 6 1 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(8-10) 4.1 7 6 6 4 3 0 24 3.16 D'Acquisto 3.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 2.06 Shirley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.90 Totals 9 7 6 6 5 8 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt METS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson singled to center [Maddox scored, S. Henderson out at second (center to first to shortstop)]; Montanez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood struck out; Valentine walked; Flynn walked [Valentine to second]; Bruhert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble was called out on strikes; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0. METS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Foli singled to center; S. Henderson reached on a fielder's choice [Foli to second]; Montanez singled to first [Foli to third, S. Henderson to second]; Stearns doubled to left [Foli scored, S. Henderson scored, Montanez to third]; Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly to right [Montanez scored, Stearns to third]; Valentine made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Sweet grounded out (third to first); Owchinko grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Bruhert was called out on strikes; Maddox walked; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied out to center; Turner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Padres 0. METS 5TH: S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez doubled to left; Stearns was walked intentionally; Youngblood doubled to left [Montanez scored, Stearns to third]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stearns scored, Youngblood to third]; Flynn made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Gamble struck out; Tenace homered; Gonzalez singled to left; Sweet flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 1. METS 6TH: Bruhert was called out on strikes; Maddox walked; Foli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: D'Acquisto grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith was called out on strikes; Thomas walked; Turner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 1. METS 7TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Gamble singled to left; Tenace struck out; Gonzalez singled to center [Gamble to second]; Sweet popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 1. METS 8TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; Flynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: RICHARDS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Richards walked; Smith was called out on strikes; Thomas singled to center [Richards to second]; KOBEL REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Turner singled to right [Richards to third, Thomas to second]; Winfield forced Turner (shortstop to second) [Richards scored, Thomas scored (error by Flynn) (unearned) (no RBI), Winfield to second]; Gamble flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 3. METS 9TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SHIRLEY REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Kobel struck out; Maddox lined to left; Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: Tenace flied out to center; Gonzalez lined to right; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SWEET; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Padres 3.

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