Winning for the sixth straight time, Craig Swan also drove in the deciding run while pitching the Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Padres. The Mets counted their pair off Gaylord Perry in the second inning. Steve Henderson tripled and scored on a single by Lenny Randle. After stopping at third when Doug Flynn hit a bloop double, Randle crossed the plate as Swan grounded out. Dave Winfield homered in the eighth for the Padres' run. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox rf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Valentine 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Thomas 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Foli ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Turner lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 Winfield cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .292 Youngblood rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Gamble rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Tenace c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .235 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 S. Henderson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Randle 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236 Almon pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Flynn ss,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Perry p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .119 Swan p 3 0 0 1 0 2 .161 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 7 2 2 5 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 19,459 Left on Base: Mets 6, Padres 7 DP: Mets 2, Padres 1 Doubles: Mazzilli (22), Flynn (10) Triples: S. Henderson (8) Home Runs: Winfield (20) Stolen Bases: Valentine (1), Mazzilli (13) Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (5) Hit by Pitch: Stearns (7,by Perry), Gamble (6,by Swan) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(7-5) 9 5 1 1 4 3 1 35 2.40 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 3 1 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(15-6) 7 6 2 2 1 4 0 27 3.05 Lee 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 2.94 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 5 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Swan (2), Perry (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Melton, 1B - Roger Dierking, 2B - Shan Deniston, 3B - Larry Edwards METS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Dave Melton, Larry Edwards, Roger Dierking and Shan Deniston; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli doubled to right; Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith walked; Thomas hit into a double play (right to first) [Smith out at second]; Turner singled to right; Winfield forced Turner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. METS 2ND: On a bunt Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); S. Henderson tripled to right; Randle singled to center [S. Henderson scored]; Flynn doubled to right [Randle to third]; Swan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle scored, Flynn to third]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble popped to shortstop; Tenace made an out to second; Perkins lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. METS 3RD: Valentine singled to left; Valentine stole second; Mazzilli struck out; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez lined to center; Perry singled to right; Smith lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Perry out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle popped to third in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Turner struck out; Winfield singled to left; Gamble was hit by a pitch [Winfield to second]; Tenace walked [Winfield to third, Gamble to second]; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. METS 5TH: Swan was called out on strikes; On a bunt Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez popped to catcher in foul territory; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. METS 6TH: Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli out at third (center to third)]; Montanez lined to first; Stearns was hit by a pitch; S. Henderson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Thomas walked; Turner flied out to right; Winfield struck out; Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. METS 7TH: Randle singled to right; Flynn lined into a double play (second to first) [Randle out at first]; Swan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Tenace walked; Perkins lined to second; Gonzalez singled to left [Tenace to second]; ALMON RAN FOR GONZALEZ; RICHARDS BATTED FOR PERRY; Richards lined to center; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. METS 8TH: ALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Maddox singled to left; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Maddox to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns forced Maddox (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FOLI REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Thomas flied out to right; Turner flied out to left; Winfield homered; Gamble lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 1. METS 9TH: S. Henderson struck out; Randle popped to third in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Tenace was called out on strikes; Perkins flied out to left; Almon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Padres 1.

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