Although Jerry Koosman gave up only one hit in six innings on the mound, the Mets' southpaw suffered his 14th defeat when Dave Winfield cracked a two-run homer to carry the Padres to a 2-1 victory. Koosman nicked Jerry Turner with a pitch in the first inning before Winfield hit for the circuit.

Mickey Lolich, making his first start of the year after being idled by knee surgery in early May, pitched five innings for the Padres and gained his second victory. The southpaw's other triumph came in relief on the opening day of the season, April 7. The Mets counted their lone run off reliever Bob Shirley in the seventh on a pass to Joel Youngblood and double by Bobby Valentine. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2 Padres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 2 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf,3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 Foli ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Mazzilli ph,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Turner lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .274 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Winfield rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .292 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .234 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .223 Youngblood rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .260 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Valentine 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .277 Roberts c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Ferrer pr,3b,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Almon 2b,3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Lolich p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .098 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Gonzalez ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 30 1 6 1 1 3 Totals 27 2 2 2 3 8 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 16,458 Left on Base: Mets 5, Padres 5 DP: Mets 0, Padres 1 Errors: Foli, Valentine Doubles: Valentine (5) Home Runs: Winfield (21) Stolen Bases: S. Henderson (10), Winfield (19), Almon 2 (15) Caught Stealing: Almon (5) Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (3) GIDP: S. Henderson (18) Hit by Pitch: Mazzilli (1,by Fingers), Turner (2,by Koosman) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(3-14) 6 1 2 2 2 8 1 24 3.65 Kobel 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.33 Totals 8 2 2 2 3 8 1 31 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(2-0) 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.79 Shirley 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 3.91 Fingers SV(30) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.74 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (5), Fingers (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert METS 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Foli singled to center; S. Henderson forced Foli (third to second); S. Henderson stole second; Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner was hit by a pitch; Winfield homered [Turner scored]; Tenace walked; Ashford struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 2ND: Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to center; Valentine lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Almon grounded out (second to first); Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 3RD: Flynn singled to center; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Maddox singled to shortstop [Flynn stayed at second]; Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Thomas flied out to right; Smith grounded out (third to first); Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 4TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns flied out to left; Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; Tenace struck out; Ashford lined to right; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 5TH: Valentine singled to left [Valentine out at second (left to second)]; Flynn flied out to left; Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Almon grounded out (second to first); BAKER BATTED FOR LOLICH; Baker struck out; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Maddox lined to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Turner flied out to center; Winfield reached on an error by Foli [Winfield to first]; Tenace reached on an error by Valentine [Winfield to third, Tenace to first]; Ashford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 7TH: Stearns lined to left; Youngblood walked; Valentine doubled to left [Youngblood scored]; FERRER RAN FOR VALENTINE; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Grieve flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Roberts flied out to center; Almon singled to left; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Almon stole second; Almon stole third; Gonzalez flied out to right; Thomas walked; Almon was caught stealing home (catcher to second to shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 2. METS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Maddox struck out; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR FOLI; Mazzilli was hit by a pitch; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FERRER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Smith grounded out (third to first); Turner flied out to right; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 2. METS 9TH: Montanez made an out to shortstop; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 2.

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