A six-hitter by Eric Rasmussen paced the Padres to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Mets. The Padres got all the runs they needed to win in the first inning. Gene Richards opened with a two-base hit and after Derrel Thomas flied out, Jerry Turner plated Richards with a triple. An infield out by Gene Tenace scored Richards. It was the third shutout of the season for Rasmussen. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Padres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 5 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Richards lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .294 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Roberts c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Thomas 3b,cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Turner cf,lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Winfield rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .293 Boisclair rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Tenace c,1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .231 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Perkins 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Flynn 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Espinosa p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Gonzalez 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .245 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Almon ss,3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 3 Totals 26 3 5 2 5 0 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 16,503 Left on Base: Mets 7, Padres 6 DP: Mets 2, Padres 1 Errors: Murray, Tenace Doubles: Richards (23) Triples: Turner (1) Stolen Bases: Montanez (7) Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (5), Thomas (9), Rasmussen (10) GIDP: Kranepool (4), Tenace (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa L(9-13) 6 4 2 2 3 0 0 24 4.72 Murray 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 4.04 Bernard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.03 Totals 8 5 3 2 5 0 0 33 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen W(13-10) 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 34 3.85 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 34 Passed Balls: Tenace (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Foli walked; S. Henderson forced Foli (pitcher to shortstop); Tenace allowed a passed ball [S. Henderson to third (error by Tenace)]; Montanez walked; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to right; Thomas flied out to left; Turner tripled to right [Richards scored]; Winfield walked; Tenace grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Turner scored, Winfield to second]; Perkins flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 2ND: Boisclair flied out to center; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to center; Almon flied out to left; Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 3RD: Espinosa singled to right; Mazzilli flied out to right; Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to right; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Richards to second]; Turner flied out to center; Winfield walked; Tenace walked [Richards to third, Winfield to second]; Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 4TH: Montanez lined to second; Stearns singled to third; Boisclair flied out to left; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez made an out to second; Almon grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 5TH: Flynn singled to left; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first) [Flynn to third]; Foli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Richards flied to left in foul territory; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez lined to first; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled to right; Tenace grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Winfield out at second]; Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. METS 7TH: Boisclair singled to right; Randle flied out to center; Flynn singled to center [Boisclair to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Kranepool grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Gonzalez walked; Almon singled to right [Gonzalez to second]; Rasmussen reached on an error by Murray on a sacrifice bunt [Gonzalez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Almon to second, Rasmussen to first]; Richards walked [Almon to third, Rasmussen to second]; BERNARD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Thomas lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Richards out at first]; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 3. METS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SMITH REPLACED PERKINS (PLAYING SS); ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; Foli grounded out (first unassisted); S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace flied out to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 3. METS 9TH: Montanez singled to center; Montanez stole second; Stearns flied out to center; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 3.

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