Although needing relief help from Mark Lee, Eric Rasmussen got credit for his 14th win of the season as the Padres bested the Expos, 6-1. In the first inning, Gene Richards singled, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Jerry Turner. In the third frame, Ozzie Smith walked and scored on a double by Turner. The Padres picked up three runs in the seventh on RBI singles by Tucker Ashford, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 31, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 Padres 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 x - 6 13 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Richards lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .296 Hutton 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Smith ss 2 2 1 0 2 0 .260 Dawson cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Turner cf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .282 Valentine rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 Ashford 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .233 Cromartie lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .294 Winfield rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Carter c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .252 Tenace 1b 4 0 2 1 0 2 .229 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 Thomas 3b,cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Fryman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .061 Roberts c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .237 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beswick pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Sweet c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Lee p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 36 1 10 1 3 4 Totals 34 6 13 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 11,810 Left on Base: Expos 11, Padres 9 DP: Expos 0, Padres 0 Doubles: Dawson (16), Turner (8) Stolen Bases: Thomas (10) Caught Stealing: Turner (2) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (26), Lee (1) Hit by Pitch: Thomas (2,by Fryman) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman L(7-9) 6.2 9 5 5 2 5 0 31 3.78 Pirtle 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.70 Knowles 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 2.49 Totals 8 13 6 6 2 5 0 39 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen W(14-10) 5.1 8 1 1 1 3 0 24 3.79 Lee SV(2) 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 15 3.03 Totals 9 10 1 1 3 4 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Fryman (3) Wild Pitches: Pirtle (4) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to right; Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Dawson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Richards to second]; Turner singled to center [Richards scored]; Turner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Winfield singled to center; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Cromartie struck out; Carter singled to right; Parrish walked [Carter to second]; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez made an out to second; Thomas was hit by a pitch; Thomas stole second; Roberts struck out; Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. EXPOS 3RD: Fryman flied out to center; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Hutton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith walked; Turner doubled to left [Smith scored]; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Turner to third]; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 2. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to left; Cromartie singled to left [Valentine to second]; Carter flied out to right [Valentine to third]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to left; Roberts singled to left; Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 2. EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fryman struck out; Cash singled to third; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 2. EXPOS 6TH: ASHFORD REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Dawson doubled to center; Valentine singled to third [Dawson stayed at second]; Cromartie singled to left [Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Carter singled to center [Dawson scored, Valentine out at home (center to catcher), Carter to second (on throw to home), Cromartie to third]; LEE REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; Speier was walked intentionally; Fryman forced Speier (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Tenace singled to center; Gonzalez flied out to center; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 2. EXPOS 7TH: Cash singled to left; Hutton popped to first in foul territory; Dawson lined to right; Valentine walked [Cash to second]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Roberts singled to left; BESWICK RAN FOR ROBERTS; Lee struck out; Richards forced Beswick (shortstop to second); Smith walked [Richards to second]; Ashford singled to right [Richards scored, Smith to third]; Winfield singled to left [Smith scored, Ashford to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Tenace singled to third [Ashford scored, Winfield to second]; Pirtle threw a wild pitch [Winfield to third, Tenace to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 5. EXPOS 8TH: SWEET REPLACED BESWICK (PLAYING C ); Carter flied out to center; Parrish flied out to center; Speier singled to left; UNSER BATTED FOR PIRTLE; Unser forced Speier (third to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 5. PADRES 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Thomas singled to right; Sweet made an out to second; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thomas to second]; Richards singled to left [Thomas scored, Richards to second (on throw to home)]; Smith singled to shortstop [Richards to third]; Ashford lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 6. EXPOS 9TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Hutton flied out to center; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Padres 6.

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