The hitting of Jerry Turner sparked the Padres to a 5-3 decision over the Braves. The San Diego left fielder, who earlier hit a two-run homer, singled home pinch-runner Ozzie Smith with the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning.

Oscar Gamble led off the Padre eighth with a pinch-single and was replaced by Smith, who advanced to second on a single by Barry Evans. Turner then followed with a liner up the middle. A double-play grounder eventually scored Evans with an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 10 3 Braves 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Almon ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Hubbard 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Gamble ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Bonnell cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Smith pr,ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 Office ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Evans 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .357 Matthews rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Turner lf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .290 Burroughs lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .317 Winfield rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .235 Tenace 1b,c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .225 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Wilhelm cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Roberts c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Nolan ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Perkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Champion 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Jones p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Gaston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Horner 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Totals 34 5 10 5 1 5 Totals 40 3 12 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 1,519 Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 12 DP: Padres 2, Braves 1 Errors: Almon, Evans, Jones Doubles: Perkins (10) Triples: Winfield (5) Home Runs: Turner (6) Stolen Bases: Almon (16), Thomas (11) Caught Stealing: Turner (3) Sacrifice Flies: Wilhelm (1) GIDP: Mahler (1), Burroughs (13) Hit by Pitch: Thomas (3,by Garber) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 6 10 3 2 0 1 0 29 2.80 Lee W(5-1) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 2.93 Fingers SV(31) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.65 Totals 9 12 3 2 2 1 0 42 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler 6 6 3 3 0 4 1 23 4.58 Camp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.57 Garber L(3-5) 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 2.49 Totals 9 10 5 5 1 5 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Garber (5) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Charlie Williams PADRES 1ST: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (third to first); Turner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to center; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews reached on an error by Almon [Matthews to first]; Burroughs singled [Matthews to second]; Murphy singled [Matthews scored (unearned), Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Tenace was called out on strikes; Wilhelm made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: PERKINS REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney singled; Mahler grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 3RD: Perkins doubled; Champion flied out to center; Jones made an out to second; Almon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard singled; Bonnell grounded out (catcher to first) [Hubbard to second]; Matthews singled [Hubbard scored]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 4TH: Evans singled; Turner homered [Evans scored]; Winfield tripled; Tenace struck out; Wilhelm hit a sacrifice fly to left [Winfield scored]; Perkins grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Benedict singled; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 2. PADRES 5TH: Champion grounded out (second to first); Jones struck out; Almon singled; Almon stole second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Mahler made an out to shortstop; Hubbard singled; Bonnell singled [Hubbard to second]; Matthews forced Hubbard (shortstop to third) [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs singled [Bonnell scored, Matthews to second]; Murphy reached on an error by Jones [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second, Murphy to first]; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 3. PADRES 6TH: Turner singled; Turner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Winfield flied out to right; Tenace made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Chaney reached on an error by Evans [Chaney to first]; GASTON BATTED FOR MAHLER; Gaston singled [Chaney to second]; Hubbard flied out to left; Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 3. PADRES 7TH: CAMP REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Wilhelm singled; Perkins made an out to catcher; Champion flied out to right; RICHARDS BATTED FOR JONES; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Matthews singled; Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Matthews to second]; Murphy was walked intentionally; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first) [Matthews to third, Murphy to second]; NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan was walked intentionally; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 3. PADRES 8TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); HORNER REPLACED CAMP (PLAYING 3B); GAMBLE BATTED FOR ALMON; Gamble singled; SMITH RAN FOR GAMBLE; Evans singled [Smith to second]; Turner singled [Smith scored, Evans to second]; Winfield grounded out (first to pitcher) [Evans to third, Turner to second]; Tenace was walked intentionally; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR WILHELM; Gonzalez hit into a double play (shortstop to second to first to catcher) [Evans scored (RBI), Tenace to second, Turner out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); THOMAS REPLACED LEE (PLAYING CF); FINGERS REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Horner singled; Hubbard flied out to left; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office forced Horner (second to shortstop); Matthews forced Office (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 3. PADRES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Perkins struck out; Champion flied out to right; Thomas was hit by a pitch; Thomas stole second; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to center; BEALL BATTED FOR GARBER; Beall grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 3.

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