Gaylord Perry gained his 17th victory and Rollie Fingers received credit for his 32nd save as the Padres defeated the Reds, 3-2. Jerry Turner drove in the Padres' first two runs with a sacrifice fly and a homer. With the score tied, 2-2, Gene Tenace drew a walk in the seventh inning, took third on a throwing error by Dan Driessen and scored the Padres' winning run on a single by Ozzie Smith. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 Reds 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Thomas cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .246 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .381 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .262 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .297 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .280 Turner lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .290 Bench c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .252 Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Summers rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Tenace c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .223 Collins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Champion 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .292 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Geronimo cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Griffey ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .110 LaCoss p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 DeFreites ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 35 3 8 3 2 4 Totals 34 2 9 2 1 9 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 27,205 Left on Base: Padres 8, Reds 7 DP: Padres 1, Reds 1 Errors: Morgan, Driessen Doubles: Thomas (10), Griffey (31) Home Runs: Turner (7) Stolen Bases: Geronimo (8), Morgan (19) Caught Stealing: Driessen (9) Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (8) Sacrifice Flies: Turner (1) GIDP: Winfield (13), Summers (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(17-6) 6 6 2 2 1 6 0 24 3.10 Shirley 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.94 Fingers SV(32) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.61 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 9 0 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss L(3-7) 6.1 7 3 2 2 3 1 28 4.75 Hume 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.68 Bair 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.94 Totals 9 8 3 2 2 4 1 38 Passed Balls: Tenace (3) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Thomas lined to left; Evans walked [Smith to second]; Winfield singled to pitcher [Smith to third, Evans to second]; Turner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored, Evans to third, Winfield to second]; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to center; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace lined to shortstop; Champion grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Summers singled to right [Bench to third]; Concepcion forced Summers (second to shortstop) [Bench scored]; Geronimo singled to center [Concepcion to third]; Geronimo stole second; LaCoss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 1. PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas doubled to right; Evans singled to right [Thomas to third]; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Reds 1. PADRES 4TH: Turner homered; Perkins flied out to left; Tenace flied out to left; Champion struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Foster popped to shortstop; Bench singled to center; Summers grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 1. PADRES 5TH: Perry grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Geronimo lined to left; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 1. PADRES 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield struck out; Turner singled to right; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop); Morgan stole second; Driessen singled to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Bench singled to right [Foster to second]; Summers flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Reds 2. PADRES 7TH: Tenace walked; Champion reached on an error by Driessen [Tenace to second, Champion to first]; RICHARDS BATTED FOR PERRY; Richards forced Champion (third to second) [Tenace to third]; Smith singled to center [Tenace scored (unearned), Richards to second]; HUME REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Thomas flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to left; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Concepcion to second]; DEFREITES BATTED FOR HUME; DeFreites struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 2. PADRES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Winfield struck out; Turner flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Driessen struck out; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 2. PADRES 9TH: Tenace lined to third; Champion singled to right; ALMON RAN FOR CHAMPION; Fingers reached on an error by Morgan [Almon to second, Fingers to first]; Smith popped to shortstop; Thomas forced Fingers (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED ALMON (PLAYING 2B); Bench flied out to right; Summers singled to center; COLLINS RAN FOR SUMMERS; Concepcion flied out to center; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Griffey doubled to right [Collins to third]; LUM BATTED FOR BAIR; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Reds 2.

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