A two-run double by Broderick Perkins in the sixth inning keyed a four-run rally that sent the Padres on their way to a 6-2 triumph over the Reds. With the score 2-2, Jerry Turner opened the sixth with a base on balls and ave Winfield lined a single to right.

Perkins followed with a double down the right field line to break the tie. A triple by Fernando Gonzalez scored Perkins and a single by pinch-hitter Gene Richards tallied Gonzalez. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Padres 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 x - 6 10 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Morgan 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .246 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Turner lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .271 Foster lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Wilhelm cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Winfield cf,rf 4 2 3 0 0 1 .304 Henderson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Gamble rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 DeFreites 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Thomas lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Driessen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Perkins 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .242 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Tenace 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Gonzalez 2b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .244 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .087 Roberts c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 Auerbach ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .347 Owchinko p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richards ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 6 Totals 31 6 10 5 5 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 12,899 Left on Base: Reds 6, Padres 6 DP: Reds 2, Padres 1 Errors: Evans Doubles: DeFreites (1), Perkins (12) Triples: Gonzalez (2) Home Runs: Morgan (12) Stolen Bases: Perkins (2), Smith (36) Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (3) GIDP: Geronimo (5), Roberts (2), Perkins (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss 5 5 2 2 2 3 0 20 4.68 Sarmiento L(9-7) 0.1 4 4 4 2 1 0 7 4.09 Borbon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.66 Hume 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.62 Totals 8 10 6 6 5 5 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko W(9-12) 6 5 2 2 1 3 1 24 3.43 Fingers SV(33) 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 2.53 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to shortstop; Turner flied out to left; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble grounded out (catcher to first); Perkins singled to left; Perkins stole second; Gonzalez walked; Roberts grounded into a double play (third to first) [Perkins out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 3RD: DeFreites reached on an error by Evans [DeFreites to first]; Geronimo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [DeFreites out at second]; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Owchinko struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to center; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: On a bunt Turner singled to third; Winfield singled to center [Turner to second]; Gamble singled to right [Turner scored, Winfield to third]; Perkins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield scored (no RBI), Gamble out at second]; Gonzalez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 2. REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson popped to second; DeFreites doubled to right; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Owchinko grounded out (second to first); Smith walked; Smith stole second; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 2. REDS 6TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR LACOSS; Auerbach singled to second; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Auerbach to second]; Morgan homered [Auerbach scored]; Concepcion singled to center; Foster flied out to center [Concepcion to second]; Bench was walked intentionally; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Turner walked; Winfield singled to left [Turner to second]; Gamble struck out; Perkins doubled to right [Turner scored, Winfield scored]; Gonzalez tripled to center [Perkins scored]; Roberts walked; RICHARDS BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Richards singled to right [Gonzalez scored, Roberts to second]; BORBON REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Smith flied out to right; Evans flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6. REDS 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); DeFreites was called out on strikes; Geronimo was called out on strikes; SPILMAN BATTED FOR BORBON; Spilman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6. PADRES 7TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Turner popped to catcher in foul territory; Winfield singled to right; Gamble flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6. REDS 8TH: WILHELM REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING CF); THOMAS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rose flied out to left; Morgan singled to center; Concepcion forced Morgan (shortstop to second); Foster singled to right [Concepcion to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6. PADRES 8TH: Gonzalez walked; Gonzalez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Roberts struck out; Fingers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6. REDS 9TH: TENACE REPLACED PERKINS (PLAYING 1B); Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR DEFREITES; Driessen flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Lum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6.

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