The Padres cashed in on a pair of errors and prevailed over the Astros, 3-1. With one out in the third inning, Gene Richards singled. Ozzie Smith hit a grounder that dribbled through the legs of first baseman Bob Watson, Richards taking third. With Broderick Perkins at bat, Smith stole second.

Perkins then hit a sacrifice fly to Terry Puhl in center field, scoring Richards and advancing Smith to third. When second baseman Jimmy Sexton threw poorly to the plate, Smith slid home. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 3 Padres 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 9 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Richards lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Sexton 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .197 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Leonard rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Smith ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 .262 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Perkins 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .251 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .299 Winfield cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Alou lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .339 Turner rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Wilhelm lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .120 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Evans 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .283 Lemongello p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .172 Champion 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Jones p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .185 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 3 Totals 34 3 9 2 0 4 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 10,004 Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 8 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Sexton, Watson, Cabell, Richards Doubles: Sexton (2), Cabell (29), Alou (5), Perkins (13) Stolen Bases: Sexton (14), Smith (39) Sacrifice Flies: Perkins (3) GIDP: Landestoy (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello L(9-14) 6 8 3 1 0 3 0 28 4.01 Riccelli 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 9 3 1 0 4 0 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(12-14) 7 6 1 1 1 3 0 27 2.83 Fingers SV(34) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.48 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Sexton doubled to left [Sexton to third (error by Richards)]; Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [Sexton out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Leonard to second]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith flied to left in foul territory; Perkins singled to left; Winfield reached on an error by Cabell [Perkins to second, Winfield to first]; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); Champion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton singled to left; Sexton stole second; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards singled to center; Smith reached on an error by Watson [Richards to third, Smith to first]; Smith stole second; Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to center [Richards scored (unearned)]; Winfield singled to center [Smith scored (error by Sexton) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Turner lined to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cabell doubled to right; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Evans singled to shortstop; Champion grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Evans to second]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Lemongello singled to center; Landestoy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemongello out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Richards made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out (third to first); Perkins doubled to left; Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 6TH: Sexton flied out to right; Leonard made an out to second; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Turner singled to center; Tenace grounded out (third to first) [Turner to second]; Evans singled to left [Turner scored]; Champion struck out; Jones singled to left [Evans to second]; Richards flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to right; Alou doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou to third]; Pujols grounded out (third to first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Baldwin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: RICCELLI REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Smith was called out on strikes; Perkins grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. ASTROS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Landestoy flied out to left; Sexton flied out to center; Leonard singled to second; Watson singled to left [Leonard to second]; Cabell forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: Turner made an out to shortstop; Tenace flied out to center; Evans singled to right; Champion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. ASTROS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); Alou flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); HOWARD BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3.

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