Steve Garvey homered with a man on base in the first inning, hitting safely in his 20th straight game, to start the Dodgers off to a 7-0 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers, who snapped a four-game losing streak, used three pitchers, Tommy John, Bob Welch and Terry Forster, with the decision going to John, who worked the first five innings. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 7 14 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .277 Richards lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .309 Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Russell ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .286 Turner rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Baker lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .262 Winfield cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .306 North cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Tenace 1b,c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Law ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Garvey 1b 2 1 1 2 0 1 .317 Castillo c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Guerrero 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .600 Perkins ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Cey 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Almon 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .254 Simpson cf,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .667 Mura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Reynolds ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Welch p 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ashford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Lacy rf,3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Yeager c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .191 Beswick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .050 Gulden c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 John p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .121 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 Grote 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Eichelberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Totals 38 7 14 7 0 7 Totals 35 0 9 0 2 4 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 38,539 Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Padres 10 DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1 Errors: Smith, Perkins Doubles: Baker (24), Russell (32), Tenace (18), Ashford (11) Triples: Baker (1), Guerrero (1) Home Runs: Garvey (21) Caught Stealing: Russell (6) Sacrifice Hits: Welch (6) GIDP: Lacy (4) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(17-10) 5 5 0 0 0 4 0 20 3.30 Welch 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 2.02 Forster 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.93 Totals 9 9 0 0 2 4 0 37 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mura L(0-2) 3 8 4 4 0 2 1 15 11.74 Lee 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.28 Shirley 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.69 Owchinko 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.56 Rasmussen 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 4.09 Eichelberger 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 10.80 Totals 9 14 7 6 0 7 1 39 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to left; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Baker doubled to center; Garvey homered [Baker scored]; Cey grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith struck out; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. DODGERS 2ND: Monday singled to right; Lacy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Yeager singled to left; John flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace doubled to center; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Castillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Padres 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to right; Baker tripled to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey struck out; Cey singled to center [Baker scored]; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: MARTINEZ REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); GUERRERO REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MURA; Reynolds singled to right; Richards struck out; Smith singled to third [Reynolds to second]; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. DODGERS 4TH: LEE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to right; Yeager struck out; John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace flied out to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. DODGERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Russell grounded out (third to first); Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Castillo flied out to left; Almon singled to third; ASHFORD BATTED FOR LEE; Ashford doubled to right [Almon to third]; Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. DODGERS 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Guerrero flied out to right; Cey grounded out (third to first); Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: GROTE REPLACED JOHN (PLAYING 3B); SIMPSON REPLACED CEY (PLAYING CF); WELCH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Turner made an out to first; Winfield walked; Tenace forced Winfield (third to second); Evans singled to center [Tenace to third]; PERKINS BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. DODGERS 7TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager singled to shortstop; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yeager to second]; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: GULDEN REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); SIMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTH REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING CF); Almon walked; BESWICK BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Beswick singled to left [Almon to second]; Richards lined into a double play (center to second) [Almon out at second]; Smith forced Beswick (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Padres 0. DODGERS 8TH: OWCHINKO REPLACED BESWICK (PITCHING); Russell doubled to left; North grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero tripled to center [Russell scored]; Simpson singled to right [Guerrero scored]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Welch reached on an error by Perkins on a sacrifice bunt [Simpson out at home (right to catcher), Welch to third]; Lacy singled to shortstop [Welch scored (unearned), Lacy to second (error by Smith)]; Gulden struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: WHITE REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING RF); LACY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Turner popped to catcher in foul territory; Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Padres 0. DODGERS 9TH: EICHELBERGER REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); White grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez struck out; Russell singled to left; LAW BATTED FOR NORTH; Law forced Russell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); LAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Perkins popped to third in foul territory; fan interference; Almon singled to center; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; Gonzalez singled to right [Almon to third]; Richards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Padres 0.

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