Thursday April 5, 1979
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With the winning run scoring on a wild pitch, the Padres tallied twice in the ninth inning to capture a come-from-behind season opener from the Dodgers, 4-3. The Padres trailed, 3-2, entering the final frame when Barry Evans led off with a double and Gene Tenace followed with a walk.

One out later, Lance Rautzhan replaced starter Burt Hooton on the mound and issued a base on balls to Kurt Bevacqua. A single by Gene Richards tied the game and the runners advanced on the throw to the plate. With Ozzie Smith at bat, Rautzhan uncorked an errant heave over catcher Steve Yeager's head. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Thursday, April 5, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 11 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 6 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .400 Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Smith ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Russell ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Winfield rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Garvey 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Turner lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Cey 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Evans 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fahey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Hooton p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Perry p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perkins ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 11 3 2 5 Totals 32 3 6 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 46,536 Left on Base: Padres 7, Dodgers 3 DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 0 Doubles: Evans 2 (2), Perry (1), Winfield (1), Hooton (1) Home Runs: Gonzalez (1), Cey (1) Stolen Bases: Winfield (1), Cey (1) Caught Stealing: Garvey (1) Sacrifice Hits: Perry (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(1-0) 8 5 3 3 1 4 1 30 3.38 Fingers SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 4 1 33 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton 8.1 10 3 3 1 5 1 35 3.24 Rautzhan L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 13.50 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 5 1 38 Wild Pitches: Rautzhan (1) Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jim Scott, 2B - Charlie Lupo, 3B - Boyd Mauer PADRES 1ST: Debut for umpire Fred Brocklander; Richards singled to right [Richards out at second (right to shortstop)]; Smith grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Turner made an out to shortstop; Evans doubled to left; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey lined to left; Cey made an out to first; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Perry doubled to right; Richards grounded out (second to first) [Perry to third]; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Yeager grounded out (third to first); Hooton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 4TH: Hargrove made an out to shortstop; Winfield doubled to right; Turner singled to right [Winfield scored]; Evans grounded out (catcher to first) [Turner to second]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gonzalez to second]; Richards was called out on strikes; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to left; Cey forced Garvey (shortstop to second); Cey stole second; Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. PADRES 6TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Winfield singled; Turner flied out to center; Evans lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; Hooton made an out to second; Lopes made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. PADRES 7TH: Tenace struck out; Gonzalez homered; Perry grounded out (third to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Russell struck out; Smith singled to left; Garvey flied out to left; Cey homered [Smith scored]; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 2. PADRES 8TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield singled to left; Winfield stole second; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton doubled to left; Lopes was walked intentionally; Russell singled to left [Hooton scored, Lopes to third, Russell to second (on throw)]; Smith flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 3. PADRES 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Evans doubled to left; Tenace walked; ALMON RAN FOR TENACE; Gonzalez popped to catcher in foul territory; PERKINS BATTED FOR PERRY; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR PERKINS; Bevacqua walked [Evans to third, Almon to second]; Richards singled to center [Evans scored, Almon out at home (center to first to third to catcher), Bevacqua to third]; Rautzhan threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua scored, Richards to second]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 9TH: FAHEY REPLACED ALMON (PLAYING C ); FINGERS REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Garvey singled to left; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cey flied out to right; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Dodgers 3.

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