PADS FIND BATS LATE, DEFEAT ROGERS, EXPOS
4-Run 8th Turns Tables
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29, (AP) - Held scoreless on just one hit through eight innings
the Padres erupted for four runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the
Montreal Expos 4-1 at San Diego Stadium. Padres pitcher Rick Sawyer,
making his fourth start of the season, turned in his best effort to date holding
the Expos to a single run on six hits while striking out five through eight
innings to earn the victory. Dave Tomlin and Butch Metzger combined on a
perfect ninth to close out the win.
Expos starter Steve Rogers retired the first 14 San Diego hitters he faced
before allowing a two-out single to Fred Kendall in the bottom of the
fifth. It was the deepest a Montreal hurler had pitched in a contest with
an intact perfect game this season. Rogers then retired the next five
batters he faced before issuing his first free pass--to Willie Davis, one out
into the seventh inning--before wriggling out of trouble.
The Expos took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth when Larry Parrish doubled
with one out, moved to third on Del Unser's infield grounder and then scored on
Tim Foli's two-bagger to the left-center field gap. Gary Carter's infield
single moved Foli to third but Sawyer avoided further damage when he retired
Earl Williams on a first pitch pop fly to first baseman Mike Ivie.
Montreal's next best scoring opportunity game in the seventh when, with one out,
Williams doubled but Sawyer retired Rogers on a pop up to third and ended the
threat by inducing an inning-ending ground ball off the bat of Jerry White.
Rogers took a one-hit shutout into the eighth inning but yielded Kendall's
second single of the contest to open the frame. Merv Rettenmund ran for
Kendall and, after Doug Rader struck out, advanced to second when Rogers walked
pinch hitter Jerry Turner. Ted Kubiak came on to hit for Sawyer and
grounded a single through the middle, scoring Rettenmund to tie the game.
Turner and Kubiak advanced to second and third on Ellis Valentine's futile
attempt to nab Rettenmund at the plate. The Expos then executed a double
switch, bringing Dale Murray in to pitch and inserting Pepe Frias at second
base. After falling behind Johnny Grubb, Murray walked the left-handed
batter intentionally, filling the bases. But Tito Fuentes swung at a first
pitch fastball and lined a single to right, scoring Turner and Kubiak to make
the score 3-0 and chasing Kubiak to third in the process. Davis followed
by dropping a single into center field, scoring Kubiak with the fourth run of
the inning. Murray, having retired none of the three batters he faced, was
lifted in favor of Joe Kerrigan who got a double play ball off the bat of Dave
Winfield to end the frame.
Dave Tomlin was brought on in the top of the ninth and he retired pinch hitter
Jose Morales for the first out. With successive right-handed batters due
up, Butch Metzger was summoned from the bullpen and he set down Foli.
Lefty swinging Mike Jorgensen then hit for Carter but Metzger got him on a
grounder to short to end the game.
8/29/1976, Mon76-SD 76, San Diego Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1976 Expos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 1 1976 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 4 5 0 3 0 Expos AB R H BI AVG Padres AB R H BI AVG White,J lf 4 0 0 0 .266 Grubb lf 3 1 0 0 .273 Garrett,W 2b 4 0 2 0 .202 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 .333 Murray,D p 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger,B p 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 .000 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 2 .268 Valentine,E cf 4 0 0 0 .291 Davis,W cf 3 0 1 1 .224 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0 .223 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 .247 Unser rf 3 0 0 0 .285 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0 .277 Morales,Jo ph 1 0 0 0 .333 Kendall c 3 0 2 0 .231 Foli ss 4 0 1 1 .252 Rettenmund pr 0 1 0 0 .245 Carter c 2 0 1 0 .193 Rader,Do 3b 3 0 0 0 .268 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 .245 Hernandez,E ss 2 0 0 0 .301 Williams,E 1b 3 0 1 0 .210 Turner ph 0 1 0 0 .317 Rogers p 3 0 0 0 .182 Davis,B c 0 0 0 0 .295 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 .257 Sawyer p 2 0 0 0 .250 33 1 6 1 Kubiak ph 1 1 1 1 .237 28 4 5 4 Expos INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Rogers L 8-10 7.1 3 3 3 2 6 83 59 2.82 Murray,D 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 7 3 5.35 Kerrigan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.44 8.0 5 4 4 3 6 96 65 Padres INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Sawyer W 1-3 8.0 6 1 1 1 5 102 71 3.89 Tomlin H 7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.61 Metzger,B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.13 9.0 6 1 1 1 5 110 77 Mon: Frias inserted at 2b in the 8th Morales,Jo batted for Unser in the 9th Jorgensen batted for Carter in the 9th SD : Rettenmund ran for Kendall in the 8th Turner batted for Hernandez,E in the 8th Kubiak batted for Sawyer in the 8th Rettenmund moved to lf in the 9th Davis,B inserted at c in the 9th Kubiak moved to ss in the 9th 2B-Parrish(26), Foli(30), Williams,E(9). RBI-Foli(24), Fuentes 2(41), Davis,W(36), Kubiak(14). K-Valentine,E 2, Parrish, Williams,E, Rogers, Winfield 2, Kendall, Rader,Do 2, Hernandez,E. BB-Carter, Grubb, Davis,W, Turner. GWRBI: Fuentes Temperature: 57, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 5 MPH. Attendance: 15,855 Game Time: 2:04