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Cardinals
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 16, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 16, 1978 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Urrea |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Owchinko |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 14,434 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Jim Quick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
John Urrea | Pitcher |
Ken Boyer | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
Bill Almon | Third Baseman |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Rick Sweet | Catcher |
Bob Owchinko | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 16, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Owchinko
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Owchinko
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Owchinko
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Owchinko
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Owchinko
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Urrea
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Urrea
Smith bunts towards the mound. Urrea fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Urrea
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Urrea
Winfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Urrea
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. Thomas scores. Richards moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Almon vs. Urrea
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richards scores. Gamble moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Urrea
There goes Almon. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Almon steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tenace vs. Urrea
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Tenace reaches third base with a triple. Gamble scores. Almon scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweet vs. Urrea
Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Owchinko
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Owchinko
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Owchinko
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urrea vs. Owchinko
Urrea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owchinko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owchinko vs. Urrea
Owchinko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Urrea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Urrea
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Urrea
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Reitz. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Urrea
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Owchinko
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Owchinko
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Owchinko
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Urrea
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Urrea
Winfield hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Urrea
Gamble strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Owchinko
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Owchinko
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Owchinko
Reitz hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Owchinko
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Urrea
Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Urrea
Simmons fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Simmons. Almon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Urrea
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweet vs. Urrea
Sweet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owchinko vs. Urrea
The umpire calls a balk on Urrea Tenace moves to third. Sweet moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owchinko vs. Urrea
Owchinko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Urrea
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Urrea
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Owchinko
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urrea vs. Owchinko
Urrea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Owchinko
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Urrea
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Urrea
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Urrea
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Owchinko
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Owchinko
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Owchinko
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Owchinko
The ball gets by Sweet for a passed ball. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Owchinko
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Urrea
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Urrea
Urrea fires to first and picks off Almon. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Urrea
Tenace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweet vs. Urrea
Sweet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owchinko vs. Urrea
Owchinko bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Tenace scores. Sweet moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Urrea
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Owchinko
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Owchinko
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Owchinko
Tyson hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Owchinko
Tony Scott pinch hits for John Urrea.
Scott takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Owchinko
Roger Freed pinch hits for Lou Brock.
Freed hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Freed reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores. Scott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Owchinko
Templeton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching. Tony Scott now playing left field.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Littell
Richards bunts towards the mound. Littell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Littell
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gamble vs. Littell
Gamble is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Almon vs. Littell
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tenace vs. Littell
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Richards moves to third. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sweet vs. Littell
Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Owchinko
Chuck Baker now playing second base. Derrel Thomas now playing center field. Gene Richards now playing left field.
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Padres, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Spillner
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Spillner
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Spillner
Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. D'Acquisto
John D'Acquisto now pitching. Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Iorg takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. D'Acquisto
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. D'Acquisto
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Mark Littell.
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
D'Acquisto vs. Hamilton
Mike Phillips now playing second base. Dane Iorg now playing left field. Dave Hamilton now pitching.
D'Acquisto strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hamilton
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hamilton
There goes Thomas. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hamilton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. D'Acquisto
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. D'Acquisto
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Padres, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. D'Acquisto
Simmons strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1978 -- St.Louis at San Diego (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 3 0 0 0 Thomas D, 2b-cf 4 1 1 0 Freed R, ph 1 0 1 2 Smith O, ss 3 1 0 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0 Richards G, cf-lf 3 1 1 0 Phillips M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 4 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 5 0 1 0 Gamble O, lf 3 1 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 0 0 Baker C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 5 2 3 2 Almon B, 3b 3 2 2 1 Morales J, rf 4 0 1 0 Tenace G, 1b 2 1 2 3 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 1 Sweet R, c 4 0 2 0 Mumphrey J, cf 3 1 1 0 Owchinko B, p 2 0 0 1 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 2 0 Spillner D, p 0 0 0 0 Iorg D, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 D'Acquisto J, p 1 0 0 0 Urrea J, p 2 0 0 0 Scott T, ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 29 7 8 5 St.Louis 000 100 220 -- 5 San Diego 400 101 10x -- 7 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Urrea J (L) 6.0 7 6 2 3 3 Littell M 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 Hamilton D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Owchinko B (W)* 7.0 6 4 4 4 3 Spillner D 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 D'Acquisto J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Tyson M, Reitz K, Simmons T DP -- San Diego 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, San Diego 7 2B -- Simmons T, Freed R 3B -- Tenace G HR -- Simmons T SB -- Almon B CS -- Thomas D SH -- Smith O, Owchinko B SF -- Reitz K Balk -- Urrea J PB -- Sweet R T -- 2:40 A -- 14434
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