Friars take 2 of 3 from Cincy

Game 1 at San Diego,

Mario Soto and Bruce Hurst threw strong games  However, Hurst earned the win with support from rightfielder Dave Winfield. Winfield smashed a 3-run homerun and drove in another run to lead the Padres over the powerful Big Red Machine. Juan Eichelberger pitched 2 innings in relief, and dispite giving up a pair of solo homeruns in the 9th to Gus Bell and Ted Kluzewski, earned the save. Leadoff man Bip Roberts collected 3 hits, scored 3 runs and drove in a pair for San Diego...Final Score: San Diego 8....Cincinnati 5

Game 2 at San Diego,

The Reds evened the series with a shellacking of the Padres. Gary Nolan pitched into the ninth inning but was relieved by Clay Carroll to help finish out the game for Cincy.  The Reds put up a pair of runs in the second, fourth, and eighth innings to work over the Padres. San Diego starter, Eric Show pitched 5 innings surrendering 4 runs before being relieved by Dan Spillner.  Frank Robinson hit his second homerun of the tourney and Johnny Bench hit his first. Joe Morgan collected three safeties in the victory.  Final Score....Cincinnati 6....San Diego 1.

Game 3 at San Diego,

This game was a slugfest classic. Padre lefty starter, Randy Jones was rocked 10 runs in six innings of work but was taken off the hook with a late rally by the Padre offense.  Cincinnati held a 10-4 lead heading into the seventh until the pesky friar offense kicked in.  The Pads plated 4 runs in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 10-8.  Steve Garvey tied the game in the 8th inning with a 2-run homerun into the big seats in left.  The beleaguered Red bullpen was roughed up as Borbon, Charlton, Purkey, Franco, and Dibble could not put Padre offensive fires out.  The game was decided in the bottom of the ninth as they loaded the bases with one out.  Luis Salazar hit a slow roller to secondbasemen Johnny Temple for the force but Dave Concepcion's relay to first was not in time to complete the double play which would've ended the inning. Final Score: San Diego 11....Cincinnati 10.

--submitted by Joey Scigliano--