Today in Padre History
April 27, 1982
Padres 8, Mets 5
San Diego starts the bottom of the 3rd inning with 5 consecutive hits to
chase New York starter Pat Zachry. The hits are by center fielder Ruppert
Jones (bunt single), right fielder Sixto Lezcano (single), catcher Terry
Kennedy (single), third baseman Luis Salazar (triple), and first baseman
Broderick Perkins (single). Jones leads the Padres with 3 hits, and
Lezcano
and Salazar have 2 RBI apiece.
Padre starting pitcher John Curtis lasts only 4 innings and gives up 8
hits
and 5 runs. Eric Show (3-0) picks up the win by throwing 5 innings of
2-hit
shutout ball.
The Mets are led by pinch hitter Joel Youngblood, who delivers a
bases-loaded double in the fourth inning for 3 RBI. Right fielder Ellis
Valentine is the only New Yorker with 2 hits. Reliever Jesse Orosco (0-3)
pitches 3 innings and takes the loss despite giving up only 1 earned run.
At: Jack Murphy Stadium
Attendance: 20,414
Game information from Retrosheet.org:
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1982/B04270SDN1982.htm
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