Joe Niekro's knuckler just wasn't knuckling. In the bottom of the first the Padres jumped all over the veteran pitcher, lighting him up for four runs. That included a three-run homer from Graig Nettles.
San Diego had a scare in the top of the fifth. Bill Doran stepped up with one out and blooped one right in between Tony Gwynn and Steve Garvey. Those two collided and Doran ended up on second. They'll both be out for the next game.
Mark Thurmond pitched seven solid innings and Floyd Chiffer logged the last six outs to give San Diego the victory.
Winning Pitcher - Mark Thurmond
Losing Pitcher - Joe Niekro
Player of the Game - Thurmond, 7IP, 2R's, 9H's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Tony Gwynn
Game #672 - Atlanta Braves, 3 @ San Francisco Giants, 4
Loyal readers of this blog know that, for some reason, the Giants are a cursed team this Statis Pro season when a "Z" comes up on the Fast Action Cards. They catch more injuries than just about the other 25 teams combined. So I barely even blinked when Chili Davis and Gene Richards collided on a Randy Johnson liner in the top of the second inning. Richards will be out for 12 games and it's a baker's dozen for Davis, his second big injury of the year. Fortunately for the Giants, Al Oliver will be back on the roster for the next game.
In the bottom of the seventh the Giants had a slim 3-1 lead. Bob Brenly stroked his fourth hit of the game, this one a solo homer, and San Fran needed the breathing room. In the top of the eighth Greg Minton was working his second inning of relief when Johnson rocked a two-run bomb to close the lead to one. But Bob Lacey saved Bill Laskey's strong effort by getting the last three outs in the ninth.
Winning Pitcher - Bill Laskey (first on the season, he's now 1-8)
Losing Pitcher - Len Barker
Save - Bob Lacey
Player of the Game - Bob Brenly, 4-4, HR, 2RBI, 2R's
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