April 20, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 

Padres 7, Reds 5  (5-4)

The Reds pitching continued to struggle as the team dropped to within a game of .500.  Jack Billingham only lasted five innings and he gave four runs on seven hits.  When he left the game, the Reds were down 4-0.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Reds exploded for five runs and jumped into the lead.  Pinch hitter Dan Driessen and Ken Griffey both drove in two runs in the inning.  Four of the Reds six hits were also in that bottom of the seventh.

The Padres didn’t take very long to answer.  In the top of the eighth, Pedro Borbon and Will McEnaney combined to give up three unearned runs (although the error was on McEnaney, so he was pretty much responsible).

Joe Morgan stole two bases to bring his season total up to eight.  Cesar Geronimo had two hits and a run.

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