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Reds top Padres 6-1: Billingham Goes the Distance
"And this one belongs to the Reds..."
The Cincinnati Reds pounded the Padres Sunday afternoon by a score of 6 to 1. Jack Billingham went the distance in that game, surrendering only 3 hits throughout. The Reds got on the board in the 5th when Billingham, Rose, and Morgan banged back to back singles to load the bases. They could only, however, manage to scratch one run across by way of a Johnny Bench Sacrafice fly to make it a 1 to nothing ballgame. Cincinnati continued their scoring trend in the 6th when Dan Driessen, after belting a double, came around to score on a Cesar Geronimo seeing-eye-single to right. After a sac bunt by Billingham, Geronimo touched the plate by way of a Pete Rose 2 out single. Dan Driessen would contribute to the scoring once again in the 7th when he belted himself a 2-out 2-RBI single. The final runs of the ballgame came thanks to some shaky defense by the Padres. Cesar Geronimo reached and advanced to second on a throwing error. Padres pitcher Jerry Johnson then proceeded to walk Billingham, Rose, and Morgan (for the third time) to force in a run, giving Jack Billingham a nice five run cushion to finish the it out in the ninth. Cincinnati will continue this west coast road trip tomorrow evening in Los Angeles as the take on the Dodgers in the opener of a four game set.
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