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July 8, 1969, San Diego: Reds 8, Padres 2 (box score)

Cincinnati jumped to an early 1-0 lead, and it could have been much worse. The Reds had the bases loaded and one out in the first, but couldn’t score any additional runs.

No such troubles in the third inning. A Lee May double to left scored Alex Johnson and, two batters later, a Tommy Helms single brought home May and Pat Corrales to put the visitors up, 4-0, and effectively end the contest.

The Reds added four more in the fourth. The home team finally made an appearance the next inning, but it was too little, too late. After the first three batters singled, Chris Cannizzaro hit a sacrifice fly to break Tony Cloninger’s shutout. A wild pitch brought home another run, and that was it.

Cloninger went the distance, allowing just five hits (four in the same inning) and striking out five. The Padres, in front of 3,829 at San Diego Stadium, fell to 29-58.