4/7 NL Scores/Summaries, or the story of 3-homer Joe and the Penguin

Dodger catcher Joe Ferguson pulled off an early 1973 gem on a late Saturday night in San Diego, crushing home runs in his first 3 at-bats, staking the Dodgers to a 4-3 lead against San Diego. Fergie's blasts came in the 2nd, 4th and 6th, the latter home run coming with 1 man on. In the 8th however, things took a huge U-turn when the Dodgers sent 12 men to the plate, scoring 8 runs in the inning, 4 of which came on a grand slam by Ron Cey, who had led off the inning with a pinch-hit single. So needless to say, Fergie and the Penguin pounded the Padres into submission on a huge night in the "Mission."

Los Angeles 12, San Diego 3 WP-Messersmith (1-0) LP-Norman (0-1) 

Cincinnati 10, San Francisco 1 WP-Billingham (1-0) LP-Willoughby (0-1) Grand slam homer by Bobby Tolan in the 6th

Montreal 7 Chicago 4 WP-Moore (1-0) LP-Pappas (0-1) Expos score 3 in the first and 3 in the 9th

New York 3, Philadelphia 1 WP-Matlack (1-0) LP-Lonborg (0-1) Willie Mays RBI double, Matlack goes distance with 5-hitter.

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