Padres’ Show Strikes Out 11, Beats Giants on 4-Hitter, 3-0

San Diego right-hander Eric Show struck out a career-high 11 batters and allowed only four hits in pitching the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants Wednesday at Candlestick Park.

Show didn’t allow a walk, retired 13 batters in a row in one stretch and didn’t allow a runner past second base. He faced 29 batters, two over the minimum.

“This is the best I’ve ever felt going into a season. It’s the best my mechanics ever felt,” said Show, a 15-game winner in each of the last two seasons. His previous strikeout high was eight.

Show’s outstanding performance overshadowed a good outing by San Francisco’s Dave LaPoint, making his debut with the Giants. The veteran left-hander was tagged for just one run through eight innings.

The Padres opened the scoring in the first inning. Jerry Davis lined LaPoint’s second pitch into right field for a single and one out later advanced to second on an error by shortstop Johnnie LeMaster on an apparent double-play ball.

Mario Ramirez hit a grounder to second baseman Manny Trillo, who flipped the ball to LeMaster to start what appeared to be an easy double play. However, second base umpire Eric Gregg ruled that LeMaster did not touch the bag, and Davis was safe. He then scored from second on a single by Kevin McReynolds.

San Diego added two runs in the eighth.

Montreal 4, Cincinnati 1--Bill Gullickson pitched seven shutout innings and drove in a run to lead the Expos to the win at Cincinnati.

“I felt good,” Gullickson said. “When I did get behind batters, I didn’t get hurt. My control was good.”

So was his luck. With Montreal leading, 3-0, in the seventh inning, Gullickson yielded a single to Rose and balked him to second. A single by Dave Parker gave the Reds runners on first and third with none out and cleanup hitter Cesar Cedeno at the plate.

Cedeno lofted a fly ball to shallow center, which center fielder Herm Winningham caught--but then dropped as he started to throw.

Rose, figuring the ball hadn’t been caught, raced home without tagging up. But it was ruled that Winningham had held the ball long enough for the out, so the Expos touched third base for an easy rally-killing double play.