This Day in Padres History, 7/18
Arlin loses no-hitter on bad hop; 1976: Metzger wins 10th straight
By Bill Center
July 18, 1972 — Steve Arlin loses his no-hit bid with two out in the ninth when Philadelphia’s Denny Doyle gets a bad-hop single over the head of drawn-in third baseman Dave Roberts. The Padres win 5–1 at San Diego Stadium. Arlin’s bid is the since-equalled longest no-hit bid in Padres history. Arlin allows a run on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
July 18, 1973 — Dave Roberts his two homers for four RBIs as the Padres scored an 8–5 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
July 18, 1976 — Reliever Butch Metzger wins his 10th straight game in the Padres 2–1 win over the Cubs at San Diego Stadium.
July 18, 1989 — Outfielder Chris James is 4-for-5 with two homers, five RBIs and four runs scored in the Padres 17–4 win at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.
July 18, 2015 — Outfielders Matt Kemp and Justin Upton open the second half by homering in the same game for the first time as the Padres defeat Colorado 4–2 at Petco Park as part of a season-high, five-game winning streak.
