J.R. Richard pitched a two-hitter as the Astros scored their first victory of the season, beating the Dodgers, 1-0. The lone run came in the first inning when Terry Puhl led off with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Cesar Cedeno. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 5 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .150 Puhl lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .227 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .280 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .350 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .381 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .350 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .389 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Hooton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Richard p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 2 0 4 8 Totals 28 1 5 1 0 3 Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 11,049 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Astros 3 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Errors: Russell Doubles: Garvey (1), Watson (1) Stolen Bases: Puhl (1), Cedeno (2) Caught Stealing: Richard (1), Puhl (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(0-1) 6 4 1 1 0 2 0 22 1.50 Hough 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 5 1 1 0 3 0 28 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(1-1) 9 2 0 0 4 8 0 33 4.61 Totals 9 2 0 0 4 8 0 33 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell struck out; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Puhl stole second; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to center [Puhl scored]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz flied out to center; Watson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey flied out to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 3RD: Monday struck out; Yeager walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes walked; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard reached on an error by Russell [Richard to first]; Richard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 4TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Cey walked; Garvey doubled to left [Cey to third]; Baker struck out; Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz was called out on strikes; Watson doubled to center; Ferguson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager flied out to right; Hooton walked; Lopes flied out to left; Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to right; Metzger struck out; Richard singled to right; Puhl grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Smith singled to center; Cey forced Smith (first to shortstop); Garvey struck out; Baker lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno popped to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Yeager struck out; LACY BATTED FOR HOOTON; Lacy grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Watson popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson struck out; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes lined to center; Russell struck out; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger flied out to right; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 9TH: Cey flied out to left; Garvey flied out to center; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

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