Mark Lemongello allowed only six hits in going the distance for the second time in four starts as the Astros downed the Padres, 4-3. A walk to Roger Metzger, Lemongello's sacrifice, Terry Puhl's single and Enos Cabell's groundout gave the Astros a run in the third inning.

Houston broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth on a solo homer by Joe Ferguson, single by Metzger, a sacrifice and a single by Cabell. Their final tally came in the sixth when Jose Cruz singled, stole second and scored on Art Howe's single. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 1 Astros 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 x - 4 9 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Puhl lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .253 Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .288 Hendrick cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .224 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Winfield rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .317 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .308 Gamble lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .229 Bergman pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .357 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Davis c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Howe 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .323 Tenace ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Ferguson c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .196 Smith ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Metzger ss 2 2 1 0 1 0 .236 Sweet ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Lemongello p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Jones p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 1 Totals 28 4 9 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 7,459 Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 4 DP: Padres 3, Astros 2 Errors: Davis, Cabell, Lemongello Doubles: Winfield (3), Tenace (2) Home Runs: Winfield (4), Ferguson (5) Stolen Bases: Cruz (3) Sacrifice Hits: Lemongello 2 (3) GIDP: Davis (1), Ferguson 2 (3), Cruz (2) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(1-1) 6 7 4 4 2 1 1 25 3.38 Lee 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 2 1 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello W(2-2) 9 6 3 2 2 1 1 35 4.03 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 1 1 35 Balks: Lee (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to right; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Gamble made an out to shortstop; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Cruz forced Watson (second to shortstop); Howe singled [Cruz to second]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Davis flied out to right; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Jones singled; Richards flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl singled [Metzger to third]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger scored, Puhl to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Hendrick walked; Winfield reached on an error by Cabell [Hendrick to third, Winfield to second]; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hendrick scored (unearned), Winfield to third]; Almon flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Davis singled; Smith hit into a double play (center to first) [Davis out at second]; Jones reached on an error by Lemongello [Jones to second]; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson homered; Metzger singled; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl struck out; Cabell singled [Metzger scored]; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 3. PADRES 6TH: Thomas made an out to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Winfield homered; Gamble made an out to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Watson made an out to second; Cruz singled; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Davis)]; Howe singled [Cruz scored]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howe out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. PADRES 7TH: Almon walked; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Almon out at second]; Smith singled; TURNER BATTED FOR JONES; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: LEE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemongello grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled; Lee balked [Puhl to second]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. PADRES 8TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to left; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to pitcher); Watson singled; BERGMAN RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bergman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. PADRES 9TH: BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Winfield doubled; Gamble flied out to right; Almon grounded out (third to first); TENACE BATTED FOR DAVIS; Tenace doubled [Winfield scored]; SWEET BATTED FOR SMITH; Sweet flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

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