Gaylord Perry recorded his 248th career victory as the Padres nudged the Astros, 2-1. The Padres got a run in the third as Chuck Baker drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on Ozzie Smith's two-out opposite-field blooper to left. Derrel Thomas singled home Gene Tenace in the ninth.

Perry lost his shutout bid in the ninth when Bob Watson doubled and Joe Ferguson singled. After Ferguson's hit, Rollie Fingers came on to retire the final Astro batter. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Almon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Puhl lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .278 Smith ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 .265 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Turner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Champion 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Winfield cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Watson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .309 Gamble rf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Hendrick cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Tenace 1b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .214 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sweet c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .192 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Thomas pr,2b,cf,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Baker 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .400 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Davis c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .375 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 11 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 8,769 Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 7 DP: Padres 1, Astros 0 Errors: Almon Doubles: Howe (7), Watson (7) Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (3), Tenace (1), Cabell (3), Puhl (4), Sexton (2) Caught Stealing: Smith (1) Sacrifice Hits: Perry (2), Cedeno (1) GIDP: Watson (2) Hit by Pitch: Gamble (1,by Richard), Tenace (1,by Richard) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(2-0) 8.2 7 1 1 1 4 0 34 1.90 Fingers SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(1-2) 9 6 2 2 2 11 0 36 4.15 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 11 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Richard 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo PADRES 1ST: Almon struck out; Smith singled; Smith stole second; Turner struck out; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cabell stole second; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble struck out; Tenace struck out; Sweet flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Howe flied out to center; Ferguson made an out to second; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Baker walked; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baker to second]; Almon struck out; Smith singled to left [Baker scored]; Smith stole second; Turner made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard made an out to second; Puhl made an out to shortstop; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Gamble was hit by a pitch; Tenace singled [Gamble to second]; Sweet struck out; Baker grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz made an out to second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 5TH: Perry struck out; Almon grounded out (third to first); Smith singled; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe doubled; Ferguson struck out; Metzger flied out to center [Howe to third]; Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 6TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell reached on an error by Almon [Puhl stayed at second, Cabell to first]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Puhl to third, Cabell to second]; Cruz forced Puhl (third to catcher) [Cabell to third, Cedeno to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; Jose Cruz called for interference to complete DP; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 7TH: Tenace struck out; Sweet singled; THOMAS RAN FOR SWEET; Baker made an out to shortstop; Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Howe flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to left; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to center; Smith flied out to center; Turner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: CHAMPION REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GAMBLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Gamble struck out; Tenace was hit by a pitch; Tenace stole second; Thomas singled [Tenace scored, Thomas to second (on throw to home)]; Davis was walked intentionally; Perry flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: HENDRICK REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cruz singled; Watson doubled to center [Cruz out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Howe flied out to center [Watson to third]; Ferguson singled [Watson scored]; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); SEXTON RAN FOR FERGUSON; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Sexton stole second; Howard flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.

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