A homer and triple by Cesar Cedeno paced an attack that supported the four-hit 11-strikeout pitching by J.R. Richard as the Astros whipped the Phillies, 5-1. Cedeno's circuit clout came in the first inning and was matched in the sixth by the Phils' Bake McBride.

Cedeno led off the seventh with his triple and scored on a one-out infield single by Bob Watson. Singles by Art Howe and Joe Ferguson scored Watson to make it 3-1. Terry Puhl then singled home two more runs after an intentional walk to Roger Metzger. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 5 6 1 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .270 McBride rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .282 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Bowa ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 Howe 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Maddox cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .294 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .213 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Morrison 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Christenson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 6 5 1 5 Totals 30 1 4 1 4 11 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 18,144 Left on Base: Astros 3, Phillies 6 DP: Astros 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Metzger, Christenson Doubles: Maddox (6) Triples: Cedeno (1) Home Runs: Cedeno (4), McBride (1) Caught Stealing: Schmidt (3), Bowa (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(2-3) 9 4 1 1 4 11 1 34 4.82 Totals 9 4 1 1 4 11 1 34 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson L(2-3) 6.2 6 5 5 1 4 1 28 4.79 Brusstar 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.53 Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.88 Totals 9 6 5 5 1 5 1 35 Balks: Richard (3) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell made an out to first; Cedeno homered; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride was called out on strikes; Bowa singled to shortstop; Richard balked [Bowa to second]; Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Maddox struck out; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Morrison struck out; Christenson was called out on strikes; McBride was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt reached on an error by Metzger [Schmidt to first]; Schmidt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Luzinski walked; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe lined to shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox struck out; Boone flied out to right; Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger lined to third; Richard struck out; Puhl reached on an error by Christenson [Puhl to third]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; McBride homered; Bowa walked; Bowa was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno tripled to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson singled to third [Cedeno scored]; Howe singled to second [Watson to second]; Ferguson singled to right [Watson scored, Howe to third]; Metzger was walked intentionally [Ferguson to second]; Richard lined to right; Puhl singled to center [Howe scored, Ferguson scored, Metzger to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner walked; Maddox walked [Hebner to second]; Boone grounded out (second to first) [Hebner to third, Maddox to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MORRISON; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1. ASTROS 8TH: HARRELSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; McCarver struck out; McBride singled to second; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Schmidt popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1. ASTROS 9TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (third to first); Ferguson flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner was called out on strikes; Maddox doubled to center; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.

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