A three-run pinch-homer by Jerry Martin snapped a 5-5 tie in the ninth inning and lifted the Phillies to an 8-5 victory over the Astros. Singles by Larry Bowa and Jose Cardenal preceded Martin's blast. The Astros had come back from an early 5-0 deficit to tie the contest in the eighth on Bob Watson's run-scoring single. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 5

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 8 16 1 Astros 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 5 9 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .284 Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 Bowa ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .287 Cabell 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Schmidt 3b 5 1 2 2 0 2 .296 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Johnstone lf 4 2 4 1 0 0 .267 Cruz rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .269 Cardenal ph,1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .381 Watson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .291 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Martin ph,lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 .250 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .125 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .275 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .247 Boone c 5 0 3 2 0 0 .266 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Forsch p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Luzinski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 43 8 16 8 0 8 Totals 34 5 9 5 0 3 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 10,828 Left on Base: Phillies 8, Astros 4 DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0 Errors: Boone Doubles: Schmidt 2 (8), Johnstone (2) Home Runs: Martin (2) Stolen Bases: McBride (5), Cedeno (15) Sacrifice Hits: Cedeno (2) Hit by Pitch: Cabell (1,by Garber) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson 5.1 7 4 4 0 2 0 23 4.96 Garber W(2-0) 3.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 1.31 Totals 9 9 5 5 0 3 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 7.97 Forsch 7 9 1 1 0 4 0 30 3.33 Sambito L(2-1) 2 3 3 3 0 4 1 9 2.25 Totals 9 16 8 8 0 8 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Garber (2) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa singled to center [McBride to third]; Schmidt doubled to right [McBride scored, Bowa scored]; Johnstone singled to center [Schmidt scored]; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hebner flied out to left; Maddox singled to left [Johnstone to second]; Boone singled to left [Johnstone scored, Maddox to second]; Morrison forced Boone (shortstop to second) [Maddox to third]; Christenson forced Morrison (second unassisted); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to second; Watson flied out to left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Johnstone doubled to left; Hebner flied out to center [Johnstone to third]; Maddox popped to shortstop; Boone singled to left [Johnstone scored]; Morrison grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann singled to left; Metzger forced Herrmann (first to shortstop); Forsch singled to center [Metzger to second]; Puhl singled to center [Metzger to third, Forsch to second]; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno singled to pitcher [Metzger scored, Forsch to third, Puhl to second]; Cruz singled to center [Forsch scored, Puhl scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson forced Cruz (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Christenson was called out on strikes; McBride singled to left; McBride stole second; Bowa made an out to first; Schmidt made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Howe made an out to second; Herrmann struck out; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone singled to center; Hebner flied out to right; Maddox struck out; Boone singled to left [Johnstone to second]; Morrison made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Boone)]; Cruz struck out; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored]; GARBER REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Howe flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt doubled to left; Johnstone singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Phillies manager Danny Ozark protested game because the umpires returned Jay Johnstone to 1B; Boone popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to pitcher; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Metzger was picked off first (catcher to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. PHILLIES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); LUZINSKI BATTED FOR MORRISON; Luzinski flied out to right; Garber struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: HARRELSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 2B); Cabell was hit by a pitch; Cedeno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to right [Cabell scored]; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 5. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa singled to left; Schmidt struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cardenal singled to left [Bowa to second]; MARTIN BATTED FOR HEBNER; Martin homered [Bowa scored, Cardenal scored]; Maddox struck out; Boone flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Astros 5.

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