Scoring a run in the seventh inning without benefit of a hit, the Giants downed the Astros, 1-0, as Bob Knepper pitched his second shutout of the season and sixth complete game in 11 starts. Larry Herndon led off the seventh by striking out but reached first when the pitch went wild. Vic Harris laid down a sacrifice bunt and both runners were safe when J.R. Richard threw late to second.

After Mike Sadek flied out, the runners advanced on another wild pitch. Knepper then drove a long fly to right to produce the game's only run. The Giants' Jack Clark was stopped on his 19-game hitting streak. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 30, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 2 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .291 Puhl lf,cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .329 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Evans 3b 1 0 0 0 3 0 .265 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Walling lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 James 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .329 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Herndon cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .258 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Harris ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .067 Baldwin c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sadek c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Knepper p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .100 Sexton ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Richard p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .103 Totals 29 1 3 1 6 7 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 4 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 8,019 Left on Base: Giants 9, Astros 7 DP: Giants 1, Astros 1 Errors: Madlock, Harris Stolen Bases: Madlock (6), Evans (2), Cabell (6) Sacrifice Hits: Harris (2), Cabell (2) Sacrifice Flies: Knepper (2) GIDP: Herndon (5), Cabell (7) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(7-2) 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 34 2.01 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(4-5) 9 3 1 1 6 7 0 37 3.05 Totals 9 3 1 1 6 7 0 37 Wild Pitches: Richard 3 (6) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield walked; Evans walked [Whitfield to second]; McCovey struck out; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell reached on an error by Harris [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno made an out to third; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to left; Harris walked; Sadek struck out; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; Baldwin reached on an error by Madlock [Baldwin to first]; Sexton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock stole second; Evans walked; McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl singled to center; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon lined to shortstop; Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); Sadek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; Howe walked; Cruz made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: Knepper flied to right in foul territory; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Baldwin flied out to right; Sexton singled to left; Richard singled to center [Sexton to second]; Puhl forced Richard (shortstop to second) [Sexton to third]; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to right; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Watson to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Harris reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Herndon to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Herndon to third]; Sadek flied out to center; Knepper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Herndon scored]; Madlock singled to center [Harris to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Harris to third, Madlock to second]; Whitfield made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Baldwin flied out to right; Sexton flied out to center; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 8TH: Evans walked; Evans stole second; McCovey made an out to second; Clark was walked intentionally; Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Puhl singled to right; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 9TH: WALLING REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING LF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Harris grounded out (second to first); Sadek struck out; Knepper singled to right; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (second to first); ALOU BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

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