After being shut out on three hits by John Denny for the first 8 1/3 innings, the Astros came to life with a single by Enos Cabell and homer by Jose Cruz to defeat the Cardinals, 2-1. The Cards, who also were held to five hits by Joaquin Andujar and Joe Sambito, scored their run in the sixth on a walk to Geogre Hendrick and double by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Sexton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Hendrick cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .244 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Simmons c 2 0 1 1 2 0 .337 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Cruz rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .282 Morales rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Walling lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Denny p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .091 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Bergman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 5 1 4 4 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 1 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 10,315 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Astros 4 DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 1 Errors: Cabell Doubles: Simmons (20), Howe (15) Home Runs: Cruz (3) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (3) GIDP: Templeton (4) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(4-4) 8.1 5 2 2 2 1 1 31 2.81 Totals 8.1 5 2 2 2 1 1 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 8 4 1 1 4 2 0 32 2.26 Sambito W(3-3) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.72 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Templeton grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Brock out at second]; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to second; Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez singled to right; Hernandez stole second; Morales walked; Reitz flied out to left; Tyson forced Morales (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson made an out to pitcher; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Andujar grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Sexton grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Denny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Howe doubled to left; Herrmann was walked intentionally; Andujar forced Herrmann (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Templeton flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Simmons doubled to center [Hendrick scored]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to left; Sexton lined into a double play (second to first) [Puhl out at first]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Reitz reached on an error by Cabell [Reitz to first]; Tyson made an out to shortstop; Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson flied out to right; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton made an out to shortstop; Hendrick singled to left; Simmons walked [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Howe flied out to left; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); BERGMAN BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Bergman walked; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Morales singled to center; Reitz made an out to second; Tyson struck out; Denny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR SEXTON; Alou grounded out (third to first); Cabell singled to right; Cruz homered [Cabell scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

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