A two-out triple by Cesar Cedeno in the eighth inning lifted the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. The three-base hit drove in Denny Walling, who had singled with one out. The Pirates scored their run in the first on a double by Frank Taveras, a stolen base and an infield grounder by Phil Garner. In the fifth, Astros' rookie catcher Reggie Baldwin hit his first major league home run to tie the score. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 13, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 2 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .276 Walling lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .275 Garner 2b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .234 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .294 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .279 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Stennett 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .257 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Sanguillen 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Brye cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Baldwin c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .214 Moreno ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Sexton ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .175 Dyer c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .278 Bannister p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Bibby p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .080 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 11 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 8 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 10,487 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Astros 5 DP: Pirates 0, Astros 2 Doubles: Taveras (14), Dyer (7) Triples: Cedeno (2) Home Runs: Baldwin (1) Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (18), Walling 2 (3), Sexton (4), Cedeno (22) GIDP: Brye (2), Stennett (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(5-3) 7.2 5 2 2 2 8 1 30 2.30 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.77 Totals 8 5 2 2 2 8 1 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister 6 6 1 1 1 6 0 23 2.56 Forsch W(2-2) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.05 Sambito SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3.50 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 11 0 32 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to left; Taveras stole third; Garner grounded out (second to first) [Taveras scored]; Parker struck out; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Walling struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen flied out to right; Brye grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson struck out; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer struck out; Bibby struck out; Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Baldwin flied out to left; Sexton struck out; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson popped to first; Stennett walked; Sanguillen singled to right [Stennett to third]; Brye flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Walling singled; Walling stole second; Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Dyer doubled to left; Bibby made an out to third; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third]; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Baldwin homered; Sexton singled to center; Sexton stole second; Bannister struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson singled to left; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Walling lined to left; Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz was walked intentionally; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to right; Floyd Bannister left with blister on middle finger; MORENO BATTED FOR BRYE; Moreno flied out to right; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Howe grounded out (third to first); Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Sexton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: Bibby grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR FORSCH; Bergman popped to third in foul territory; Walling singled to center; Walling stole second; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Walling to third]; Cedeno tripled to center [Walling scored]; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Parker struck out; B. Robinson struck out; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

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