Pitching five innings in his first N. L. start, Mark Wiley gained credit for the Padres' 9-3 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Astros won the first game, 9-2. Wilbur Howard, who had driven in only three runs previously this season, equalled that total with three RBIs to pace the Astros' scoring in the opener. Oscar Gamble homered for the Padres, who held a 2-1 lead before the Astros erupted for six runs in the fifth inning, two scoring on a double by Howard.

Wiley formerly was in the A. L. with the Twins, posting a 1-3 record in 1975. After the righthander left the nightcap with a 5-2 lead, John D'Acquisto not only finished but batted in two runs with a single in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 4 Astros 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 x - 9 11 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Puhl cf 4 2 2 1 0 2 .331 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard rf,lf 4 2 3 3 1 0 .268 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .291 Turner cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Watson 1b 1 0 0 1 2 0 .289 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Bergman pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Winfield cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Baker ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Alou lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .328 Gamble rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .269 Walling rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Pujols c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .333 Almon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Fischlin ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .135 Sweet c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .215 Lemongello p 4 1 1 1 0 0 .147 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 32 2 7 2 0 4 Totals 33 9 11 8 5 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 7 DP: Padres 1, Astros 0 Errors: Smith 2, Thomas, Almon Doubles: Sweet (3), Howard (1), Cabell (12) Triples: Puhl (4) Home Runs: Gamble (5) Stolen Bases: Howard (4) Sacrifice Hits: Owchinko (4) Sacrifice Flies: Richards (2), Watson (7), Puhl (3) GIDP: Fischlin (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(5-7) 4.1 6 6 4 1 2 0 20 3.19 Lee 2.2 5 3 2 3 0 0 16 4.33 Kinney 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.93 Totals 8 11 9 5* 5 3 0 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello W(7-7) 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 34 3.55 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 34 Passed Balls: Sweet (6) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Howard grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble singled; Thomas flied out to center; Almon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to center; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Sweet doubled; Owchinko out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sweet to third]; Richards hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sweet scored]; Smith grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols walked; Fischlin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; Lemongello grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez flied out to right; Winfield flied out to left; Gamble homered; Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled; Howard singled [Puhl to second]; Cabell flied out to right [Puhl to third]; Howard stole second; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Puhl scored]; Howe struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Almon flied out to left; Sweet grounded out (first to pitcher); Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Alou singled; Pujols singled [Alou to second]; Fischlin reached on an error by Smith [Alou to third, Pujols to second, Fischlin to first]; Lemongello singled [Alou scored, Pujols to third, Fischlin to second]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pujols scored, Fischlin to third, Lemongello to second]; Thomas dropped a foul fly hit by Howard for an error; Howard doubled [Fischlin scored (unearned), Lemongello scored]; LEE REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Sweet allowed a passed ball [Howard to third]; Cabell doubled [Howard scored (unearned)]; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third, Watson to second]; Alou was walked intentionally; Pujols singled [Cabell scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Watson to third, Alou to second]; Fischlin forced Pujols (shortstop unassisted); 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 7. PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith made an out to catcher; Gonzalez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: Lemongello grounded out (second to first); Puhl tripled; Howard singled [Puhl scored]; Cabell singled [Howard scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no RBI), Cabell to third]; Watson was walked intentionally; BERGMAN RAN FOR WATSON; Bergman was picked off first (pitcher to first); Howe made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. PADRES 7TH: BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Winfield singled; Gamble struck out; Thomas made an out to shortstop; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. ASTROS 7TH: BAKER REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING SS); TURNER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); Alou popped to first in foul territory; Pujols reached on an error by Almon [Pujols to first]; Fischlin flied out to center; Lemongello forced Pujols (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. PADRES 8TH: WALLING REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Sweet singled; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LEE; Reynolds flied out to center; Richards singled [Sweet to second]; Turner singled [Sweet to third, Richards to second]; Gonzalez forced Sweet (pitcher to catcher) [Richards to third, Turner to second]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. ASTROS 8TH: KINNEY REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Puhl struck out; Howard walked; Cabell flied out to left; Bergman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. PADRES 9TH: Gamble flied out to right; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9.

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