Saturday July 1, 1978
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San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)

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

Padres 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 9 14 1 Astros 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .301 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Smith ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .265 Bergman lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Gonzalez 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .223 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Winfield cf,rf 4 2 3 0 1 1 .302 Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .289 Turner rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .258 Walling rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Thomas cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .240 Tenace 1b 5 1 2 1 0 2 .223 Sexton ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .169 Ashford 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .227 Howe ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Roberts c 4 0 1 1 1 0 .214 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wiley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 D'Acquisto p 2 0 1 2 0 0 .250 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baldwin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Totals 41 9 14 9 4 5 Totals 35 3 7 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 22,076 Left on Base: Padres 10, Astros 6 DP: Padres 0, Astros 1 Errors: Ashford, Bergman Doubles: Richards (11), Ashford (6), Watson (12), Cabell (13) Triples: Smith (4), Cabell (2) Stolen Bases: Winfield (10), Ashford (1), Richards (22), Sexton (6) GIDP: Gonzalez (2) Hit by Pitch: Richards (3,by Niekro) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wiley W(1-0) 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 20 1.35 D'Acquisto SV(6) 4 3 1 1 1 2 0 16 1.43 Totals 9 7 3 2 1 2 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(5-5) 1.2 4 5 2 1 2 0 11 6.11 Williams 3.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.38 McLaughlin 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 5.00 Forsch 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 12 3.47 Totals 9 14 9 6 4 5 0 46 Passed Balls: Pujols (1) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen PADRES 1ST: Richards was hit by a pitch; Smith flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Richards out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled; Winfield stole second; Turner struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Astros Manager Bill Virdon ejected by HP umpire Jim Quick; Tenace singled [Winfield scored, Turner to third]; Ashford singled [Turner scored (unearned), Tenace to second]; Roberts singled [Tenace scored, Ashford to second]; Ashford stole third; Wiley struck out; Richards forced Roberts (second to shortstop) [Ashford scored (unearned)]; Richards stole second; Smith walked; WILLIAMS REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Gonzalez singled [Richards scored (unearned), Smith to third]; Winfield walked [Gonzalez to second]; Turner flied out to left; 5 R (2 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled; Walling grounded out (first unassisted) [Watson to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson scored]; Sexton singled; Sexton stole second; Pujols reached on an error by Ashford [Sexton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Pujols to first]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. PADRES 3RD: Tenace singled; Ashford made an out to first; Roberts flied out to left; Wiley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to right; Bergman flied out to center; Cabell doubled; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. PADRES 4TH: Richards grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Walling singled; Gonzalez flied out to center; Sexton flied out to right; Pujols grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. PADRES 5TH: Winfield singled; Turner singled [Winfield to second]; Tenace struck out; Ashford made an out to shortstop; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: ALOU BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Bergman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. PADRES 6TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR WILEY; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Richards doubled; Smith tripled [Richards scored]; Gonzalez made an out to first; Winfield struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson struck out; Walling singled; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: Turner flied out to center; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Ashford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Sexton struck out (catcher to first); Pujols made an out to first; BALDWIN BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Baldwin walked; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Roberts grounded out (third to first); D'Acquisto flied out to center; Richards singled; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Bergman grounded out (second to first); Cabell tripled; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cabell scored]; Walling grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 3. PADRES 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Winfield singled to left [Winfield to second (error by Bergman)]; Thomas was walked intentionally; Tenace struck out; Ashford doubled [Winfield scored, Thomas to third]; Roberts was walked intentionally; D'Acquisto singled [Thomas scored, Ashford scored, Roberts to second]; Richards flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 9, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; HOWE BATTED FOR SEXTON; Howe singled; HOWARD BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Howard forced Howe (first to shortstop); CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Astros 3.

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