Tossing his ninth complete game of the season and striking out 12 batters, J.R. Richard throttled the Dodgers on four hits in a 5-1 victory, enabling the Astros to end their four-game losing streak. The Astros scored in the first inning on doubles by Terry Puhl and Jose Cruz and added a run in the third on an RBI single by Enos Cabell. In the sixth, Art Howe singled in a run and Richard knocked in two more with a single. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Astros 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 x - 5 7 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Walling lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Russell ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Puhl cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .306 North ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .297 Smith rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .298 Cruz rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Watson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .297 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Baker lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .279 Howe 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .281 Pujols c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .195 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .223 Fischlin ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .081 Richard p 4 0 1 2 0 2 .132 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Oates ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .419 Totals 33 1 4 1 6 12 Totals 33 5 7 5 3 8 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 30,285 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Astros 8 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Errors: Lopes, Russell, Cruz, Fischlin Doubles: Garvey (16), Puhl (12), Cruz (16) Stolen Bases: Lopes (25), Puhl (14), Cruz (15) Hit by Pitch: Fischlin (1,by Sutton) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(9-7) 6 7 5 3 1 7 0 28 3.93 Hough 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 2.30 Totals 8 7 5 3 3 8 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(8-9) 9 4 1 1 6 12 0 39 3.49 Totals 9 4 1 1 6 12 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Sutton (3) Wild Pitches: Richard 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lopes to second]; Smith struck out; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Walling flied out to left; Puhl doubled to left; Cabell struck out; Cruz doubled to right [Puhl scored]; Watson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey made an out to second; Baker walked; Monday was called out on strikes; Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to center; Pujols was called out on strikes; Fischlin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopes reached on an error by Cruz [Lopes to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Lopes to third]; Russell made an out to third; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Walling made an out to shortstop; Puhl singled to pitcher; Puhl stole second; Cabell singled to center [Puhl scored]; Cruz lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. DODGERS 4TH: Cey struck out; Garvey struck out; Baker walked; Monday forced Baker (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to center; Pujols struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson struck out; Sutton struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Richard struck out; Walling popped to third in foul territory; Puhl lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to center; Smith struck out; Cey grounded out (third to first) [Russell to second]; Garvey doubled to center [Russell scored]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe singled to center [Cruz scored, Watson to third]; Pujols reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at home (shortstop to catcher), Howe to second]; Fischlin reached on an error by Russell [Howe to third, Pujols to second, Fischlin to first]; Richard singled to right [Howe scored (unearned), Pujols scored (unearned), Fischlin to third]; Walling struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5. DODGERS 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Monday struck out; Ferguson walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to third]; Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5. DODGERS 8TH: Smith flied out to right; Cey singled to center; Garvey reached on an error by Fischlin [Cey to second, Garvey to first]; Baker lined to left; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Bergman walked; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bergman to second]; Pujols walked; Fischlin reached on an error by Lopes [Bergman to third, Pujols to second, Fischlin to first]; Richard made an out to second; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5. DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson walked; OATES BATTED FOR HOUGH; Oates singled to catcher [Ferguson to second]; Lopes flied out to right [Ferguson to third]; NORTH BATTED FOR RUSSELL; North lined to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

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