A homer by Jose Cruz leading off the bottom of the 11th lifted the Astros to a 2-1 triumph over the Phillies. The first Astro run came in the fifth frame on a single by Joe Niekro, sacrifice bunt by Rafael Landestoy and single by Terry Puhl. The Phils tied the game in the eighth on a leadoff single by Ted Sizemore, a stolen base by pinch-runner Bud Harrelson and one-out single by Bake McBride. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .269 Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Bowa ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Puhl cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .300 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Cabell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .291 xLuzinski lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .000 Cruz rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .278 Martin pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Hebner 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Howe 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .284 Cardenal 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302 Bergman lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .161 Foote c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .145 Sizemore 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .231 Niekro p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Harrelson pr,2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Christenson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .105 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schmidt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 1 5 1 3 8 Totals 36 2 7 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 14,397 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Astros 8 DP: Phillies 2, Astros 0 Errors: Cardenal, Sizemore, Pujols Doubles: McBride (10), Howe (26) Home Runs: Cruz (5) Stolen Bases: Luzinski (7), Harrelson 2 (3) Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (2) GIDP: Pujols (3), Watson (9) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson 7 5 1 1 3 3 0 30 3.46 McGraw 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.18 Eastwick L(2-1) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 4.23 Totals 10 7 2 2 3 4 1 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(6-7) 11 5 1 1 3 8 0 41 5.11 Totals 11 5 1 1 3 8 0 41 Passed Balls: Pujols (4) Wild Pitches: Christenson (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer PHILLIES 1ST: McBride doubled to center; McBride was picked off second (pitcher to second); Bowa lined to center; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell reached on an error by Sizemore [Cabell to first]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski reached on catcher's interference by Pujols; Luzinski stole second; Hebner flied out to center; Cardenal struck out; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Howe singled to right; Bergman singled to center [Howe to third]; Pujols grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bergman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (catcher unassisted); Christenson struck out; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro lined to center; Landestoy struck out; Puhl reached on an error by Cardenal [Puhl to first]; Cabell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox struck out; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe walked; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Howe to second]; Bergman walked; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenal flied out to right; Foote struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Sizemore singled to right [Foote to second]; Foote was picked off second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro singled to left; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Niekro to second]; Puhl singled to center [Niekro scored]; Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson popped to first; Howe doubled to left; Bergman was walked intentionally; Pujols flied out to right [Howe to third]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox walked; Luzinski singled to left [Maddox to second]; Hebner popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal flied out to right [Maddox to third]; Foote flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 8TH: Sizemore singled to center; HARRELSON RAN FOR SIZEMORE; MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Harrelson stole second; McCarver struck out; McBride singled to left [Harrelson scored]; Bowa forced McBride (second to shortstop); Maddox flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz singled to left; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Howe popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner struck out; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Bergman flied out to left; Pujols struck out; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. PHILLIES 10TH: Foote flied out to center; Harrelson walked; SCHMIDT BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Harrelson stole second; Schmidt flied out to left; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 10TH: EASTWICK REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl popped to second; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. PHILLIES 11TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox grounded out (second to first); Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 11TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cruz homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 2.

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