Snapping an eight-game Houston winning streak, the Giants prevailed over the Astros, 4-2, as John Montefusco scattered seven hits en route to his eighth victory of the season. The score was 1-1 in the fourth when Darrell Evans drew a walk, Willie McCovey singled and Terry Whitfield smashed the ball over the wall in right-center. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 2, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 Astros 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Landestoy ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Dwyer rf,1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .215 Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .258 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .226 Cruz rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .296 Herndon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .290 Whitfield lf 4 1 2 3 0 2 .309 Bergman lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Cruz cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Bochy c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .280 Tamargo c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Dixon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Montefusco p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .074 Walling ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .344 Fischlin pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 Totals 33 4 11 4 2 5 Totals 33 2 7 2 4 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 14,754 Left on Base: Giants 5, Astros 8 DP: Giants 1, Astros 3 Doubles: Madlock (19), Watson (22) Home Runs: Whitfield (8) Stolen Bases: Dwyer (3), Puhl (18) Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco (6) GIDP: Herndon (9), Montefusco (2), Watson (12) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco W(8-4) 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 37 3.77 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon L(5-8) 5 6 4 4 1 3 1 20 3.82 Bannister 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.33 Andujar 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.93 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 5 1 36 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to center; Dwyer singled to center [Madlock scored]; Dwyer stole second; Evans struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Dwyer to third]; Dwyer was picked off third (pitcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz singled [Puhl scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield struck out (catcher to first); Cruz made an out to third; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Bergman was called out on strikes; Gonzalez singled; Bochy flied out to center; Dixon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo singled to right; Montefusco forced Tamargo (pitcher to shortstop); Madlock made an out to third; Dwyer made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy flied out to right; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. GIANTS 4TH: Evans walked; McCovey singled [Evans to third]; Whitfield homered [Evans scored, McCovey scored]; Cruz struck out; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Tamargo made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled; Watson doubled [Cruz scored]; Bergman grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco singled; Madlock made an out to first; Dwyer hit into a double play (second to first) [Montefusco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: WALLING BATTED FOR DIXON; Walling walked; Landestoy made an out to second; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Walling to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: BANNISTER REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Evans made an out to third; McCovey struck out (catcher to first); Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HERNDON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING CF); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Watson walked; Bergman flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to right [Watson to second]; Bochy walked [Watson to third, Gonzalez to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Howard flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 7TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Metzger singled to right; Tamargo singled to right [Metzger to second]; Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to third, Tamargo to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Dwyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy made an out to third; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 8TH: Evans singled to right; Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; Whitfield singled to center; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz singled to right; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; Bergman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 9TH: Metzger singled; Tamargo flied out to center; On a bunt Montefusco grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez flied out to right; Bochy struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou walked; FISCHLIN RAN FOR ALOU; Landestoy made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

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