Two pinch-hitters came through to enable the Astros to defeat the Giants, 7-4. Jesus Alou delivered a single to drive in a run in the sixth inning when the Astros scored twice to take a 5-3 lead, and Reggie Baldwin added two more runs with a pinch-single to clinch the verdict in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Astros 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 x - 7 13 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Whitfield lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Ivie 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .309 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Evans 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .244 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Howard lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .230 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Puhl lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Leonard cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .375 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Dwyer cf,rf 4 3 2 1 0 0 .226 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Metzger ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .246 Cabell 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .297 Hill c 4 0 3 3 0 0 .243 Cruz rf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .315 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .076 Gonzalez 2b 2 2 1 2 0 0 .232 Cruz cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 Bochy c 3 0 2 1 1 0 .272 Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Alou ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .331 Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Walling ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .254 Fischlin pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 36 4 9 4 4 6 Totals 32 7 13 7 3 2 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 10,182 Left on Base: Giants 10, Astros 6 DP: Giants 2, Astros 0 Errors: Madlock Doubles: Dwyer (12), Cabell (31), Cruz (34), Gonzalez (3) Triples: Cruz (9) Home Runs: Dwyer (6) Caught Stealing: Leonard (1), Landestoy (4) Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez 2 (7) GIDP: Dixon (1), Howe (13) Hit by Pitch: Blue (1,by Dixon) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(18-10) 6 10 5 4 2 2 0 28 2.79 Barr 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 7 3.53 Lavelle 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.32 Totals 8 13 7 6 3 2 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon W(7-11) 6 6 3 3 2 2 0 27 3.99 Andujar 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 11 3.42 Sambito SV(11) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3.07 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 6 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Dixon (1) Wild Pitches: Andujar (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to left; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Howard struck out; Leonard walked; Leonard was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Clark made an out to second; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Cabell doubled; Cruz tripled [Cabell scored]; Gonzalez reached on an error by Madlock on a sacrifice bunt [Cruz scored (RBI), Gonzalez to second]; Bochy singled [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Dixon flied out to center; Landestoy forced Bochy (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Hill singled; Blue was hit by a pitch [Hill to second]; Madlock grounded out (first unassisted) [Hill to third, Blue to second]; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Howard walked; Leonard forced Howard (second unassisted); Watson flied out to center; Cabell singled [Leonard to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Ivie made an out to second; Evans walked; Clark singled [Evans to second]; Dwyer forced Clark (second to shortstop) [Evans to third]; Metzger walked [Dwyer to second]; Hill singled [Evans scored, Dwyer scored, Metzger to third]; Blue struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochy singled; Dixon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to right; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy struck out; Howard singled; Leonard singled [Howard to second]; Watson flied out to right [Howard to third]; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Clark flied out to center; Dwyer doubled; Metzger singled [Dwyer to third]; Hill singled [Dwyer scored, Metzger to second]; Blue struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled; Gonzalez doubled [Cruz scored]; Bochy flied out to right [Gonzalez to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON; Alou singled [Gonzalez scored]; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; Landestoy forced Sexton (shortstop to second); Landestoy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 7TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDUJAR REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield popped to first in foul territory; Ivie singled; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Ivie to second]; Evans walked; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: BARR REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED BLUE (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Leonard grounded out (third to first); Watson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: PUHL REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Dwyer homered; Metzger singled; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger to second]; Cruz walked; Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Cruz singled [Cabell to second]; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; Bochy was walked intentionally; WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); BALDWIN BATTED FOR WALLING; Baldwin singled [Cabell scored, Cruz scored, Bochy to second]; FISCHLIN RAN FOR BALDWIN; HOWE BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Howe grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fischlin out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 7. GIANTS 9TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SAMBITO REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; Evans struck out; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Heintzelman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 7.

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