Vida Blue made it three complete games and three victories in succession when the Giants' ace lefthander defeated the Astros, 2-1. Blue gave up nine hits but did not issue a pass and struck out eight.

The Giants scored both their runs in the fourth on singles by Terry Whitfield and Jack Clark, a passed ball, an infield out by Darrell Evans and a triple by Mike Ivie. The Astros picked up their tally in the eighth with singles by Terry Puhl and Craig Reynolds and a sacrifice fly by Jeff Leonard. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 2 Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2 4 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 North cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .152 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .161 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .600 Whitfield lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Clark rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .231 Evans 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .303 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Ivie 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .375 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .273 Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Blue p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 0 8 Totals 26 2 4 2 3 2 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 15,931 Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 4 DP: Astros 1, Giants 1 Errors: Reynolds, Watson Doubles: Leonard (1), Howe (1) Triples: Reynolds (1), Ivie (1) Stolen Bases: North (1) Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (2) Sacrifice Flies: Leonard (1) GIDP: Howe (1), Hill (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle L(0-2) 6 4 2 2 2 2 0 23 2.57 Sambito 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 30 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(3-0) 9 9 1 1 0 8 0 35 2.67 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 8 0 35 Passed Balls: Ashby (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Cuneo, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Tony Patch, 3B - Roy Roth ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Leonard doubled to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Whitfield flied out to left; Madlock popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe doubled to right; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark walked; Evans singled to right [Clark to second]; Ivie flied out to center; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds tripled to left; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Blue struck out; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to left; Cabell forced Watson (pitcher to shortstop); Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled to right; Madlock flied out to left; Clark singled to center [Whitfield to second]; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Whitfield to third]; Evans forced Clark (first to shortstop) [Whitfield scored, Evans to third (error by Reynolds) (error by Watson)]; Ivie tripled to left [Evans scored]; Hill flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Ashby struck out; Ruhle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger lined to first; Blue walked; North forced Blue (first to shortstop); North stole second; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds flied out to right; Leonard singled to center; Watson singled to right [Leonard to third]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (second to first); Clark was called out on strikes; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled to left; Cruz struck out; Ashby was called out on strikes; CEDENO BATTED FOR RUHLE; Cedeno forced Howe (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out (third to first); Hill grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl to third]; Leonard hit a sacrifice fly to center [Puhl scored]; Watson forced Reynolds (third to second); LANDESTOY RAN FOR WATSON; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Blue grounded out (shortstop to first); North walked; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [North to second]; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. ASTROS 9TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Howe made an out to second; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); ALOU BATTED FOR ASHBY; Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

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