The Pirates dealt the Astros their fourth straight loss, 4-3. Omar Moreno batted in the Pirates' first run with a triple in the third inning. Rennie Stennett walked in the fifth, Moreno doubled and Dave Parker drove in both runners with a single. The Pirates' final marker came across in the eighth when John Milner singled, advanced to second on a single by Bill Madlock, moved to third on a fly ball and scored on a sacrifice fly by Stennett. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Tuesday, July 10, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome

Pirates 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 8 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .299 Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Puhl cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .284 Parker rf 4 0 1 2 1 1 .297 Cedeno 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .271 Stargell 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Milner lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .245 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 Walling rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .320 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .235 Stennett 2b 2 2 1 1 1 0 .235 Gonzalez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bibby p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .091 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .032 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 4 11 4 2 6 Totals 34 3 8 2 2 7 Time of Game: 3:09 Attendance: 31,341 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Astros 6 DP: Pirates 1, Astros 2 Errors: Moreno Doubles: Madlock (12), Moreno (10), Foli (16), Cedeno 2 (18) Triples: Moreno (8) Stolen Bases: Cabell (20) Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (5), Foli (10) Sacrifice Flies: Stennett (2) GIDP: Madlock (4), Stargell (1), Cruz (4) Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1,by Niemann) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby W(4-2) 8 6 3 3 1 7 0 30 3.07 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.35 Romo 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.29 Tekulve SV(12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.75 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 7 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(10-5) 6 8 3 3 1 3 0 26 2.73 Niemann 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 2.92 Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.87 Sambito 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.03 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 6 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Niemann (1) Wild Pitches: Bibby (3) Balks: Romo (2) Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick PIRATES 1ST: the umpires equipment did not arrive on time so they wore clothes provided by the Astros, which included Astros caps; Pirates manager Chuck Tanner gave his cap to one of the umpires to balance out the 'onesided' look; Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Puhl walked; Cedeno singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to left; Milner struck out; Madlock grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Cabell to third]; Walling struck out; Howe struck out; Ashby popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (second to first); Stennett singled to center; Bibby was called out on strikes; Moreno tripled to right [Stennett scored]; Foli grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar struck out; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell flied out to right; Milner singled to center; Madlock doubled to left [Milner to third]; Ott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to second; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett walked; Bibby struck out; Moreno doubled to center [Stennett to third]; Foli popped to second; Parker singled to right [Stennett scored, Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Howe struck out; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Milner flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Ott singled to right; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: SEXTON BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Sexton struck out; Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl singled to center; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: NIEMANN REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Bibby was hit by a pitch; Moreno reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bibby to second]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bibby to third, Moreno to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; Stargell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to center; Walling flied out to center; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: Milner singled to right; Madlock singled to left [Milner to second]; Ott flied out to center [Milner to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Stennett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner scored]; Bibby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Ashby flied out to right; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Reynolds lined to third; Landestoy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. PIRATES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Moreno flied out to center; Foli doubled to left; Parker struck out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to center; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl to third]; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to center; ROMO REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Romo balked [Puhl scored, Cedeno to third]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe singled to center [Walling to third (error by Moreno), Howe to second (on throw)]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR HOWE; Ashby walked; TEKULVE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); BALDWIN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Baldwin grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

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