Joe Niekro and Randy Moffitt combined on a five-hitter as the Astros triumphed over the Pirates, 6-2. Houston jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI single by Ray Knight, RBI double by Alan Ashby and run-scoring single by Art Howe. Jose Cruz cracked a two-run double in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       2, 1982 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 13  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Walling cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .136      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .258
  Loucks cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lacy rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Puhl rf               4   2   2   0     1   2   .253      Ray 2b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Knight 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Thompson 1b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .338
Cruz lf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .290      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Ashby c               4   1   2   1     1   0   .282      Easler lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Howe 1b               5   0   2   2     0   1   .250      Nicosia c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Garner 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Berra ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .226        Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .063        Smith ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     3   6             Totals               32   2   5   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,116
Left on Base: Astros 10, Pirates 5
DP: Astros 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Niekro (1), Ashby (4), Cruz (5), Easler (3)
Home Runs: Thompson (8), Madlock (2)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (5), Puhl (3), Lacy (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1)
GIDP: Moskau (1)
Hit by Pitch: Knight (2,by Griffin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(3-1)           6     4   2   2   2   6   2  24   2.88
Moffitt SV(1)           3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.68
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   8   2  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(1-2)          3     7   5   5   3   2   0  20   9.33
Moskau                  4     4   0   0   0   2   0  15   3.38
Tekulve                 2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   1.53
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   6   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1)
Wild Pitches: Tekulve (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl
singled to right; Knight was hit by a pitch [Puhl to second];
Cruz forced Knight (first to shortstop) [Puhl to third]; Cruz
stole second; Ashby walked; Howe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out (catcher to first); Lacy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Ray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia
grounded out (second to first); Niekro doubled to left; Walling
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson walked; Madlock grounded out (third to
first) [Thompson to second]; Easler grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thompson to third]; Nicosia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Knight singled to
right [Puhl scored, Knight to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz
flied out to left; Ashby doubled to center [Knight scored]; Howe
singled to center [Ashby scored]; Garner singled to third [Howe
to second]; Garcia flied out to right [Howe to third]; Niekro
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra struck out; Griffin struck out; Moreno struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates
0.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling walked; Puhl singled to left [Walling to
second]; MOSKAU REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Knight flied out to
right; Cruz doubled to center [Walling scored, Puhl scored, Cruz
out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Ashby singled to
left; Howe forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Ray grounded
out (pitcher to first); Thompson walked; Madlock singled to left
[Thompson to third]; Easler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Garner struck out; Garcia singled to right; Niekro
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Garcia to second];
Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia grounded out (second to first); Berra
reached on an error by Knight; Moskau grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Berra out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl struck out; Knight singled to left; Cruz flied
out to center; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (catcher to first); Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Ray was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Garner lined to
left; Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: LOUCKS REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING CF); Thompson
homered; Madlock homered; Easler doubled to right; MOFFITT
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Nicosia lined to shortstop; MONTANEZ
BATTED FOR BERRA; Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory;
STARGELL BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Stargell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); SMITH REPLACED
MONTANEZ (PLAYING SS); Moffitt grounded out (second to first);
Loucks struck out; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno singled to right; Lacy forced Moreno (second
to shortstop); Lacy stole second; Ray flied out to left;
Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Pirates 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
to center; Cruz stole second; Ashby grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Howe singled to center [Cruz
scored]; Tekulve threw a wild pitch [Howe to second]; Garner
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Madlock lined to left; Easler flied out to center;
Nicosia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 2.