Although rapped for 11 hits, Larry Dierker turned in his third straight winning performance, pitching the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Padres. The only run off the righthander scored in the second on a double by Dave Campbell and single by Jerry Morales. After the Astros picked up a run on a single by Tommy Davis and double by Denis Menke in the fourth, Jim Wynn put them ahead with a homer in the sixth. Joe Morgan batted in two runs with a triple in the seventh to ice Dierker's decision. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 11 1 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 x - 4 8 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Arcia ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .256 Ferrara ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Pepitone rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Slocum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynn cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Davis lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Kelly 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .156 Beauchamp lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Gaston cf 5 0 2 0 0 3 .349 Menke ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Herbel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Campbell 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Edwards c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .081 Brown rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Dierker p 2 1 1 0 1 0 .125 Morales lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .130 Cannizzaro c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Webster ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Totals 37 1 11 1 2 6 Totals 31 4 8 4 1 1 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 10,737 Left on Base: Padres 11, Astros 4 DP: Padres 1, Astros 1 Errors: Cannizzaro, Davis Doubles: Gaston (5), Campbell (3), Ferrara (4), Menke (5) Triples: Morgan (2) Home Runs: Wynn (4) Stolen Bases: Campbell (2), Wynn (5), Davis (3) GIDP: Roberts (1), Pepitone (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(1-1) 6 5 2 2 1 0 1 23 1.26 Herbel 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 9 2.89 Totals 8 8 4 4 1 1 1 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(3-0) 9 11 1 1 2 6 0 39 2.25 Totals 9 11 1 1 2 6 0 39 Wild Pitches: Dierker 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams PADRES 1ST: Arcia flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Gaston doubled; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled; Pepitone grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; Wynn singled; Wynn stole second [Wynn to third (error by Cannizzaro)]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Campbell doubled; Campbell stole third; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled [Campbell scored]; Cannizzaro singled [Morales to third]; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Morales out at home (first to catcher), Cannizzaro to second]; Arcia forced Roberts (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaston singled; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Gaston to second]; Colbert struck out; Campbell singled [Gaston to third]; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Dierker flied out to right; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro singled; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cannizzaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Wynn popped to third; Davis singled; Davis stole second; Menke doubled [Davis scored]; Mayberry popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Arcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader popped to shortstop; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker walked; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); Campbell flied out to center; Brown singled to left [Brown to third (error by Davis)]; Morales walked; Cannizzaro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Wynn homered; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: WEBSTER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Webster grounded out (first to pitcher); FERRARA BATTED FOR ARCIA; Ferrara doubled; Kelly walked; Gaston struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: SLOCUM REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING SS); WEBSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HERBEL REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Mayberry flied out to left; Rader singled; Edwards forced Rader (second to shortstop); Dierker singled [Edwards to second]; Morgan tripled [Edwards scored, Dierker scored]; Pepitone was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 8TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Campbell grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown flied out to right; Morales singled; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Morales to second]; Cannizzaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 9TH: Webster singled; MURRELL BATTED FOR SLOCUM; Murrell popped to second; Kelly struck out; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

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