| After collecting only one hit in the first seven innings, the Astros rallied to defeat the Padres, 3-2. The Astros caught up with Steve Arlin in the eighth and scored two runs on a double by Denis Menke, infield hit by Jesus Alou, double by Rich Chiles and infield out by Roger Metzger. Bob Miller was the Padres' loser in relief in the ninth on a single by Cesar Cedeno, a wild pitch, pass to Jim Wynn and single by Menke. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May 18, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 10 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 6 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Mason 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Gaston cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Cedeno rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .195 Bravo cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Colbert 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .298 Menke 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .252 Brown rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .181 Stahl lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Alou lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .387 Spiezio 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .207 Geronimo pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Barton c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .309 Hiatt c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .414 Arlin p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Chiles ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .417 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Edwards ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Watson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 10 2 2 5 Totals 28 3 6 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 8,015 Left on Base: Padres 11, Astros 5 DP: Padres 1, Astros 0 Errors: Morgan, Cedeno Doubles: Brown (7), Colbert (6), Menke (7), Chiles (2) Triples: Metzger (2) Home Runs: Spiezio (1) Caught Stealing: Menke (2), Morgan (4) Sacrifice Hits: Mason (2) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin 7.1 4 2 2 2 5 0 26 4.96 Kelley 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7.04 Miller L(0-1) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 4.73 Totals 8 6 3 3 4 5 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 8 9 2 2 2 5 1 36 1.48 Gladding W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.74 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 5 1 40 Wild Pitches: Miller (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ken Burkhart PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert singled to left; Brown singled to center [Colbert to third]; Stahl struck out; Spiezio made an out to first; Barton forced Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Arlin singled to second; Hernandez reached on an error by Morgan [Arlin to second]; Mason struck out; Gaston struck out; Colbert made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Alou flied out to center; Hiatt flied out to left; Forsch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Stahl singled to center; Spiezio singled to shortstop [Stahl to second]; Barton struck out; Arlin forced Spiezio (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger tripled to right; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Mason singled to second; Gaston flied out to right; Colbert forced Mason (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Menke walked; Rader struck out while Menke was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 6TH: Brown doubled to left; Stahl grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brown to third]; Spiezio made an out to shortstop; Barton was walked intentionally; Arlin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Hiatt grounded out (third to first); Forsch flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason walked; Gaston forced Mason (shortstop to second); Colbert doubled to right [Gaston scored, Colbert to third (error by Cedeno)]; Brown grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan walked; Cedeno flied out to right; Wynn made an out to second; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 8TH: Stahl flied out to right; Spiezio homered; Barton flied out to left; Arlin lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: BRAVO REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING CF); Menke doubled; Rader struck out; Alou singled to shortstop [Menke to third]; GERONIMO RAN FOR ALOU; CHILES BATTED FOR HIATT; Chiles doubled to right [Geronimo to third, Menke scored]; EDWARDS BATTED FOR FORSCH; KELLEY REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Watson was walked intentionally; Metzger forced Watson (second to shortstop) [Chiles to third, Geronimo scored]; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING C ); GLADDING REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hernandez singled to center; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hernandez to second]; Bravo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hernandez to third]; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to center; Miller threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; Wynn walked; Menke singled to left [Wynn to second, Cedeno scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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