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After pitching hitless ball for 7 1/3 innings, Clay Kirby wound up with a tough-luck defeat when the Astros edged the Padres, 3-2. Johnny Edwards doubled for the first hit off Kirby. Then, with two away, a single by Roger Metzger and triple by Joe Morgan gave the Astros two runs to tie the score. Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1971 (Night game) at AstrodomePadres 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 3 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Metzger ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .242 Stahl ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .255 Dean ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Mason 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .222 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .297 Jeter cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .308 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Colbert 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .273 Geronimo rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .266 Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 Menke 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Gaspar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .065 Jestadt 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Kendall c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .178 Spinks p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Murrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Barton c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Kirby p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .108 Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 Totals 31 3 3 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 7,476 Left on Base: Padres 9, Astros 5 DP: Padres 0, Astros 1 Errors: Colbert, Jestadt, Metzger Doubles: Edwards (11) Triples: Morgan (10) Stolen Bases: Jeter (1), Geronimo 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Mason (4) Sacrifice Hits: Kirby (5) GIDP: Kendall (4) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby L(13-13) 8.2 3 3 2 3 5 0 34 3.12 Totals 8.2 3 3 2 3 5 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 6 8 2 2 1 4 0 27 2.85 Spinks 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 3.27 Ray W(10-4) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.37 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 7 0 38 Wild Pitches: Forsch (8) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Mason singled; Jeter singled [Mason to second]; Colbert singled [Mason scored, Jeter to second]; Lee struck out; Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Morgan flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Jestadt singled; Kendall grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jestadt out at second]; Kirby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Geronimo walked; Geronimo stole second; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter singled; Jeter stole second; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Jeter to third]; Colbert singled [Jeter scored]; Lee singled [Colbert to third]; Morales flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Jestadt lined to shortstop; Kendall singled; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kendall to second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno lined to left; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 5TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Jeter grounded out (second to first); Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Mayberry made an out to second; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Menke walked; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 6TH: Lee flied out to left; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Jestadt walked; Kendall reached on an error by Metzger [Jestadt to second, Kendall to first]; Kirby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: ALOU BATTED FOR FORSCH; Alou flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 7TH: SPINKS REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Mason walked; Mason was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jeter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); Watson walked; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Watson to second]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 8TH: Colbert struck out; Lee struck out; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: GASPAR REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards doubled; CHILES BATTED FOR SPINKS; Chiles grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger singled [Edwards scored, Metzger to second (on throw)]; Morgan tripled [Metzger scored]; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: RAY REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Jestadt popped to catcher in foul territory; Kendall singled; MURRELL RAN FOR KENDALL; Kirby forced Murrell (pitcher to shortstop); STAHL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Stahl walked [Kirby to second]; Mason grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: DEAN REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING SS); BARTON REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING C ); Watson flied out to center; Mayberry made an out to second; Geronimo reached on an error by Colbert [Geronimo to first]; Geronimo stole second; Menke reached on an error by Jestadt [Geronimo scored (unearned) (no RBI), Menke to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 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