A pinch-double by Jerry Morales climaxed a four-run rally in the ninth inning and enabled the Padres to defeat the Astros, 5-4. The Astros built up a 4-1 lead on homers by Jim Wynn, Bob Watson and Cesar Cedeno, plus a triple by Wynn, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms. San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 8 0 Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 6 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 .286 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Helms 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .273 Roberts ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .344 Thomas 2b,ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Watson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Colbert 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .261 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .188 Marshall rf 2 1 2 1 1 0 .500 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Grubb cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .261 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .097 Hilton 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .179 Wilson p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Kendall c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .154 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arlin p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Morales ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .231 Totals 33 4 8 4 3 6 Totals 30 5 6 5 5 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 5,310 Left on Base: Astros 6, Padres 6 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Hernandez Doubles: Edwards (2), J. Morales (1) Triples: Wynn (1) Home Runs: Wynn (5), Watson (1), Cedeno (2) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (3), Thomas (1), Lee (1) Caught Stealing: Wynn (1) Sacrifice Flies: Helms (1), Marshall (1) GIDP: Helms (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson L(0-1) 8 5 5 5 5 4 0 34 2.81 Gladding 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.00 Totals 8.1 6 5 5 5 4 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin 7 8 4 4 3 3 3 30 6.17 Ross W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 1.86 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 6 3 37 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer ASTROS 1ST: Wynn singled to left; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Thomas walked; Lee singled to right [Thomas to second]; Thomas stole third and Lee stole second; Colbert walked; Marshall hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomas scored]; Grubb struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to shortstop; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rader to second]; Metzger walked; Wilson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Hilton popped to first in foul territory; Kendall singled to left; Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kendall to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn homered; Helms lined to second; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson homered; May made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Thomas lined to center; Lee lined to left; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to third]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Marshall walked; Grubb popped to third in foul territory; Hilton forced Marshall (shortstop to second); Kendall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Helms struck out; Cedeno homered; Watson singled to third; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Arlin made an out to second; Hernandez flied out to center; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Lee struck out; Colbert flied out to center; Marshall singled to right; Grubb forced Marshall (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: Wilson flied out to left; Wynn tripled to center; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wynn scored]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Hilton flied out to center; Kendall flied out to center; MURRELL BATTED FOR ARLIN; Murrell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: ROSS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Watson reached on an error by Hernandez [Watson to first]; May was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: ROBERTS BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Roberts struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. ASTROS 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Metzger struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Colbert walked; Marshall singled to right [Colbert to second]; Grubb singled to center [Colbert scored, Marshall to second]; Hilton walked [Marshall to third, Grubb to second]; GLADDING REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Kendall grounded out (second to first) [Marshall scored, Grubb to third, Hilton to second]; J. MORALES BATTED FOR ROSS; J. Morales doubled to right [Grubb scored, Hilton scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 5. |
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