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.

In the ninth, Nate Colbert walked and Dave Marshall and Johnny Grubb singled for the first run in the Padres' rally. After Dave Hilton walked to load the bases, Marshall scored on an infield out by Fred Kendall. Morales then batted for Gary Ross and hit his double to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       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.