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Doug Rader homered after a pass to Jim Wynn in the second inning to carry the Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Bill Greif, who allowed five hits in six innings on the mound, was the loser. Dave Roberts was the winner with ninth-inning help from Jim York. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 0Game Played on Monday, April 23, 1973 (Night game) at AstrodomePadres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 2 Astros 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thomas ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Agee lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Campbell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Lee lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .299 Colbert 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .234 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .328 Gaston rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 Wynn rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .270 J. Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Rader 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .200 Hilton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .210 Edwards c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Kendall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .085 Greif p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Troedson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Totals 35 0 8 0 1 6 Totals 28 2 6 2 3 8 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9,270 Left on Base: Padres 10, Astros 5 DP: Padres 1, Astros 1 Errors: Kendall 2, Rader Doubles: Marshall (4), Rader (1), Edwards (3) Home Runs: Rader (2) Caught Stealing: Agee (2) GIDP: J. Morales (1), Rader (1) Hit by Pitch: Thomas (1,by Roberts) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif L(1-1) 6 5 2 2 3 4 1 24 0.90 Troedson 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.86 Romo 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.24 Totals 8 6 2 2 3 8 1 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts W(1-1) 8 7 0 0 1 5 0 33 2.33 York SV(3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.35 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell popped to catcher in foul territory; Lee walked; Colbert singled to left [Lee to second]; Gaston lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: J. Morales flied out to left; Hilton flied out to left; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn walked; Rader homered [Wynn scored]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 3RD: Greif grounded out (catcher to first); Thomas singled to left; Campbell struck out; Lee flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Agee walked; Helms struck out; Agee was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 4TH: Colbert flied out to center; Gaston flied out to right; J. Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to right; Wynn forced Watson (third to second); Rader doubled to left [Wynn to third]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Metzger lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 5TH: Hilton was called out on strikes; Kendall singled to third; Greif struck out; Thomas was hit by a pitch [Kendall to second]; Campbell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Roberts struck out; Dave Roberts threw his bat at Bill Greif; Agee grounded out (third to first); Helms singled to right; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 6TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Colbert singled to left; Gaston singled to right [Colbert to second]; J. Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to left; Wynn flied out to center; Kendall dropped a foul fly hit by Rader for an error; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: Hilton singled to third; Kendall flied out to left; ROBERTS BATTED FOR GREIF; Roberts reached on an error by Rader [Hilton to second, Roberts to first]; Thomas flied out to right; Campbell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Edwards doubled to right; Edwards was picked off second but was safe on an error by Kendall [Edwards to third]; Metzger was called out on strikes; Roberts struck out; ROMO REPLACED TROEDSON (PITCHING); Agee lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: Lee struck out; Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston singled to center; J. Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Helms made an out to second; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: YORK REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hilton was called out on strikes; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); MARSHALL BATTED FOR ROMO; Marshall doubled to center; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. |
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