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After the Astros blew a 7-0 lead, Jim Wynn rectified matters with a homer in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 8-7. Sam McDowell, who took over as the Giants' sixth pitcher with two men on base and one out in the eighth, struck out Tommie Agee and Tommy Helms to end that inning. McDowell also fanned Jesus Alou to open the ninth before falling victim to Wynn's wallop. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 7Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1973 (Day game) at AstrodomeGiants 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 - 7 10 2 Astros 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 9 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 4 1 0 1 1 2 .304 Wynn rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .224 Fuentes 2b 5 1 1 3 0 0 .298 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Goodson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .267 Watson lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .361 Maddox cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .339 May 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .190 Matthews lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .324 Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .243 Kingman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .183 Edwards c 2 2 1 3 1 0 .212 Rader c 2 2 1 1 1 0 .209 Agee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Bradley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Howard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .274 Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuss p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .192 Carrithers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arnold ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 34 7 10 6 5 6 Totals 33 8 9 6 3 8 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 29,231 Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 4 DP: Giants 0, Astros 2 Errors: Matthews, Rader Doubles: Maddox (4), Matthews (7), Kingman (3), Rader (6) Triples: Maddox (4), Fuentes (3) Home Runs: Edwards (3), Wynn (9) Caught Stealing: Metzger (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rader (3), Reuss (2) GIDP: Maddox (2) Hit by Pitch: Maddox (1,by Crawford) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bradley 3.1 5 7 5 2 0 1 17 3.82 Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Carrithers 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 7.56 Sosa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.25 Moffitt 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1.69 McDowell L(1-1) 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 4 5.60 Totals 8.1 9 8 6 3 8 2 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss 6 7 5 5 4 4 0 27 2.49 Upshaw 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 5.14 Crawford 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.50 York W(3-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.82 Totals 9 10 7 7 5 6 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Crawford (1) Wild Pitches: Reuss (3), Crawford (3) Balks: Crawford (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Goodson singled; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Maddox doubled; Matthews singled [Maddox to third]; Kingman struck out; Rader lined into a double play (second to first) [Matthews out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled; May flied out to center; Rader singled [Watson to second]; Edwards homered [Watson scored, Rader scored]; Helms flied out to left; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 3RD: Bradley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Goodson struck out; Speier walked; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; May walked [Watson to second]; Rader made an out to catcher [Watson to third (error by Rader), May to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms singled to left [Watson scored, May scored (error by Matthews) (no RBI), Edwards scored (unearned) (no RBI), Helms to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Reuss reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Helms scored (unearned)]; Wynn flied out to right; Metzger flied out to right; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 7. GIANTS 5TH: Matthews doubled; Kingman doubled [Matthews scored]; Rader doubled [Kingman scored]; BLANCO BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Rader to third]; Blanco grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rader scored]; Fuentes flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 7. GIANTS 6TH: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Speier flied out to right; Maddox tripled; Matthews walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: Rader struck out; Edwards flied out to center; Helms singled; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 7. GIANTS 7TH: Rader walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR CARRITHERS; Thomasson walked [Rader to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Bonds walked [Rader to third, Thomasson to second]; Fuentes tripled [Rader scored, Thomasson scored, Bonds scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Crawford threw a wild pitch [Fuentes scored]; Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); Speier lined to second; Maddox was hit by a pitch; Crawford balked [Maddox to second]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (third to first); Metzger singled; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7. GIANTS 8TH: Kingman singled; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kingman to second]; ARNOLD BATTED FOR SOSA; Arnold struck out; YORK REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Watson walked; May struck out; Rader singled [Watson to third]; MCDOWELL REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); AGEE BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Agee struck out; Helms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7. GIANTS 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED AGEE (PLAYING C ); Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodson grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier singled; Maddox forced Speier (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR YORK; Alou struck out; Wynn homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 8. |
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