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Steve Arlin pitched his first complete game of the season and snapped the Padres' 10-game losing streak by defeating the Astros, 6-2. The Padres decided the outcome with four runs in the third inning. Derrel Thomas beat out an infield hit and took second on a wild throw by Doug Rader. After a sacrifice, Thomas scored on a single by Fred Kendall. San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Wednesday, June 20, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 9 2 Padres 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 x - 6 11 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Thomas ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .206 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 J. Morales cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .260 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Kendall c 5 1 2 1 0 1 .293 Watson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .328 Colbert 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .233 May 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .261 Gaston rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .311 Rader 3b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .238 Roberts 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .190 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Winfield lf 2 0 1 2 1 0 .333 Jutze c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .208 R. Morales 2b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .125 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Arlin p 3 0 0 1 1 1 .190 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 35 2 9 2 1 6 Totals 32 6 11 6 6 5 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 8,076 Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 10 DP: Astros 1, Padres 1 Errors: Cedeno, Rader Doubles: May (10), Colbert (9), Gaston (11) Home Runs: Rader (8) Sacrifice Hits: J. Morales (1) Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (1) GIDP: Cedeno (9), Colbert (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(7-4) 2.2 5 5 5 4 0 0 17 2.90 Richard 3.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 12 1.13 York 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 11 3.55 Totals 8 11 6 6 6 5 0 40 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin W(3-4) 9 9 2 2 1 6 1 36 5.72 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 6 1 36 Wild Pitches: Arlin (6) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Metzger singled; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (second to first); J. Morales flied to left in foul territory; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; May struck out; Rader struck out; Helms singled to left [Watson to second]; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Watson to third, Helms to second]; Jutze walked; Roberts popped to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert doubled; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to right [Colbert to third]; Winfield walked; R. Morales singled to left [Colbert scored, Winfield to second]; Arlin forced R. Morales (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn struck out; Metzger lined to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Thomas singled to third [Thomas to second (error by Rader)]; J. Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomas to third]; Kendall singled to center [Thomas scored]; Colbert walked [Kendall to second]; Gaston singled to center [Kendall scored, Colbert to third, Gaston to second (error by Cedeno)]; Roberts was walked intentionally; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly to center [Colbert scored]; R. Morales walked [Gaston to third, Roberts to second]; RICHARD REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Arlin walked [Gaston scored, Roberts to third, R. Morales to second]; Thomas forced Arlin (shortstop unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. ASTROS 4TH: Watson lined to right; May made an out to shortstop; Rader singled to center; Helms lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. PADRES 4TH: J. Morales struck out; Kendall singled to left; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kendall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze singled to center; On a bunt Richard made an out to catcher; Wynn popped to shortstop in foul territory; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. PADRES 5TH: Gaston singled to right; Roberts grounded out (second to first) [Gaston to second]; Winfield grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gaston to third]; R. Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson singled to left; May doubled to right [Watson scored]; Rader struck out; Helms flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 5. PADRES 6TH: Arlin struck out; Thomas struck out; J. Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 5. ASTROS 7TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); STEWART BATTED FOR RICHARD; Stewart lined to second; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 5. PADRES 7TH: YORK REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Kendall popped to catcher in foul territory; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston doubled to left; Roberts singled [Gaston to third]; Winfield singled [Gaston scored, Roberts to second]; R. Morales walked [Roberts to third, Winfield to second]; Arlin forced Roberts (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 6. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 6. PADRES 8TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); J. Morales singled to left; On a bunt Kendall struck out; Colbert lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 6. ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader homered; Helms grounded out (third to first); Jutze singled; BATISTA BATTED FOR YORK; Batista struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 6. |
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