Hotter than the day's 104-degree temperature, Lee May smashed three homers, driving in five runs, and Tommy Helms added a grand slam as the Astros bombed the Padres, 12-2. Cesar Cedeno also homered for the Astros to account for their initial run.

May, who hit safely in his 20th straight game for a Houston club record, hit a solo swat in the second and followed with two-run blows in the seventh and ninth. Helms' slam came in the fifth on the first pitch thrown by Mike Corkins after taking over in relief of Bill Greif with the bases loaded. Dave Winfield hit his first major league homer for the Padres. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Thursday, June 21, 1973 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 3 - 12 14 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 .237 Thomas ss,2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .207 Metzger ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 .248 Grubb cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Cedeno cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .311 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Watson lf 4 3 1 1 1 0 .327 Colbert 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .238 May 1b 5 4 4 5 0 0 .272 Gaston rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Rader 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .245 Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Helms 2b 5 1 1 4 0 0 .276 Winfield lf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .500 Jutze c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 R. Morales 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .119 Forsch p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .051 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Anderson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Greif p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Corkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 12 14 11 3 8 Totals 34 2 8 2 0 6 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 2,474 Left on Base: Astros 4, Padres 5 DP: Astros 1, Padres 0 Errors: Thomas 2 Doubles: Rader (9), Forsch (1), Cedeno (14) Home Runs: Cedeno (11), May 3 (9), Helms (2), Winfield (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (22) Caught Stealing: Wynn (8), Rader (2) GIDP: Roberts (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(7-7) 9 8 2 2 0 6 1 34 3.28 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 6 1 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif L(4-10) 3 6 6 5 1 2 2 15 3.08 Corkins 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 9 5.22 Miller 3 3 2 2 1 4 1 13 4.11 Ross 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 6 5.97 Totals 9 14 12 10 3 8 5 43 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Metzger made an out to second; Cedeno homered; Watson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Grubb grounded out (third to first); Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: May homered; Rader doubled; Rader was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third to shortstop to third); Helms flied out to center; Jutze struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Gaston struck out; Roberts singled to left; Winfield singled [Roberts to second]; R. Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch lined to right; Wynn struck out; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Greif grounded out (third to first); Thomas struck out; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled to center [Cedeno scored]; May reached on an error by Thomas [Watson to second, May to first]; Rader singled [Watson to third, May to second]; CORKINS REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Helms homered [Watson scored, May scored (unearned), Rader scored]; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch struck out; Wynn singled to center; Metzger made an out to shortstop; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Kendall popped to first in foul territory; Colbert struck out; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson made an out to first; May singled to left; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Winfield homered; R. Morales struck out; MURRELL BATTED FOR CORKINS; Murrell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Helms lined to third; Jutze grounded out (third to first); Forsch doubled to right; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Thomas made an out to second; Grubb grounded out (second to first); Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson walked; May homered [Watson scored]; Rader singled to right; Helms lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Colbert singled to center; Gaston struck out; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Colbert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: Winfield singled to right; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR R. MORALES; Locklear flied out to center; LEE BATTED FOR MILLER; Lee grounded out (first to pitcher) [Winfield to second]; Thomas singled to center [Winfield scored]; Grubb singled to right [Thomas to third]; Kendall flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 2. ASTROS 9TH: THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ANDERSON REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING SS); ROSS REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Metzger walked; Cedeno doubled to left [Metzger to third]; Watson reached on an error by Thomas [Metzger scored (no RBI), Cedeno out at home (first to catcher), Watson to first]; May homered [Watson scored (unearned)]; Rader grounded out (second to first); Helms flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: Colbert singled to center; Gaston flied out to right; Roberts flied out to left; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 12, Padres 2.

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