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Roger Metzger rapped four hits in five trips, including a triple, to pace the Astros to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers. Joe Ferguson batted in both of the Dodgers' runs with a triple in the fourth inning. Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Friday, July 27, 1973 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 - 5 9 0
Dodgers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Agee rf 3 1 1 1 2 2 .253 Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .295
Metzger ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 .261 Buckner 1b,lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273
Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .309 Davis cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .303
Watson lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .325 Ferguson c 4 0 2 2 0 1 .285
Rader 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Crawford rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .307
May 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Helms 2b 3 2 1 0 0 0 .287 Joshua lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Torres ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .098 Garvey ph,1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .310
Edwards c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .245 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289
Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Downing p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .122
Alou ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 Rau p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Pizarro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 9 4 5 9 Totals 33 2 7 2 1 10
Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 19,818
Left on Base: Astros 9, Dodgers 6
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Edwards (9), Ferguson (15), Crawford (19)
Triples: Metzger (13)
Caught Stealing: Watson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Pizarro (1), Downing (6)
Sacrifice Flies: May (7)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard 4 3 2 2 0 8 0 15 2.87
Pizarro W(2-1) 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.15
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 10 0 35
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Downing L(8-5) 6.2 6 4 3 3 7 0 29 3.19
Rau 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.14
Culver 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 11 3.12
Totals 9 9 5 4 5 9 0 41
Wild Pitches: Downing (6)
Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel
ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Metzger singled to shortstop;
Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (pitcher to first); Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (second to first); Crawford
struck out; Cey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Edwards walked; Richard struck out; Agee struck out;
Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 3RD: Joshua struck out; Russell struck out; Downing
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
singled to left; Davis singled to right [Buckner to third];
Ferguson doubled to left [Buckner scored, Davis scored];
Crawford struck out; Cey struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms singled
to center; Edwards doubled to right [Helms to third]; ALOU
BATTED FOR RICHARD; Alou grounded out (second to pitcher) [Helms
scored, Edwards to third]; Downing threw a wild pitch [Edwards
scored]; Agee walked; Metzger tripled to right [Agee scored];
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 2.
DODGERS 5TH: PIZARRO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); GARVEY BATTED FOR
JOSHUA; Garvey singled to center; Russell forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Russell to second]; Lopes walked; Buckner popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 6TH: GARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BUCKNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Watson walked; Watson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Rader
struck out; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 2.
DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
struck out; Crawford doubled to left; Cey reached on a fielder's
choice [Crawford out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Helms reached on an error by Cey [Helms to first];
Edwards struck out; Pizarro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Helms to second]; Agee singled to center [Helms
scored (unearned)]; Metzger singled to center [Agee to third];
RAU REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 2.
DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to center; Russell grounded out
(third to first); PACIOREK BATTED FOR RAU; Paciorek flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Watson singled
to right; Rader singled to center [Watson to third]; May hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored]; TORRES BATTED FOR HELMS;
Torres struck out; Edwards flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 2.
DODGERS 8TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lopes grounded
out (first to pitcher); Buckner grounded out (second to first);
Davis singled to right; Ferguson singled to left [Davis to
second]; Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Pizarro popped to pitcher; Agee walked; Metzger
singled to right [Agee to third]; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first) [Metzger to second]; Watson walked; Rader flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 2.
DODGERS 9TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey struck out; Russell
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
5, Dodgers 2.
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