After failing to hold a 3-0 lead, the Padres scored two runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Astros, 5-4. It took five hits and a sacrifice fly to do it, but the Astros tied the score in the top half of the seventh with a double by Tommy Helms, singles by Greg Gross, Roger Metzger, Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson and a sacrifice fly by Lee May.

In the Padres' half, Bobby Tolan tripled on the first pitch thrown by reliever Ken Forsch and scored on a single by Enzo Hernandez. Dave Winfield followed with a single, sending Hernandez to third, and Nate Colbert hit a sacrifice fly to plate what proved to be the deciding run. The Astros rallied for a run in the ninth on a single by Watson, but Larry Hardy came in and retired Doug Rader on a fly with the bases loaded to save the game. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Friday, June      28, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4 13  1
Padres       0  1  2    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .348      Tolan cf,rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Metzger ss            4   1   2   1     1   0   .264      Hernandez ss          3   2   3   1     1   0   .240
Cedeno cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .288      Winfield lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Watson lf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .324      Colbert 1b            2   1   1   2     0   0   .207
L. May 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .262      Gaston rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .237
  Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .328
M. May c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kendall c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .244
  C. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Roberts 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .170
Rader 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .247      Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Helms 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .290        Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Osteen p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Edwards c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               38   4  13   4     4   6             Totals               32   5  11   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 10,776
Left on Base: Astros 12, Padres 8
DP: Astros 1, Padres 0
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Helms (11), Colbert (8), Winfield (10)
Triples: Tolan (1)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (21)
Caught Stealing: Helms (2), Kendall (1)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (4), Colbert 2 (5)
GIDP: Winfield (9)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  6     7   3   3   3   1   0  27   3.64
Forsch L(3-3)           2     4   2   2   0   0   0  10   3.82
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   1   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben              6.1   8   3   3   2   6   0  29   3.98
Romo W(4-3)             2.1   5   1   1   2   0   0  13   3.57
Hardy SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.34
Totals                  9    13   4   4   4   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Freisleben (6)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Gross lined to left; Metzger flied out to right;
Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Tolan lined to first; Hernandez singled; Winfield
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; L. May flied out to right; M. May
forced Watson (second to shortstop); Rader lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert doubled to right; Gaston singled to right
[Colbert to third]; Thomas made an out to shortstop; Kendall
forced Gaston (third to second) [Colbert scored]; Roberts walked
[Kendall to second]; Freisleben walked [Kendall to third,
Roberts to second]; Tolan forced Freisleben (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to left; Helms was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Osteen singled to right; Gross
singled to left [Osteen to second]; Metzger walked [Osteen to
third, Gross to second]; Cedeno forced Osteen (first to catcher)
[Gross to third, Metzger to second]; Watson forced Cedeno
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to left; Winfield doubled to left
[Hernandez to third]; Colbert hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Hernandez scored]; Gaston singled to left [Winfield scored];
Thomas flied out to left; Kendall reached on an error by Rader
[Gaston to second, Kendall to first]; Roberts flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May grounded out (second to first); M. May
grounded out (third to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Freisleben flied out to right; On a bunt Tolan made
an out to pitcher; Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole second;
Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms popped to first in foul territory; Osteen was
called out on strikes; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
grounded out (third to first); Thomas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled to center; Cedeno singled to left
[Metzger to second]; Watson popped to first in foul territory;
L. May popped to third in foul territory; M. May struck out but
Metzger advanced to third and Cedeno advanced to second and M.
May advanced to first on a wild pitch; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Kendall singled; Kendall was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Roberts popped to first in foul
territory; Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms doubled to left; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR OSTEEN;
Gallagher struck out; Gross singled to right [Helms to third];
Metzger singled to center [Helms scored, Gross to third]; ROMO
REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to left [Gross
scored, Metzger to second]; Watson singled to left [Metzger to
third, Cedeno to second]; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Metzger scored]; M. May grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED
GALLAGHER (PLAYING C ); Tolan tripled; Hernandez singled to
right [Tolan scored]; Winfield singled [Hernandez to third,
Winfield to second (on throw to 3b)]; Colbert hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hernandez scored]; Gaston grounded out (third to
first); Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

ASTROS 8TH: TOLAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GRUBB REPLACED
GASTON (PLAYING CF); Rader singled to left [Rader out at second
(left to second)]; Helms made an out to second; Edwards grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: Kendall lined to center; Roberts singled; On a bunt
Romo forced Roberts (pitcher to shortstop); Tolan grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded out (second
to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Watson singled to right [Gross scored]; L. May walked
[Watson to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
FORSCH; C. Johnson walked [Watson to third, Howard to second];
HARDY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 5.