The Padres ended their 10-game losing streak by erupting for six runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Astros, 8-4. Paul Siebert, lefthander from Columbus (Southern), made his major league debut with the Astros and allowed only four hits and two runs before being removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning when the Astros scored three times to take a 4-2 lead. Mike Cosgrove relieved and was the principal victim of the Padres' rally in the eighth.

Enzo Hernandez singled and Cito Gaston doubled in pinch-hitting roles to start the uprising. Hernandez crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas. After Glenn Beckert grounded out, Johnny Grubb drove in the tying run with a single. Dave Winfield doubled to chase Cosgrove. Jerry Johnson walked Randy Elliott to load the bases. Willie McCovey then batted for Mike Ivie and singled, driving in two runs to put the Padres ahead. Another pair followed before Ramon de los Santos ended the scoring on singles by Chris Cannizzaro and Hernandez. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 7, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  6  0  -   8 12  0
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 3b,2b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .244      Gross rf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .314
Beckert 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .254      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Hilton 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Grubb cf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .291      C. Johnson 1b,c       4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Winfield rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .274      M. May c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Elliott lf,1b         3   1   2   1     1   0   .667        Campbell pr,1b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .091
Ivie 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .000        L. May ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  McCovey ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .259      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .254
  Jones pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .150      Howard lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milbourne 2b          4   2   2   0     0   1   .308
  Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Siebert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Cannizzaro c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .189        Watson ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Almon ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Griffin pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Hernandez ph,ss     2   1   2   1     0   0   .241        Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Greif p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .061        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .218        de los Santos p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott pr,lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .000        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .287

Totals               35   8  12   8     3   3             Totals               33   4  10   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  3,044
Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 6
DP: Padres 1, Astros 1
Errors: Milbourne
Doubles: Thomas (23), Gaston (11), Winfield (15), Gross (14), Howard (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (47), Campbell (1)
Caught Stealing: Elliott (1), Gross (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Siebert (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (2), Thomas (3), Gross (1)
GIDP: Cannizzaro (2), Howard (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif W(7-17)           7     9   4   4   0   5   0  29   4.87
Hardy                   0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.73
Gerhardt SV(1)          1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   9.47
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   8   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 7     4   2   1   2   3   0  25   1.29
Cosgrove L(6-3)         0.2   4   4   4   0   0   0   6   3.61
J. Johnson              0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   5.30
de los Santos           0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   1.29
York                    1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.48
Totals                  9    12   8   7   3   3   0  40

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut
game for Paul Siebert; Beckert reached on an error by
Milbourne; Grubb singled to third [Beckert to second]; Winfield
forced Grubb (shortstop to second) [Beckert to third]; Elliott
singled to center [Beckert scored (unearned), Winfield to third,
Elliott out at second (center to third to second)]; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Metzger flied out to right;
Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie walked; Cannizzaro grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Ivie out at second]; Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: C. Johnson made an out to shortstop; M. May singled
to center; Rader grounded out (third to second to first) [M. May
to second]; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Greif walked; Thomas doubled to left [Greif to
third]; Beckert reached on a fielder's choice [Greif out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Thomas to third]; Grubb hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Thomas scored]; Winfield popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne singled to center; Siebert out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Milbourne to second]; Gross
doubled [Milbourne scored]; Metzger made an out to second;
Cedeno was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Elliott flied out to right; Ivie grounded out (third
to first); Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: C. Johnson popped to third in foul territory; M. May
lined to center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Almon made an out to shortstop; Greif struck out;
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Milbourne
grounded out (pitcher to first); Siebert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
made an out to shortstop; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled to right; Gross was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Metzger singled to center; Cedeno
forced Metzger (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno stole second; C.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

PADRES 7TH: Elliott singled; Ivie made an out to second;
Cannizzaro flied out to left; Elliott was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: M. May singled to shortstop; CAMPBELL RAN FOR M.
MAY; Campbell stole second; Rader struck out; Howard doubled to
right [Campbell scored]; Milbourne singled to second [Howard to
third]; WATSON BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Watson singled to center
[Howard scored, Milbourne to third]; GRIFFIN RAN FOR WATSON;
Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milbourne scored]; Metzger
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 4.

PADRES 8TH: CAMPBELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); COSGROVE
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); C. JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR ALMON; Hernandez singled to
right; GASTON BATTED FOR GREIF; Gaston doubled to right
[Hernandez to third]; SCOTT RAN FOR GASTON; Thomas hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored, Scott to third];
Debut game for John Scott; Beckert grounded out (third to
first); Grubb singled to center [Scott scored]; Winfield doubled
to right [Grubb to third]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED COSGROVE
(PITCHING); Elliott walked; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR IVIE; DE LOS
SANTOS REPLACED J. JOHNSON (PITCHING); McCovey singled to right
[Grubb scored, Winfield scored, Elliott to second]; JONES RAN
FOR MCCOVEY; Cannizzaro singled to left [Elliott scored, Jones
to second]; YORK REPLACED DE LOS SANTOS (PITCHING); Hernandez
singled to center [Jones scored, Cannizzaro to second]; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SCOTT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ELLIOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
HARDY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); HILTON REPLACED BECKERT
(PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cedeno
walked; C. Johnson singled to left [Cedeno to second]; L. MAY
BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; L. May made an out to second; Rader walked
[Cedeno to third, C. Johnson to second]; GERHARDT REPLACED HARDY
(PITCHING); Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 8, Astros 4.

PADRES 9TH: L. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thomas flied out
to left; Hilton flied out to center; Grubb singled; Winfield
forced Grubb (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 8, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Milbourne struck out; HELMS BATTED FOR YORK; Helms
was called out on strikes; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 8, Astros 4.