The Padres erupted for all their runs after two were out in the fifth inning and defeated the Astros, 4-2, to snap their five-game losing streak. Sonny Siebert, who was credited with his third straight victory, drew a walk to start the Padres' uprising against Larry Dierker and scored on singles by Enzo Hernandez and Bobby Tolan.

Johnny Grubb followed with a double, driving in two runs. After an intentional pass to Willie McCovey, Dave Winfield doubled to produce the Padres' fourth tally. Bob Watson homered for the Astros in the fourth and their other run counted in the seventh on a single by Jose Cruz and double by Tommy Helms. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     30, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Hernandez ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .269
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tolan lf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .218
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Sharon ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Grubb cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .333
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .232
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Torres 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Watson 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .358      Winfield rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .329
Cruz rf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .290      Ivie 3b,1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .323      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Helms 2b              2   0   1   1     1   0   .500      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Milbourne pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Siebert p             2   1   2   0     1   0   .429
  Cabell ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Howard pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .300

Totals               33   2   9   2     2   3             Totals               32   4   9   4     3   0

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  8,077
Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 7
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Doubles: Helms (1), Grubb (9), Winfield (3)
Home Runs: Watson (3)
Caught Stealing: Howard (2), Fuentes (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (5)
GIDP: Rader (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cabell (2,by Greif)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(3-2)          4.2   6   4   4   3   0   0  23   4.63
Granger                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.50
Crawford                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.59
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   0   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(3-0)          6.1   7   2   2   1   1   1  26   2.28
Tomlin                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.79
Greif SV(4)             0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.66
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   3   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Greif (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck
out; Cedeno singled; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan
lined to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Cruz singled to left
[Watson to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Watson to third, Cruz out at second]; Helms
walked; Dierker forced Helms (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
flied out to center; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Metzger out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to
left; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Fuentes flied out to left; Kendall made an out to
second; Siebert singled to left; Hernandez made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson homered; Cruz flied out to right; Rader flied
out to right; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: On a bunt Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grubb singled to center; McCovey walked [Grubb to second];
Winfield flied out to left; Ivie grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross flied
out to center; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Siebert walked; Hernandez singled
to right [Siebert to second]; Tolan singled to left [Siebert
scored, Hernandez to second]; Grubb doubled [Hernandez scored,
Tolan scored]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Winfield
doubled [Grubb scored, McCovey to third]; GRANGER REPLACED
DIERKER (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno lined to shortstop; May grounded out (pitcher
to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Fuentes singled to center; Kendall grounded out
(second to first) [Fuentes to second]; Siebert singled [Fuentes
to third]; Fuentes was picked off and caught stealing home
(pitcher to third to catcher to shortstop) [Siebert to second];
On a bunt Hernandez grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cruz to second]; Helms doubled to left [Cruz scored];
MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRANGER; TOMLIN
REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Johnson
singled to left [Milbourne to third]; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Howard was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second to pitcher); Gross grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CRAWFORD REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); SHARON
BATTED FOR TOLAN; Sharon flied out to left; Grubb grounded out
(first unassisted); McCovey grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 4.

ASTROS 8TH: SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TORRES REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PLAYING 3B); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Ivie singled
to left; Fuentes made an out to second; Kendall forced Ivie
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to left; GREIF REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Rader walked
[Cruz to second]; CABELL BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Cabell was hit by
a pitch [Cruz to third, Rader to second]; Howard struck out;
ANDREWS BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Andrews was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 4.