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Consecutive run-scoring singles by Skip Jutze and Roger Metzger in the eighth inning gave the Astros a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Bob Watson opened the inning with a single, took second on a passed ball and advanced to third on a fly. After an intentional pass to Greg Gross, Jutze and Metzger followed with their singles. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Tuesday, April 13, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomeGiants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 2 5 4 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Milbourne 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Joshua cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Murcer rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .455 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .238 Matthews lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Watson 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .400 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Gross rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Jutze c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .125 Sadek c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .667 Metzger ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barlow p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rader c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 6 0 5 4 Totals 27 2 5 2 4 3 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 7,591 Left on Base: Giants 11, Astros 5 DP: Giants 1, Astros 2 Errors: Milbourne, Cabell, Watson, Cruz Doubles: Sadek (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (2) Caught Stealing: Thomas (3), Cedeno (1) GIDP: Reitz (2), Joshua (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco L(1-1) 7 5 2 2 4 3 0 28 2.51 Moffitt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 5 2 2 4 3 0 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cosgrove 4.2 6 0 0 4 1 0 24 1.80 Barlow W(1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 3.60 Forsch SV(2) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 1.50 Totals 9 6 1 0 5 4 0 39 Passed Balls: Sadek (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming GIANTS 1ST: Thomas reached on an error by Cabell; Thomas was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Joshua lined to right; Murcer walked; Matthews singled [Murcer to second]; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Speier grounded out (third to first); Reitz flied out to right; Sadek doubled; Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to left; Jutze grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Joshua singled; Murcer made an out to second; Matthews grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; On a bunt Cosgrove made an out to first; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Montanez flied to right in foul territory; Speier grounded out (third to first); Reitz singled; Sadek walked [Reitz to second]; Montefusco walked [Reitz to third, Sadek to second]; Thomas forced Sadek (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz lined into a double play (second to second to shortstop) [Cedeno out at second]; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Murcer singled; Matthews forced Murcer (shortstop to second); Montanez singled [Matthews to second]; Speier walked [Matthews to third, Montanez to second]; BARLOW REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Reitz flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Barlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 6TH: Sadek struck out; Montefusco struck out; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 7TH: Joshua struck out; Murcer grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Watson to second]; Cruz flied out to right; Gross was walked intentionally; Jutze singled [Watson scored, Gross to second]; Metzger singled [Gross scored, Jutze to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR BARLOW; Boswell made an out to first; Milbourne flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Montanez reached on an error by Watson; Speier reached on an error by Milbourne [Montanez to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez to third, Speier out at second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR SADEK; Adams reached on an error by Cruz [Montanez scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; ROBINSON RAN FOR ADAMS; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: RADER REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cedeno made an out to pitcher; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 9TH: Thomas walked; Joshua grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. |
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