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The Astros erupted for four runs in the fifth inning, defeating the Padres, 4-1. The Padres' lone run came on a homer by Johnny Grubb in the third inning. In the fourth, a walk, double by Enos Cabell and infield out by Cesar Cedeno tied the score. After an intentional pass to Bob Watson, a double by Cliff Johnson and singles by Greg Gross and Larry Milbourne each produced a subsequent run to give the Astros their winning margin. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1Game Played on Friday, April 16, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomePadres 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 4 6 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .381 Howard lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .048 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .414 W. Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .320 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .200 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .111 Watson 1b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .400 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .250 Johnson c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .273 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 Jutze c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gross rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .304 Kubiak 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .240 Wehrmeister p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dupree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Totals 34 1 7 1 2 9 Totals 29 4 6 4 5 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 13,496 Left on Base: Padres 8, Astros 6 DP: Padres 1, Astros 0 Errors: Cabell Doubles: Cabell (1), Johnson (2), Gross (2) Triples: Grubb (1) Home Runs: Grubb (1) GIDP: Johnson (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wehrmeister L(0-1) 5.1 3 4 4 4 5 0 23 6.75 Tomlin 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Foster 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Dupree 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 6.23 Totals 8 6 4 4 5 5 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(1-1) 8 7 1 1 2 7 1 33 5.56 Forsch SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.29 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 9 1 36 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Dave Wehrmeister; Fuentes singled to right; W. Davis singled to right [Fuentes to second]; McCovey struck out; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out [Howard out at first (catcher to first)]; Cabell singled to center; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Torres walked; Kendall forced Torres (shortstop unassisted); Kubiak forced Kendall (first to shortstop); Wehrmeister made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Gross flied out to right; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Grubb homered; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); W. Davis made an out to shortstop; McCovey flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger struck out; Niekro struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Torres grounded out (third to first); Kendall reached on an error by Cabell; Kubiak singled to left [Kendall to second]; Wehrmeister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson walked; Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Gross forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 5TH: Grubb tripled to right [Grubb out at home (catcher to pitcher)]; Fuentes made an out to shortstop; W. Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 6TH: McCovey walked; Winfield struck out; Torres forced McCovey (second to shortstop); Kendall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Howard walked; Cabell doubled to right [Howard to third]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howard scored]; Watson was walked intentionally; Johnson doubled to left [Cabell scored, Watson to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); Gross singled to left [Johnson to third, Watson scored]; Milbourne singled to left [Johnson scored, Gross to second]; Metzger flied out to center [Gross to third]; FOSTER REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Niekro flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 7TH: Kubiak singled to right; TURNER BATTED FOR FOSTER; Turner made an out to second; Grubb struck out; Fuentes made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: DUPREE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Howard flied out to left; Cabell lined to left; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 8TH: W. Davis struck out; McCovey grounded out (third to first); Winfield singled to left; Torres forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Watson walked; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Gross doubled to left; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 9TH: JUTZE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Kendall grounded out (third to first); Kubiak was called out on strikes; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR DUPREE; Locklear struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. |
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