| Sparked by Cesar Cedeno, the Astros posted their fifth straight victory, defeating the Padres, 5-4. Cedeno drove in a run with a single in the third inning and then put the finishing touch to the victory with a two-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Saturday, April 17, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 5 0 Astros 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 10 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Howard lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .083 Fuentes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .424 W. Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .241 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .154 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .414 Ivie pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .059 Johnson c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Winfield rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 .269 Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Torres ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 .280 Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Kendall c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 xKubiak 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Locklear ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 5 4 4 6 Totals 32 5 10 5 2 4 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 11,702 Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 5 DP: Padres 1, Astros 1 Errors: Johnson 2 Doubles: Fuentes (1), Winfield (1), McCovey (1), Howard (1) Triples: Metzger (2) Home Runs: Cedeno (2) Stolen Bases: Winfield (1), Cabell (1) Caught Stealing: Milbourne (1) Sacrifice Hits: Kendall (1) Sacrifice Flies: Kubiak (1) GIDP: Kubiak (2), Johnson (2) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner L(0-2) 4 6 3 3 1 1 0 18 2.25 Foster 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 3.00 Metzger 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 4 1 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(2-1) 8 4 4 4 4 5 0 31 4.08 Forsch SV(4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.13 Totals 9 5 4 4 4 6 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes flied out to left; W. Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard walked; Cabell singled to right [Howard to second]; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson singled to left [Howard scored, Cabell to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; Torres struck out; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Gross grounded out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger tripled to center; Richard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 3RD: Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); Spillner struck out; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to right; Cabell stole second; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell scored]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second]; Johnson singled to left [Cedeno scored]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. PADRES 4TH: Fuentes struck out; Johnson dropped a foul fly hit by W. Davis for an error; W. Davis lined to center; McCovey grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Richard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. PADRES 5TH: Winfield walked; Torres walked [Winfield to second]; Kendall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Winfield to third, Torres to second]; Kubiak hit a sacrifice fly to right [Winfield scored, Torres to third]; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Locklear singled to center [Torres scored]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: FOSTER REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Howard doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Howard to third]; Cedeno homered [Howard scored]; Watson singled to center; Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Gross forced Johnson (second to shortstop) [Watson to third]; Milbourne flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 5. PADRES 6TH: Fuentes doubled to right; W. Davis flied out to left; McCovey flied out to left; Winfield doubled to left [Fuentes scored]; Torres was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; Richard struck out; Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 5. PADRES 7TH: Kendall walked; Kubiak grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kendall out at second]; TURNER BATTED FOR FOSTER; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 5. PADRES 8TH: Grubb flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); W. Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Gross struck out; Milbourne singled to third; Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 5. PADRES 9TH: McCovey doubled to right; IVIE RAN FOR MCCOVEY; FORSCH REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Winfield struck out; Torres flied out to center; Kendall singled to right [Ivie scored]; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR KENDALL; Kubiak reached on catcher's interference by Johnson [Hernandez to second]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR METZGER; Rettenmund flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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