Sunday April 18, 1976
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San Diego Padres 11, Houston Astros 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 18, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome

Padres 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 - 11 15 0 Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 11 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb lf 4 1 1 1 2 0 .313 Milbourne 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .270 Hernandez ss 5 1 3 3 1 0 .444 Cabell 3b 5 2 2 0 0 2 .429 W. Davis cf 6 3 3 0 0 1 .306 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 3 1 0 .270 McCovey 1b 3 0 2 4 1 0 .235 Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 2 0 .400 Ivie pr,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .136 Johnson c 5 0 0 1 0 0 .261 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .212 Roberts lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .167 Torres 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .281 Gross rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 Kendall c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Kubiak 3b 4 3 3 1 1 0 .500 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jones p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Howe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hardy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 11 15 11 9 4 Totals 37 5 11 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 13,771 Left on Base: Padres 10, Astros 10 DP: Padres 0, Astros 1 Doubles: W. Davis (1), Kendall (1), Ivie (1), Hernandez (1) Home Runs: Torres (2), Cedeno (4) Stolen Bases: W. Davis (1), Cedeno 2 (4) Sacrifice Hits: Jones 2 (5), Metzger (1), Metzger (1) GIDP: Grubb (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(3-0) 7 10 5 5 3 4 1 34 2.52 Metzger 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 11 5 5 4 5 1 42 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(0-1) 4 7 5 5 5 3 0 23 8.53 Rondon 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 3 18.00 Sosa 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 10.80 Barlow 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.86 Hardy 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 8.10 Totals 9 15 11 11 9 4 1 48 Balks: Andujar (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale PADRES 1ST: Grubb flied out to center; Hernandez walked; W. Davis forced Hernandez (second to shortstop); Andujar balked [W. Davis to second]; McCovey singled to right [W. Davis scored]; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne singled to center; Cabell singled to right [Milbourne to third]; Cedeno homered [Milbourne scored, Cabell scored]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 3. PADRES 2ND: Torres walked; Kendall walked [Torres to second]; Kubiak walked [Torres to third, Kendall to second]; Jones struck out; Grubb singled to center [Torres scored, Kendall out at home (center to catcher), Kubiak to second]; Hernandez flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Gross singled to right; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Gross to second]; Andujar struck out; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. PADRES 3RD: W. Davis singled to center; W. Davis stole second; McCovey flied out to left; Winfield walked; Torres flied out to center; Kendall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Johnson flied out to left; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. PADRES 4TH: Kubiak singled to center; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez singled to center [Kubiak scored]; W. Davis doubled to right [Hernandez to third]; McCovey singled to center [Hernandez scored, W. Davis scored]; Winfield struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Gross lined to left; Metzger flied out to right; HOWE BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Howe walked; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 3. PADRES 5TH: RONDON REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Torres homered; Kendall doubled to left; Kubiak singled to center [Kendall scored]; SOSA REPLACED RONDON (PITCHING); Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally; Hernandez singled to left [Kubiak to third, Grubb to second]; W. Davis struck out; McCovey walked [Kubiak scored, Grubb to third, Hernandez to second]; IVIE RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Winfield made an out to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson walked; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 3. PADRES 6TH: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Kendall flied out to center; Kubiak grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to center; Metzger forced Gross (shortstop to second); HOWARD BATTED FOR SOSA; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 3. PADRES 7TH: BARLOW REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Jones walked; Grubb grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Milbourne singled to center; Cabell singled [Milbourne to second]; Cedeno lined to center; Watson singled to center [Milbourne scored, Cabell to third]; Johnson forced Watson (third to second) [Cabell scored]; Roberts singled to left [Johnson to second]; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 5. PADRES 8TH: W. Davis singled to center; Ivie doubled to left [W. Davis scored, Ivie out at third (left to shortstop to catcher to third)]; Winfield grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 9, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (second to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR BARLOW; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Milbourne singled; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Astros 5. PADRES 9TH: HARDY REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak singled to center; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally; Hernandez doubled to right [Kubiak scored, Grubb scored]; W. Davis lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to center; Johnson flied out to left; Roberts popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 5.

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