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The relief pitching of Ken Forsch, who also drove in what proved to be the winning run, enabled the Astros to defeat the Padres, 5-4. Joe Niekro, who started for the Astros, was forced out of the game after six innings when shaken up in a collision with Willie Davis of the Padres on a passed-ball play. Forsch, taking over in the seventh, padded the Astros' lead to 5-3 with a run-scoring single in the eighth, offsetting a homer by Dave Winfield for the Padres in the ninth. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 4Game Played on Thursday, May 20, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 12 1
Padres 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 4 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Gross rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .309 Locklear lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .269
Andrews 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .303
Cruz cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .225 W. Davis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .292
Watson 1b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .284 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .177
Roberts lf 5 1 3 1 0 2 .311 Winfield rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .288
Boswell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .351
DaVanon pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Jutze c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .107 Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .206
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .133 Tomlin p 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Forsch p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Strom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 6 Totals 30 4 4 3 4 3
Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11,742
Left on Base: Astros 9, Padres 3
DP: Astros 1, Padres 2
Errors: Andrews, Fuentes
Home Runs: Watson (3), Winfield (5)
Stolen Bases: W. Davis 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jutze (1)
GIDP: Andrews (2), Gross (3)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(2-5) 6 3 3 1 4 3 0 24 3.81
Forsch SV(8) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 1.80
Totals 9 4 4 2 4 3 1 34
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wehrmeister L(0-4) 2.2 5 3 3 3 1 0 17 7.45
Tomlin 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 9 3.78
Strom 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.44
Metzger 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 9 1.00
Totals 9 12 5 5 3 6 1 41
Passed Balls: Jutze (2)
Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello
ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Andrews popped to first;
Cruz popped to third; Watson singled to right [Gross to third];
Roberts singled to left [Gross scored, Watson to second];
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Locklear struck out (catcher to first); Fuentes
walked; W. Davis forced Fuentes (shortstop to second); McCovey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Jutze was called out on strikes; Metzger reached on
an error by Fuentes; Niekro singled to right [Metzger to
second]; Gross walked [Metzger to third, Niekro to second];
Andrews forced Metzger (third to catcher) [Gross to second,
Niekro to third]; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Winfield walked; Rader hit into a double play
(center to center to first) [Winfield out at second]; Torres
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Watson walked; Roberts singled to right [Watson to
third, Roberts to second]; Boswell grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Watson scored, Roberts to third]; Jutze hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Roberts scored]; Metzger walked; TOMLIN
REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); Niekro struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 3RD: Kendall singled to left; Tomlin forced Kendall
(pitcher to shortstop); Locklear singled to center [Tomlin to
third]; Fuentes reached on an error by Andrews [Tomlin scored,
Locklear to third]; W. Davis walked [Fuentes to second]; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted) [W. Davis to second, Fuentes to
third, Locklear scored (unearned)]; Winfield struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Gross singled to center; Andrews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at
second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Padres 2.
PADRES 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Torres flied
out to center; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Watson homered; Roberts singled to shortstop;
Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Roberts to
second]; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
4, Padres 2.
PADRES 5TH: TURNER BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Turner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Locklear popped to second; Fuentes flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 2.
ASTROS 6TH: STROM REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Niekro flied out
to right; Gross grounded out (second to first); Andrews lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 2.
PADRES 6TH: W. Davis singled to shortstop; W. Davis stole
second; W. Davis stole third; McCovey struck out; Jutze allowed
a passed ball [W. Davis scored (unearned)]; Winfield grounded
out (third to first); Rader walked; Rader was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
popped to second; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 3.
PADRES 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Torres grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kendall flied out to right; RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR STROM; Rettenmund lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Padres 3.
ASTROS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Boswell
singled to shortstop; DAVANON RAN FOR BOSWELL; On a bunt Jutze
singled to first [DaVanon to second]; Metzger forced Jutze
(second to shortstop) [DaVanon to third]; Forsch singled to
center [DaVanon scored, Metzger to second]; Gross grounded into
a double play (second to second to first) [Forsch out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 3.
PADRES 8TH: DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Locklear
grounded out (second to first); Fuentes flied out to right; W.
Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Padres 3.
ASTROS 9TH: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck
out; Watson singled to left; Roberts was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 3.
PADRES 9TH: McCovey lined to second; Winfield homered; Rader
grounded out (second to first); Torres flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 4.
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