The Giants won their fourth straight by routing the Astros, 11-4. Chris Speier's two-run double sparked a four-run fifth inning and the Giants scored five more in the eighth as Bobby Murcer singled with the bases loaded and Gary Matthews whacked a three-run homer. Randy Moffitt logged his first save, holding the Astros to one run in four innings after relieving Jim Barr. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4 12  0
Giants       1  1  0    0  4  0    0  5  x  -  11 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .442
Andrews 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .298      Thomas 2b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .231
Cedeno cf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Murcer rf             3   1   1   2     2   0   .275
Watson 1b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .283      Matthews lf           4   2   1   3     0   1   .229
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     1   2   .258      Montanez 1b           5   1   4   2     0   0   .333
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Speier ss             5   1   1   2     0   3   .248
Jutze c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .137      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .262
Metzger ss            2   1   0   0     2   0   .246      Rader c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .053        Arnold ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .172
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .198        Sadek ph,c          0   1   0   1     1   0   .308
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               38   4  12   4     4   5             Totals               34  11  11  11     6   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  3,115
Left on Base: Astros 11, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Gross (5), Watson (6), Montanez (13), Speier (7)
Home Runs: Reitz (3), Matthews (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Herndon (1)
GIDP: Watson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Matthews (1,by Dierker), Sadek (1,by Cosgrove)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(4-5)          4.2   7   6   6   2   2   1  24   4.39
Siebert                 0     0   0   0   3   0   0   3   2.57
Pentz                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Griffin                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.40
Cosgrove                0.1   2   4   4   1   0   0   5   5.22
Andujar                 0.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   6.17
Totals                  8    11  11  11   6   5   2  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(2-4)             5     9   3   2   2   3   0  25   3.86
Moffitt SV(1)           4     3   1   1   2   2   0  17   2.78
Totals                  9    12   4   3   4   5   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (3), Cosgrove (2)
Balks: Moffitt (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Gross doubled; Andrews singled [Gross to third];
Cedeno singled [Gross scored, Andrews to second]; Watson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Andrews to third, Cedeno out at second]; Cruz walked; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled; Thomas grounded out (second to
first) [Herndon to second]; Murcer walked; Matthews forced
Murcer (shortstop to second) [Herndon to third]; Montanez
doubled [Herndon scored, Matthews to third]; Speier struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Reitz homered; Rader grounded out (pitcher to
first); Barr made an out to second; Herndon made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross singled; Andrews singled [Gross to second];
Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to center; Cruz
singled to center [Gross out at home (center to catcher),
Andrews to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Murcer
walked; Matthews made an out to second; Montanez singled [Murcer
to second]; Speier made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Jutze singled;
Metzger popped to third in foul territory; Dierker struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz made an out to shortstop; Rader flied out to
right; Barr was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross flied out to left; Andrews singled; Cedeno
reached on an error by Reitz [Andrews to second]; Watson doubled
[Andrews scored, Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Cruz was called out
on strikes; Cabell was walked intentionally; Jutze grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants
2.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon popped to pitcher; Thomas singled; Murcer
flied out to right; Matthews was hit by a pitch [Thomas to
second]; Montanez singled [Thomas scored, Matthews to second];
Speier doubled [Matthews scored, Montanez scored]; SIEBERT
REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Reitz was walked intentionally;
ARNOLD BATTED FOR RADER; Arnold walked [Speier to third, Reitz
to second]; SADEK BATTED FOR BARR; Sadek walked [Speier scored,
Reitz to third, Arnold to second]; PENTZ REPLACED SIEBERT
(PITCHING); Herndon forced Arnold (third unassisted); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 6.

ASTROS 6TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); SADEK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Metzger walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR PENTZ;
Howard struck out; Gross singled [Metzger to second]; Andrews
flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Thomas grounded
out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (second to pitcher);
Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck
out; Cabell singled; Jutze flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier
struck out; Reitz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Boswell
singled [Metzger to third]; Gross forced Boswell (second to
shortstop) [Metzger scored]; Moffitt balked [Gross to second];
Andrews flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Moffitt
singled; Sadek was hit by a pitch [Moffitt to second]; Herndon
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Moffitt to third,
Sadek to second]; Thomas walked; Murcer singled [Moffitt scored,
Sadek scored, Thomas to second]; ANDUJAR REPLACED COSGROVE
(PITCHING); Matthews homered [Thomas scored, Murcer scored];
Montanez singled; Speier was called out on strikes; Reitz flied
out to right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 11.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 11.