Dave Freisleben ended his personal eight-game losing streak when the Padres defeated the Astros, 4-3. The Padres started their scoring with a homer by Doug Rader in the fourth inning and added their other runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Rader, single by Tito Fuentes and squeeze bunt by Freisleben. Butch Metzger relieved Freisleben with two men on base and one out in the ninth and gave up hits by Leon Roberts and Enos Cabell for Astros' runs before retiring the side. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    5, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  1
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .293      Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
  Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Cabell 3b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .282      W. Davis cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Winfield rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .284
Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Ivie 1b               3   1   0   0     0   0   .276
Cruz lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .310      Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .283
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Rader 3b              2   1   1   2     1   0   .257
Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .272      Kendall c             3   0   2   0     1   1   .236
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Freisleben p          2   0   0   1     0   0   .207
  Boswell ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .267        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McLaughlin p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  DaVanon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .340
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roberts ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .308

Totals               34   3   8   3     5   6             Totals               27   4   7   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  9,798
Left on Base: Astros 9, Padres 7
DP: Astros 1, Padres 1
Errors: Herrmann
Doubles: Grubb (13), Kendall (11)
Home Runs: Rader (6)
Stolen Bases: W. Davis (9), Rader (2), Winfield (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (8), Freisleben (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (5)
GIDP: Andrews (13)
Hit by Pitch: Ivie (2,by McLaughlin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin L(1-1)       6     7   4   4   3   1   1  29   2.36
Sambito                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.38
Totals                  8     7   4   4   4   2   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben W(7-9)       8.1   6   2   2   4   6   0  34   3.48
Metzger SV(9)           0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   1.90
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno walked; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out
(third to first); W. Davis singled to right; W. Davis stole
second; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Herrmann flied out to left;
Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded
out (second to first); Rader walked; Rader stole second; Kendall
walked; Freisleben grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger made an out to shortstop; McLaughlin struck
out; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb doubled to right; Hernandez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Grubb to third]; W. Davis flied out to
left; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to left; Cedeno forced Cabell (second
to shortstop); Watson singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Cruz
forced Watson (first to shortstop) [Cedeno to third]; Herrmann
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
lined to center; Rader homered; Kendall doubled to left;
Freisleben flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Andrews walked; Metzger grounded out (second to
first) [Andrews to second]; McLaughlin struck out; Gross walked;
Cabell forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
made an out to shortstop; W. Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to center; Cruz
struck out; Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second
[Winfield to third (error by Herrmann)]; Ivie was hit by a
pitch; Fuentes singled to right [Winfield scored, Ivie to third,
Fuentes to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Ivie scored]; Kendall singled to left [Fuentes to
third]; Freisleben out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Fuentes scored, Kendall to second]; Grubb was walked
intentionally; Hernandez flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Metzger
singled to third; DAVANON BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; DaVanon made an
out to second; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); W. Davis popped
to catcher in foul territory; Winfield grounded out (first
unassisted); Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
grounded out (first unassisted); Watson made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes walked; Rader lined into a double play
(center to first) [Fuentes out at first]; Kendall was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled to left; Herrmann struck out; Andrews
walked [Cruz to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; METZGER
REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Boswell forced Andrews
(shortstop to second) [Cruz to third]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR
SAMBITO; Roberts singled to right [Cruz scored, Boswell to
third]; Gross walked [Roberts to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR GROSS;
Cabell singled to center [Boswell scored, Roberts scored, Howard
to third]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 4.