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Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Padres scored a run on a bases-loaded single by Hector Torres with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Astros, 4-3. The Padres were held to one hit by J.R. Richard until the eighth when Bob Davis walked, Johnny Grubb singled and Willie McCovey came through with a pinch-homer to tie the score at 3-3. San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Sunday, August 8, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 1
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 5 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Gross rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .297 Grubb rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .288
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .253
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 McCovey ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .211
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Torres ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 .221
Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 Turner lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .242
Herrmann c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .213 Winfield cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .223 Fuentes 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .283
Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .097 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .254
Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244
Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W. Davis ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
Freisleben p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B. Davis c 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194
Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Totals 32 3 6 2 2 3 Totals 28 4 5 4 9 8
Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 11,205
Left on Base: Astros 5, Padres 8
DP: Astros 2, Padres 0
Errors: Cabell, Turner
Doubles: Watson (18)
Triples: Metzger (7)
Home Runs: McCovey (7)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (17), Winfield (20), W. Davis (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Herrmann (2)
GIDP: Kendall 2 (14)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard L(13-12) 8.2 5 4 4 9 8 1 38 2.44
Totals 8.2 5 4 4 9 8 1 38
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Freisleben 7.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 29 3.49
Metzger W(10-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1.87
Totals 9 6 3 3 2 3 0 35
Wild Pitches: Freisleben (5)
Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler
ASTROS 1ST: Gross lined to left; Cabell popped to pitcher;
Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled to pitcher; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Grubb to second]; Turner
struck out; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to left; Freisleben threw a wild
pitch [Watson to third]; Cruz flied out to center; Herrmann hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Watson scored]; Andrews flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Ivie flied out to right; Fuentes struck out; Rader
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Richard struck out;
Gross lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 3RD: Kendall struck out; Freisleben walked; Grubb
grounded out (second to first) [Freisleben to second]; Hernandez
walked; Turner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 4TH: Winfield walked; Winfield stole second; Ivie struck
out; Fuentes walked; Rader walked [Winfield to third, Fuentes to
second]; Kendall grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to right; Herrmann grounded out (second
to first) [Cruz to second]; Andrews lined to shortstop; Metzger
was walked intentionally; Richard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 5TH: Freisleben flied out to right; Grubb was called out
on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 6TH: On a bunt Gross made an out to first; Cabell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 6TH: Turner flied out to center; Winfield made an out to
first; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz singled
to right; Cruz stole second; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 7TH: On a bunt Fuentes made an out to third; Rader
walked; Kendall grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Metzger tripled to right; Richard grounded out
(second to first); Gross singled to center [Metzger scored];
Cabell singled to left [Gross scored (error by Turner) (no RBI),
Cabell to second]; METZGER REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); B. DAVIS
REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PLAYING C ); Cedeno flied out to right
[Cabell to third]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 8TH: B. Davis walked; Grubb singled to right [B. Davis to
second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; McCovey homered [B. Davis
scored, Grubb scored]; Turner struck out; Winfield flied out to
left; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Padres 3.
ASTROS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING SS); Cruz flied out
to left; Herrmann made an out to second; Andrews walked; Metzger
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3.
PADRES 9TH: On a bunt Fuentes singled to third [Fuentes to third
(error by Cabell)]; Rader struck out; W. DAVIS BATTED FOR
METZGER; W. Davis was walked intentionally; KUBIAK BATTED FOR B.
DAVIS; W. Davis stole second; Kubiak lined to pitcher; Grubb was
walked intentionally; Torres singled to right [Fuentes scored,
W. Davis to third, Grubb to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 3, Padres 4.
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