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Five-hit pitching by J.R. Richard enabled the Astros to end their five-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Cubs. Roger Metzger batted in two runs with a single in the fourth inning, Enos Cabell accounted for two with a triple in the sixth and Bob Watson drove in two with a double in the eighth. Rick Monday homered in the ninth for the Cubs. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomeCubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 2 Astros 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 x - 8 11 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .270 Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Cabell 3b,1b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .277 Madlock 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .337 Cedeno cf 2 2 1 1 3 0 .297 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Watson 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .302 Wallis rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 DaVanon pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Cruz rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .322 Swisher c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Roberts lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Sperring ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .346 Johnson c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .218 Stone p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Metzger ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .226 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 xRichard p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 9 Totals 32 8 11 8 7 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 8,786 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 9 DP: Cubs 2, Astros 1 Errors: Monday, Swisher Doubles: Cruz (18), Cabell (11), Watson (20) Triples: Cabell (6) Home Runs: Monday (22) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (39) Caught Stealing: Cruz (8) GIDP: Cardenal (3), Metzger (9), Andrews (14) Hit by Pitch: Roberts (3,by Stone) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(3-5) 5 4 3 3 5 2 0 24 3.93 Renko 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 6 4.45 P. Reuschel 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.66 Garman 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 5.51 Totals 8 11 8 8 7 3 0 41 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(14-12) 9 5 1 1 2 9 1 33 2.45 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 9 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Stone (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge CUBS 1ST: Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Watson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts was hit by a pitch; Johnson struck out; Metzger singled to center [Roberts to third, Metzger to second (error by Monday)]; Richard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Swisher struck out; Sperring struck out; Stone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews popped to second; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock singled to center; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Cruz doubled to right [Watson to third]; Roberts popped to shortstop; Johnson was walked intentionally; Metzger singled to left [Watson scored, Cruz scored, Johnson to second]; On a bunt Richard forced Johnson (catcher to third) [Metzger to second]; Andrews walked [Metzger to third, Richard to second]; Cabell struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 5TH: Wallis lined to first; Trillo lined to left; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Roberts flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Sperring singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR STONE; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted) [Sperring to second]; Monday singled to second [Sperring to third]; Cardenal grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: RENKO REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Johnson walked; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to second]; Richard singled to center [Johnson to third]; Andrews struck out; Cabell tripled to right [Johnson scored, Richard scored]; Cedeno singled to left [Cabell scored]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Watson singled to center [Cedeno to third]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. CUBS 7TH: Madlock walked; LaCock lined to center; Wallis popped to shortstop; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Roberts singled to right; Johnson popped to shortstop; Metzger grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. CUBS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (second to first); Sperring was called out on strikes; SUMMERS BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Richard reached on catcher's interference by Swisher; Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Richard out at second]; Cabell doubled to right; Cedeno walked; Watson doubled to center [Cabell scored, Cedeno scored]; DAVANON RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 8. CUBS 9TH: DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Monday homered; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock lined to left; LaCock walked; Wallis singled to center [LaCock to third]; Trillo lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 8. |
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