Timely hitting and tight pitching enabled the Astros to edge the Padres, 2-1. Winning hurler Joaquin Andujar drove in the Astros' first run with a second-inning single to plate Roger Metzger, who had tripled. Metzger drove in the other tally in the fourth frame with a sacrifice fly to score Art Howe, who had doubled and moved to third on an infield out. The Padres' lone run came on Dave Winfield's homer with two out in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Richards 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Thomas 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .355
Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .347      Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Winfield rf           4   1   2   1     0   2   .316
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Howe 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Sweet c               1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Champion ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Metzger ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Andujar p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Smith ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .750        Reynolds ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .600
  Sexton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Freisleben p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .194
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .125

Totals               34   2   9   2     3   3             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 12,129
Left on Base: Astros 9, Padres 8
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Freisleben
Doubles: Cedeno (4), Howe (6), Watson (3)
Triples: Metzger (1)
Home Runs: Winfield (3)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (3), Richards (2), Thomas (2)
Caught Stealing: Sweet (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Metzger (1)
Hit by Pitch: Sweet (1,by Andujar)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(1-2)          8     6   1   1   2   5   1  32   3.57
Sambito SV(1)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   6   1  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(0-1)       5     7   2   2   2   0   0  23   4.09
Spillner                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   6.75
Lolich                  2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.08
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   3   0  38

Passed Balls: Herrmann (1), Sweet (1)
Hit by Pitch: Andujar (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to second; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Cedeno doubled; Cedeno was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Freisleben [Cedeno to third]; Cruz
walked; Watson walked [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Richards stole second; Thomas
flied out to right; Turner grounded out (second to first)
[Richards to third]; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Metzger
tripled; Andujar singled [Metzger scored]; Puhl grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Andujar to second]; Cabell flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweet
walked; Sweet was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Almon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled; Sweet allowed a passed ball [Cedeno
to second]; Cruz hit into a double play (right to third) [Cedeno
out at third]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Freisleben grounded out (second to first); Richards flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe doubled; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted) [Howe to third]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Howe scored]; Andujar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas singled; Thomas stole second; Turner grounded
out (first unassisted) [Thomas to third]; Winfield struck out;
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell singled
[Puhl stayed at second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz flied
out to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Sweet flied out to center; Almon made an out to
second; Smith singled; GAMBLE BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Herrmann
allowed a passed ball [Smith to second]; Gamble walked; Richards
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: SPILLNER REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Howe grounded
out (third to first); Herrmann flied out to left; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas singled; Turner forced Thomas (first to
shortstop); Winfield singled [Turner to second]; Hendrick flied
out to center; Sweet was hit by a pitch [Turner to third,
Winfield to second]; Almon lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Andujar struck out; Puhl was called out on strikes;
Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Smith was called out on strikes; TENACE BATTED FOR
SPILLNER; Tenace was called out on strikes; Richards grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres
0.

ASTROS 8TH: LOLICH REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out
to center; Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson doubled; Howe
was walked intentionally; Herrmann grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Turner flied
out to left; Winfield homered; Hendrick flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); ALOU BATTED
FOR ANDUJAR; Alou singled; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; Puhl flied out
to center; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); CHAMPION BATTED
FOR SWEET; Champion grounded out (second to first); Almon flied
out to center; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SMITH; Reynolds singled;
DAVIS BATTED FOR LOLICH; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 2, Padres 1.