Gaylord Perry recorded his 248th career victory as the Padres nudged the Astros, 2-1. The Padres got a run in the third as Chuck Baker drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on Ozzie Smith's two-out opposite-field blooper to left. Derrel Thomas singled home Gene Tenace in the ninth.

Perry lost his shutout bid in the ninth when Bob Watson doubled and Joe Ferguson singled. After Ferguson's hit, Rollie Fingers came on to retire the final Astro batter. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Puhl lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .278
Smith ss              4   0   3   1     0   0   .265      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Champion 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .306
Winfield cf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .297      Watson 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .309
Gamble rf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
  Hendrick cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Tenace 1b             3   1   1   0     0   2   .214        Sexton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sweet c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Thomas pr,2b,cf,lf  1   0   1   1     0   0   .263        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Baker 2b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .400      Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Davis c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .375
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2  11             Totals               33   1   7   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  8,769
Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 7
DP: Padres 1, Astros 0
Errors: Almon
Doubles: Howe (7), Watson (7)
Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (3), Tenace (1), Cabell (3), Puhl (4), Sexton (2)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (2), Cedeno (1)
GIDP: Watson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (1,by Richard), Tenace (1,by Richard)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(2-0)            8.2   7   1   1   1   4   0  34   1.90
Fingers SV(4)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(1-2)          9     6   2   2   2  11   0  36   4.15
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2  11   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Richard 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: Almon struck out; Smith singled; Smith stole second;
Turner struck out; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to
second); Cabell stole second; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros
0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble struck out; Tenace struck out; Sweet flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Howe flied out to center; Ferguson
made an out to second; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Baker walked; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Baker to second]; Almon struck out; Smith singled to
left [Baker scored]; Smith stole second; Turner made an out to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard made an out to second; Puhl made an out to
shortstop; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Gamble was
hit by a pitch; Tenace singled [Gamble to second]; Sweet struck
out; Baker grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz made an
out to second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Astros 0.

PADRES 5TH: Perry struck out; Almon grounded out (third to
first); Smith singled; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe doubled; Ferguson struck out; Metzger flied out
to center [Howe to third]; Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 6TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (third to first); Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell reached on
an error by Almon [Puhl stayed at second, Cabell to first];
Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Puhl
to third, Cabell to second]; Cruz forced Puhl (third to catcher)
[Cabell to third, Cedeno to second]; Watson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second];
Jose Cruz called for interference to complete DP; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 7TH: Tenace struck out; Sweet singled; THOMAS RAN FOR
SWEET; Baker made an out to shortstop; Perry grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); THOMAS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Howe flied out to right; Ferguson flied out
to left; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to center; Smith flied out to
center; Turner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: CHAMPION REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GAMBLE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Richard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled; Cabell flied
out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Astros 0.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Gamble struck out; Tenace was
hit by a pitch; Tenace stole second; Thomas singled [Tenace
scored, Thomas to second (on throw to home)]; Davis was walked
intentionally; Perry flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: HENDRICK REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING CF); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cruz singled; Watson doubled to
center [Cruz out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Howe
flied out to center [Watson to third]; Ferguson singled [Watson
scored]; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); SEXTON RAN FOR
FERGUSON; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Sexton stole second; Howard
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.