Home runs by Tucker Ashford and pinch-hitter Jerry Turner helped the Padres to a 6-2 triumph over the Astros. The score was 1-1 in the fourth when Fernando Gonzalez doubled, moved to third on a flyout and scored on a sacrifice fly. Ashford then delivered his round-tripper to give the Padres a 3-1 lead. The Padres added two tallies in the eighth on Turner's homer and a sacrifice fly by Dave Winfield and pushed across another in the ninth on a squeeze bunt by Rollie Fingers. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  1    2  0  0    0  2  1  -   6  8  2
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           3   0   0   1     2   1   .298      Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Walling lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Gonzalez 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .226      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .297
Winfield cf,rf        3   0   0   1     0   1   .299      Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .263
Gamble rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Watson 1b             3   0   3   1     1   0   .298
  Roberts c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Howe 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Ashford 3b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .241      Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Tenace 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .229      Fischlin ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .128
Sweet c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .219        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Turner ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .270        Sexton ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
  Thomas cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Perry p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .158      Dixon p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .150
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .107        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   1     0   0   .400        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .133

Totals               31   6   8   6     3   6             Totals               33   2   6   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 14,737
Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 7
DP: Padres 1, Astros 0
Errors: Winfield, Ashford
Doubles: Gonzalez (4), Watson (13)
Home Runs: Ashford (2), Turner (3)
Stolen Bases: Cabell 3 (17), Cruz (13), Watson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (7), Fingers (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (2), Winfield (4)
GIDP: Howe (9)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(9-3)            7.1   5   2   1   3   4   0  30   2.71
Shirley                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.82
Fingers SV(18)          1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   3.15
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   8   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(4-4)            7     6   5   5   1   5   2  28   2.38
Sambito                 2     2   1   1   2   1   0  10   3.12
Totals                  9     8   6   6   3   6   2  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl reached on an error by Winfield [Puhl to
first]; Walling singled to right [Puhl out at home (right to
pitcher to catcher), Walling to second (on throw to home)];
Cabell reached on an error by Ashford [Walling scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Cabell to second]; Cruz walked; Cabell stole third and
Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Watson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to right; Gamble flied out to
left; Ashford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Fischlin made
an out to shortstop; Dixon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 3RD: Tenace singled; Sweet singled [Tenace to second];
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tenace to
third, Sweet to second]; Richards grounded out (first
unassisted) [Tenace scored, Sweet to third]; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Walling struck
out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez doubled; Winfield flied out to center
[Gonzalez to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Gonzalez scored]; Ashford homered; Tenace flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
doubled; Howe flied out to center; Pujols flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Sweet struck out; Perry struck out; Richards struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin struck out; Dixon grounded out (shortstop
to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (third to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell
singled; Cabell stole second; Cruz walked; Watson singled
[Cabell scored, Cruz to second]; Howe flied out to center [Cruz
to third]; Pujols forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 2.

PADRES 7TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Ashford
struck out; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: ALOU BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Alou grounded out (pitcher
to first); Dixon struck out; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 2.

PADRES 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); TURNER BATTED FOR
SWEET; Turner homered; Perry singled; Richards walked [Perry to
second]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Smith struck out;
Gonzalez walked [Perry to third, Richards to second]; Winfield
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perry scored]; Gamble made an out
to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING
C ); Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled;
SHIRLEY REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; FINGERS
REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Watson singled [Cabell to second];
Cabell stole third and Watson stole second; Howe struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 2.

PADRES 9TH: Ashford singled; Tenace singled [Ashford to second];
Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ashford to third,
Tenace to second]; Fingers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Ashford scored, Tenace to third]; Richards walked;
Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Pujols struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR SEXTON; Howard
grounded out (first unassisted); BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO;
Bergman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 2.