Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2 (Game 2)Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumAstros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Pirates 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Moreno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Walling cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Berra ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .093 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Parker rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .303 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .287 Ott c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .252 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Garner 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .258 Howe 2b,3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .287 Sanguillen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Bergman 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Stennett 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .247 Pujols c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Mendoza 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Gonzalez ss,2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Brye lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .210 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Kison p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Sexton pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .153 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Lemongello p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .157 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Puhl ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Totals 34 2 8 1 2 10 Totals 30 3 6 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 8,470 Left on Base: Astros 7, Pirates 7 DP: Astros 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Howe, Ott Doubles: Cruz (22), Ott (9), Brye (7) Triples: Garner (7) Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (50), Garner (17), Stennett (2) Caught Stealing: Cabell (11), Ott (1) Hit by Pitch: Garner (3,by Lemongello) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello L(8-11) 3.2 4 3 1 3 0 0 20 4.02 Sambito 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 2.74 Forsch 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.24 Totals 8 6 3 1 3 4 0 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison W(4-4) 6.1 7 2 2 2 7 0 27 3.59 Jackson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.69 Tekulve SV(20) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 2.01 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 10 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (7) Balks: Lemongello (3) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Walling singled to right; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Berra lined to third; Parker walked; Lemongello balked [Parker to second]; Ott doubled to left [Parker scored]; Garner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Bergman grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Stennett flied out to right; Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy struck out; Lemongello struck out; Howard singled to shortstop; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Kison grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Moreno singled to pitcher; Berra flied out to center; Moreno stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Ott popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz doubled to left; Howe singled to right [Cruz scored (error by Ott) (no RBI), Howe to second]; Bergman singled to center [Howe scored]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Bochy flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Garner was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen lined to left; Stennett reached on an error by Howe [Garner to second, Stennett to first]; Garner stole third and Stennett stole second; Brye doubled to left [Garner scored (unearned), Stennett scored (unearned)]; Kison grounded out (third to first); Moreno singled to shortstop [Brye to third]; Moreno stole second; Berra walked; SAMBITO REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Parker was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. ASTROS 5TH: Sambito grounded out (third to first); Howard flied out to left; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Ott singled to right; Garner struck out; Ott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first) [Cabell to second]; Howe struck out; Bergman walked; Cabell was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye flied out to center; Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. ASTROS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez struck out; Bochy singled to right; SEXTON RAN FOR BOCHY; PUHL BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Puhl walked [Sexton to second]; JACKSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Howard flied out to center [Sexton to third]; Walling popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PUJOLS REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING C ); Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Berra grounded out (third to first); Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. ASTROS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe singled to third; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner tripled to right; Sanguillen struck out; Mendoza flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Sexton struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3. |
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