The Padres cashed in on a pair of errors and prevailed over the Astros, 3-1. With one out in the third inning, Gene Richards singled. Ozzie Smith hit a grounder that dribbled through the legs of first baseman Bob Watson, Richards taking third. With Broderick Perkins at bat, Smith stole second.

Perkins then hit a sacrifice fly to Terry Puhl in center field, scoring Richards and advancing Smith to third. When second baseman Jimmy Sexton threw poorly to the plate, Smith slid home. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  3
Padres       0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Richards lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Sexton 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .197        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Leonard rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Smith ss              4   1   0   0     0   1   .262
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Perkins 1b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .251
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .299      Winfield cf,rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Alou lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .339      Turner rf,lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .280
Puhl cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .296        Wilhelm lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .120      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Evans 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .283
Lemongello p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .172      Champion 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  Baldwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Jones p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .185
  Riccelli p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   3             Totals               34   3   9   2     0   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 10,004
Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 8
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Sexton, Watson, Cabell, Richards
Doubles: Sexton (2), Cabell (29), Alou (5), Perkins (13)
Stolen Bases: Sexton (14), Smith (39)
Sacrifice Flies: Perkins (3)
GIDP: Landestoy (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(9-14)      6     8   3   1   0   3   0  28   4.01
Riccelli                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     9   3   1   0   4   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(12-14)          7     6   1   1   1   3   0  27   2.83
Fingers SV(34)          2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.48
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Sexton doubled to left
[Sexton to third (error by Richards)]; Leonard reached on a
fielder's choice [Sexton out at home (pitcher to catcher to
third), Leonard to second]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith flied to left in
foul territory; Perkins singled to left; Winfield reached on an
error by Cabell [Perkins to second, Winfield to first]; Turner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Alou grounded out (third to
first); Puhl walked; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Champion grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello struck out; Landestoy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sexton singled to left; Sexton stole
second; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards
singled to center; Smith reached on an error by Watson [Richards
to third, Smith to first]; Smith stole second; Perkins hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Richards scored (unearned)]; Winfield
singled to center [Smith scored (error by Sexton) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Turner lined to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cabell doubled
to right; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third];
Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Evans singled to
shortstop; Champion grounded out (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans to second]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Lemongello singled to center;
Landestoy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lemongello out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded
out (third to first); Perkins doubled to left; Winfield grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres
2.

ASTROS 6TH: Sexton flied out to right; Leonard made an out to
second; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Turner singled to center; Tenace grounded out (third
to first) [Turner to second]; Evans singled to left [Turner
scored]; Champion struck out; Jones singled to left [Evans to
second]; Richards flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to right; Alou doubled to left
[Cabell scored]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou to
third]; Pujols grounded out (third to first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR
LEMONGELLO; Baldwin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: RICCELLI REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Smith was
called out on strikes; Perkins grounded out (second to first);
Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 3.

ASTROS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); THOMAS
REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Landestoy flied out
to left; Sexton flied out to center; Leonard singled to second;
Watson singled to left [Leonard to second]; Cabell forced Watson
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Turner made an out to shortstop; Tenace flied out to
center; Evans singled to right; Champion grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 3.

ASTROS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); Alou flied out
to left; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); HOWARD BATTED
FOR PUJOLS; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 3.