Breaking a 3-3 tie, Cesar Cedeno smashed a three-run homer in the sixth inning to help propel the Astros to a 10-3 triumph over the Dodgers. Ken Forsch, in his first outing since hurling a no-hitter, got off to a shaky start, allowing six hits and three runs in the first three innings, but settled down to pitch shutout ball over the last six frames for his second complete-game victory. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     11, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Astros       0  2  0    1  3  0    0  4  x  -  10  9  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Puhl rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Russell ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .483      Reynolds ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .043
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Cedeno cf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .391
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .345        Leonard cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cey 3b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .261      Cruz lf               1   3   1   0     3   0   .313
Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .259      Cabell 3b,1b          4   2   3   2     0   0   .381
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .235      Watson 1b             2   0   1   2     1   0   .056
Ferguson c            3   1   0   0     1   2   .235        Landestoy pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Howe 2b,3b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .111
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               3   1   1   2     1   1   .375
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .125
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               35   3  10   2     3   6             Totals               31  10   9  10     5   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,964
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Astros 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 1
Errors: Garvey, Cabell, Forsch
Doubles: Russell (3), Cruz (2), Forsch (1)
Home Runs: Cedeno (1)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (1), Cabell (3), Cruz (4)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (1), Howe (1)
GIDP: Russell (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(1-1)           6     5   6   3   3   3   1  26   2.40
Hough                   1.1   4   4   4   2   0   0  10   5.87
Rautzhan                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.38
Totals                  8     9  10   7   5   4   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(2-0)           9    10   3   2   3   6   0  38   1.00
Totals                  9    10   3   2   3   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hough 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Rains, 1B - Bob Schroeder, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Steve Fields


DODGERS 1ST: umphome,rainj901 ump1b,schrb901 ump2b,hansh901
ump3b,fiels901 timeofgame,149 attendance,15964; Lopes
singled to center; Lopes was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Forsch [Lopes to second]; Russell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Thomasson flied out to center; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Reynolds flied out to
center; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Baker singled to center [Cey to
second]; Monday struck out; Ferguson walked [Cey to third, Baker
to second]; Sutton singled to center [Cey scored, Baker to
third, Ferguson to second]; Lopes forced Baker (third to
catcher) [Ferguson to third, Sutton to second]; Russell singled
to center [Ferguson scored, Sutton out at home (center to second
to catcher), Lopes to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to center; Cabell singled to right
[Cruz scored, Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Watson
singled to right [Cabell scored]; Howe forced Watson (third to
second); Ashby struck out; Forsch struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomasson flied out to left; Garvey singled to
center; Garvey stole second; Cey struck out; Baker singled to
third [Garvey scored (error by Cabell) (unearned) (no RBI),
Baker to second]; Monday was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Reynolds flied
out to center; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson struck out; Sutton grounded out (third to
first); Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cabell singled to center [Cruz to
third]; Cabell stole second; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Cruz scored, Cabell to third]; Cabell was caught stealing home
(catcher to third); Howe struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to center; Thomasson walked;
Garvey flied out to right; Cey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby walked; Forsch reached on an error by Garvey
[Ashby to second, Forsch to first]; Puhl made an out to
shortstop; Reynolds flied out to left; Cedeno homered (unearned)
[Ashby scored (unearned), Forsch scored (unearned)]; Cruz
walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell grounded out (third to first);
3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker flied out to right; Monday flied out to
center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to left; Howe lined to shortstop;
Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 6.

DODGERS 7TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo grounded out
(catcher to first); Lopes flied out to left; Russell doubled to
left; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Forsch grounded
out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first);
Reynolds made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey made an out to shortstop; Cey singled to
left; Baker struck out; Monday singled to center [Cey to
second]; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to left; Hough threw a wild pitch
[Cedeno to second]; Cruz walked; Cabell singled to center
[Cedeno scored, Cruz to second]; Hough threw a wild pitch [Cruz
to third, Cabell to second]; Watson walked; LANDESTOY RAN FOR
WATSON; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored, Cabell
to third, Landestoy to second]; Ashby singled to shortstop
[Cabell scored, Landestoy scored]; Forsch doubled to left [Ashby
to third]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out
(first unassisted); Reynolds struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 10.

DODGERS 9TH: LEONARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); CABELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOSHUA BATTED FOR
RAUTZHAN; Joshua singled to third; Lopes flied out to left;
Russell grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros
10.