| An error by Tim Foli, the Pirates' newly acquired shortstop, enabled the Astros to gain a 3-2 victory. Craig Reynolds doubled in the eighth inning and when Foli booted a grounder off the bat of Bob Watson, Reynolds scored the decisive tally. The triumph was the Astros' seventh in their last eight games. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1979 (Day game) at Astrodome
Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 3 Astros 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 3 6 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .343 Garner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .273 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 .234 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Cedeno cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .357 Stargell 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Milner lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 .462 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Ott c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .127 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cruz lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .308 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Bochy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Candelaria p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 1 3 7 Totals 30 3 6 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 22,403 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Astros 6 DP: Pirates 1, Astros 0 Errors: Garner, Ott, Foli Doubles: Garner (6), Stargell 2 (3), Milner (3), Reynolds 2 (4), Cedeno (6), Watson (2) Triples: Puhl (1) Stolen Bases: Parker (2), Cruz (8) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (2) GIDP: Alou (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(0-1) 7.1 6 3 2 2 3 0 31 2.37 Tekulve 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.00 Totals 8 6 3 2 2 3 0 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 7 3 2 1 2 5 0 26 3.38 Andujar W(3-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0.50 Sambito SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 4 2 1 3 7 0 34 Passed Balls: Bochy (2) Umpires: HP - Murray Strey, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Bob Schroeder PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Garner struck out; Parker walked; Parker stole second; Stargell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl tripled to right; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Puhl scored]; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to pitcher); Ott struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell popped to pitcher; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz walked; Bochy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Candelaria struck out; Moreno popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro flied out to center; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 4TH: Garner doubled to left; Parker flied out to left; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Garner to third]; Milner walked; Bochy allowed a passed ball [Garner scored (unearned), Milner to second]; Ott flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to center; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Foli popped to first in foul territory; Candelaria flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Bochy grounded out (third to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl lined to center; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Cedeno doubled to left; Watson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell doubled to right; Milner doubled to right [Stargell scored]; Ott grounded out (first unassisted) [Milner to third]; Stennett reached on a fielder's choice [Milner out at home (second to catcher)]; Foli struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to shortstop; Cruz stole second; Bochy reached on an error by Garner [Bochy to first]; ALOU BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson reached on an error by Foli [Reynolds scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to third]; LANDESTOY RAN FOR WATSON; TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at home (shortstop to catcher), Landestoy to third (error by Ott), Cabell to second]; Howe flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Parker struck out; Stargell doubled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR STARGELL; SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Milner walked; LACY BATTED FOR OTT; Lacy grounded out (third to first) [Alexander to third, Milner to second]; Stennett lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 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