Sunday May 20, 1979
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Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1979 (Day game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 7 3 Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 x - 6 7 3 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .278 Leonard rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .345 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .181 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Cedeno cf 3 1 0 1 0 0 .265 Reynolds lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Winfield rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Landestoy pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .236 Cabell 3b,1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .298 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .313 Evans 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .208 Smith ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .151 Bochy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Lolich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niemann p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Almon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Walling ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .083 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Puhl lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Kendall ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 3 7 3 4 2 Totals 30 6 7 4 3 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 15,039 Left on Base: Padres 9, Astros 5 DP: Padres 0, Astros 0 Errors: Richards, Hargrove, Gonzalez, Leonard, Reynolds, Landestoy Doubles: Cabell (11), Leonard (3) Caught Stealing: Hargrove (2), Cabell (6) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (12) Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (1), Cedeno (5) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich 6 4 1 1 0 3 0 22 3.55 D'Acquisto L(2-4) 1.1 1 4 2 3 1 0 9 7.24 Shirley 0.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 5.28 Totals 8 7 6 3 3 5 0 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niemann 7 5 2 1 4 0 0 30 1.29 Andujar W(4-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.72 Sambito 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 1.88 Totals 9 7 3 1 4 2 0 39 Balks: Niemann (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Debut game for Randy Niemann; Hargrove walked; Hargrove was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Reynolds walked; Winfield reached on an error by Reynolds [Reynolds to third, Winfield to second]; Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Leonard singled to left; Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez flied out to right; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell doubled to left; Cruz flied out to center [Cabell to third]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell scored]; Bochy singled to left; Niemann grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 3RD: Lolich flied to right in foul territory; Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Leonard doubled to left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Leonard to third]; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Reynolds flied to left in foul territory; Winfield singled to left; Niemann balked [Winfield to second]; Tenace walked; Bevacqua forced Tenace (third to second) [Winfield to third]; Gonzalez forced Bevacqua (third to shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz flied out to center; Howe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Smith flied out to center; Lolich grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards singled to left; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Bochy struck out; Niemann struck out; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 6TH: Reynolds singled to shortstop; Winfield singled to pitcher [Reynolds to second]; Tenace flied out to right [Reynolds to third]; Bevacqua walked [Winfield to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds scored, Winfield to third, Bevacqua to second]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Hargrove dropped a foul fly hit by Watson for an error; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 7TH: ALMON BATTED FOR LOLICH; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards singled to right [Richards to third (error by Leonard)]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to right [Richards scored (unearned)]; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Howe forced Cruz (third to second); Bochy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 8TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Randy Niemann left with blister; Tenace was called out on strikes; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); WALLING BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Walling walked; Leonard was called out on strikes; Reynolds singled to center [Walling to third]; Cedeno reached on an error by Richards on a sacrifice fly [Walling scored (RBI), Reynolds scored (no RBI), Cedeno to third]; Watson walked; LANDESTOY RAN FOR WATSON; SHIRLEY REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Cabell singled to center [Cedeno scored (unearned), Landestoy to third]; Cabell was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Gonzalez) [Landestoy scored (unearned)]; Cruz was called out on strikes; Howe singled to center [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Bochy forced Howe (shortstop to second); 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6. PADRES 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); PUHL REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING LF); SAMBITO REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied out to right; Smith reached on an error by Landestoy [Smith to first]; KENDALL BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Kendall singled to right [Smith to third]; Richards singled to left [Smith scored (unearned), Kendall to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR HARGROVE; Turner struck out; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 6.

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