Posting their sixth straight victory, the Astros downed the Padres, 4-1. Terry Puhl singled, stole second, took third on a single by Craig Reynolds and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno to give the Astros a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

They added a pair of tallies in the second frame on a single by Denny Walling, double by Alan Ashby and sacrifice fly by Joaquin Andujar. Jose Cruz drove home the final marker in the fifth when he singled home Craig Reynolds. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 24, 1979 (Day game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Astros 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 10 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .261 Puhl cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .281 Dade 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Reynolds ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .332 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .259 Turner lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .277 Cruz lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .280 Briggs 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .213 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Walling rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .366 Almon 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Ashby c 1 1 1 1 0 0 .237 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .188 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Landestoy 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .173 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Andujar p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .042 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fahey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Gonzalez ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 32 1 7 1 3 2 Totals 31 4 10 4 4 5 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 19,315 Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 10 DP: Padres 0, Astros 1 Doubles: Ashby (9), Bochy (2), Reynolds (9) Triples: Walling (2) Stolen Bases: Puhl (14) Sacrifice Hits: Andujar (1) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (6), Andujar (1) GIDP: Tenace (4) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(3-8) 3.2 5 3 3 0 2 0 16 4.43 Kinney 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3.50 Owchinko 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 11 4.85 D'Acquisto 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 5.52 Totals 8 10 4 4 4 5 0 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(8-4) 9 7 1 1 3 2 0 35 2.80 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bill Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards was picked off first (pitcher to first); Dade grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second; Reynolds singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to right [Puhl scored]; Cruz forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); Cabell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 2ND: Turner singled to third; Briggs forced Turner (shortstop to second); Tenace struck out; Almon singled to center [Briggs to second]; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Walling singled to third; Ashby doubled to left [Walling scored]; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted) [Ashby to third]; Andujar hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ashby scored]; Puhl flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. PADRES 3RD: BOCHY REPLACED ASHBY (PLAYING C ); Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); Richards singled to center; Dade flied out to center [Richards to second]; Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. PADRES 4TH: Turner walked; Briggs forced Turner (pitcher to shortstop); Tenace grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell made an out to shortstop; Walling struck out; Bochy doubled to right; KINNEY REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Landestoy was walked intentionally; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. PADRES 5TH: Almon was called out on strikes; Smith flied out to center; FAHEY BATTED FOR KINNEY; Fahey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: OWCHINKO REPLACED FAHEY (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds doubled to left; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Cruz singled to left [Reynolds scored]; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 4. PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Dade walked; Winfield made an out to second; Turner singled to right [Dade to second]; Briggs singled to center [Dade scored, Turner to second]; Tenace flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Walling tripled to right; Bochy reached on a fielder's choice [Walling out at home (second to catcher)]; Landestoy singled to left [Bochy to second]; Andujar grounded out (pitcher to second) [Bochy to third, Landestoy to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Reynolds forced Puhl (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 7TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR ALMON; Johnstone flied out to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); D'ACQUISTO REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; Cruz flied out to center; Cabell singled to left; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 8TH: Richards singled to right; Dade flied out to right; Winfield singled to left [Richards to second]; Turner flied out to center; Briggs flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy walked; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 9TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); PERKINS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Perkins flied out to left; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR SMITH; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

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