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The Dodgers were held to only three hits by Ken Forsch and were stopped on their six-game winning streak by the Astros, 5-2. Forsch retired the first 12 batters and the last 12 in a row. The Astros rapped Jerry Reuss for three runs on four hits in the fourth inning, including doubles by Terry Puhl and Enos Cabell. Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomeDodgers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 0 Astros 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Cedeno 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .266 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Gonzalez ss,3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 Puhl cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .285 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Leonard rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 Baker lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Ferguson rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Cruz lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Thomas cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .267 Howe 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Reuss p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .053 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .163 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 3 2 0 3 Totals 31 5 10 5 0 3 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 39,747 Left on Base: Dodgers 1, Astros 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Thomas (10), Puhl 2 (14), Cabell (16), Cedeno (20), Leonard (7) Caught Stealing: Cruz (8), Cedeno (7) Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (5) Hit by Pitch: Cabell (2,by Brett) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(3-9) 7 10 5 5 0 3 0 29 5.16 Brett 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.50 Patterson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.61 Totals 8 10 5 5 0 3 0 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(7-6) 9 3 2 2 0 3 0 30 3.09 Totals 9 3 2 2 0 3 0 30 Hit by Pitch: Brett (1) Wild Pitches: Reuss (7) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Andy Olsen DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first; Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno lined to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to second; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager flied out to right; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy flied out to right; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell flied out to center; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to right; Gonzalez forced Cedeno (second to shortstop); Reuss threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to second]; Puhl doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; Leonard grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cabell doubled to right [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to center [Cabell scored]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3. DODGERS 5TH: Cey flied out to left; Baker singled to center; Ferguson singled to left [Baker to second]; Yeager flied out to center; Thomas doubled to center [Baker scored, Ferguson scored]; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled to center; Bochy struck out; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Howe to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Howe scored]; Dodgers Manager Tom Lasorda ejected by HP umpire Eric Gregg; Ken Forsch hit a ball in the air that was caught by Steve Yeager; Yeager threw to 1B for an apparent double play; Gregg ruled that the ball struck the ground before the catch; when Cesar Cedeno doubled. Lasorda ran out to argue and bumped Gregg; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 4. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied out to center; Russell flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl doubled to right; Leonard doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz flied out to left; Howe flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. DODGERS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Cey flied out to right; Baker flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Bochy singled to third; Forsch forced Bochy (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno forced Forsch (second to shortstop); Gonzalez singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. DODGERS 8TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); JOSHUA BATTED FOR REUSS; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: BRETT REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to right; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell was hit by a pitch; Ken Brett threw a knockdown pitch to Enos Cabell, who got up and charged the mound; catcher Steve Yeager chased Cabell and pitcher, catcher and batter collided and fell to the ground; both benches cleared; Brett and Cabell ejected by HP umpire Eric Gregg; SEXTON RAN FOR CABELL; PATTERSON REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. DODGERS 9TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. |
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