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.

The Dodgers picked up their pair on a two-bagger by Derrel Thomas in the fifth, but the Astros came back with a run on a single by Art Howe and a double by Cesar Cedeno in the fifth before capping their scoring with doubles by Puhl and Jeff Leonard in the sixth. Dodger reliever Ken Brett hit Cabell with a pitch in the eighth, setting off a melee that resulted in both players being ejected. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      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.