An eighth-inning single by Jose Cruz drove home Craig Reynolds with the winning run as the Astros edged the Padres, 4-3. The score was 3-3 when Reynolds drew a one-out walk, stole second one out later and scored when Cruz's grounder eluded the diving Ozzie Smith at shortstop. An RBI triple by Enos Cabell had tied the contest in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  x  -   4  6  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   0   2   0     0   1   .215      Landestoy 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Mumphrey cf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .267      Reynolds ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .210
Richards lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .292      Puhl cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .295
Winfield rf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .291      Cruz lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .327
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   2     1   0   .252      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .302
Fahey c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Leonard rf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .229
  Tenace ph,c         1   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Howe 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Evans 3b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .306      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Niemann p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lucas p               2   1   1   0     1   1   .214        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   3  10   3     5   6             Totals               30   4   6   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 18,246
Left on Base: Padres 9, Astros 4
DP: Padres 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Montanez (4), Howe (3)
Triples: Evans (1), Leonard (1), Cabell (2)
Stolen Bases: Smith (11), Evans (1), Reynolds (1), Cruz (11)
Caught Stealing: Evans (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lucas                   5.2   5   3   3   1   2   0  23   3.40
D'Acquisto              1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.08
Fingers L(5-5)          1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8     6   4   4   2   2   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  4.2   7   3   3   3   3   0  23   3.55
Niemann                 2     3   0   0   1   1   0   9   5.14
Smith                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.86
LaCorte W(3-0)          2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.40
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   6   0  39

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Joe West


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled; Smith stole second; Mumphrey struck
out; Richards reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Winfield forced Richards (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Puhl flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Fahey grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to first; Cabell flied out to left;
Leonard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Evans singled; Evans stole second; Lucas struck out;
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to third];
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe doubled; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Howe to third]; Niekro struck out; Landestoy flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Richards singled; Winfield singled [Richards to
second]; Montanez doubled to center [Richards scored, Winfield
out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Fahey flied out
to right; Cash flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds singled; Puhl walked [Reynolds to second];
Cruz struck out; Cabell popped to first in foul territory;
Leonard tripled [Reynolds scored, Puhl scored]; Howe flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Evans struck out; Lucas singled; Smith singled
[Lucas to second]; Mumphrey forced Smith (second to shortstop)
[Lucas to third]; Richards walked [Mumphrey to second]; Winfield
walked [Lucas scored, Mumphrey to third, Richards to second];
Montanez walked [Mumphrey scored, Richards to third, Winfield to
second]; NIEMANN REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); TENACE BATTED FOR
FAHEY; Tenace forced Winfield (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Pujols grounded
out (shortstop to first); Niemann grounded out (first
unassisted); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 2.

PADRES 6TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Evans tripled;
Evans was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher);
Lucas walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl lined
to second; Cruz singled; Cabell tripled [Cruz scored];
D'ACQUISTO REPLACED LUCAS (PITCHING); Leonard grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

PADRES 7TH: Mumphrey singled; Richards forced Mumphrey (pitcher
to shortstop); Winfield singled [Richards to third]; Montanez
flied out to right; SMITH REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Richards
was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe made an out to second; Pujols grounded out
(first unassisted); BERGMAN BATTED FOR SMITH; Bergman flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

PADRES 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Tenace walked;
Cash struck out; JOSHUA BATTED FOR EVANS; Joshua flied out to
right; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Rodriguez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reynolds walked; Reynolds stole second; Puhl made an out
to shortstop; Cruz singled [Reynolds scored]; Cruz stole second;
Cabell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Astros 4.

PADRES 9TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey
struck out; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 4.