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A three-run outburst in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the Astros. The score was 3-3 when Tim Foli walked, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Lee Lacy. Jason Thompson added a run-scoring single and Tony Pena had an RBI fielder's choice to ice the game. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Saturday, April 18, 1981 (Day game) at AstrodomePirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 6 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 8 4 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Foli ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .350 Thon 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Parker rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .281 G. Alexander rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .152 Easler lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .318 Howe 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .300 Lacy ph,lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 .500 Leonard 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .370 Pujols c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Berra 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Thompson 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .217 Ruhle p 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 Nicosia c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pena c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Law 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .063 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Candelaria p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 6 7 5 1 8 Totals 39 3 8 3 2 2 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 29,790 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Astros 6 DP: Pirates 1, Astros 0 Errors: Thon 3, Howe Doubles: Lacy (1) Triples: Law (1) Home Runs: Thompson (2), Howe 2 (2), Cruz (1) Sacrifice Hits: Law (1), Puhl (1) GIDP: Howe (1) Hit by Pitch: Berra (1,by D. Smith) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria 7 4 1 1 2 2 1 26 3.46 Romo 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 8 5.68 Jackson W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 11 8 3 3 2 2 3 42 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle 8 3 1 1 0 5 1 28 2.77 Sambito 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 1.59 D. Smith L(0-1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 6 3.68 LaCorte 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 11 7 6 4 1 8 1 45 Hit by Pitch: D. Smith (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Thon flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Easler flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to first; Howe grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); Law struck out; Candelaria singled to center; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to right; Reynolds struck out; Ruhle singled to left; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Thon flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thompson homered; Nicosia struck out; Law tripled to center; Candelaria flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe homered; Leonard flied out to center; Pujols grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Ruhle walked; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ruhle to second]; Thon flied out to left; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: Easler was called out on strikes; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Howe popped to first; Leonard was called out on strikes; Pujols singled to third; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Milner reached on an error by Thon [Milner to second]; Law out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Milner to third (error by Thon)]; STARGELL BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Stargell flied out to center; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); PENA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING C ); BERGMAN BATTED FOR RUHLE; Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to right; Thon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Foli singled to left; Parker struck out; LACY BATTED FOR EASLER; Lacy singled to left [Foli to second]; Madlock reached on an error by Howe [Foli to third, Lacy to second]; Thompson forced Madlock (shortstop to second) [Foli scored (unearned), Lacy scored (error by Thon) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Pena forced Thompson (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERRA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz homered; Howe homered; Leonard grounded out (third to first); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 10TH: Law was called out on strikes; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROMO; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Moreno popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: JACKSON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Reynolds flied out to center; WOODS BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; Puhl singled to right; Thon singled to left [Puhl to second]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 11TH: D. SMITH REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Foli walked; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foli to second]; Lacy doubled to left [Foli scored]; Berra was hit by a pitch; Thompson singled to center [Lacy scored, Berra to third]; Pena reached on a fielder's choice [Berra scored (RBI), Thompson to second]; LACORTE REPLACED D. SMITH (PITCHING); Law was called out on strikes; Jackson made an out to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: G. ALEXANDER REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Cruz flied out to right; Howe flied out to right; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3. |
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