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Yielding just four hits in seven innings, Rod Scurry made his first major league start a successful one, combining with reliever Eddie Solomon to pitch the Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Astros. The Bucs broke a scoreless tie in the eighth when John Milner stroked a leadoff pinch-single. Following a pinch-double by Dave Parker, Milner came home on a sacrifice fly by Omar Moreno. Jason Thompson provided insurance with a solo homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Sunday, April 19, 1981 (Day game) at AstrodomePirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .182 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .226 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .111 Lacy rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Easler lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Berra 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .190 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .162 Nicosia c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Milner ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 Leonard 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Pena c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Law 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .053 Reynolds ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .306 Scurry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Parker ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .226 D. Robinson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 6 Totals 29 0 5 0 2 7 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 30,394 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Astros 5 DP: Pirates 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Parker (1), Cruz (2) Triples: Leonard (1) Home Runs: Thompson (3) Stolen Bases: Lacy (2), Easler (1), Reynolds (1) Caught Stealing: Landestoy (1) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1) Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scurry W(1-0) 7 4 0 0 2 7 0 25 0.00 Solomon SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.50 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-2) 9 6 2 2 1 6 1 34 2.16 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 6 1 34 Passed Balls: Pujols (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli lined to third; Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole second; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Lacy to third]; Easler flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Thompson struck out; Berra grounded out (third to first); Nicosia flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Howe flied to center; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Law struck out; Scurry grounded out (second to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols popped to second; Reynolds singled to center; Reynolds stole second; Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Foli flied to center; Lacy flied to center; Easler singled to third; Easler stole second; Thompson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy struck out; Cedeno singled to left [Cedeno out at second (left to second)]; Cruz doubled to right; Howe was walked intentionally; Leonard flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Berra flied to center; Nicosia grounded out (pitcher to first); Law popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols flied to left; Reynolds struck out (catcher to first); Niekro flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Scurry struck out; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli walked; Lacy forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl was called out on strikes; Landestoy walked; Landestoy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 7TH: Easler grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson flied to center; Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; Leonard tripled to center; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Milner singled to right; On a bunt Law struck out; PARKER BATTED FOR SCURRY; Parker doubled to right [Milner to third]; D. ROBINSON RAN FOR PARKER; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to right [Milner scored]; Foli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: PENA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING C ); SOLOMON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Reynolds singled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Puhl flied to right; WALLING BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Walling flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 9TH: GARCIA REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler popped to shortstop; Thompson homered; Berra singled to right; Pena flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. |
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