Bob Knepper, allowing six hits, raised his record to 5-0 and posted his fourth shutout of the season in pitching the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Padres. The lefty lowered his ERA to 1.02. The lone run came in the fourth inning when Dave Roberts singled with one out, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Luis Pujols. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 27, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 5 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Puhl rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Bonilla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Pittman 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .389 Richards lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Salazar cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Perkins 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Roberts 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 Walling 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Kennedy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Edwards rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Pujols c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .205 Welsh p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .159 Swisher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 33 0 6 0 1 5 Totals 26 1 5 1 2 3 Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 21,256 Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 4 DP: Padres 1, Astros 0 Triples: Puhl (3) Stolen Bases: Smith (13), Roberts (1) Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welsh L(2-3) 6 5 1 1 2 3 0 23 3.33 Littlefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.34 Boone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.90 Totals 8 5 1 1 2 3 0 29 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(5-0) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34 1.02 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Dave Pallone PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonilla grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Pittman walked; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Pittman to second]; Cruz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Salazar flied out to right; Perkins struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Garcia struck out; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards grounded out (third to first); Welsh struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy walked; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl singled to left [Landestoy out at home (shortstop to third)]; Pittman singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith singled to left; Bonilla lined to shortstop; Smith stole second; Richards grounded out (first unassisted) [Smith to third]; Salazar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Roberts singled to left; Roberts stole second; Garcia struck out; Pujols singled to center [Roberts scored]; Landestoy made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to left; Kennedy was called out on strikes; Edwards popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Knepper grounded out (second to first); Puhl tripled to right; Pittman hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Puhl out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 6TH: Welsh grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to left; Bonilla flied out to right; Richards singled to center [Smith to second]; Salazar struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno made an out to second; Cruz struck out; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 7TH: WALLING REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 1B); Perkins walked; Evans made an out to second; Kennedy singled to right [Perkins to second]; Edwards struck out; SWISHER BATTED FOR WELSH; Swisher forced Kennedy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); Garcia flied out to left; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 8TH: Smith flied out to right; Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: BOONE REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Knepper lined to shortstop; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 9TH: Salazar singled to shortstop; Perkins popped to first; Evans flied out to left; Kennedy out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

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