Held to only one hit -- a fourth-inning single by Terry Puhl -- over the first eight innings, the Astros erupted for two runs in the ninth to edge the Padres, 2-1. Luis Pujols began the ninth with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a two-out single by Puhl. Craig Reynolds then followed with a triple to drive in the winning run. The Padres' run came in the first on a walk to Juan Bonilla and run-scoring double by Luis Salazar. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 1 Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .254 Smith ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Bonilla 2b 1 1 0 0 2 0 .281 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Richards lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Salazar cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .298 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .362 Perkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .331 Woods cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Kennedy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 Pujols c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Evans 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Landestoy pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .151 Edwards rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Pittman 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Welsh p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .056 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Swisher ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Roberts ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Jones pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 28 2 4 2 2 1 Totals 32 1 6 1 4 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 9,671 Left on Base: Astros 2, Padres 9 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Cedeno Doubles: Salazar (7) Triples: Reynolds (8) Stolen Bases: Puhl (15), Evans (2), Smith (15) Sacrifice Hits: Pittman (1), Bonilla (4) GIDP: Howe (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper 7 6 1 1 3 3 0 30 1.05 LaCorte W(3-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.69 Sambito SV(6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.60 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 5 0 37 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welsh L(2-4) 8.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 29 3.16 Armstrong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Boone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.82 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 1 0 31 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to second; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Bonilla walked; Richards lined to third; Salazar doubled [Bonilla scored]; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe flied out to right; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy made an out to first; Evans singled; Evans stole second; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Welsh was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman grounded out (second to first); Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Bonilla grounded out (third to first); Richards walked; Salazar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled; Puhl was picked off first (pitcher to first); Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Perkins singled to center [Perkins out at second (center to first to second)]; Kennedy singled; Evans singled [Kennedy to third]; Edwards lined to right; Welsh made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz walked; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Smith reached on an error by Cedeno [Smith to first]; Bonilla out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to second]; Richards flied out to right; Salazar lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Perkins flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl made an out to catcher; Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Welsh made an out to third; Smith singled; Smith stole second; Bonilla was walked intentionally; Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Howe lined to second; Woods made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Salazar struck out; Perkins flied out to left; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 9TH: Pujols singled; LANDESTOY RAN FOR PUJOLS; Pittman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landestoy to second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR LACORTE; Roberts flied out to center; Puhl singled [Landestoy scored]; Puhl stole second; Reynolds tripled [Puhl scored]; ARMSTRONG REPLACED WELSH (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; BOONE REPLACED ARMSTRONG (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SAMBITO REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Evans lined to center; Edwards lined to second; SWISHER BATTED FOR BOONE; Swisher walked; JONES RAN FOR SWISHER; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1.

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