Don Sutton scattered seven hits in going the distance as the Astros defeated the Padres, 6-1. Houston broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning on a single by Alan Ashby, sacrifice by Sutton and double by Terry Puhl. Denny Walling accounted for one of the Astros' two runs in the seventh and singled home two more runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Wednesday, June 3, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 - 6 15 0 Padres 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .263 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .237 Cedeno 1b 4 3 3 0 1 0 .300 Richards lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Cruz lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Perkins 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .321 Howe 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .365 Kennedy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Walling rf 5 0 2 3 0 0 .211 Salazar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Ashby c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .258 Lefebvre rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .223 Pittman 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Bonilla 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Sutton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Lucas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 38 6 15 5 3 0 Totals 31 1 7 1 0 6 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 10,023 Left on Base: Astros 10, Padres 5 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Richards 2, Salazar Doubles: Cruz (10), Puhl (9), Jones (15) Triples: Richards (6) Caught Stealing: Puhl (3), Reynolds (2), Lefebvre (3) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (2), Reynolds (12), Wise (2), Richards (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(4-6) 9 7 1 1 0 6 0 33 3.33 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 6 0 33 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(2-5) 6.2 9 2 2 0 0 0 27 3.44 Boone 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 9 2.42 Lucas 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 7 2.81 Totals 9 15 6 6 3 0 0 43 Balks: Boone (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to center; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cruz doubled to right [Cedeno to third]; Howe singled to center [Cedeno scored, Cruz out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones struck out; Richards singled to right; Perkins made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Walling reached on an error by Richards [Walling to second]; Ashby singled to right [Walling to third]; Pittman lined into a double play (right to first) [Ashby out at first]; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy singled to left; Salazar flied out to right; Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Bonilla forced Kennedy (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to right; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left; Cruz reached on an error by Salazar [Cedeno to second, Cruz to first]; Howe singled to right [Cedeno to third, Cruz to second]; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Wise struck out; On a bunt Smith grounded out (third to first); Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to left; Pittman grounded out (third to first); Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Richards tripled to center; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first) [Richards scored]; Kennedy flied out to center; Salazar flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds singled to right; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Bonilla singled to left; Wise out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonilla to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Jones doubled to right; Richards out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jones to third]; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby singled to right; Pittman flied out to right; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; BOONE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Puhl doubled to right [Ashby scored]; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Salazar singled to shortstop; Lefebvre forced Salazar (third to shortstop); Lefebvre was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bonilla grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to center; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to second]; Walling singled to shortstop [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third]; Boone balked [Cruz scored, Walling to second]; Ashby grounded out (third to first); Pittman was walked intentionally; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: TURNER BATTED FOR BOONE; Turner struck out; Smith grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Jones singled to third; Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. ASTROS 9TH: LUCAS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Puhl singled to left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Cruz made an out to third; Howe walked [Puhl to third, Cedeno to second]; Walling singled to left [Puhl scored, Cedeno scored, Howe to third, Walling to second (error by Richards)]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Perkins grounded out (third to first); Kennedy struck out; Salazar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 1.

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