Chris Welsh and Gary Lucas combined on a six-hitter and Terry Kennedy drove in three runs and scored two others to help the Padres end their three-game losing streak with a 9-1 pasting of the Astros. The Padres tallied twice in the third inning on an error by Astros' left fielder Jose Cruz and an RBI single by Juan Bonilla, and added another pair in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Kennedy and RBI single by Luis Salazar. Kennedy also singled home two runs in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 13, 1981 (Day game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Padres 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 x - 9 12 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Smith ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .248 Pittman 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .315 Bonilla 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .301 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Richards lf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .270 Spilman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Kennedy c 3 2 2 3 1 0 .313 Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Salazar 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .298 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Bass 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .245 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Jones cf 2 2 2 0 2 0 .254 Puhl rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Moreno rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Thon ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .190 Lefebvre rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Knepper p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Welsh p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .080 Woods ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Lucas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Sprowl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 5 Totals 33 9 12 8 5 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 4,899 Left on Base: Astros 5, Padres 6 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Cruz, Kennedy 2 Doubles: Thon (4), Moreno (1), Kennedy (13), Salazar (9), Richards (8), Jones (18), Smith (5) Stolen Bases: Richards (12) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (6), Bonilla (5) Sacrifice Flies: Bass (1) GIDP: Howe (7) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(5-2) 4 5 4 4 2 2 0 17 1.49 Sprowl 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 9 5.32 LaCorte 2 6 4 4 1 2 0 13 4.39 Totals 8 12 9 9 5 5 0 39 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welsh W(4-4) 7 6 1 1 2 3 0 27 2.75 Lucas 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.25 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 33 Wild Pitches: LaCorte (5) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata ASTROS 1ST: Kennedy dropped a foul fly hit by Scott for an error; Scott struck out (catcher to first); Pittman walked; Cedeno forced Pittman (third to second); Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Bonilla grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to center; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Salazar struck out; Bass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy dropped a foul fly hit by Knepper for an error; Knepper singled to center; Scott forced Knepper (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Jones walked; Moreno doubled to left [Jones scored (error by Cruz) (no RBI)]; Welsh struck out; Smith flied out to right; Bonilla singled to right [Moreno scored]; Bonilla was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 4TH: Pittman grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Howe grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Kennedy doubled to right [Richards scored]; Salazar singled to center [Kennedy scored, Salazar out at second (center to first to shortstop)]; Bass flied out to center; Jones singled to center; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 4. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled to right; Thon doubled to left [Puhl to third]; WOODS BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 4. PADRES 5TH: SPROWL REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Welsh struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 4. ASTROS 6TH: Pittman singled to center; Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled to right [Pittman to second]; Howe forced Cruz (shortstop to second) [Pittman to third]; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 4. PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy walked; Salazar doubled to left [Kennedy to third]; Bass hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kennedy scored]; Jones walked; Moreno made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 5. ASTROS 7TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED MORENO (PLAYING RF); Puhl lined to second; Thon struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR SPROWL; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 5. PADRES 7TH: LACORTE REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Welsh was called out on strikes; Smith singled to center; Bonilla singled to right [Smith to third]; Richards doubled to center [Smith scored, Bonilla to third]; Kennedy singled to left [Bonilla scored, Richards scored]; Salazar flied out to right; Bass flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 8. ASTROS 8TH: LUCAS REPLACED WELSH (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Pittman flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 8. PADRES 8TH: SPILMAN REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 1B); Jones doubled to center; LaCorte threw a wild pitch [Jones to third]; Lefebvre walked; Lucas struck out; Smith doubled to right [Jones scored, Lefebvre to third]; Bonilla grounded out (third to first); Richards flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 9. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe flied out to center; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 9.

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