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Don Sutton flirted with a no-hitter for six innings but then settled for a two-hitter in twirling the Astros to a 4-1 triumph over the Dodgers. Houston's first run came in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Terry Puhl, and the Astros put the game away with a three-run outburst in the seventh. Sutton, 11-8, improved his "second season" record to 7-1. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Night game) at AstrodomeDodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 2 1 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 x - 4 7 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Puhl rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .255 Sax 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .298 Garner 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Landreaux cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Cruz lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .273 Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Cedeno 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .278 Monday rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Howe 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .303 Guerrero 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .298 Pujols c 3 0 1 1 0 2 .237 Scioscia c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Thon ss 3 2 2 0 0 1 .267 Russell ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .227 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .137 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Valenzuela p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 28 1 2 1 1 9 Totals 27 4 7 4 2 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 41,686 Left on Base: Dodgers 1, Astros 3 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Errors: Scioscia Doubles: Cedeno (19) Home Runs: Sax (2) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (12), Thon (6) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (5) Sacrifice Flies: Puhl (5) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Valenzuela L(13-6) 7 7 4 4 2 5 0 28 2.59 Niedenfuer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.96 Totals 8 7 4 4 2 6 0 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(11-8) 9 2 1 1 1 9 1 29 2.59 Totals 9 2 1 1 1 9 1 29 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux made an out to second; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner grounded out (second to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Monday made an out to second; Guerrero was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz was called out on strikes; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Scioscia)]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Scioscia walked; Russell struck out; Valenzuela grounded out (second to first) [Scioscia to second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Thon singled to left; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Thon to second]; Thon stole third; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thon scored]; Garner made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 4TH: Landreaux flied out to center; Baker flied out to left; Garvey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to center; Cedeno lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 5TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to right; Scioscia popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: SAX REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Howe flied out to right; Pujols was called out on strikes; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Russell struck out; Valenzuela grounded out (shortstop to first); Sax grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Sutton flied out to right; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Garner singled to right; Scott forced Garner (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Landreaux singled to center; Landreaux was picked off first (pitcher to first); Baker made an out to shortstop; Garvey made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz walked; Cedeno doubled to left [Cruz to third]; Howe singled to left [Cruz scored, Cedeno to third, Howe out at second (left to third to second)]; Pujols singled to left [Cedeno scored]; Thon singled to center [Pujols to second]; Sutton forced Pujols (pitcher to third) [Thon to second]; Puhl singled to left [Thon scored, Sutton to third, Puhl out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. DODGERS 8TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Guerrero struck out; Scioscia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: NIEDENFUER REPLACED VALENZUELA (PITCHING); Garner was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (second to first); Cruz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. DODGERS 9TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); SMITH BATTED FOR NIEDENFUER; Smith grounded out (second to first); Sax homered; Landreaux struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4. |
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