Rick Wise and Gary Lucas combined on a four-hitter, lifting the Padres to a 2-1 triumph over the Astros. The Padres scored both their runs in the first inning on a walk to Gene Richards, triple by Luis Salazar and single by Barry Evans. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bonilla 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Richards lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .292 Scott cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Salazar 3b,rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .303 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Evans 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .326 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Perkins ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Kennedy c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Reynolds ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Edwards rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Lucas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Spilman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Wise p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .040 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Flannery 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 30 2 5 2 2 7 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 34,732 Left on Base: Padres 3, Astros 5 DP: Padres 1, Astros 1 Errors: Smith, Bonilla Doubles: Kennedy (24) Triples: Salazar (6), Cruz (5) Stolen Bases: Scott (17) Caught Stealing: Bonilla (8) Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (1) GIDP: Edwards (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(4-8) 6.2 4 1 0 1 1 0 26 3.77 Lucas SV(12) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 2.09 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 3 0 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(9-5) 7 5 2 2 2 6 0 26 2.06 D. Smith 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.75 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 7 0 32 Wild Pitches: Lucas (1) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Dick Stello PADRES 1ST: Smith flied out to center; Bonilla singled to pitcher; Bonilla was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Richards walked; Salazar tripled to left [Richards scored]; Evans singled to center [Salazar scored]; Jones was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Garner grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to right; Scott stole second; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy doubled to right; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Wise walked; Smith made an out to shortstop; Bonilla forced Wise (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to shortstop [Cedeno to second (error by Smith)]; Howe reached on an error by Bonilla [Cedeno to third]; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Knepper grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 3RD: Richards flied out to right; Salazar was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Garner flied out to center; Scott walked; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Jones flied out to center; Kennedy singled to right; Edwards grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Wise grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Bonilla struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Knepper grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 6TH: Richards struck out; Salazar was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Scott struck out; Cruz tripled to right; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 7TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds singled to shortstop; SPILMAN BATTED FOR KNEPPER; LUCAS REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); FLANNERY REPLACED WISE (PLAYING 3B); SALAZAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WOODS BATTED FOR SPILMAN; Lucas threw a wild pitch [Reynolds to second]; Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 8TH: D. SMITH REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Flannery grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to right; Bonilla grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Garner walked; Scott lined into a double play (second to first) [Garner out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. PADRES 9TH: Richards struck out; Salazar flied out to right; PERKINS BATTED FOR EVANS; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.

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