Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 2
Regular Season Game 9
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, April 18, 1976 (D) at Astrodome
SD N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 4 8 2
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Grubb cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 Fuentes 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rettenmund lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 McCovey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Winfield rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 Ivie 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 xTorres ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Kubiak 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 B. Davis c 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 W. Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strom p 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 2 8 2 6 7 24 12 x - reached first on interference. FIELDING - DP: 2. Kubiak-Fuentes-Ivie, Rettenmund-B. Davis. E: Strom (1). BATTING - GDP: Kubiak (3,off Cosgrove). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Rettenmund (1,2nd base off Cosgrove/Johnson). CS: Rettenmund (1,2nd base by Cosgrove/Johnson); Kubiak (1,2nd base by Griffin/Johnson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 Johnson c 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 2 Gross rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Milbourne 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Cosgrove p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 8 4 3 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Milbourne-Watson. E: Howard (1), Johnson (5). BATTING - 2B: Johnson (3,off Metzger). HR: Cedeno (3,8th inning off Strom 2 on 2 out). GDP: Howe (1,off Strom). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Howard (1,2nd base by Strom/B. Davis).
PITCHING
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Strom L(1-1) 7.2 7 4 4 3 3 1 31 Metzger 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 3 1 32 WP: Strom (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Metzger 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cosgrove 5 4 2 2 4 2 0 22 Griffin W(1-0) 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 12 Forsch SV(5) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 Totals 9 8 2 2 6 7 0 39 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:02 Starting Lineups: San Diego Padres Houston Astros 1. Grubb cf Howard lf 2. Fuentes 2b Cabell 3b 3. Rettenmund lf Cedeno cf 4. Winfield rf Watson 1b 5. Ivie 1b Johnson c 6. Torres ss Gross rf 7. Kubiak 3b Milbourne 2b 8. B. Davis c Metzger ss 9. Strom p Cosgrove p PADRES 1ST: Grubb lined to second; Fuentes made an out to shortstop; Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund stole second; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Ivie struck out; Torres reached on catcher's interference by Johnson; Kubiak grounded into a double play (second to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Johnson flied out to center; Gross singled to left; Milbourne made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: B. Davis grounded out (second to first); Strom struck out; Grubb walked; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to left; Cosgrove singled to left; Howard struck out; Cabell singled to center [Cosgrove to second]; Cedeno forced Cabell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Winfield walked; Ivie singled to left [Winfield to second]; Torres flied out to right; Kubiak singled to left [Winfield scored, Ivie to third (error by Howard)]; B. Davis singled to left [Ivie scored, Kubiak to second]; Strom walked [Kubiak to third, B. Davis to second]; Grubb flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Rettenmund singled to left; Winfield flied out to center; Rettenmund was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to pitcher); Metzger walked; HOWE BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Howe grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Ivie flied out to left; Torres was called out on strikes; Kubiak singled to left; Kubiak was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Howard walked; Howard was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 7TH: B. Davis flied out to right; Strom walked; Grubb singled to right [Strom to second]; Fuentes forced Grubb (pitcher to shortstop) [Strom to third]; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to left; Johnson singled to center [Watson to second]; Johnson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Strom [Watson to third, Johnson to second]; Gross hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Watson out at home]; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 8TH: Winfield struck out; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled; Kubiak grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger lined to left; ROBERTS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Roberts lined to third; Howard struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Cabell singled to left [Howard to second]; Cedeno homered [Howard scored, Cabell scored]; Watson walked; METZGER REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Johnson doubled to right [Watson scored, Johnson out at third (right to catcher to third)]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. PADRES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); W. DAVIS BATTED FOR B. DAVIS; W. Davis flied out to right; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR METZGER; Locklear struck out; Grubb walked; Fuentes singled to center [Grubb to second]; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR FUENTES; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR RETTENMUND; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Padres 2 8 1 10 Astros 4 8 2 4
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