Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0
Regular Season Game 33
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1972 (N) at San Diego Stadium
HOU N 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 - 7 11 0 SD N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 May 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Miller pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 Hiatt c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Edwards c 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 Stewart lf,1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Rader 3b 5 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 Helms 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 Griffin p 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 Totals 37 7 11 7 5 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Metzger-May. BATTING - 2B: Watson (4,off Kirby). 3B: Edwards (2,off Kirby). HR: Griffin (1,3rd inning off Kirby 0 on 1 out); Watson (7,4th inning off Kirby 0 on 1 out); Rader (5,6th inning off Kirby 2 on 1 out). SF: Metzger (2,off Ross). IBB: Edwards (4,by Kirby). Team LOB: 9.
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Morales cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 Blefary rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Campbell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Barton c 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Robles ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kirby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spiezio ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 0 2 5 27 11 FIELDING - E: Kirby (1). BATTING - GDP: Barton (2,off Griffin). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 32
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kirby L(3-4) 5.1 6 6 6 3 5 3 25 Schaeffer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Ross 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 11 Kilkenny 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 11 7 7 5 7 3 43 IBB: Kirby (3,Edwards). Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes Time of Game: 2:30 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Diego Padres 1. Metzger ss Thomas 2b 2. Cedeno cf Morales cf 3. Wynn rf Lee lf 4. May 1b Colbert 1b 5. Watson lf Blefary rf 6. Edwards c Campbell 3b 7. Rader 3b Barton c 8. Helms 2b Hernandez ss 9. Griffin p Kirby p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn walked; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Edwards was called out on strikes; Rader popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert walked; Blefary was called out on strikes; Campbell popped to third in foul territory; Barton singled to center [Colbert to second]; Hernandez made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to center; Griffin homered; Metzger walked; Metzger was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kirby [Metzger to third]; Cedeno made an out to second; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: On a bunt Kirby made an out to pitcher; Thomas flied out to left; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: May struck out; Watson homered; Edwards tripled to right; Rader lined to shortstop; Helms singled to center [Edwards scored]; Griffin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Lee was called out on strikes; Colbert grounded out (third to first); Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Barton grounded out (second to first); Hernandez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0. ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson doubled to right; Edwards was walked intentionally; Rader homered [Watson scored, Edwards scored]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: SPIEZIO BATTED FOR SCHAEFFER; Spiezio singled to center; Thomas forced Spiezio (shortstop to second); Morales walked [Thomas to second]; Lee flied out to left; Colbert flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0. ASTROS 7TH: ROSS REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Metzger walked; Cedeno singled to second [Metzger to second]; Wynn lined to left; May forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Metzger to third]; Watson forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: HIATT REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING C ); STEWART REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING LF); Blefary singled to center; Campbell was called out on strikes; Barton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blefary out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0. ASTROS 8TH: ROBLES REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING SS); Stewart walked; Rader flied out to left; Helms singled to right [Stewart to second]; Griffin singled to pitcher [Stewart to third, Helms to second]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stewart scored]; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: Robles singled to right; STAHL BATTED FOR ROSS; Stahl flied to right in foul territory; Thomas flied out to right; Morales forced Robles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. ASTROS 9TH: KILKENNY REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to left; MILLER RAN FOR MAY; Hiatt struck out; Stewart singled to left [Miller to second]; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STEWART CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Lee grounded out (second to first); Colbert struck out; Blefary popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 11 0 9 Padres 0 4 1 5
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