Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2
Regular Season Game 152
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (D) at Astrodome
SD N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 HOU N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 0
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Grubb rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 Almon ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 Melendez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Valentine lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Champion 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 B. Davis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Turner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sawyer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 W. Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 4 2 1 2 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Champion-Ivie. E: Almon (2). BATTING - 2B: Melendez (5,off McLaughlin). HR: Almon (1,6th inning off McLaughlin 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 2. BASERUNNING - CS: Hernandez (7,2nd base by McLaughlin/Johnson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Johnson c 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 Taveras 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Boswell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 McLaughlin p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 31 3 9 2 3 2 27 15 BATTING - 2B: Gross (12,off Sawyer); Johnson (20,off Metzger). HR: Johnson (9,4th inning off Sawyer 0 on 1 out). SH: McLaughlin (1,off Sawyer). GDP: Cabell (12,off Sawyer). IBB: Johnson (6,by Sawyer); Cruz (5,by Metzger); Boswell (2,by Metzger). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (53,2nd base off Sawyer/B. Davis,2nd base off Metzger/Kendall). CS: Cabell (7,2nd base by Sawyer/B. Davis).
PITCHING
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sawyer 7 7 2 2 1 2 1 28 Metzger L(11-3) 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 7 Totals 8 9 3 3 3 2 1 35 IBB: Sawyer (5,Johnson); Metzger 2 (14,Cruz,Boswell).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McLaughlin W(4-4) 9 4 2 2 1 2 1 31 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 1:42 Attendance: 5360 Starting Lineups: San Diego Padres Houston Astros 1. Grubb rf Gross rf 2. Almon ss Cabell 3b 3. Melendez cf Cedeno cf 4. Ivie 1b Watson 1b 5. Valentine lf Cruz lf 6. Rader 3b Johnson c 7. Champion 2b Taveras 2b 8. B. Davis c Metzger ss 9. Sawyer p McLaughlin p PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Almon flied out to center; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross doubled to left; Cabell struck out; Cedeno reached on an error by Almon [Gross scored (no RBI), Cedeno to second]; Watson singled to third [Cedeno stayed at second]; Cruz made an out to third; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Valentine made an out to second; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Taveras made an out to shortstop; Metzger singled to left; McLaughlin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Metzger to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 3RD: Champion grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Sawyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled to center; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson popped to first in foul territory; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Grubb grounded out (second to pitcher); Almon grounded out (third to first); Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson homered; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 5TH: Ivie grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to right; Rader singled to center; Champion forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: McLaughlin grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to right; Cabell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 6TH: B. Davis grounded out (second to first); Sawyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb walked; Almon homered [Grubb scored]; Melendez flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to left; Johnson was walked intentionally; Taveras forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: Ivie grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger lined to center; McLaughlin flied out to left; Gross lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: Champion popped to pitcher; TURNER BATTED FOR B. DAVIS; Turner singled to center; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR TURNER; W. DAVIS BATTED FOR SAWYER; W. Davis struck out; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED W. DAVIS (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to left; Cruz was walked intentionally; Johnson doubled to left [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Boswell was walked intentionally; ANDREWS RAN FOR BOSWELL; Metzger flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. PADRES 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Grubb struck out; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez doubled to left; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Padres 2 4 1 2 Astros 3 9 0 8
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