April 10, 1972. Houston 3, San Diego 2
The Houston Astros have stopped the San Diego winning streak at 3 games while running their own winning streak to 3 games with a 3-2 win in the Astrodome. This game was tight the whole way through as Jerry Reuss and Clay Kirby put on quite a show. They matched zero for zero until the Padres broke through in the 4th. Clarence Gaston led off with a single and Nate Colbert followed with a triple. Colbert then scored on a sacrifice fly by Ed Spezio to take a 2-0 lead.
It stayed there until the bottom of the 6th. Cesar Cedeno led off with his 2nd double of the game and one out later he scored on Lee May's double. Bob Watson followed with a 2-run homer and that's where all the scoring ended.
The bullpens had work to do in this game. In the 7th, Kirby struck out Reuss to start the inning, but walked Roger Metzger on 4 pitches to bring up Cedeno. Manager Preston Gomez didn't need to see that matchup again and brought in Gary Ross from the pen. Ross walked Cedeno on 4 pitches, probably a good strategy this night, and then got the next two to keep the Astro lead at one run.
In the top of the 8th, Reuss starts by walking the first two batters and is taken out in favor of Tom Griffin. Griffin gives up a single to Gaston which loads the bases with nobody out for Nate Colbert. With only a 1-run lead there's absolutely no margin for error, so Griffin strikes out Colbert and Jim Hicks and gets Ivan Murrell to hit a grounder to Lee May to end the threat. Fred Gladding closed it out in the 9th.
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Player of the Game: Jerry Reuss Ballpark: Astrodome 1965-1994 Start Time: 8:05 PM CT Time: 2:45 Attendance: 15163 |
TOP OF THE 1ST | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Pitching: LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: SHB Derrel Thomas | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 109.4 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Cito Gaston | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out looking |
Batting: RHB Nate Colbert | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 0 - Houston 0 |
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Pitching: RHP Clay Kirby | |
Batting: SHB Roger Metzger | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Cesar Cedeno | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 71.2 MPH) |
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 0 - Houston 0 |
TOP OF THE 2ND | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Jim Hicks | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Ivan Murrell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 95.0 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Ed Spiezio | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 0 - Houston 0 |
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Batting: RHB Lee May | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Bob Watson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 91.2 MPH) |
Batting: LHB Johnny Edwards | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 86.9 MPH) |
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 0 - Houston 0 |
TOP OF THE 3RD | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Enzo Hernandez | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Bunt missed! 2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.2 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Fred Kendall | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Clay Kirby | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH) |
Batting: SHB Derrel Thomas | 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH) |
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; San Diego 0 - Houston 0 |
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Batting: RHB Doug Rader | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Gary Sutherland | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.9 MPH) |
Batting: LHB Jerry Reuss | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Strikes out looking |
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 0 - Houston 0 |
TOP OF THE 4TH | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Cito Gaston | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Nate Colbert | 0-0: TRIPLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.6 MPH) Cito Gaston scores |
Batting: RHB Jim Hicks | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF 3-2: Base on Balls |
Batting: RHB Ivan Murrell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Swinging Strike 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF 2-2: Strikes out looking |
Batting: RHB Ed Spiezio | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH) Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF |
Batting: RHB Enzo Hernandez | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 0 |
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Batting: SHB Roger Metzger | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Cesar Cedeno | 0-0: Ball 1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 95.6 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls Cesar Cedeno steals 3rd base (no throw) |
Batting: RHB Lee May | Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-0: Ball Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 1-0: Ball Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 2-0: Called Strike Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 3-2: Base on Balls Jim Wynn to second |
Batting: RHB Bob Watson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: LHB Johnny Edwards | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH) |
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 0 |
TOP OF THE 5TH | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Fred Kendall | 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.9 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Clay Kirby | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: SHB Derrel Thomas | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.2 MPH) |
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 0 |
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Batting: RHB Doug Rader | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Gary Sutherland | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls |
Batting: LHB Jerry Reuss | 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3 Gary Sutherland to second |
Batting: SHB Roger Metzger | 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH) |
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 0 |
TOP OF THE 6TH | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Cito Gaston | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Nate Colbert | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Jim Hicks | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 92.5 MPH) |
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 0 |
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Batting: RHB Cesar Cedeno | 0-0: Ball 1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Lee May | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 108.1 MPH) Cesar Cedeno scores |
Batting: RHB Bob Watson | 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 387 ft |
Batting: LHB Johnny Edwards | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Base on Balls |
Batting: RHB Doug Rader | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: RHB Gary Sutherland | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH) |
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 3 |
TOP OF THE 7TH | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Ivan Murrell | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.2 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Ed Spiezio | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 93.8 MPH) |
Pinch Hitting: RHB Garry Jestadt | Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-0: Called Strike Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 70.6 MPH) Ivan Murrell to second |
Batting: RHB Fred Kendall | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH) |
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 3 |
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Clay Kirby | |
Now at 2B: Garry Jestadt | |
Now at SS: Derrel Thomas | |
Batting: LHB Jerry Reuss | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging |
Batting: SHB Roger Metzger | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls |
Pitching: RHP Gary Ross | |
Now at C: Bob Barton | |
Batting: RHB Cesar Cedeno | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls Roger Metzger to second |
Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.2 MPH) Roger Metzger to third |
Batting: RHB Lee May | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike 3-2: Strikes out looking |
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 3 |
TOP OF THE 8TH | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : LHP Jerry Reuss | |
Batting: RHB Bob Barton | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls |
Batting: SHB Derrel Thomas | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Bob Barton to second |
Pitching: RHP Tom Griffin | |
Batting: RHB Cito Gaston | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH) (infield hit) Bob Barton to third Derrel Thomas to second |
Batting: RHB Nate Colbert | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out looking |
Batting: RHB Jim Hicks | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out looking |
Batting: RHB Ivan Murrell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH) |
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 3 |
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH | |
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Houston Astros batting - Pitching for San Diego Padres : RHP Gary Ross | |
Batting: RHB Bob Watson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH) |
Batting: LHB Johnny Edwards | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Doug Rader | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.2 MPH) Lined into DP, 9-5 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.2 MPH) |
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 3 |
TOP OF THE 9TH | |
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San Diego Padres batting - Pitching for Houston Astros : RHP Tom Griffin | |
Pitching: RHP Fred Gladding | |
Pinch Hitting: LHB Leron Lee | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 65.6 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Garry Jestadt | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F 0-1: Ball 1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH) |
Pinch Hitting: LHB Steve Whitaker | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 108.1 MPH) |
Batting: RHB Bob Barton | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Swinging Strike 3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH) |
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; San Diego 2 - Houston 3 |
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