Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Regular Season Game 3
Played on Wednesday, April 7, 1971 (N) at Astrodome
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 2 6 0
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Mota lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Davis cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 Parker 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Sudakis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sims c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garvey 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Russell 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 Sutton p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 5 1 3 4 24 6 FIELDING - E: Russell (1). BATTING - HBP: Sudakis (1,by Blasingame). GDP: Allen (1,off Culver). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Wills (2,2nd base off Blasingame/Edwards). CS: Davis (1,2nd base by Blasingame/Edwards); Russell (1,2nd base by Blasingame/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno rf,cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Wynn cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alou rf 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 Watson lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Geronimo pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 13 2 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Edwards c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Blasingame p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 4 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Morgan-Menke. BATTING - 2B: Menke (1,off Sutton). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sutton L(0-1) 8 6 2 1 1 4 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame W(1-0) 8.1 5 1 1 3 4 0 31 Culver SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 4 0 32 HBP: Blasingame (1,Sudakis). Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Stan Landes Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 11009 Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros 1. Wills ss Cedeno rf 2. Mota lf Morgan 2b 3. Davis cf Wynn cf 4. Parker 1b Watson lf 5. Sudakis c Menke 1b 6. Garvey 3b Rader 3b 7. Valentine rf Edwards c 8. Russell 2b Metzger ss 9. Sutton p Blasingame p DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota grounded out (first unassisted); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; Watson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (second to first); Sudakis was hit by a pitch; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sudakis to second]; Valentine struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader popped to second; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: ALOU REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); CEDENO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Russell grounded out (third to first); Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Blasingame struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Mota singled to right; Davis forced Mota (second to shortstop); Davis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Parker lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Alou singled to left; Watson flied out to center; Menke forced Alou (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Sudakis flied out to center; Garvey walked; Valentine lined to left; Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: SIMS REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING C ); Rader struck out; Edwards singled to right; Metzger singled to center [Edwards to second]; Blasingame struck out; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Sutton walked; Wills singled to left [Sutton out at second (shortstop unassisted)]; Wills stole second; Mota grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wills to third]; Davis singled to center [Wills scored]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Alou singled to center; Watson forced Alou (shortstop to second); Menke doubled to left [Watson scored]; Rader popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Sims flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards popped to third in foul territory; Metzger flied out to center; Blasingame was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 8TH: Russell walked; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutton singled to center; Wills flied out to right; Mota struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Russell [Cedeno to second]; Morgan flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; Alou singled to right [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Watson forced Alou (second to shortstop); GERONIMO RAN FOR WATSON; Menke grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Davis struck out; Parker singled to center; ALLEN BATTED FOR SIMS; CULVER REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 1 5 1 4 Astros 2 6 0 6
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