Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 2
Played on Wednesday, April 7, 1982 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 7 0 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A L. Smith lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Herr 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Porter c 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 Iorg rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Landrum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Braun 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Ramsey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Green cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 O. Smith ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 Martin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roof ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 1 4 24 10 BATTING - 2B: Green (1,off Niekro). HR: Porter (2,9th inning off Niekro 0 on 1 out). SH: Martin (1,off Niekro). GDP: Iorg (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Porter (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); L. Smith 2 (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols,3rd base off Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thon ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cruz lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 Howe 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 Scott cf 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Pujols c 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 2 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 5 3 5 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Garner-Thon-Howe. BATTING - 2B: Scott (1,off Martin); Pujols (1,off Martin). 3B: Puhl (1,off Martin). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (1,2nd base off Martin/Porter). CS: Thon (1,2nd base by Martin/Porter).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martin L(0-1) 6 5 3 3 5 4 0 27 Littell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 5 3 3 5 4 0 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(1-0) 8.1 7 2 2 1 4 1 31 Sambito SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 1 33 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 18467 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. L. Smith lf Thon ss 2. Herr 2b Puhl rf 3. Hernandez 1b Garner 2b 4. Porter c Knight 3b 5. Iorg rf Cruz lf 6. Braun 3b Howe 1b 7. Green cf Scott cf 8. O. Smith ss Pujols c 9. Martin p Niekro p CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith grounded out (catcher to first); Herr lined to left; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Thon singled to shortstop; Thon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Puhl flied out to right; Garner walked; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Porter singled to left; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; Braun grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott doubled to left [Cruz scored]; Pujols grounded out (third to first); Niekro reached on a fielder's choice [Scott out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Green grounded out (second to first); O. Smith singled to left; Martin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [O. Smith to second]; L. Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Thon grounded out (third to first); Puhl tripled to right; Garner struck out; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Herr struck out; Hernandez flied out to left; Porter singled to center; Porter stole second; Iorg grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Howe popped to second; Scott walked; Pujols walked [Scott to second]; Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Green flied out to right; O. Smith singled to right; Martin popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Thon flied out to right; Puhl flied out to center; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: L. Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr walked; Herr was picked off first (pitcher to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Knight lined to left; Cruz flied out to center; Howe walked; Scott singled to left [Howe to second]; Pujols doubled to left [Scott scored, Howe scored]; Niekro struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Porter flied out to left; Iorg flied out to left; Braun popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Thon grounded out (third to first); Puhl grounded out (catcher to first); Garner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Green doubled to center; O. Smith grounded out (second to first) [Green to third]; ROOF BATTED FOR LITTELL; Roof popped to shortstop; L. Smith singled to center [Green scored]; L. Smith stole second; L. Smith stole third; Herr struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED ROOF (PITCHING); Knight flied out to center; Cruz popped to third; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez lined to center; Porter homered; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); LANDRUM BATTED FOR IORG; Landrum flied out to right; RAMSEY BATTED FOR BRAUN; Ramsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 2 7 0 4 Astros 3 5 0 6
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