Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Welch
  
  Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Welch
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puhl vs. Welch
  
  Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Welch
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Monday vs. Forsch
  
  Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a line drive towards short. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Welch
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Welch
  
  There goes Cabell. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Welch
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walling vs. Welch
  
  Walling hits a line drive into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Forsch
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Welch vs. Forsch
  
  Welch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Welch
  
  Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Forsch vs. Welch
  
  Forsch bunts in front of the plate. Yeager scoops up the ball and tags Forsch for the out. Bochy moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Landestoy vs. Welch
  
  Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. Bochy moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gonzalez vs. Welch
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Forsch
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Welch
  
  Puhl bunts towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Welch
  
  Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabell vs. Welch
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Garvey reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Forsch
  
  Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garvey scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  There goes Russell. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Welch
  
  Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walling vs. Welch
  
  Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Welch
  
  Bochy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Welch vs. Forsch
  
  Welch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Forsch vs. Welch
  
  Forsch strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Welch
  
  Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Welch
  
  Gonzalez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Forsch
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Monday moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Russell vs. Forsch
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to home to get Monday. Garvey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Welch
  
  Puhl hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Welch
  
  Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Welch
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Welch vs. Forsch
  
  Welch strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Monday vs. Forsch
  
  Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores. North tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Welch
  
  Joe Simpson now playing right field.
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walling vs. Welch
  
  Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Welch
  
  Bochy is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Forsch
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Welch vs. Forsch
  
  Welch hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cannon vs. Welch
  
  Joe Cannon pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
  
  Cannon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Welch
  
  Landestoy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Obradovich vs. Welch
  
  Jim Obradovich pinch hits for Julio Gonzalez.
  
  Obradovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/13/1978 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Landestoy R, ss       4  0  0  0   Lopes D, 2b           5  2  2  0   
Gonzalez J, 2b        3  0  1  0   North B, cf           3  1  1  0   
Obradovich J, ph      1  0  0  0   Monday R, rf          3  0  2  2   
Puhl T, cf            3  0  1  0   Simpson J, rf         0  0  0  0   
Cruz J, rf            3  0  0  0   Garvey S, 1b          4  1  4  1   
Cabell E, 3b          3  0  1  0   Cey R, 3b             4  0  0  0   
Watson B, 1b          3  0  0  0   Baker D, lf           3  0  0  0   
Walling D, lf         3  0  0  0   Russell B, ss         4  1  2  1   
Bochy B, c            3  0  1  0   Yeager S, c           4  1  1  2   
Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   Welch B, p            4  0  0  0   
Cannon J, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  0  4  0                        34  6 12  6

Houston          000 000 000 --  0
Los Angeles      100 100 22x --  6

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L)          8.0 12  6  6  1  4

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Welch B (W)           9.0  4  0  0  0  4

DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 2, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Garvey S
HR -- Yeager S
SB -- Russell B
CS -- Cabell E
SH -- North B, Forsch K
SF -- Monday R
T -- 1:53
A -- 27063

    

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