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August 13, 1976

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Pirates 7 14 3
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Pirates 8 15 3
Astros 5 7 2

Omar Moreno Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .500
OBP .667 .571
At Bats 2 6
Hits 1 3
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 0 0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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4 7 0
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Astrodome - August 13, 1976
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Home Run
Joe Niekro
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Omar Moreno
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Moreno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Cruz. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Taveras applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Taveras strikes out.
Top 8 Tekulve strikes out.
Top 8 Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Stennett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Stennett reaches third base with a triple. Zisk goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gross strikes out.
Top 7 Parker hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to first to double up Moreno.
Top 7 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Herrmann hits a line drive towards first. Kirkpatrick reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taveras strikes out.
Top 6 Bob Robertson pinch hits for Bruce Kison. Joe Niekro now pitching. Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stennett scores.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Stennett. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Stennett steals second.
Top 6 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Stennett applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 5 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out.
Top 5 Moreno hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Andrews scores. Metzger scores.
Bottom 4 Richard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herrmann tags and scores. Andrews tags and moves to third. Metzger tags and moves to second.
Bottom 4 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Herrmann moves to third. Andrews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herrmann moves to second.
Bottom 4 Herrmann is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Gross moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Kirkpatrick steals second.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. There goes Zisk trying to get to third. Cedeno throws the ball in to Cabell, who tags Zisk for the out.
Top 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Parker moves to second.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Richard hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Omar Moreno now playing center field. Andrews strikes out.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Taveras hits a line drive towards the mound. Richard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kison bunts towards the mound. Richard juggles the ball. That's an error on Richard. Kirkpatrick scores. Sanguillen moves to third. Kison moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 2 Stennett hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras.
Bottom 1 There goes Cabell. The throw from Sanguillen and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Oliver fumbles the ball. That's an error on Oliver. Cabell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bill Robinson now playing third base. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zisk strikes out.
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Parker reaches second base with a double. Taveras scores.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Andrews who tags Hebner, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Taveras moves to third.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.