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July 30, 1977

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Bottom 6 R H E
Cubs 2 10 2
Astros 3 8 0
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Cubs 2 10 2
Astros 3 8 0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .187
OBP .500 .265
At Bats 2 150
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 8

Paul Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 3
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Astrodome - July 30, 1977
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Strikeout
Paul Reuschel
George Mitterwald
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Gene Clines
Jerry Morales
Bobby Murcer
Roger Metzger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Metzger strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Gene Clines now playing left field. Howe hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Cardenal strikes out.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a line drive towards short. Metzger catches it and throws to second to double up Buckner.
Top 5 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dixon for the out.
Bottom 4 Donnie Moore now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Top 4 Biittner hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Joe Wallis pinch hits for Pete Broberg. Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. Ontiveros moves to third.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ferguson hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus catches it and steps on second to double up Cruz.
Bottom 3 Pete Broberg now pitching. Cruz hits a line drive towards left. Biittner chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Biittner. Cruz moves to second.
Top 3 Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus scores. Buckner moves to second.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 3 Biittner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Cabell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Bottom 2 Dixon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buckner. Howe scores. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 2 Trillo strikes out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murcer hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Morales strikes out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl throws the ball in to Metzger who tags De Jesus trying to catch an extra base, for the out.