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August 8, 1976

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Astros 3 6 0
Padres 3 3 1
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Padres 3 3 1

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .223
OBP .667 .306
At Bats 2 336
Hits 1 75
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 1 7
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 0 18

Butch Metzger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 0 11
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San Diego Stadium - August 8, 1976
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Strikeout
Butch Metzger
Bob Davis
Mike Ivie
Tito Fuentes
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Jerry Turner
Dave Winfield
Johnny Grubb
Roger Metzger
Rob Andrews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Metzger strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Herrmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hector Torres now playing shortstop. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Turner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Willie McCovey pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez. McCovey hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Butch Metzger now pitching. Bob Davis now catching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell moves to third.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive into left field. Turner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Turner. Gross goes all the way around to score. Cabell moves to second.
Top 8 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Top 8 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fuentes bunts towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gross bunts towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grubb is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Freisleben hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richard strikes out.
Top 5 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Andrews hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Rader takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to third. Fuentes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fuentes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Winfield. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Winfield steals second.
Bottom 4 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Turner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freisleben moves to second.
Bottom 3 Freisleben takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kendall strikes out.
Top 3 Gross hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard strikes out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fuentes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to third.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Turner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez bunts between the mound and first base. Richard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a popup towards the mound. Freisleben settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gross hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.