The Houston Astros were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8 to 5, on August 27, 1978.

Final

Pirates

64-64

8

Astros

61-69

5

PIT

HOU

1

3

0

2

0

3

0

1

4

0

5

0

3

6

0

7

0

8

3

1

9

0

R

8

5

H

9

11

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

PIT

HOU

Single by Dave Parker; Omar Moreno scored.

1

0

Home run by Willie Stargell; Dave Parker scored.

3

0

Top 2nd

PIT

HOU

Single by Frank Taveras; Ed Ott scored.

4

0

Sacrifice fly by Omar Moreno; Phil Garner scored.

5

0

Bottom 3rd

PIT

HOU

Enos Cabell grounded out; Floyd Bannister scored.

5

1

Bottom 5th

PIT

HOU

Single by Dave Bergman; Terry Puhl scored.

5

2

Triple by Enos Cabell; Dave Bergman scored.

5

3

Single by Jose Cruz; Enos Cabell scored.

5

4

Top 8th

PIT

HOU

Single by Willie Stargell; Omar Moreno scored.

6

4

Sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson; Dave Parker scored.

7

4

Double by John Milner; Willie Stargell scored.

8

4

Bottom 8th

PIT

HOU

Single by Bruce Bochy; Art Howe scored.

8

5

Pirates

Astros

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Frank Taveras SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Omar Moreno CF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
Dave Parker RF	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Willie Stargell 1B	4	2	2	3	1	0	2	0	0	5
Bill Robinson 3B,LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
John Milner LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Dale Berra PR,3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Ott C	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Phil Garner 2B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Don Robinson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Jackson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kent Tekulve P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	8	9	8	1	4	6	3	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Don Robinson	4.2	6	4	4	1	1
Grant Jackson (W)	3.0	4	1	1	1	2
Kent Tekulve (S)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	2	3

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
Terry Puhl CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Bergman 1B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
Enos Cabell 3B	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	4
Jose Cruz RF	5	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
Art Howe 2B	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Denny Walling LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Julio Gonzalez SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Bochy C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Sexton PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Pujols C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Lemongello P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Floyd Bannister P	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Baldwin PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Ruhle P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Alou PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joaquin Andujar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sambito P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Howard PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Dixon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	5	11	5	2	3	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Mark Lemongello (L)	1.1	5	5	5	1	2	1
Floyd Bannister	3.2	1	0	0	1	2	0
Vern Ruhle	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joaquin Andujar	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	0
Joe Sambito	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
Tom Dixon	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	9	8	8	4	6	1

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More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Alvarez

RBI

20

Tucker

AVG

.342

Altuve

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Blanco

K

30

Blanco

ERA

1.54

Javier

Team Rankings

HR

32

7th

R

122

17th

SO

234

19th

ERA

4.92

26th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	15	13	.536
Rangers	15	14	.517	0.5
Athletics	12	17	.414	3.5
Angels	10	18	.357	5.0
Astros	9	19	.321	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/30	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 5/2	CLE	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Fri 5/3	SEA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 5/4	SEA	@	HOU	7:15 PM

Last Game

Rockies

7-21

2

Final

8

Astros

9-19

Sun 28 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.387

Betts

.367

Smith

.365

Bohm

Hit Leaders

46

Betts

41

Ohtani

41

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

26

Contreras

26

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.482

Betts

.441

Bohm

.434

Soto

SLG Leaders

.670

Ozuna

.655

Betts

.639

Ohtani

SB Leaders

18

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Minter

5

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

44

Gilbert

ERA Leaders

1.23

Berríos

1.32

Suárez

1.35

Crawford

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Gilbert

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.07

Peralta

11.93

Ryan

K/BB Leaders

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

9.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Kirby

4

Ryan

4

Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

521.3

Betts

470

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

398

Betts

357

Cruz

342

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0