4/24 NL Summaries

Astros take 3 out of 4 from Reds

Dodger-Killer Jaster strikes again as Cards blank LA

In a limited night of National League action, the Houston Astros ran their way to a 3 of 4 series win over the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1. After a scoreless top of the 1st, Sonny Jackson drew a lead-off walk from Sammy Ellis and promptly stole 2nd. Jackson scored on Joe Morgan's double to center, then Morgan took off himself, stealing 3rd and scoring on Jimmy Wynn's RBI single. Wynn stole 2nd but Ellis settled down, limiting the speedy 'stros to those 2 runs. The Reds scored their run in the 6th on a 1-out triple by Pete Rose who scored on a bounce-out to 3rd by Tony Perez after Deron Johnson walked. 

With 1 out in the 7th, Norm Miller doubled, then scored one out later on Sonny Jackson's RBI single. Astro starter Dave Giusti then sweated out the top of the 9th, which started with a strikeout of Tony Perez, then back-to-back singles by Tommy Helms and Leo Cardenas put Reds at 1st and 2nd. Catcher Johnny Edwards then slow-rolled the runners to 2nd and 3rd, bringing up Vada Pinson who was double-switched into the lineup in the 8th. Giusti induced a game-ending grounder to Joe Morgan to end the threat and the game, giving the Astros 3 of 4 against the struggling Reds. HOU 3-7-1 CIN 1-5-1 WP-Giusti LP-Ellis.

At Dodger Stadium, Dodger-Killer Larry Jaster lived up to his name, limiting the "bums" to 5 hits while retiring the last 10 blue boys in a 2-0 Redbird shutout and series win. The Cards got the runs they needed in the top of the 4th, when Roger Maris led off with a single to center and advanced to 3rd on Orlando Cepeda's single. Mike Shannon then doubled home Maris with the game's 1st run, Cepeda to 3rd. 2 outs later, Dal Maxvill singled home Cepeda, but center fielder Jim Hickman's accurate throw nailed Shannon at home with the 3rd out. Neither team would score again, as Jaster outdueled Dodger starter Don Sutton, who struck out 10 Redbirds with absolutely little to show for it. STL 2-8-0 LAD 0-5-1 WP-Jaster LP-Sutton.

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