The Houston Astros were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6 to 3, on April 18, 1981.

1981 Houston Astros

Final

PIT

Pirates

3-4

6

HOU

Astros

2-6

3

PIT

HOU

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

1

1

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

2

2

10

0

0

11

3

0

R

6

3

H

7

8

E

0

4

Top 5th

PIT

HOU

Pirates

Home run by Jason Thompson.

1

0

Bottom 5th

PIT

HOU

Astros

Home run by Art Howe.

1

1

Top 9th

PIT

HOU

Pirates

Jason Thompson grounded out; Error by Dickie Thon; Tim Foli and Lee Lacy scored.

3

1

Bottom 9th

PIT

HOU

Astros

Home run by Jose Cruz.

3

2

Astros

Home run by Art Howe.

3

3

Top 11th

PIT

HOU

Pirates

Double by Lee Lacy; Tim Foli scored.

4

3

Pirates

Single by Jason Thompson; Lee Lacy scored.

5

3

Pirates

Tony Pena hit into fielder's choice; Dale Berra scored.

6

3

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Omar Moreno CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Foli SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dave Parker RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gary Alexander RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Easler LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Lee Lacy PH,LF 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Bill Madlock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Berra 3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Thompson 1B 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 5
Steve Nicosia C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
John Milner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Pena C 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vance Law 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
John Candelaria P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Willie Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 7 5 1 1 8 0 0 13

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
John Candelaria 7.0 4 1 1 2 2 1
Enrique Romo 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 2
Grant Jackson (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 11.0 8 3 3 2 2 3

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Terry Puhl RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dickie Thon 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jose Cruz LF 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Art Howe 3B 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 8
Jeffrey Leonard 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Luis Pujols C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Vern Ruhle P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dave Bergman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank LaCorte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 8 3 3 2 2 0 0 17

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vern Ruhle 8.0 3 1 1 0 5 1
Joe Sambito 2.0 2 2 0 0 2 0
Dave Smith (L) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0
Frank LaCorte 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 11.0 7 6 4 1 8 1

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HR

19

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RBI

40

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

AVG

.301

Dubón

Mauricio Dubón

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

5

Valdez

Framber Valdez

K

67

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

ERA

1.98

Martinez

Seth Martinez

Team Rankings

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HR

85

4th

R

306

11th

SO

582

10th

ERA

4.18

20th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
39 30 .565
Rangers Rangers
31 35 .470 6.5
Astros Astros
31 38 .449 8.0
Angels Angels
25 41 .379 12.5
Athletics Athletics
26 44 .371 13.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/14
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
6/15
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
4:10 PM
Sun
6/16
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Tue
6/18
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
8:10 PM
Wed
6/19
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
8:10 PM

Last Game

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SFG Giants

34-35

5

Final

3

HOU Astros

31-38

Wed 12 Jun 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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25

Judge

Aaron Judge

21

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

19

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RBI Leaders

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62

Ramírez

José Ramírez

62

Judge

Aaron Judge

55

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Batting Average Leaders

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.326

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.326

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

.324

Profar

Jurickson Profar

Hit Leaders

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94

Arraez

Luis Arraez

91

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

83

Contreras

William Contreras

Run Leaders

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58

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

55

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

55

Soto

Juan Soto

OBP Leaders

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.433

Judge

Aaron Judge

.432

Soto

Juan Soto

.424

Profar

Jurickson Profar

SLG Leaders

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.702

Judge

Aaron Judge

.602

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.598

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

SB Leaders

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34

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

24

Turang

Brice Turang

22

Caballero

José Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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10

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

9

Rodón

Carlos Rodón

9

Lugo

Seth Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

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116

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

103

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

101

Cease

Dylan Cease

ERA Leaders

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1.81

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

1.91

Houck

Tanner Houck

1.92

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

WHIP Leaders

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0.85

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.89

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.92

Houck

Tanner Houck

K/9 Leaders

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12.25

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.14

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

11.93

Gray

Sonny Gray

K/BB Leaders

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12.50

Eflin

Zach Eflin

10.00

Kirby

George Kirby

9.40

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Walk Leaders

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4

Eflin

Zach Eflin

7

Kirby

George Kirby

10

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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1,109.6

Judge

Aaron Judge

1,017.6

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

982.5

Soto

Juan Soto

DraftKings Points Leaders

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819

Judge

Aaron Judge

782

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

732

Soto

Juan Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/11
CHC CHC
@
TBR TBR
4-3
Tue
6/11
WSH WSH
@
DET DET
7-5
Tue
6/11
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
2-4
Tue
6/11
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
4-5
Tue
6/11
HOU HOU
@
SFG SFG
3-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/12
LAA LAA
@
ARI ARI
9:40 PM
Wed
6/12
CWS CWS
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Wed
6/12
TEX TEX
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Thu
6/13
ATL ATL
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM
Thu
6/13
WSH WSH
@
DET DET
1:10 PM