Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
4
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 23 |
| Dave SmithL | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank LaCorte | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Randy Moffitt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob ForschW | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 31 |
| Bruce SutterS | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Art Howe walks. Terry Puhl scores. Ray Knight to 3rd. Alan Ashby to 2nd.
1–0
▲ 5th
Jose Cruz doubles (3) on a to right fielder Dane Iorg. Terry Puhl scores.
2–0
▼ 5th
Mike Ramsey out, shortstop Dickie Thon to first baseman Art Howe. Ken Oberkfell scores.
2–1
▲ 6th
Tony Scott singles on a to left fielder Lonnie Smith. Dickie Thon scores. Terry Puhl to 2nd.
3–1
▼ 6th
Dane Iorg walks. Tom Herr scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. Darrell Porter to 2nd.
3–2
▼ 6th
Ken Oberkfell walks. Keith Hernandez scores. Darrell Porter to 3rd. Dane Iorg to 2nd.
3–3
▼ 6th
David Green singles on a to right fielder Terry Puhl. Darrell Porter scores. Dane Iorg scores. Ken Oberkfell to 2nd.
3–5
▲ 8th
Denny Walling singles on a to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Phil Garner scores.
4–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFTerry Puhl | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CFTony Scott | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BRay Knight | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJose Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CAlan Ashby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PRJoe Pittman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BArt Howe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BPhil Garner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDickie Thon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PHDanny Heep | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSKiko Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDave Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFrank LaCorte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDenny Walling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PRandy Moffitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLonnie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BTom Herr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CDarrell Porter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFDane Iorg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| RFTito Landrum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKen Oberkfell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFDavid Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMike Ramsey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PBob Forsch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBruce Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |