Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
4
–
8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroL | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 17 |
| Vern Ruhle | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Dave Smith | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| Frank LaCorte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob ForschW | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 36 |
| Dave Vonohlen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Bob Forsch out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Omar Moreno. Ken Oberkfell scores. Ozzie Smith to 3rd.
0–1
▼ 3rd
Dane Iorg out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Terry Puhl. Keith Hernandez scores.
0–2
▼ 3rd
Ozzie Smith singles on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Darrell Porter scores. Ken Oberkfell scores. Tom Herr to 3rd. Ozzie Smith to 2nd.
0–4
▼ 3rd
Lonnie Smith doubles (7) on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Tom Herr scores. Ozzie Smith scores. Bob Forsch to 3rd.
0–6
▲ 4th
Dickie Thon hits a home run (3).
1–6
▼ 5th
Bob Forsch singles on a to center fielder Kevin Bass. Tom Herr scores. Ozzie Smith to 3rd.
1–7
▼ 5th
Willie McGee doubles (1) on a to center fielder Kevin Bass. Ozzie Smith scores. Bob Forsch to 3rd.
1–8
▲ 9th
Jose Cruz doubles (8) on a to right fielder David Green. Dickie Thon scores.
2–8
▲ 9th
Alan Ashby doubles (10) on a to left fielder Lonnie Smith. Jose Cruz scores.
3–8
▲ 9th
Bill Doran doubles (3) on a to right fielder David Green. Alan Ashby scores.
4–8
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFOmar Moreno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDave Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDenny Walling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFrank LaCorte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFTerry Puhl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDickie Thon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BPhil Garner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJose Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BHarry Spilman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAlan Ashby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BBill Doran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PVern Ruhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFKevin Bass | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLonnie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CFWillie McGee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CDarrell Porter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJamie Quirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDane Iorg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDavid Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKen Oberkfell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2BTom Herr | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BMike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSOzzie Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PBob Forsch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PDave Vonohlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |