Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
2
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan Jr.L | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 36 |
| Vern Ruhle | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny CoxW | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 42 |
| Neil Allen | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Bruce SutterS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Willie McGee singles on a to right fielder Terry Puhl. Lonnie Smith scores.
0–1
▼ 1st
George Hendrick singles on a to right fielder Terry Puhl. Willie McGee scores. Andy Van Slyke to 3rd.
0–2
▲ 2nd
Jerry Mumphrey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Willie McGee. Ray Knight scores.
1–2
▼ 5th
George Hendrick singles on a to second baseman Bill Doran. Lonnie Smith scores.
1–3
▼ 6th
Lonnie Smith singles on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Mike Ramsey scores. Danny Cox to 2nd.
1–4
▼ 6th
Willie McGee singles on a to right fielder Terry Puhl. Danny Cox scores. Willie McGee out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Terry Puhl to first baseman Ray Knight to shortstop Dickie Thon. Lonnie Smith to 3rd.
1–5
▲ 8th
Jose Cruz hits a home run (11).
2–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BBill Doran | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFTerry Puhl | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDickie Thon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFJose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BRay Knight | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDenny Walling | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFJerry Mumphrey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohn Mizerock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHCraig Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PNolan Ryan Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHHarry Spilman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PVern Ruhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHKevin Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLonnie Smith | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFWillie McGee | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BAndy Van Slyke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BGeorge Hendrick | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDane Iorg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFDavid Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CDarrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BKen Oberkfell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSMike Ramsey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PDanny Cox | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PNeil Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBruce Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |