Jim Gott was the Toronto starter and he got knocked around in a hurry. Scott Fletcher reached on an error by Rance Mulliniks and then trotted home ahead of a Harold Baines two-run blast. Vance Law was the next man in the batter's box, and he went yard too, giving the Pale Hose a quick 3-0 lead. They made it 7-0 in the top of the second when Ron Kittle cranked a three-run jack of his own.
But Toronto began a comeback in the bottom of the second. They plated four, including a bases loaded, two-RBI single by catcher Ernie Whitt. And the game kept going like that - each team spraying the ball around the field. The White Sox would total five homers on the game, with Marc Hill and Greg Walker adding to the cause. Toronto had two, a two-run bomb from Dave Collins and a two-run homer from Jorge Bell in the eighth that brought the Blue Jays within a run of tying the game. But a Fletcher sacrifice fly in the ninth gave Ron Reed enough cushion to save the day for Chicago.
Winning Pitcher - Dan Spillner
Losing Pitcher - Jim Gott
Save - Ron Reed
Player of the Game - Spillner, who I just realized is also pitching on the Indians right now...
Game #490 - Houston Astros, 18 @ Chicago Cubs, 0
You read that right. The Astros hung 18 on the Cubs. It was ugly as they scored runs in seven of their nine innings. Jerry Mumphry had five RBI, Enos Cabell had four, and Terry Puhl collected three. Gary Matthews comes off the disabled list, so that's something...? The Cubbies have an eleven game losing streak right now. Not sure how they can recover to go to the playoffs like the real 1984 at this point...
Winning Pitcher - Bob Knepper
Losing Pitcher - Dick Ruthven
Player of the Game - Knepper, CG SHO, 4K's, 2-5, 2 2b's, RBI, 2R's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ryne Sandberg
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