Tim Corcoran jumped on a Rick Reuschel fastball for a solo homer and an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. But the Cubs would triple that score in the bottom half with only one hit! Jerry Koosman allowed a lead-off single to Bob Dernier and then walked Gary Matthews. Ryne Sandberg was up next and hit a hard grounder to Juan Samuel who bobbled the play, allowing Dernier to score. Keith Moreland was up next and hit a grounder in the infield. Matthews charged for home and was safe on the fielder's choice. A couple of batters later Henry Cotto hit a sacrifice fly to plate Sandberg.
Reuschel cruised in and out of trouble through the seventh, and even had an RBI single in the fifth to extend the Cubs lead to 4-1. Chicago added two more runs on a Sandberg homer in the sixth and the Phillies never threatened after that.
Winning Pitcher - Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher - Jerry Koosman
Player of the Game - Ryne Sandberg, 2-4, HR, 2RBI, 2Rs, BB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Mike Schmidt, Ryne Sandberg
Nolan Ryan and Rick Honeycutt both looked good early, but especially Ryan. The first five outs of the game for the Dodgers were all K's and Ryan had nine through four innings! I thought we could be approaching Roger Clemens/Kerry Wood territory but Nolan let off the gas a bit after that.
The Dodgers scored first in the top of the fifth thanks to an RBI double by Pedro Guerrero. But Houston responded by scratching out two runs in their half of the inning on RBI singles from Bill Doran and Jerry Mumphrey...
...and that would be all the offense on the day! Ryan lasted seven innings while Dave Smith pitched two innings of relief for the win.
Winning Pitcher - Nolan Ryan
Losing Pitcher - Rick Honeycutt
Save - Dave Smith
Player of the Game - Ryan, 7IP, R, 11K's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Nolan Ryan
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