The score was tied one each in the top of the sixth when Cubs starter Rick Reuschel ran into trouble. Steve Sax knocked in two with a double, and later scored on a Steve Yeager single. Chicago picked up one more run in the seventh but L.A. held on for the win.
Winning Pitcher - Rick Honeycutt
Losing Pitcher - Rick Reuschel
Save - Burt Hooton
Player of the Game - Honeycutt, 8IP, 4H's, 4K's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ryne Sandberg
Game #388 - Philadelphia Phillies, 2 @ Houston Astros, 3 (10 innings)
Wouldn't you know it, Joe Niekro flirted with another no-hitter. He had gone 6.2 innings before giving up his first hit, to Joe Lefebvre. That hit also plated Len Matuszek, who had walked to start the inning. Glenn Wilson then scored Lefebvre on a two-out single. Just like that Niekro lost the lead. Houston picked up a run in the bottom half of the inning when Mark Bailey stroked a hard double to score Ray Knight.
Fast forward to the bottom of the ninth - the Phillies still had a 2-1 lead. With one out Larry Andersen gave up a hit to Kevin Bass. Bass moved to second on a failed hit and run by Terry Puhl, with Puhl out at first. One out from victory, Bailey was again at bat. He knocked a single, and Bass went flying around third and scored, beating the throw from the outfield to tie the game and send things to extra innings!
In the bottom of the tenth Bill Campbell was on the mound. With one out he gave up a surprise triple to Phil Garner. Jose Cruz was up next, and squeaked an infield hit to plate Garner - Houston wins on the walk-off!!!
Winning Pitcher - Joe Sambito
Losing Pitcher - Bill Campbell
Player of the Game - Mark Bailey, 2-4, 2B, 2RBI's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Mike Schmidt
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