Cardinals pitcher John Stuper got straight SMOKED in the fourth inning. Eleven Reds came to the plate, including Brad Gulden, who crushed a grand slam as Cincy scored eight runs in the inning.
Winning Pitcher - Joe Price
Losing Pitcher - John Stuper
Player of the Game - Brad Gulden, Grand Slam, 2BB's, Sac Fly, 3R's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ozzie Smith
Game #414 - Chicago Cubs, 3 @ Houston Astros, 4 (12 Innings!)
This game was much more suspenseful than the Cardinals/Reds match-up. Ryne Sandberg led off the game with a single and a stolen base, then Mel Hall knocked him home for the first run. In the bottom of the fifth, Denny Walling went deep for his first homer on the season to give Houston the lead, 2-1. Ron Cey matched his third base counterpart by blasting his own two run bomb the next inning, putting the Cubs back in the lead at 3-2. But Jerry Mumphrey scored Bill Doran on an RBI single in the bottom half of the inning to tie things up.
In the seventh the Cubs suffered a serious blow when a bloop hit by Mark Bailey caused Leon Durham and Gary Matthews to crash into each other for injuries, which will cause them to miss seven and six games respectively. But neither team could generate offense until the bottom of the twelfth. Jose Cruz led off with a single and then moved to third on a double by Enos Cabell. Cruz got nabbed off third, though, when Jody Davis made a diving catch on a little pop up by Denny Walling. That left two outs and Cabell on second base with Craig Reynolds at the plate. Dickie Noles gave up a single and Cabell scampered home to win on the walk-off hit in the bottom of the twelfth!!!
Winning Pitcher - Joe Sambito (retired one batter)
Losing Pitcher - Dickie Noles
Player of the Game - Vern Ruhle, 1 2/3 IP of perfect relief
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ryne Sandberg, Nolan Ryan
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