Bill Doran led off the top of the first with a triple. Terry Puhl was next to the plate and easily singled him home. He moved to second on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Mumphrey and third on an infield single from Jose Cruz but got stranded there after Bob Welch retired Denny Walling and Craig Reynolds.
And that was it.
That was the only stinking run of the ball game!
Astros starter Mike Scott went eight strong, striking out six and only allowing five hits. Dave Smith worked the ninth and the heart of the Dodgers order for the save.
Winning Pitcher - Mike Scott
Losing Pitcher - Bob Welch
Save - Dave Smith
Player of the Game - Mike Scott
If you're a new reader to this Statis Pro Blog (I doubt you are, I think there are only a dozen of you who check in regularly!), you know I'm obsessed with seeing a cylce or a no-hitter this season. So far...nada! But, this game NEARLY provided both!
In the top of the first Jim Rice doubled and later scored on a Mike Easler single. In the fourth he blasted a three-run homer! And then in the seventh he poked a single...he was only missing the triple! Alas, in the top of the ninth he flied out to Rick Manning.
Meanwhile...Oil Can Boyd was tossing a no-hitter! Through the first six innings he had faced the minimum number of batters, with Robin Yount the only base runner when he walked in the second (Ben Oglivie immediately grounded into a double play). So in the top of the seventh Dion James popped out to Rich Gedman, back in the lineup after a stint on the DL. Then Jim Sundberg flew out to Rice. With two outs and the no-hitter still intact, Cecil Cooper hit a bouncer to Mike Easler...who miffed the play! Cooper reached on the Easler error. And that brought up Hall of Famer Robin Yount. And what did Yount do...? HOME. RUN. With two outs in the seventh Yount ruined the no-no with a donger! That's cold-blooded, Robin!
Winning Pitcher - Oil Can Boyd
Losing Pitcher - Mike Caldwell
Player of the Game - Jim Rice, 4-5, 2b, HR, 4RBI, 3Rs, nice mustache
Hall of Famers in the Game - Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Robin Yount
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