Eddie Milner stood on third base with two outs in the top of the first when Dave Parker poked a ball into the outfield for the RBI and early 1-0 lead. Houston went out front in the bottom of the third thanks to a two-run homer by Jose Cruz.
The Reds were still trailing by a run in the top of the fourth when Tom Lawless, playing second base for the injured Ron Oester, had runners on second and third. He lined a single to plate two runs and, once again, give the Reds a lead. But Terry Puhl tied it up again in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI to make it 3-3.
It stayed at that score until the bottom of the eighth. The Astros combined for four doubles (Craig Reynolds, Mark Bailey, Phil Garner, and Bill Doran) for three runs off pitchers Ted Power and Bob Owchinko. Bill Dawley closed things out in the top of the ninth and Houston secured the win.
Winning Pitcher - Frank DiPino
Losing Pitcher - Ted Power
Save - Bill Dawley
Player of the Game - Mark Bailey, 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2R's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Tony Perez
My dad was back in town for Christmas, and his beloved Dodgers were due to play again for the first time since he managed them over Thanksgiving, so he put his coach's hat on and channeled his inner Tommy Lasorda once more.
Things started off terribly for him. My Giants had runners on second and third with two outs when my father elected to intentionally walk Scot Thompson in order to face Joel Youngblood. Youngblood didn't take to that too kindly and jacked a GRAND SLAM off Alejandro Pena to put my dad in a bad mood while I started giggling.
In the top of the second Johnnie LeMaster led off with a single and stole second base. Mike Scoiscia's throw went into the outfield and LeMaster scored on the error. The Dodgers did pick up their first run in the bottom of the second thanks to an RBI from Ken Landreaux, my longtime nemesis when playing against my father.
The Giants were still up, 5-2, going into the bottom of the sixth. The Dodger bats exploded, led in large part by pinch-hitter Bob Bailor's bases clearing double. They scored four runs total to go up by a run. In the bottom of the seventh two fielding errors by backup shortstop Joe Pittman led to three more runs and my Dad ended the day with a smile on his face.
Winning Pitcher - Alejandro Pena
Losing Pitcher - Bob Lacey
Save - Tom Niedenfuer
Player of the Game - Bob Bailor, 1-2, 2B, 3RBI, R
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