76 Philly (Gary Bringhurst) vs 86 Houston (Mike Kenny)
GAME 1 (6-4): Opening Day from the Astrodome George Bush throws out first pitch. Mike Scott as good as advertised 8 ip 1 ER 0 W 9 K's. Billy Hatcher 4-6 from the plate and wreaking havoc on the base pads. Larry Bowa led a late Philly rally 4-5 from the plate with 3 SB's The Stros pounded 16 hits including the walk off winner by Kevin "small mouth" Bass 3-5 with GWHR.
GAME 2 (6-3): Another good pitching outing for the Astros Knepper 8.1 IP 8 hits 2 W and 6 K's. Another late inning rally at the Dome set off some fire-works Jose Cruz with a 3 run shot in the 9th to propel Houston. Schmidt went 2 for 3 with 2 walks for the Phills. Keough pitched 2/3 innings to grab his 2nd win.
GAME 3 (3-1): Another pitcher's duel Nolan Ryan 7 IP 3 hits 2 W and 6 K's Jimmer Kaat 8 IP 7 hits 0 W and 3 K's and 3 ER. Billy Hatcher continues his hot hitting with 2-4 and GWRBI to raise his average to .600. Bowa swiped his 4th stolen base for Philadelphia.
GAME 4 (2-1): Jim Deshaies with another strong pitching performance for Houston. 6 IP 6 hits 1 W and 4 SO and 1 ER. Denny Walling provided the offensive punch 3-3 HR. Larry Christenson pitched well for the Phils 7 ip 4 hits 1 ER 2 W and 4 K. L.Bowa got his 5th stolen base but it wasn't enough as Darwin piched two scoreless wins for the save. --contributed by Mike Kenney--
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