Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning, the Astros shaded the Philles, 3-2. The Astros had tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth on a run-scoring single by Harry Spilman. Tony Scott led off Houston's 10th with a double and reached third on an error by third baseman Mike Schmidt. Kiko Garcia and Gary Woods then received intentional walks to load the bases. After Jose Cruz flied out to shallow left, Craig Reynolds cracked a single to produce the game-winning tally. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Friday, August 28, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 9 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Scott cf 4 2 1 0 1 2 .250 Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Garcia ss,3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .238 Rose 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .325 Woods rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .165 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Cruz lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Schmidt 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .307 Howe 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 Moreland c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .257 Reynolds pr,ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 .251 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Roberts 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .209 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Spilman ph,1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 .265 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Pujols c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .231 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Pittman 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R. Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Aguayo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .118 Thon 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Totals 33 2 5 1 2 1 Totals 37 3 9 3 4 9 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 29,482 Left on Base: Phillies 3, Astros 10 DP: Phillies 0, Astros 3 Errors: Schmidt, Garcia, Roberts Doubles: Garcia (3), Howe (16), Scott (10) Triples: Garcia (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10) GIDP: Maddox (5), Bowa (4), Moreland (8) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton 6 2 0 0 1 8 0 21 2.64 R. Reed 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.90 McGraw 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 12 3.03 Lyle L(6-3) 0.1 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 4.70 Totals 9.1 9 3 2 4 9 0 41 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper 7 5 2 1 1 1 0 26 1.95 LaCorte 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.73 D. Smith W(2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.61 Totals 10 5 2 1 2 1 0 35 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose lined to pitcher; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Scott struck out; Garcia doubled to center; Woods struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Moreland singled to left; Maddox grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Moreland out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to right; Roberts popped to shortstop; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo singled to left; Bowa flied out to left; Carlton forced Trillo (second to shortstop); Smith forced Carlton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pittman struck out; Knepper struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Rose singled to center; Matthews made an out to third; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; Moreland singled to left [Rose scored, Schmidt to second]; Maddox forced Moreland (second to shortstop) [Schmidt scored (error by Roberts) (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to second]; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Woods grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa flied out to left; Carlton struck out; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Roberts walked; Pujols singled to left [Roberts to second]; Pittman struck out; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Rose singled to right; Matthews forced Rose (second to shortstop); Schmidt lined to left; Moreland grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox reached on an error by Garcia [Maddox to first]; Trillo popped to second; Bowa grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: R. REED REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; Howe singled to right; SPILMAN BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Spilman singled to center [Howe to second]; ASHBY BATTED FOR PUJOLS; MCGRAW REPLACED BOWA (PITCHING); AGUAYO REPLACED R. REED (PLAYING SS); Ashby grounded out (catcher to first) [Howe to third, Spilman to second]; Pittman flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. PHILLIES 8TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ASHBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LACORTE REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); THON REPLACED KNEPPER (PLAYING 2B); Aguayo popped to third in foul territory; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Thon grounded out (third to first); Scott walked; Garcia tripled to left [Scott scored]; Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Matthews flied out to left; Schmidt walked; Moreland grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Howe doubled to right; REYNOLDS RAN FOR HOWE; Spilman singled to right [Reynolds scored, Spilman to second]; Ashby reached on a fielder's choice [Spilman out at third (first to third to shortstop)]; CEDENO BATTED FOR LACORTE; Cedeno forced Ashby (third to second); Cedeno stole second; Thon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 2. PHILLIES 10TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); D. SMITH REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo flied out to right; UNSER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: LYLE REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Scott doubled to left [Scott to third (error by Schmidt)]; Garcia was walked intentionally; Woods was walked intentionally [Garcia to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds singled to left [Scott scored (unearned), Garcia to third, Woods to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 3.

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