The Astros swept a doubleheader from the Phillies, winning the first game, 6-1, and capturing the nightcap, 2-1. The Astros broke the lidlifter open with a five-run outburst in the fourth inning, runs coming on an RBI single by Gary Woods, sacrifice fly by Luis Pujols, run-scoring double by Tony Scott and a two-run single by Kiko Garcia.

Houston tallied in the opening inning of the second contest on consecutive singles by Denny Walling, Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno and added a marker in the seventh on a solo homer by Alan Ashby. Billy Smith, making his first major league start, received credit for the second game win and Frank LaCorte notched his fourth save. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, August 29, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Astros 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 x - 6 12 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .327 Scott cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 McBride rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Garcia ss,3b 4 0 3 3 0 0 .261 Matthews lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Cedeno 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .306 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .278 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Howe 3b 2 1 2 0 0 0 .314 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Woods rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .193 Boone c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 Pujols c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .222 M. Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Thon 2b 3 1 2 0 0 1 .217 Proly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruhle p 1 1 0 0 1 1 .364 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Totals 35 1 8 1 2 2 Totals 31 6 12 6 1 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Left on Base: Phillies 9, Astros 4 DP: Phillies 1, Astros 1 Errors: Garcia, Thon Doubles: McBride (11), Schmidt (16), Howe 2 (18), Scott (11) Stolen Bases: McBride (3) Caught Stealing: Garcia (1) Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (3) Sacrifice Flies: Pujols (1) GIDP: Rose (6), Pujols (2) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA M. Davis L(0-2) 3.2 9 6 6 1 2 0 19 25.07 Proly 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.23 Lyle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.50 Totals 8 12 6 6 1 4 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(2-3) 6.1 7 1 1 2 2 0 28 3.57 D. Smith 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.44 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 2 0 37 Balks: Proly (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer PHILLIES 1ST: Rose struck out; McBride singled to center; Matthews grounded out (third to first) [McBride to second]; Schmidt lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Garcia singled to center; Garcia was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo singled to third; Maddox flied out to center; Bowa popped to shortstop; Boone singled to shortstop [Trillo to second]; M. Davis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to center; Howe doubled to center; Woods singled to center [Howe out at home (center to catcher), Woods to second]; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride doubled to left; Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Schmidt doubled to right [McBride scored]; Trillo popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Thon singled to center; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thon to second]; Scott struck out; Garcia singled to right [Thon scored, Garcia to second]; Cedeno popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to center; Howe doubled to right [Cruz to third]; Woods singled to left [Cruz scored, Howe to third]; Pujols hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe scored]; Thon struck out; Ruhle walked [Woods to second]; Scott doubled to left [Woods scored, Ruhle to third]; PROLY REPLACED M. DAVIS (PITCHING); Garcia singled to center [Ruhle scored, Scott scored]; Cedeno forced Garcia (third to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. PHILLIES 5TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING SS); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Proly grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to third; McBride forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); Matthews walked [McBride to second]; Schmidt lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied out to left; Bowa walked; Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Thon singled to center; Proly balked [Thon to second]; Ruhle struck out; Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. PHILLIES 7TH: GROSS BATTED FOR PROLY; Gross flied out to center; Rose singled to center; D. SMITH REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); McBride forced Rose (shortstop to second); McBride stole second; Matthews lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Trillo reached on an error by Garcia [Trillo to first]; Maddox forced Trillo (second unassisted) [Maddox to second (error by Thon)]; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods singled to left; Pujols grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6. PHILLIES 9TH: Boone singled to center; UNSER BATTED FOR LYLE; Unser flied out to right; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 6.

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