The Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Phillies by posting a 5-4 triumph in 10 innings. Craig Reynolds began the Astros' 10th with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Denny Walling and scored on a single by Jose Cruz. The Phils had tied the game in the ninth on a walk to Lonnie Smith and a double by Pete Rose. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 30, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 12 0 Astros 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith cf,lf 4 1 1 0 2 1 .245 Scott cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .249 Rose 1b 3 0 3 1 2 0 .329 Reynolds ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .245 Unser lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Walling rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .258 Bowa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Cruz lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .281 Maddox cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Cedeno 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279 Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .305 Howe 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .314 Moreland c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .245 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 D. Davis rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .377 Ashby c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .253 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Pujols ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Aguayo ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 .200 Pittman 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .282 Espinosa p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Ryan p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Proly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McBride ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Garcia 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 39 4 12 4 6 4 Totals 34 5 11 5 4 1 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 23,102 Left on Base: Phillies 12, Astros 7 DP: Phillies 2, Astros 1 Errors: Howe Doubles: Aguayo (2), D. Davis (3), Rose (13), Ashby (9) Home Runs: Schmidt (22), Scott (3) Stolen Bases: Smith (10), Pittman 2 (4) Caught Stealing: Smith (2) Sacrifice Hits: Lyle (1), Walling (1) Sacrifice Flies: Howe (3) GIDP: Proly (1), Cruz (6) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa 2 7 4 4 2 0 1 14 6.11 Proly 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.93 Brusstar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Lyle L(6-4) 2.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 11 4.47 Totals 9.1 11 5 5 4 1 1 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 7 8 3 3 5 4 1 31 1.37 Sambito 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 1.94 D. Smith W(3-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.36 Totals 10 12 4 4 6 4 1 46 Wild Pitches: Ryan (12) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert PHILLIES 1ST: Smith flied out to left; Rose walked; Unser singled to right [Rose to third]; Schmidt flied out to right; Moreland grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Scott homered; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Walling singled to left; Cruz forced Walling (second to shortstop); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 2ND: D. Davis singled to left; Ryan threw a wild pitch [D. Davis to second]; Trillo grounded out (second to first) [D. Davis to third]; Aguayo doubled to left [D. Davis scored]; Espinosa singled to center [Aguayo scored]; Smith struck out; Rose singled to center [Espinosa out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to left; Ashby doubled to center [Howe scored, Ashby out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Pittman singled to third; Pittman stole second; Ryan flied out to right; Scott flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Unser flied out to left; Schmidt walked; Moreland flied out to right; D. Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds walked; Walling singled to center [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled to right [Reynolds scored, Walling to second]; Cedeno walked [Walling to third, Cruz to second]; PROLY REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Howe hit a sacrifice fly to left [Walling scored]; Ashby lined into a double play (center to second) [Cruz out at second, Cedeno out at first]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo walked; Aguayo forced Trillo (shortstop to second); On a bunt Proly grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Aguayo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Pittman flied out to left; Ryan grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Smith singled to center; Smith stole second; Rose walked; Smith was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third); Unser flied out to left; Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Moreland popped to shortstop; D. Davis struck out; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Howe popped to second; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Aguayo struck out; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR PROLY; McBride flied out to left; Smith walked; Rose singled to center [Smith to third]; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Pittman singled to center; Pittman stole second; Ryan popped to first; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt homered; SAMBITO REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Moreland popped to first; D. Davis doubled to right; Trillo reached on an error by Howe [D. Davis to third, Trillo to first]; Aguayo flied out to right; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Matthews forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Walling walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Walling out at second]; Cedeno singled to pitcher; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4. PHILLIES 9TH: Smith walked; Rose doubled to center [Smith scored]; BOWA BATTED FOR UNSER; Bowa reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at third (catcher to third)]; Schmidt flied out to left; Moreland singled to center [Bowa to second]; D. SMITH REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); GARCIA REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 3B); D. Davis forced Moreland (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: MADDOX REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING CF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PUJOLS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); Pittman struck out; Garcia walked; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 4. PHILLIES 10TH: PUJOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Trillo popped to second; Aguayo singled to center; Lyle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Aguayo to second]; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 10TH: Reynolds singled to center; Walling out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled to left [Reynolds scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 5.

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