Exploding for five runs in the eighth inning, the Astros downed the Phillies, 8-3, as Ray Knight led Houston with four RBIs. With the game tied, 3-3, the Astros loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth before Knight delivered a two-run single. Jose Cruz then climaxed the rally with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
Astros       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  5  x  -   8  5  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dernier rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .295      Thon 3b               2   2   0   0     2   0   .240
Rose 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .267      Scott cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .267
Matthews lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .268        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knight 1b             4   2   2   4     0   1   .325
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz lf               4   1   1   3     0   0   .253
Schmidt 3b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .281      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Diaz c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Knicely rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Puhl ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Trillo 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .245      Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Pittman pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Pujols c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .296
  Vukovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .071
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Heep ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .217
                                                            Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   2     2   2             Totals               26   8   5   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 23,362
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Astros 0
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 3
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Matthews (10), Knight (14)
Home Runs: Cruz (4)
Stolen Bases: Dernier (25)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Pujols (2)
GIDP: De Jesus (4), Diaz (7), Unser (1), Knicely (1), Knight (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 6     2   3   2   3   5   0  21   3.83
Farmer L(1-4)           1.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   7   6.56
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.37
Brusstar                0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   3.79
Totals                  8     5   8   7   5   6   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  5.2   6   2   2   0   2   0  21   2.69
Ruhle W(3-3)            2.1   4   1   0   1   0   0  11   3.71
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.26
Totals                  9    10   3   2   2   2   0  35

Passed Balls: Diaz (5), Pujols (1)
Wild Pitches: Farmer (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Dernier grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz
flied out to right; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
grounded out (third to first); Knicely flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo singled to shortstop; De Jesus grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Trillo out at
second]; Carlton grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Garcia lined to shortstop; Pujols struck out
(catcher to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Dernier grounded out (third to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Thon walked; Scott singled to right [Thon to third];
Knight doubled to left [Thon scored, Scott scored, Knight to
third (on throw to home)]; Diaz allowed a passed ball [Knight
scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
walked; Knicely grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Garner out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt singled to center; Diaz singled to center
[Schmidt to second]; Schmidt was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); Maddox flied out to left; Trillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
3.

ASTROS 5TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Pujols struck
out; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: De Jesus popped to second; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted); Dernier singled to center; Rose singled to
center [Dernier to second]; Matthews doubled to right [Dernier
scored, Rose to third]; RUHLE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Schmidt singled to second [Rose scored, Matthews to third]; Diaz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Thon flied out to center; Scott walked; Knight
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros
3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox flied out to center; Trillo singled to
shortstop; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Trillo to second]; De
Jesus lined to center; VUKOVICH BATTED FOR CARLTON; Vukovich
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: FARMER REPLACED VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (second to first);
PUHL BATTED FOR KNICELY; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dernier singled
to third; Dernier stole second; Rose singled to pitcher [Dernier
scored (error by Knight) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to second];
Matthews lined to shortstop; Schmidt was walked intentionally;
Diaz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Schmidt out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Garcia singled to center; PITTMAN RAN FOR GARCIA;
Pujols out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Pittman to
second]; HEEP BATTED FOR RUHLE; Heep was walked intentionally;
Farmer threw a wild pitch [Pittman to third, Heep to second];
Thon was walked intentionally; LYLE REPLACED MATTHEWS
(PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED FARMER (PLAYING LF); Scott forced
Pittman (pitcher to catcher) [Heep to third, Thon to second];
BRUSSTAR REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Knight singled to center
[Heep scored, Thon scored, Scott to second]; Cruz homered [Scott
scored, Knight scored]; Garner grounded out (second to first); 5
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 8.

PHILLIES 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED PITTMAN (PLAYING SS); LACORTE
REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); LOUCKS REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING CF);
Maddox flied out to right; Trillo walked; UNSER BATTED FOR DE
JESUS; Unser grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Astros 8.