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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 27, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 27, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Gross |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 14,462 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Dave Pallone |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Milt Thompson | Center Fielder |
Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
Juan Samuel | Second Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Von Hayes | First Baseman |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Chris James | Right Fielder |
Luis Aguayo | Shortstop |
Kevin Gross | Pitcher |
Lee Elia | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 27, 1988
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Ryan
Samuel hits a popup towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gross
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Gross
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Gross
There goes Hatcher. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Hatcher steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Gross
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Gross
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ryan
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Ryan
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Ryan
There goes Hayes. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hayes steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Ryan
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Ryan
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Gross
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Gross
Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Gross
Walling strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Ryan
Aguayo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross strikes out. There goes Aguayo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Gross
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Gross
Ryan bunts towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Gross
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Gross
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Gross
Parrish fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Parrish. Ramirez moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Doran vs. Gross
Doran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Young scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gross
Davis hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bass vs. Gross
There goes Davis. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Gross
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Ryan
Samuel strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ryan
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ryan
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Gross
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Gross
Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Gross
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Gross
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aguayo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Ryan
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Ryan
James strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Ryan
Aguayo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gross
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aguayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Gross
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Gross
There goes Hatcher. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Hatcher steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Gross
Doran hits a line drive towards first. Hayes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gross
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Ryan
Samuel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Gross
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Gross
Ashby hits a line drive beyond third. Schmidt can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Gross
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Gross
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Gross
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ryan
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Ryan
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards center. Young fields it and throws to second to catch Schmidt for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Ryan
Parrish strikes out. There goes Hayes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
James vs. Ryan
James strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gross
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Gross
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gross
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gross
There goes Doran. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gross
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ryan
Keith Miller pinch hits for Luis Aguayo.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ryan
Mike Young pinch hits for Kevin Gross.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching. Steve Jeltz now playing shortstop. Keith Miller now playing center field.
Bass hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Bass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Tekulve
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Walling vs. Tekulve
Walling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Tekulve
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ryan
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran misplays the ball. That's an error on Doran. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Samuel vs. Ryan
Samuel strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Ryan
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Ryan
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Ryan
Bob Dernier pinch runs for Mike Schmidt.
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Dernier goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Ryan
Bill Almon pinch runs for Lance Parrish.
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Tekulve
Darren Daulton now catching. Bill Almon now playing third base. Terry Puhl pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tekulve, and towards Jeltz, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tekulve
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Tekulve
Hatcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Samuel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching. Chuck Jackson now playing third base.
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeltz vs. Smith
Jeltz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeltz for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tekulve vs. Smith
Tekulve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tekulve
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tekulve
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Tekulve
Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Tekulve
Ashby is walked intentionally. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Tekulve
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Chuck Jackson.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Davis scores. Bass moves to third. Ashby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1988 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Thompson M, cf 4 0 0 0 Young G, cf 4 1 0 0 Tekulve K, p 1 0 0 0 Hatcher B, lf 5 0 2 0 Gross G, lf 4 1 0 0 Doran B, 2b 4 0 1 2 Samuel J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 5 1 2 0 Schmidt M, 3b 2 0 1 0 Bass K, rf 5 0 2 0 Dernier B, pr 0 1 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 1 0 Daulton D, c 0 0 0 0 Walling D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hayes V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 1 2 Reynolds C, ph 1 0 0 1 Almon B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 4 1 2 0 James C, rf 4 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 2 0 0 0 Aguayo L, ss 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller K, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0 Gross K, p 2 0 0 0 Young M, ph 1 0 0 0 Jeltz S, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 2 2 38 3 11 3 Philadelphia 000 000 002 0 -- 2 Houston 002 000 000 1 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Gross K 7.0 8 2 2 2 6 Tekulve K (L) 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Ryan N 9.0 2 2 0 4 9 Smith D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Parrish L, Doran B DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Houston 12 2B -- Bass K, Parrish L SB -- Hatcher B 2, Hayes V 2, Aguayo L, Davis G, Doran B SH -- Ryan N T -- 3:12 A -- 14462
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