Houston 3 at Oakland 0

************** Top of the 2nd inning, Astros batting
3-0 0 --- 01 Bochy flied out to center (CX)
3-0 1 --- 12 Bannister struck out (CBCFFS)
3-0 2 --- 10 Puhl grounded out to third (BX)

************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
3-0 0 --- 00 Horton flied out to right (X)
3-0 1 --- 32 Essian walked (BBBCFFB)
3-0 1 1-- 22 Armas grounded a triple down the first base line, Essian
scored (BCBFX)
3-1 1 --3 20 Hosley popped out to third (BBX)
3-1 2 --3 11 Guerrero flied out to right (BFX)




California 0 at Los Angeles 2

************** Top of the 2nd inning, Angels batting
0-2 0 --- 31 Rettenmund walked (BBBCB)
0-2 0 1-- 31 Baylor walked, Rettenmund to second (CBBBB)
0-2 0 12- 00 Grich sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Rettenmund to
third, Baylor to second (Xb)
0-2 1 -23 01 Anderson lined a single to left center, Rettenmund
scored, Baylor scored (CX)
2-2 1 1-- 22 Fitzmorris grounded to second, forcing Anderson at
second, Fitzmorris to first (BBFCX)
2-2 2 1-- 32 Lansford walked, Fitzmorris to second (SBBSB>B)
2-2 2 12- 22 Downing struck out (SBCBS)

************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Dodgers batting
2-2 0 --- 21 Oates doubled deep down the left-field line (FBBX)
2-2 0 -2- 00 Martinez sacrifice bunted to first, Oates to third (Xb)
2-2 1 --3 00 John hit a sacrifice fly to right, Oates scored (X)
2-3 2 --- 21 North grounded out to short (BBFX)


  • Tony Armas rips an RBI triple, but Bannister gets the A's to strand him on 3rd.

  • Tommy John had only walked 33 batters in 203 innings, but allowed 3 free passes, leading to 2 Angels runs. He got one back for his squad with a sacrifice fly in the bottom half.

After 2 Complete:
Houston 3 at Oakland 1
California 2 at Los Angeles 3