Houston 5 at Oakland 3

************** Top of the 8th inning, Astros batting
Essian moved to catcher
Revering moved to first base
Sosa now pitching
Staggs now playing shortstop
5-3 0 --- 11 Watson grounded out to short (BCX)
5-3 1 --- 00 Cabell lined a single to shallow left (X)
5-3 1 1-- 22 Leonard lined a single to right center, Cabell to third
(1BbCFBFFFX)
5-3 1 1-3 00 Gonzalez sacrifice bunted to the mound, Cabell scored,
Leonard to second (Xb)
6-3 2 -2- 00 Bochy grounded out to short (X)

************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
6-3 0 --- 10 Staggs grounded out to third (BX)
6-3 1 --- 00 Dilone grounded out to first (X)
6-3 2 --- 00 Edwards lined a single to right (X)
Landestoy now playing shortstop
Sambito now pitching
6-3 2 1-- 32 Page struck out (BBBCS>C)




California 6 at Los Angeles 5

************** Top of the 8th inning, Angels batting
Castillo now pitching
6-5 0 --- 21 Downing lined a double to right center (BFBX)
6-5 0 -2- 00 Bostock sacrifice bunted to first, Downing to third (Xb)
6-5 1 --3 10 Goodwin lined a single to shallow left, Downing scored
(BX)
Miller,R pinch hitting for Rettenmund
7-5 1 1-- 12 Miller,R struck out (CFBS)
7-5 2 1-- 12 Baylor flied out to left (BCFX)

************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Dodgers batting
Miller,R moved to right field
7-5 0 --- 21 Smith lined a single to shallow center (BFBX)
7-5 0 1-- 32 Cey popped out to short (BBBCCFX)
7-5 1 1-- 00 Baker reached on an infield single to first, Smith to
second (X)
7-5 1 12- 20 Russell popped out to second (BBX)
7-5 2 12- 00 Oates flied out to left (X)


  • The Astros & Angels both push across key insurance runs. The Dodgers are on the ropes!

After 8 Complete
Houston 6 at Oakland 3
California 7 at Los Angeles 5