April 9, 1985 Game 10: Dodgers at Astros

Todays game featured a couple of the games top aces. The Astros would start Future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and the Dodgers would start Fernando Valenzuela. Both teams come in to the season with high hopes of winning there division but I think the Dodgers are the better team. The Astros would open the scoring in the 3rd on a Nolan Ryan SACFLY and a 2-Run Homer by Glen Davis. They would strike again in the 4th when A Ken Landreax throwing error would would put Jerry Mumphrey on second and kevin Bass would follow it up with an RBI Single. Davis wasn't done yet as he would hit another homer in the 5th, this time a solo shot. The score is how 5-0 on favor of the Astros Valenzuela would gain some life in the 6th when Ken Landreaux would hit a 3-run shot of of Ryan. Both pitchers settled down and the Dodgers could not catch up with the Astros as Ryan was just to much. The final score is a 5-3 Astros win WP Nolan Ryan 1-0 LP Fernando Valenzuela 0-1 SV Dave Smith 1

Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
Apr 9, 1985	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles ()	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	8	1
Houston ()	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	x	5	7	1
W: Nolan Ryan 1-0 L: Fernando Valenzuela 0-1 S: Dave Smith 1

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Duncan 2b	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Landreaux cf	5	1	2	3	0	0	.400
Guerrero lf	3	0	1	0	2	0	.333
Sax 3b	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200
Marshall rf	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Scioscia	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brock 1b	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333
Anderson ss	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500
Valenzuela p	3	1	1	0	0	1	.333
Cabell ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	36	3	8	3	4	7
BATTING 2B: Guerrero (1) 3B: None HR: Landreaux (1) SF: None SAC: None
BASERUNNING SB: Sax (1) CS: None
FIELDING E: Landreaux PB: None

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Valenzuela	7	6	5	4	2	5	5.14
Howell	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	8	7	5	4	2	6
PITCHING WP: None

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Thon ss	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Davis 1b	4	2	2	3	0	0	.500
Garner 3b	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500
Cruz lf	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Mumphrey rf	4	1	0	0	0	1	.000
Bass cf	3	0	1	1	0	0	.333
Ashby c	2	1	0	0	2	2	.000
Doran 2b	3	1	1	0	0	0	.000
Ryan p	2	0	0	1	0	1	.000
TOTALS	33	5	7	5	2	6
BATTING 2B: None 3B: None HR: Davis (2) SF: Ryan SAC: None
BASERUNNING SB: None CS: None
FIELDING E: Ashby PB: None

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ryan	8	8	3	3	3	7	3.38
Smith	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
TOTALS	9	8	3	3	4	7
PITCHING WP: None