July 22, 1985: Astros (43-50) at Phillies (38-53)

Kevin Bass had 2 base hits and Bob Knepper retired 11 batters on strikeouts as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 4 to 2. 

Knepper(12-8) was solid in the win. He didn't allow much, just 8 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Philadelphia went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th. 

John Denny(8-9) suffered the loss. 'He was really impressive tonight,' Denny said of his counterpart. 'Our guys were just swinging at air.'