Houston came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning plating 2 runs. Walling led off and got things going when he doubled. Phil Garner got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes. Mark Bailey then drew a walk. After another out, Jim Pankovits stepped up to the plate and he reached on an error bringing in two baserunners. Houston had only 5 hits for the afternoon.
The winning pitcher was Nolan Ryan(13-14) who allowed 3 runs in 8 innings. Dave Smith earned the save, his 25th. Lee Smith(1-4) was tagged with the loss in relief. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 inning of work.
