Astros 4, Phillies 3Game 23 - Sunday Afternoon, May 5th in Philadelphia
Record - 10-13, Tied for 4th Place, 5 1/2 games behind the Cubs
One Sentence Summary: Joe Niekro bested Shane Rawley as the Astros avoided the series sweep with this 4-3 win.
What It Means: For the only time this season other than the All-Star break, the Phillies had two scheduled off days during the week. They'd play a two-game series against Pete Rose and the Reds beginning Tuesday, with off days on Monday and Thursday.
What Happened: Jose Cruz homered off Rawley in the first to give the Astros a 2-0 lead, and Niekro would help himself with an RBI double in the second to make it 3-1 Astros. Rawley dropped his second game of the season, lasting six innings and giving up all four Astros runs. Charles Hudson kept his team in the game with three perfect innings of relief.
Offensively, the Phillies couldn't string together a bunch of big hits, going 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position. Glenn Wilson had a pair of RBI singles in the third and seventh innings.
Featured Card: With the scheduled off days, the Phillies didn't need a replacement in the rotation for the injured Jerry Koosman right away. The job would ultimately go to Hudson who would make his first start on May 14th. Hudson had been used solely as a starter in 1983 and 1984, but had begun the 1985 season in the bullpen.
Roster: Here's an updated look at the Phillies roster as of May 5th. I'm moving Tim Corcoran to the infielders section, as he had only played one game in the outfield up until this point.
Starting pitchers (4) - Steve Carlton, John Denny, Kevin Gross, Shane Rawley
Relief pitchers (6) - Larry Andersen, Don Carman, Charles Hudson, Dave Rucker, Kent Tekulve, Pat Zachry
Catchers (3) - Darren Daulton, Ozzie Virgil, John Wockenfuss
Infielders (7) - Luis Aguayo, Tim Corcoran, Kiko Garcia, Steve Jeltz, John Russell, Juan Samuel, Mike Schmidt
Outfielders (5) - Greg Gross, Von Hayes, Garry Maddox, Jeff Stone, Glenn Wilson
Disabled List (3) - Bo Diaz, Jerry Koosman, Joe Lefebvre
1985 Virtual Phillies Wall / 1985 Season Summary Index
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