Staring at the cold reality of elimination right in the face, Cody’s Blue and Gold (hey, that’s me) and Theta’s Rainbow teams were determined to avoid that upsetting fate on the Astrodome field. But in a reversal of the first few games in the tournament, both lineup’s decided to make their presence known.
The first inning saw Theta’s Rainbows get on the board early with a pair of runs against J.R. Richard. First, Joe Morgan drew the leadoff walk followed by Jimmy Wynn’s double, which gave Theta’s team a second and third situation with no outs. Jose Cruz would then groundout followed by a quick strikeout from Lance Berkman.