The St. Louis Wizards and Houston Hoots put on a power display in the Astrodome. The teams combined for 28 runs and 40 hits in a game where neither starter Carl Hubbell nor Randy Johnson could get past the 5th inning. The teams traded leads and homers throughout the game. Orlando Cepeda led the way for the Wizards, going 4 for 5 with 2 homers, but Houston’s Ryne Sandberg had the last laugh. The Wizards took a 12-9 lead into the 8th when Jesse Haines allowed a Jeff Bagwell homerun and an RBI single with 2 outs. St. Louis brought in closer Bruce Sutter with 2 men on, but Sutter walked Duke Snider and allowed an RBI single to Arky Vaughan that tied the game. Sandberg followed with a grand slam to give Houston the 16-12 lead. Burleigh Grimes pitched a shaky 9th, putting 2 men on with 1 out before Houston turned to closer Lee Smith, who worked out of the jam for his 6th save. It was Sutter’s 1st blown save of the season. St. Louis is still 18-5 but has lost 2 of their last 3 games to Houston. Houston improved to 9-14.