Houston’s Burleigh Grimes escaped a rough first inning when Willie Stargell threw Barry Bonds out at the plate, but the real story was Chicago starter Curt Schilling’s continued struggles with keeping the ball in the park. Hank Aaron hit a solo shot in the 2nd off Schilling, and another 3-run homer in the 4th. Mike Schmidt hit another homer in the next at-bat to put the Houston Hoots up 5-1. The Chicago Docs’ Albert Pujols hit a 2-run double to cut the lead to 5-3, but Schmidt hit another homer in the 6th, a 2-run shot, to extend the lead again. Overall, Schilling allowed 7 runs in 6 innings. Grimes improved to 2-0 in his 1st start of the season with the 9-5 win, allowing 5 runs in 8 innings of work. The victory improved Houston’s record to 13-18, while Chicago fell to 10-21.