strikeouts and 23 walks and a 2.76 ERA. The Astros returned to the postseason that year and met the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1981 National League Division Series. Smith pitched the ninth and tenth inning of Game 1, a game that ended with an 11th inning victory for Houston. Smith pitched to two batters of the decisive Game 5 and allowed one run on a hit in the 4-0 loss. Smith started one game in his career, doing so on June 25, 1982 against the Dodgers. He lasted two innings while allowing four hits and three runs. Smith served as the team's primary closer after the season; he had saved forty games in his first five seasons, but he saved 159 games over the next six seasons for the Astros. In 1986, Smith pitched 56 innings with 54 appearances in games, which resulted in 33 saves with a 2.73 ERA and a 4-7 record while striking out 46 batters with 22 walks. He was named to the All-Star Game that year. Smith and the Astros returned to the postseason that season. He pitched Game 3 and Game 6 of the 1986 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets. In Game 3, he relieved Charlie Kerfeld in the ninth inning of a 5-4 lead for Houston. He gave up a leadoff bunt single by Wally Backman, who the Astros felt stepped way out of the basepaths. One out later, Lenny Dykstra, hit a deep shot to right field on a forkball that went for a home run to win the game for the Mets. Game 6 would later be referred to as one of the most memorable postseason games in history. Smith was sent to pitch the ninth inning to take over for Bob Knepper, who had allowed two runs to score on three hits. With a 3-2 lead and a runner on base with one out, Smith walked two batters to load the bases. Ray Knight then tied the game with a sacrifice fly deep to right field. Smith pitched the tenth inning and allowed no hits, but the Astros went on to lose in the sixteenth inning. Smith pitched his final year with the Astros in 1990. He made the All-Star team that season, pitching with a 2.39 ERA in 49 games and 60.1 innings while collecting 23 saves with fifty strikeouts and twenty walks to