Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ted Pless pitching. Bob Park grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Roush strikes out. Jim Ortiz hits a home run. Jim Camnitz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Tom Francona pitching. Clarence Nixon singles past the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Eddie Houser hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mickey McDavid strikes out. Larry Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Clarence Nixon scores. Hector Nichting pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Brower pops out to the first baseman. Gil Martel strikes out. Alfonso Gonzalez singles past the second baseman. Rafael Toth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Bonner singles to center field. Woody Macwhorter triples. Joe Bonner scores. Brandon Woods flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Woody Macwhorter scores. Ted Pless strikes out. Clarence Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Francona lines out to the second baseman. Bob Park flies out to the right fielder. Bill Roush strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Eddie Houser grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey McDavid lines out to the shortstop. Larry Thomas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Camnitz singles to left field. Jim Camnitz steals second. Steve Brower strikes out. Gil Martel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Hector Nichting strikes out. Joe Bonner grounds out to the pitcher. Woody Macwhorter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Alfonso Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Rafael Toth strikes out. Tom Francona singles to center field. Bob Park singles to center field. Bill Roush grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Park is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Brandon Woods strikes out. Ted Pless singles to left field. Clarence Nixon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ted Pless is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Houser lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Ortiz lines out to the second baseman. Jim Camnitz pops out to the catcher. Steve Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mickey McDavid pops out to the third baseman. Larry Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Hector Nichting grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gil Martel strikes out. Alfonso Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Toth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Bonner pops out to the first baseman. Woody Macwhorter strikes out. Brandon Woods singles to right field. Lindsay Kearse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ted Pless grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brandon Woods is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ray Bilbrey is pinch hitting for Lindsay Kearse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Bilbrey walks. Ray Bilbrey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Park flies out to the center fielder. Bill Roush singles to left field. Bill Roush steals second. Jim Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Bonham pitching. Clarence Nixon singles to center field. Les Blankenship is pinch hitting for Eddie Houser. Les Blankenship is hit by a pitch. Mickey McDavid grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Nixon advances to third on the play. Les Blankenship advances to second on the play. Larry Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Clarence Nixon is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Trever Swartz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Les Blankenship at SS. Jim Camnitz strikes out. Steve Brower grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Martel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 4