Win: Lindsay Kearse Loss: Doc Morris
Save: Jeff Bonham
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frankie Williams pitching. Bill Roush grounds out to the third baseman. George Morley pops out to the third baseman. Mickey Beltre singles to center field. Darby Converse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Nate Denzer pitching. Clarence Nixon lines out to the first baseman. Eddie Houser singles to right field. Eddie Houser steals second. Mickey McDavid singles to left field. Eddie Houser scores. Larry Thomas strikes out. Hector Nichting singles to right field. Mickey McDavid advances to third on the hit. Joe Bonner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank Suder pops out to the catcher. Gil Martel strikes out. Jim Camnitz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Woody Macwhorter grounds out to the second baseman. Brandon Woods singles to center field. Frankie Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rafael Toth grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Denzer flies out to the left fielder. Bill Roush singles to left field. George Morley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Eddie Houser grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey McDavid pops out to the shortstop. Larry Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mickey Beltre strikes out. Darby Converse flies out to the left fielder. Frank Suder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hector Nichting singles to center field. Joe Bonner walks. Woody Macwhorter grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Nichting advances to third on the play. Joe Bonner advances to second on the play. Brandon Woods reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Camnitz. Hector Nichting scores. Joe Bonner scores. Frankie Williams flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Nixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gil Martel reached on a fielding error by Hector Nichting. Jim Camnitz walks. Rafael Toth singles to center field. Nate Denzer strikes out. Bill Roush grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Martel scores. Jim Camnitz advances to third on the play. Rafael Toth advances to second on the play. George Morley walks. Mickey Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Eddie Houser singles to center field. Mickey McDavid grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Larry Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Darby Converse singles to left field. Darby Converse is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Suder hits a home run. Gil Martel grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Camnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hector Nichting strikes out. Joe Bonner flies out to the center fielder. Woody Macwhorter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rafael Toth flies out to the right fielder. Jim Ortiz is pinch hitting for Nate Denzer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Ortiz singles to right field. Bill Roush walks. George Morley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Lindsay Kearse pitching. Brandon Woods grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Frankie Williams strikes out. Clarence Nixon grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mickey Beltre hits a home run. Darby Converse strikes out. Frank Suder flies out to the right fielder. Doc Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Gil Martel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Les Blankenship is pinch hitting for Eddie Houser. Les Blankenship strikes out. Mickey McDavid grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Thomas walks. Hector Nichting bunts for a base hit. Joe Bonner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Camnitz flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Toth singles to center field. 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 reached on a 2-base fielding error by Larry Thomas. Bill Roush pops out to the second baseman. George Morley bunts for a base hit. Rafael Toth scores. Mickey Beltre singles to center field. Ray Bilbrey scores. Darby Converse grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mickey Beltre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jeff Bonham pitching. Woody Macwhorter strikes out. Brandon Woods strikes out. Rankin Virgil is pinch hitting for Doc Morris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rankin Virgil lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 6