Win: John Shannon Loss: Ryutaro Kimoto
Save: Kelvin Staley
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ryutaro Kimoto pitching. Lynn Stevens walks. Hank Aspromonte walks. Joe Zambrano strikes out. Gary Nelson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Nino Cox walks. Bob Brower pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston John Shannon pitching. Homer Farmer flies out to the left fielder. Dmitri Forman pops out to the second baseman. Steve Bishop doubles to center field. Jackson Mayer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Nerio Tiernan singles to left field. Ham Porter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nerio Tiernan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Shannon lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ham Porter forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lynn Stevens singles to right field. Hank Aspromonte triples. John Shannon scores. Lynn Stevens scores. Joe Zambrano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Bransfield strikes out. Bill Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Chico McCormick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gary Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Nino Cox singles to right field. Bob Brower flies out to the center fielder. Nerio Tiernan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Phil Bernier walks. Ryutaro Kimoto lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Phil Bernier forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Homer Farmer hits a home run. Ryutaro Kimoto scores. Dmitri Forman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ham Porter pops out to the third baseman. John Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Lynn Stevens walks. Hank Aspromonte singles to center field. Lynn Stevens advances to third on the hit. Joe Zambrano walks. Gary Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Jackson Mayer flies out to the center fielder. Don Bransfield flies out to the center fielder. Bill Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Nino Cox reached on a fielding error by Phil Bernier. Bob Brower strikes out. Nerio Tiernan walks. Ham Porter strikes out. John Shannon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Chico McCormick grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Bernier singles to right field. Ryutaro Kimoto lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Homer Farmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lynn Stevens flies out to the right fielder. Hank Aspromonte lines out to the shortstop. Joe Zambrano doubles to center field. Gary Nelson singles to right field. Joe Zambrano scores. Nino Cox singles to center field. Bob Brower grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dmitri Forman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Bishop strikes out. Jackson Mayer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Nerio Tiernan walks. Ham Porter pops out to the shortstop. John Shannon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lynn Stevens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Don Bransfield grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Chico McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hank Aspromonte strikes out. Joe Zambrano hits a home run. Gary Nelson strikes out. Nino Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Taylor Fox is pinch hitting for Phil Bernier. Taylor Fox singles to left field. Antone Cheney is pinch hitting for Ryutaro Kimoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Taylor Fox steals second. Benny Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Antone Cheney flies out to the left fielder. Homer Farmer singles to center field. Taylor Fox scores. Dmitri Forman pops out to the second baseman. Steve Bishop singles to center field. Homer Farmer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Baby Flaherty pitching. Al Galvin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Taylor Fox at SS. Bob Brower singles to left field. Nerio Tiernan singles to center field. Ham Porter walks. Candy Mabry is pinch hitting for Benny Bell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Candy Mabry flies out to the left fielder. Lynn Stevens flies out to the center fielder. Hank Aspromonte walks. Bob Brower scores. Chuck Hammaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Zambrano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Kelvin Staley pitching. Jackson Mayer strikes out. Don Bransfield reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Zambrano. Bill Milligan strikes out. Chico McCormick hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Galvin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 16 Houston total runners LOB: 5