Inning: 1 Houston Mike Smith pitching. Mike Bowen flies out to the left fielder. Mike King singles to center field. Mike Gabrielson flies out to the center fielder. Duane Coleman singles to center field. Mike King advances to third on the hit. Dave Palmero reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ivanon Merena. Mike King scores. Fritz Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Diego Joe Freeman pitching. Manny Wheeler strikes out. Bill Aitchison flies out to the left fielder. Joe Powers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Mallicoat walks. Kent Fischer reached on a fielding error by Bill Aitchison. Joe Freeman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. George Mallicoat scores. Kent Fischer advances to third on the play. Mike King flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Pablo Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Clemens grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Hodges flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Gabrielson strikes out. Duane Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Palmero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Ivanon Merena grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Skinner singles to right field. Mike Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Smith strikes out. Manny Wheeler singles to right field. Bill Aitchison walks. Joe Powers singles to right field. Charlie Skinner scores. Manny Wheeler scores. Bill Aitchison is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Fritz Smith flies out to the right fielder. George Mallicoat flies out to the center fielder. Kent Fischer walks. Joe Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Pablo Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Clemens strikes out. Curt Hodges strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Bowen pops out to the second baseman. Mike King pops out to the third baseman. Mike Gabrielson doubles to left field. Duane Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Ivanon Merena grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Skinner strikes out. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dave Palmero doubles to left field. Fritz Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Palmero advances to third on the play. George Mallicoat pops out to the first baseman. Kent Fischer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Manny Wheeler grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Aitchison grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Powers doubles to center field. Pablo Hernandez singles to left field. Joe Powers scores. Danny Clemens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Penn is pinch hitting for Joe Freeman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Penn strikes out. Henry McBee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Bowen singles to center field. Mike King doubles to center field. Mike Bowen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Gabrielson flies out to the right fielder. Duane Coleman singles to center field. Mike King scores. Stew Gentry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Palmero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Coot Upshaw pitching. Curt Hodges flies out to the right fielder. Ivanon Merena walks. Les Jata is pinch hitting for Charlie Skinner. Les Jata grounds out to the pitcher. Ivanon Merena advances to second on the play. Chad Bildilli is pinch hitting for Stew Gentry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chad Bildilli singles to center field. Ivanon Merena scores. Chad Bildilli steals second. Manny Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston John Cash pitching. Warren Heredia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Les Jata at C. Fritz Smith flies out to the right fielder. George Mallicoat flies out to the center fielder. Kent Fischer singles to left field. Chuck Harshany is pinch hitting for Coot Upshaw. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Harshany flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Steve Machemer pitching. Bill Aitchison pops out to the second baseman. Joe Powers grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Moore is pinch hitting for Pablo Hernandez. Lloyd Moore walks. Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Danny Clemens. Bill Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Mike King singles to left field. Mike Gabrielson flies out to the center fielder. Duane Coleman triples. Mike King scores. Eddie Matthews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Palmero walks. Fritz Smith singles to left field. Duane Coleman scores. George Mallicoat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Diego Curt Hodges strikes out. Ivanon Merena singles to center field. Warren Heredia strikes out. Eddie Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 San Diego total runners LOB: 5