Win: Dave Dobbek Loss: Herm Fanok
Save: John Hoblitzel
Inning: 1 New York Herm Fanok pitching. Wes Redman grounds out to the pitcher. Keith Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Frank Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Dave Dobbek pitching. Clay Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Tex Torrez strikes out. Bill Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Scott Merritt singles to right field. Art Sutter flies out to the left fielder. Scott Merritt steals second. Scott Merritt steals third. Randy Erstad throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Scott Merritt scores. Todd Loan grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Spicer doubles to left field. Don Derrick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Eric Hale walks. Alex Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Dick Cassini strikes out. Lenny Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dave Dobbek singles to left field. Wes Redman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Dobbek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Keith Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Frank Martinez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wes Redman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Randy Erstad flies out to the center fielder. Herm Fanok grounds out to the third baseman. Clay Cruz walks. Tex Torrez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Scott Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Art Sutter singles to center field. Todd Loan flies out to the left fielder. Harry Spicer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Art Sutter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Lee singles to center field. Eric Hale walks. Alex Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Dick Cassini strikes out. Lenny Moore singles to left field. Bill Lee scores. Eric Hale advances to third on the hit. Randy Erstad singles to right field. Eric Hale scores. Lenny Moore advances to third on the hit. Herm Fanok flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Don Derrick reached on a fielding error by Eric Hale. Dave Dobbek lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wes Redman singles to center field. Don Derrick scores. Keith Rivera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wes Redman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Clay Cruz walks. Tex Torrez flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clay Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eric Hale singles to right field. Alex Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Scott Merritt singles to right field. Art Sutter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Merritt advances to second on the play. Todd Loan hits a home run. Scott Merritt scores. Harry Spicer singles to left field. Don Derrick flies out to the center fielder. Dave Dobbek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Cassini grounds out to the shortstop. Lenny Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Erstad flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Wes Redman pops out to the shortstop. Keith Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Martinez doubles to right field. Scott Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Herm Fanok strikes out. Clay Cruz singles to left field. Tex Torrez walks. Howie Jones 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. Bill Lee singles to center field. Clay Cruz scores. Tex Torrez advances to third on the hit. Eric Hale strikes out. Alex Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Art Sutter strikes out. Todd Loan pops out to the shortstop. Harry Spicer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Cassini strikes out. Lenny Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Erstad pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Don Derrick singles to left field. Red Giebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Grabowski is pinch hitting for Howie Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Grabowski flies out to the right fielder. Wes Redman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Derrick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Keith Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Hoblitzel pitching. Roy Murphy is pinch hitting for Red Giebel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Murphy strikes out. Clay Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Torrez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 8