Win: Rodney Cooper Loss: Dalton Theodore
Save: John Gardner
Inning: 1 Houston Nick Iallamo pitching. Juan Williams walks. Harry Camp flies out to the center fielder. John Naehring walks. Bill Messersmith doubles to center field. Juan Williams scores. John Naehring uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Babington grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Messersmith advances to third on the play. Brad Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mark Berberet pitching. Jerry Harris doubles past the third baseman. Micah Akins strikes out. Tony Biongorno hits a home run. Jerry Harris scores. Herman Doherty walks. Herman Doherty gets picked off first. Joshua Fisher doubles to center field. Fred Carson walks. Randy Reiniger singles to right field. Joshua Fisher scores. Fred Carson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Wehmeier flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Schang grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Berberet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Kozar singles to center field. Nick Iallamo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Harris walks. Micah Akins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Juan Williams singles to left field. Harry Camp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Naehring singles to left field. John Naehring is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tony Biongorno strikes out. Herman Doherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joshua Fisher is hit by a pitch. Fred Carson walks. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Messersmith grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Babington strikes out. Brad Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Kozar flies out to the center fielder. Nick Iallamo strikes out. Jerry Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Wehmeier strikes out. Charlie Schang pops out to the pitcher. Mark Berberet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Micah Akins grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Biongorno flies out to the center fielder. Herman Doherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Juan Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Camp grounds out to the shortstop. John Naehring singles to left field. Bill Messersmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joshua Fisher strikes out. Fred Carson doubles to left field. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Carson advances to third on the play. Tom Kozar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Eddie Babington pops out to the shortstop. Brad Jones walks. Brad Jones steals second. Mike Wehmeier singles to center field. Brad Jones scores. Charlie Schang grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Nick Iallamo grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Harris flies out to the right fielder. Micah Akins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mark Berberet strikes out. Juan Williams singles to left field. Harry Camp strikes out. John Naehring strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Biongorno singles to center field. Herman Doherty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joshua Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Messersmith singles to right field. Eddie Babington triples. Bill Messersmith scores. Luke McCarty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Jones singles past the third baseman. Eddie Babington scores. Mike Wehmeier pops out to the second baseman. Brad Jones steals second. Charlie Schang strikes out. Al Nixon is pinch hitting for Mark Berberet. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Carrara pitching. Fred Carson pops out to the shortstop. Randy Reiniger singles to right field. Tom Kozar hits a home run. Randy Reiniger scores. Gene Parkinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroshi Minami is pinch hitting for Luke McCarty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hiroshi Minami walks. Jerry Harris flies out to the center fielder. Micah Akins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hiroshi Minami is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Derrick Ray pitching. Juan Williams flies out to the right fielder. Harry Camp flies out to the center fielder. John Naehring singles to left field. Bill Messersmith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eddie Babington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Tony Biongorno grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Doherty flies out to the center fielder. Joshua Fisher walks. Fred Carson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Brad Jones singles to right field. Mike Wehmeier grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brad Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Schang walks. Mike Jones is pinch hitting for Gene Parkinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Jones strikes out. Juan Williams walks. Harry Camp strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Ike Kerr pitching. Randy Reiniger flies out to the left fielder. Tom Kozar is hit by a pitch. Ivanon Didier is pinch hitting for Derrick Ray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ivanon Didier singles to right field. Tom Kozar advances to third on the hit. Jerry Harris strikes out. Micah Akins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Houston Harry Franklin pitching. John Naehring strikes out. Bill Messersmith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Eddie Babington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Tony Biongorno grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Herman Doherty flies out to the left fielder. Joshua Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Houston Brad Jones flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wehmeier singles to left field. Charlie Schang flies out to the center fielder. Ike Kerr singles to center field. Mike Wehmeier advances to third on the hit. Juan Williams walks. Harry Camp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Fred Carson grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Reiniger pops out to the third baseman. Tom Kozar hits an infield single to the pitcher. Osamu Nagata is pinch hitting for Harry Franklin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Osamu Nagata grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Houston Dalton Theodore pitching. John Naehring grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Messersmith walks. Eddie Babington walks. Brad Jones strikes out. Mike Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Jerry Harris walks. Micah Akins flies out to the center fielder. Tony Biongorno grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Harris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Herman Doherty walks. Rodney Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Joshua Fisher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herman Doherty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 15 Houston Charlie Schang singles to right field. Rodney Cooper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Williams walks. Harry Camp walks. John Naehring singles to right field. Charlie Schang scores. Juan Williams scores. Harry Camp advances to third on the hit. Charlie Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Messersmith grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Camp scores. John Naehring advances to second on the play. Eddie Babington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Pittsburgh John Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Carson flies out to the center fielder. Randy Reiniger doubles to left field. Tom Kozar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Reiniger advances to third on the play. Charlie Myers pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 15 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13