Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Doc Morris pitching.
Joe Shea singles to left field.
Joe Shea is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Morgan McClanahan grounds out to the second baseman.
Gil Brown pops out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Houston
Ed Behney pitching.
Clarence Nixon flies out to the center fielder.
Bill Sewell triples.
Chris Mohler strikes out.
Robinson Horsman singles to left field.
Bill Sewell scores.
Odell McAvoy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Shea.
Marshall Warner singles to left field.
Robinson Horsman scores.
Odell McAvoy is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Rocky Marshall strikes out.
Roscoe Troy flies out to the center fielder.
Tim Yount grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Houston
Toshihiro Ono flies out to the center fielder.
Joe Stem singles to center field.
Doc Morris 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 pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Yo-Yo Alston grounds out to the shortstop.
Terry Morgan walks.
Ed Behney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Ed Behney grounds out to the third baseman.
Terry Morgan advances to second on the play.
Joe Shea strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Houston
Bill Sewell walks.
Chris Mohler singles to center field.
Bill Sewell advances to third on the hit.
Robinson Horsman doubles to left field.
Bill Sewell scores.
Chris Mohler scores.
Odell McAvoy singles to center field.
Robinson Horsman scores.
Marshall Warner singles to right field.
Toshihiro Ono singles to right field.
Odell McAvoy scores.
Marshall Warner advances to third on the hit.
Gary Kobel comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Joe Stem strikes out.
Toshihiro Ono steals second.
Doc Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags,
Marshall Warner scores.
Clarence Nixon singles to center field.
Toshihiro Ono scores.
Bill Sewell flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Morgan McClanahan pops out to the catcher.
Gil Brown hits a home run.
Rocky Marshall flies out to the left fielder.
Roscoe Troy flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Houston
Chris Mohler walks.
Chris Mohler is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Robinson Horsman walks.
Odell McAvoy doubles to right field.
Robinson Horsman uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Marshall Warner singles to right field.
Odell McAvoy scores.
Toshihiro Ono grounds out to the second baseman.
Marshall Warner advances to second on the play.
Joe Stem flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Tim Yount flies out to the left fielder.
Yo-Yo Alston singles to center field.
Terry Morgan flies out to the right fielder.
Gary Kobel strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Houston
Doc Morris strikes out.
Clarence Nixon grounds out to the second baseman.
Bill Sewell flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Joe Shea flies out to the center fielder.
Morgan McClanahan singles to right field.
Gil Brown grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Houston
Chris Mohler doubles to center field.
Wild pitch, all runners advance a base.
Robinson Horsman strikes out.
Odell McAvoy hits a home run.
Chris Mohler scores.
Marshall Warner doubles to center field.
Toshihiro Ono reached on a fielding error by Joe Shea.
Joe Stem singles to left field.
Marshall Warner scores.
Doc Morris fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Doc Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Rocky Marshall flies out to the center fielder.
Roscoe Troy grounds out to the pitcher.
Tim Yount strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Houston
Clarence Nixon flies out to the right fielder.
Tetsuaki Tamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs).
Bill Sewell singles to right field.
Chris Mohler singles to left field.
Robinson Horsman pops out to the second baseman.
Odell McAvoy grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Yo-Yo Alston singles to center field.
Terry Morgan strikes out.
Luis Land is pinch hitting for Tetsuaki Tamura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Luis Land singles to center field.
Yo-Yo Alston advances to third on the hit.
Joe Shea grounds out to the second baseman.
Yo-Yo Alston scores.
Luis Land advances to second on the play.
Morgan McClanahan pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Houston
Les Weaver pitching.
Marshall Warner grounds out to the second baseman.
Darren Glaviano is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Ono. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Darren Glaviano grounds out to the shortstop.
Joe Stem grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Cincinnati
Gil Brown is hit by a pitch.
Rocky Marshall singles to center field.
Gil Brown advances to third on the hit.
Roscoe Troy hits a home run.
Gil Brown scores.
Rocky Marshall scores.
Tim Yount walks.
Yo-Yo Alston singles to right field.
Tim Yount advances to third on the hit.
Terry Morgan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double!
Paul Lee is pinch hitting for Les Weaver. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Paul Lee pops out to the shortstop.
Bert Kirk is pinch hitting for Joe Shea. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Bert Kirk doubles to left field.
Tim Yount scores.
Passed ball.
Yo-Yo Alston scores.
Bert Kirk advances to third.
Morgan McClanahan flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1
Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Houston total runners left on base: 7