Win: Masataka Katsuramoto Loss: Frank Claire
Save: Dick Crouch
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Ewing pitching. Orlando Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Shea singles to right field. Rocky Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Shea advances to second on the play. Kevin Ragland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Howie Stottlemyre pitching. Clarence Nixon walks. Masaharu Hagiwara grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ben Hopper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Yount flies out to the left fielder. Yo-Yo Alston flies out to the center fielder. Chick Somerville flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Johnnie Ready walks. Chris Mohler strikes out. David Sweet singles to center field. Johnnie Ready advances to third on the hit. Robinson Horsman strikes out. Toshihiro Ono hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnnie Ready scores. Dave Ewing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Terry Morgan strikes out. Howie Stottlemyre strikes out. Orlando Mendoza singles to right field. Joe Shea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Clarence Nixon singles to center field. Masaharu Hagiwara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Nixon advances to second on the play. Ben Hopper pops out to the third baseman. Johnnie Ready triples. Clarence Nixon scores. Chris Mohler singles to right field. Johnnie Ready scores. David Sweet singles to center field. Chris Mohler advances to third on the hit. Robinson Horsman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rocky Marshall doubles past the third baseman. Kevin Ragland singles to center field. Rocky Marshall scores. Tim Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Ragland advances to second on the play. Yo-Yo Alston flies out to the right fielder. Chick Somerville singles to center field. Terry Morgan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Toshihiro Ono grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Ewing doubles to center field. Clarence Nixon singles to right field. Masaharu Hagiwara grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Howie Stottlemyre flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Mendoza hits a home run. Joe Shea flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ben Hopper flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Ready strikes out. Chris Mohler walks. David Sweet singles to center field. Robinson Horsman singles to center field. Chris Mohler scores. David Sweet is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kevin Ragland strikes out. Tim Yount hits a home run. Yo-Yo Alston flies out to the right fielder. Chick Somerville reached on a 2-base throwing error by Toshihiro Ono. Ken Davis 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 1st. Terry Morgan singles to left field. Chick Somerville scores. Luis Land is pinch hitting for Howie Stottlemyre. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Luis Land walks. Orlando Mendoza walks. Joe Shea grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Len Oglesby pitching. Toshihiro Ono flies out to the left fielder. Ken Davis flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Nixon pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rocky Marshall strikes out. Kevin Ragland triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Tim Yount grounds out to the pitcher. Yo-Yo Alston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Masaharu Hagiwara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ben Hopper singles to left field. Johnnie Ready strikes out. Chris Mohler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chick Somerville singles to left field. Terry Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Paul Lee is pinch hitting for Len Oglesby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Chick Somerville steals second. Paul Lee pops out to the second baseman. Orlando Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Les Weaver pitching. David Sweet strikes out. Robinson Horsman singles to right field. Toshihiro Ono strikes out. Marshall Warner is pinch hitting for Ken Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marshall Warner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Frank Claire pitching. Joe Shea singles to left field. Joe Shea is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rocky Marshall hits a home run. Kevin Ragland flies out to the left fielder. Tim Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Masataka Katsuramoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clarence Nixon walks. Masaharu Hagiwara singles to left field. Clarence Nixon aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Ben Hopper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Clarence Nixon scores. Johnnie Ready singles to left field. Chris Mohler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Yo-Yo Alston singles to left field. Chick Somerville flies out to the left fielder. Terry Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Yo-Yo Alston advances to second on the play. Bert Kirk is pinch hitting for Masataka Katsuramoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bert Kirk singles in front of the center fielder. Yo-Yo Alston scores. Orlando Mendoza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Dick Crouch pitching. David Sweet lines out to the third baseman. Robinson Horsman singles to left field. Toshihiro Ono walks. Jamie Hughes is pinch hitting for Frank Claire. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jamie Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robinson Horsman advances to third on the play. Toshihiro Ono advances to second on the play. Clarence Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 11