Win: Tony Donoso Loss: Jack Veres
Save: Ed Robinson
Inning: 1 Houston Jack Veres pitching. Paddy Foor pops out to the shortstop. Don Pugh singles to right field. Randy Niekro strikes out. Peanuts McKelvy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tony Donoso pitching. Jim Springer singles to left field. Jim Springer steals second. Jhordy Alvarez reached on a fielding error by Peanuts McKelvy. The defense is playing the infield in. Jhordy Alvarez steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Kuper Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). The defense is playing the infield in. Jose Niekro strikes out. Kevin Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Frank Hopkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hy Harder doubles to center field. Mahkan Singh flies out to the left fielder. Howie Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Napoleon pops out to the third baseman. Tomas Granger singles to center field. Milt Mueller singles to center field. Tomas Granger advances to third on the hit. Jack Veres strikes out. Jim Springer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tony Donoso flies out to the left fielder. Paddy Foor walks. Don Pugh grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paddy Foor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Randy Niekro singles to right field. Peanuts McKelvy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jhordy Alvarez singles past the shortstop. Kuper Brown triples. Jhordy Alvarez scores. Jose Niekro singles to center field. Kuper Brown scores. Kevin Miller reached on a fielding error by Frank Hopkins. Jim Napoleon grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Jose Niekro advances to third on the play. Tomas Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Hopkins singles to center field. Hy Harder flies out to the right fielder. Mahkan Singh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Milt Mueller walks. Jack Veres lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Springer flies out to the left fielder. Jhordy Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Howie Blair grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Donoso strikes out. Paddy Foor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Kuper Brown singles to left field. Jose Niekro grounds out to the pitcher. Kuper Brown advances to second on the play. Kevin Miller flies out to the center fielder. Jim Napoleon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Don Pugh doubles to center field. Randy Niekro strikes out. Peanuts McKelvy singles to left field. Don Pugh scores. Frank Hopkins pops out to the third baseman. Hy Harder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tomas Granger flies out to the right fielder. Milt Mueller grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Veres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mahkan Singh singles to right field. Howie Blair lines out to the third baseman. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Tony Donoso. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lee Mossi walks. Paddy Foor flies out to the center fielder. Don Pugh singles to right field. Mahkan Singh scores. Randy Niekro walks. Peanuts McKelvy walks. Lee Mossi scores. Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Don Pugh scores. Randy Niekro scores. Camby Otis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hy Harder singles to left field. Peanuts McKelvy scores. Mahkan Singh grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hy Harder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Alex Amalfitano pitching. Jim Springer flies out to the right fielder. Jhordy Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Kuper Brown hits a home run. Jose Niekro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Howie Blair strikes out. John Erickson is pinch hitting for Alex Amalfitano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. John Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Foor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Scott Moorhead pitching. Ray Cooper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Pugh at 2B. Mike Lowe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Hopkins at SS. Kevin Miller pops out to the first baseman. Jim Napoleon grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Crouch is pinch hitting for Tomas Granger. Denny Crouch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ray Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Peanuts McKelvy walks. Mike Lowe singles to center field. Peanuts McKelvy advances to third on the hit. Hy Harder pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ed Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Milt Mueller singles to center field. Red Evans is pinch hitting for Camby Otis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Mueller advances to second on the play. Jim Springer grounds out to the pitcher. Jhordy Alvarez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8