Win: Ray Manders Loss: Alton English
Save: Brad Hand
Inning: 1 Houston Ray Manders pitching. Edgar Cooper singles to left field. Eli Branca walks. Jerry Granger grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Edgar Cooper advances to third on the play. Bret Delahanty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Alton English pitching. Michael Harris III grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Camnitz singles past the shortstop. Alex Murray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mel Camnitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Monzant singles to left field. Tony Hendrick singles to left field. Alex Murray scores. Gordon Chakales walks. Ellie Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Carroll walks. Ralph Kaline grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Nate Carroll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sid Rutschman pops out to the second baseman. Craig Carrillo singles to center field. Ralph Kaline advances to third on the hit. Alton English grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Tom Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Manders strikes out. Michael Harris III grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Edgar Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Eli Branca singles past the shortstop. Jerry Granger strikes out. Eli Branca steals second. Bret Delahanty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Mel Camnitz grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Murray walks. Frank Monzant strikes out. Tony Hendrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Kaline walks. Sid Rutschman doubles to right field. Craig Carrillo strikes out. Alton English strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Gordon Chakales grounds out to the shortstop. Ellie Clark hits a home run. Tom Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Manders grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Edgar Cooper walks. Eli Branca strikes out. Jerry Granger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Edgar Cooper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Granger steals second. Bret Delahanty walks. Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Michael Harris III hits a home run. Mel Camnitz strikes out. Alex Murray strikes out. Frank Monzant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ralph Kaline flies out to the right fielder. Sid Rutschman flies out to the center fielder. Craig Carrillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tony Hendrick flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Chakales grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ellie Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Alton English flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Cooper doubles to left field. George Simmons 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. Eli Branca strikes out. Jerry Granger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Tom Lee doubles to center field. George Simmons fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Michael Harris III singles to left field. Tom Lee scores. Aaron Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Camnitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bret Delahanty strikes out. Nate Carroll singles to right field. Ralph Kaline doubles to center field. Nate Carroll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sid Rutschman grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Carrillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Alex Murray pops out to the shortstop. Frank Monzant strikes out. Tony Hendrick singles past the shortstop. Gordon Chakales grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tony Hendrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Greg Swartzel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gordon Chakales at C. Hank Fischlin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Lee at 3B. Brad Hand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny Kremmel is pinch hitting for Aaron Elliott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Kremmel singles to center field. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Eli Branca grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Danny Kremmel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 11 Chicago total runners left on base: 5